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@Rainman said in Alec Baldwin what the fuck:

Jolly, what do you mean by ham sandwich?
Maybe I'm the only one that doesn't get the reference?

"district attorneys now have so much influence on grand juries that 'by and large' they could get them to 'indict a ham sandwich.'" - Judge Sol Wachtler

@Copper said in Biden to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court:

Today's big Ketanji news is that she is unable to define what is a woman.

She was asked for her definition during today's hearing.

Her answer: no, I'm not a biologist.

Tucker is all over it.

On related note:

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) voted with Republicans on Thursday to block the nomination of Judge Sarah Netburn, who garnered significant controversy after ruling a transgender woman convicted of sex crimes should be transferred to a federal women’s prison.

It marked a rare instance of a Democrat breaking with the majority to bottle up one of President Biden’s judicial nominees in committee.

Netburn came under sharp criticism from Republican senators after she told Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, that she didn’t know whether it is possible to determine a person’s sex by analyzing their chromosomes.

When asked about determining sex by chromosomal analysis, the nominee told Graham, “I have never studied biology and therefore I am unqualified to answer this question.”

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/3078046/biden-judicial-nominee-transgender-rapist-case-rejected-senate/

CNN: "Damar Hamlin is back in Buffalo, New York, at a local hospital after being released from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center Monday.

He tweeted his love for those who rallied around him over the course of his injury:

Headed home to Buffalo today with a lot of love on my heart. 🫶🏾

Watching the world come together around me on Sunday was truly an amazing feeling.

The same love you all have shown me is the same love that I plan to put back into the world n more.

Bigger than football!"

@loki said in Vaccine Rollout:

The people imvolved speak for themselves and one quickly realizes these people are about as uneducated to reality as it gets but somehow have tapped into the reptilian brain of a subset of people…almost schizophrenia…where people see and hear things that are clinically insane.

Plenty of those uneducated types where I live:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-vaccination-rates-education-correlation-1.6063373

That's hilarious...

@Doctor-Phibes

According to Wiki, it was founded by William the Silent. Mr. Trump is making up for that.

Yes, he’ll go down as Dickwad the Brash.

@jon-nyc said in US has a shitload of cases:

@jon-nyc said in US has a shitload of cases:

@jon-nyc said in US has a shitload of cases:

1,305,544 up 1.9%. Deaths 78,618 up 2.2%
1,345,307 up up 1.5%. Deaths 80,239 up 1%
1,366,350 up 1.6%. Deaths 82,105 up 2.3%
1,413,012 up 1.7%. Deaths 85,581 up 2.1%
1,439,434 up 1.9%. Deaths 87,204 up 1.9%.
1,464,057 up up 1.7%. Deaths 88,473 up 1.5%
1,486,375 up 22,318 or 1.5%. Deaths 89,549 up 1076 or 1.2%.
1,504,386 up 18,011 or 1.2%. Deaths 90,194 up 645 or 0.72
1,524,107 up 19,721 or 1.3%. Deaths 91,661 up 1467 or 1.6%
1,548,646 up 24,539 or 1.6%. Deaths 93,163 up 1502 or 1.6%.
1,573,742 up 25,096 or 1.6%. Deaths 94,566 up 1403 or 1.5%.
1,596,633 up 22,891 or 1.5%. Deaths 95,847 up 1281 or 1.4%.

1,618,471 up 21,838 or 1.4%. Deaths 96,875 up 1028 or 1.1%.

One week later:

1,765,723.

Daily average increase: 21,036
Compound Daily Growth Rate: 1.25%

One week later:

1,925,356

Daily average increase: 22,804, 8% higher than last week.
Compound Daily Growth Rate (total cases) 1.24%

(To be clear, the daily average this week is 8% greater than the daily average of last week [22807/21036]. The compound daily growth rate is the growth rate of total cases, so growth off the ~1.9MM base)

The awkward silence after he says, "That's what (SCOTUS) is there for, to follow the law."

What a maroon.

Wait, I'm still listening to him.... he registered for, applied for, and got into a college and only then did he run the numbers of what it would cost and was surprised. Smart man.

Cisco shuts down in Russia

Networking giant Cisco will wind down its businesses in Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.

The company first suspended its operations in the two countries back in March 2022 alongside several other major technology and mobile companies, condemning the “unjustified war” and the violence against civilians.

Apple, Ericsson, Microsoft and Nokia are among the most notable firms to take action since the start of the invasion. Now Cisco has decided to make its stance permanent and has started the process of withdrawal.

“Since our announcement on March 3, we have continued to closely monitor the war in Ukraine,” the company said in a statement on its website.

“We have now made the decision to begin an orderly wind-down of our business in Russia and Belarus.

“We are focused on ensuring impacted employees in Russia and Belarus are treated with respect and have our support through this transition. Cisco remains committed to using all its resources to help our employees, the institutions and people of Ukraine, and our customers and partners during this challenging time.

“We will communicate directly with customers, partners, and vendors to settle our financial matters, including refunding prepaid service and software arrangements, to the extent permissible under applicable laws and regulations.”

Earlier this week it was reported that users in Russia could not download Windows 10 or Windows 11.

@George-K

Yes I know that but I believe it was Gryphon who originally posted it years ago either in Webster’s Coffee Room or Fat Shirley’s. I do remember when was posted although I do not recall the commentary surrounding it.

t is said the internet is forever.

@horace said in Spying?:

But your schtick about how you're an island of sanity surrounded by nutcases untethered to reality is getting old.

Actually, that's me. He's as mad as a hatter just like the rest of you.

Again?

balls.jpeg

He is probably another one that should think about resigning.

@Doctor-Phibes said in Academy Awards - Will Smith Edition:

@George-K said in Academy Awards - Will Smith Edition:

A year later:

Here's Why Chris Rock Deserved That Slap

Though it’s clear a lot of folks still think that the star should be able to joke about whoever (sic) he wants, it seems like they’re ok with it because he is known for going after Black women.

You see, it's all about racism. Never mind that the guy who got hit was black, he deserved it. Words have consequences and the consequences should be violence