15 Wednesday Jun 2022
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags
gun violence, guns, K-12, missouri, Public Education, Terrorism
Today:
Cody Holyoke @CodyKMBC
[….] TEN districts have now cancelled summer school/district activities today because of a mass shooting threat in Blue Springs:
Blue Springs
Lee’s Summit R7
Independence
Fort Osage
Grain Valley
Oak Grove
Odessa
Lone Jack
Hickman Mills
KC Int’l AcademyUpdates on @kmbc
[….]
8:18 AM · Jun 15, 2022
21st Century American exceptionalism, eh?
14 Tuesday Jun 2022
Posted in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate
Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].
Today:
Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
You’re changing their lives alright – $5+ gas, no baby formula, historic inflation, historic crime wave
[….]
11:26 AM · Jun 14, 2022
Some of the comments:
Gee. If only you were in a position to vote on something that would help.. oh, wait. [….]
come and tell us your ideas. i think a town hall is in order.
Damn, dude, you should be working to improve the gas prices, instead of playin on twitter.
Inflation is worldwide caused by a two year pandemic, price gouging and Putin’s war.
What are you doing about it Josh?
Pardon?
Heh. We see what you did there.
What are YOUR concrete solutions?
Pardon me?
How would you advise the president on these important issues?
What’s the gop plan?
And what’s your plan?
We don’t want or need your kind of change
Pardon for you?
Seditionist says what?
I still can’t believe you took up a slot at Yale Law. You could be leading, doing good work, genuinely helping to advance society. Instead, you’re pandering, you’re pushing backwards, you’re self-aggrandizing. What a waste.
14 Tuesday Jun 2022
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
171141 06/14/2022 American Democracy Alliance – Ridgely PAC Herzog Railroad Services, Inc. 700 S. Riverside Road 700 S. Riverside Road St Joseph MO 64507 6/13/2022 $50,000.00
C171141 06/14/2022 American Democracy Alliance – Ridgely PAC Herzog Contracting Corporation 600 S. Riverside Road 600 S. Riverside Road St Joseph MO 65407 6/13/2022 $50,000.00
C171141 06/14/2022 American Democracy Alliance – Ridgely PAC Herzog Technologies, Inc. 600 S. Riverside Road 600 S. Riverside Road St Joseph MO 64507 6/13/2022 $50,000.00
emphasis added]
Like clockwork.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: write a check, write a check, write a check (June 18, 2020)
Campaign Finance: write another check, write another check, write another check (June 19, 2020)
13 Monday Jun 2022
Posted in meta, social media
Tags
Insurrection, journalmalism, meta, Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, social media, Twitter
And some people get lucrative book deals.
Today:
Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT
The committee has been criticized as looking to target Trump politically. They are not at all shying away from the fact that not a single one of them thinks Trump should be back in office, and that’s part of what they’re demonstrating here.
10:54 AM · Jun 13, 2022
Doing some heavy lifting there.
Same difference:
“Faux News channel, fascist groupies” – protest sign, circa 2003- 2004.
Some of the responses:
By WHOM
“The committee has been criticized”?! By whom? Maggie Haberman is spreading the word here, but who else? By Trump and his allies is to be expected. I just didn’t know Maggie was one of them!
Who is doing the criticizing Maggie? “People are saying” doing a heavy lift here. Be better.
Maggie’s cash cow is becoming ground beef.
I’m unsure how we made it thru the 4 years.
We didn’t.
Typo. Fixed it: The committee has been criticized as exposing Trump the way he really is. They are not at all shying away from presenting factual information, which would prevent Trump from getting back in office, and that’s part of what they’re demonstrating here.
“…part of what they’re demonstrating here.”
Care to elaborate what the other parts are, Maggie?
Uh yeah. And they think the world is round also. Not shying away from that either.
He shouldn’t, obviously. What’s your point?
Not too make too huge a leap here, but sitting members of congress should not feel that people who lost elections should be in office just because they want to.
That’s your take away? What a weird conclusion to draw, Maggie
Sorry for your loss
I know that’s bad for Maggie-business.
Mags sounds upset
This is one of those tweets that tries not to piss anybody off but totally backfires.
You’ve done enough damage already.
Amazing that people think that a guy who launched a coup shouldn’t hold public office again. Hard hitting analysis here.
They’re recruiting Americans for Team Normal. Sorry you didn’t make the cut Maggie. #sad
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
12 Sunday Jun 2022
Posted in Resist
I can’t believe we still have to protest our nation doing absolutely nothing about gun violence.
Several hundred showed up at the Wisconsin capitol building yesterday afternoon to demonstrate against gun violence and our cultural inaction in addressing it – as one of several hundred such March for Our Lives events scheduled across the country.
Wisconsin capitol building.
“Why aren’t we safe…”
“No one needs assault weapons”
“Stop…”
“Protect kids…”
“Your prayer means nothing when you do nothing”
“Enough is enough…”
“…How many kids have you killed today”
“No more silence…”
“…NRA’s blood…”
“21st Century weapons, 18th Century laws”
“Policy & Change”
“Fighting for change because Congress won’t”
The work is not done. Not even close.
Previously:
March for Our Lives – Kansas City – in Theis Park on Saturday, March 24, 2018 (March 20, 2018)
Another sign for the times (March 23, 2018)
March for Our Lives – Warrensburg, Missouri – March 24, 2018 (March 24, 2017)
March for Our Lives – Kansas City – Theis Park – March 24, 2018 – signs (March 24, 2018)
Are we tired of 2nd Amendment overkill (and I do mean kill) yet? (March 24, 2018)
Until this changes… (March 25, 2018)
March for Our Lives – Kansas City – Theis Park – March 24, 2018 – more signs (March 25, 2018)
March for Our Lives – Kansas City – Theis Park – March 24, 2018 – getting there (March 25, 2018)
March for Our Lives – Road to Change – Kansas City, Kansas – June 18, 2018 (June 19, 2018)
Ryan Deitsch – March for Our Lives – Road to Change – Kansas City, Kansas – June 18, 2018 (June 21, 2022)
11 Saturday Jun 2022
Posted in meta
We don’t allow ignorant comments out of moderation to be linked with the original post, but we do occasionally present some of them in subsequent posts for the purpose of public derision and mockery. As we see fit.
We previouly posted a short portion of Representative Liz Cheney’s (r) opening remarks at last night’s public hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
A right wingnut’s indignant response (to this), posted this morning:
This whole thing is a joke. The only person killed that day was a woman killed by the police. Why aren’t they going after the rioters from the “summer of love”?
Because smearing shit on the walls of our nation’s capitol building during a constitutionally mandated transfer of power is something we can all get together and laugh about.
Pro-life, eh? How many police officers were seriously injured and how many died in the aftermath? We’ll wait.
Pro tip: If you’re a person participating in an insurrection who makes an unauthorized entry into Federal facility and you’re trying to climb through a just broken door window into a sensitive area in front of an armed law enforcement protection officer they’re going to pull the trigger.
Well, you’re celebrating the “January of Fascist dumbasses.”
It’s just too hard for some people to let go of their cult:
Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…
And finally:
…when someone submits a comment here your email address and I.P. address are linked to the comment…
Previously:
Exactly this (June 10, 2022)
Anyone from Missouri on that list? (June 10, 2022)
What gives you the mistaken impression we give a shit about what you think? (June 10, 2022)
10 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in meta
Tags
cult, cult of the lost cause, dumbasses, Fascist pigs, meta, right wingnuts, Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, self-righteous
As always, this is too easy.
We don’t allow ignorant comments out of moderation to be linked with the original post, but we do occasionally present some of them in subsequent posts for the purpose of public derision and mockery. As we see fit.
Here we are.
We try not to engage right wingnuts directly. By any definition of their thought processes and ideology, it’s a colossal waste of time. There’s an old music adage: “You can’t teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and it annoys the pig.” So, we tend to delete trolling comments and ignore them.
Unless we’re bored or it amuses us.
We are slightly amused.
We previouly posted a short portion of Representative Liz Cheney’s (r) opening remarks at last night’s public hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
We then got comments:
It’s been reported Trump called down his people to the capital because he wanted his people who believed him to know the truth and to be sure that if there came a time in the future where this may need to be done to protect ourselves from government over stepping our rights and he stands firm on this belief. He wasn’t in the wrong to have his supporters check to see if everything was alright but some abused this privilege and everyone is to each thier own actions. If ever a president feels that his team at the capital is not doing thier jobs or anything needs checked out the people of this country are there to make sure they are. Well I would like to know what you all have to say to that. Shame on you. And taking our freedom of speech is a dead give away. Tech allowing hackers to sabatage and not do anything about it is also slander and sabatage. Get ALL the FACTS before making a judgment because you better be sure before acting and or looking stupid. Don’t make us supporters take it to court and show everyone the truth of everything wrong with this country. We will. Amen.
“…some abused this privilege…” So that’s what it’s called when you smear your shit on the walls of the capitol building.
“…If ever a president feels that his team at the capital is not doing thier jobs or anything needs checked out the people of this country are there to make sure they are…” Their.
So, you’re saying the former guy, his children, and his hacks were incompetent? Okay.
“…Well I would like to know what you all have to say to that…” You’re a dumbass. You asked.
“…Shame on you…” Read the post title.
“…And taking our freedom of speech is a dead give away…” Wait, wingnuts only believe in one true and good amendment, and it ain’t the first.
Sabotage.
“…looking stupid…” You’re doing fine on your own. See above.
“…Don’t make us supporters take it to court and show everyone the truth of everything wrong with this country. We will…” Oooh. Wait, that’s already been done. Your cult leader lost every election court case.
Bless your heart.
Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…
And another:
I guess I’m a right wing nut. I loved the Abraham accords promoted by Donald Trump. I loved our strong position with China North Korea, Russia, Iran, etc. I loved our energy independence and low gas prices. I loved our prosperity, smaller government, and lower taxes. I also loved the much lower inflation. I loved all this and more about Donald Trump’s policies. I will absolutely vote for him again. If all this makes me a right wing nut, so be it!!
You’re a dumbass, too.
“Make America Great Again” – in Russian.
Stupidity may be inherited. Ignorance is a personal choice.
And another:
Everyone should stop this right now and quit wasting our money. And they should be doing something else and help the people. And earn some of the money we pay you. I have never in my life seen crap like this. And it is crap. Your sore loosers and running […] scared now of losing get a life and get over it. You all know you are history when Trump gets back in and you wont be able to get richer off our money. You all need a reality check and it will be soon. Iam praying you all go to jail. Remember one thing the truth always comes out. Jail is to good for you all should be shot.
Oh, by the way, when someone submits a comment here your email address and I.P. address are linked to the comment. You’re obviously too stupid to remember to breathe. And you’re a Fascist pig.
Previously:
Exactly this (June 10, 2022)
Anyone from Missouri on that list? (June 10, 2022)
10 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in campaign finance
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:
221843 06/10/2022 Missouri Conservative Alliance Laborers Local 660 PAC 2633 West Clay St Charles MO 63301 6/9/2022 $15,000.00
[emphasis added]
Solidarity? Never heard of it.
10 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in social media
Jason Kander (D) [2017 file photo].
This morning:
Jason Kander @JasonKander
They tried to overthrow the government to stay in power. They didn’t care who had to die to get them what they wanted.Anyone who tells you this is a distraction is hoping to distract you from an ongoing attempt to destroy democracy and grab power for themselves.
8:56 AM · Jun 10, 2022
Yep.
Previously:
Anyone from Missouri on that list? (June 10, 2022)
10 Friday Jun 2022
Posted in media criticism
Just asking.
Last night:
THOMPSON & CHENEY OPENING STATEMENTS AT SELECT COMMITTEE HEARING Jun 9, 2022
“…As you will see, Representative Perry contacted the White House in the weeks after January 6th to seek a Presidential Pardon. Multiple other Republican congressmen also sought Presidential Pardons for their roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election…”
Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…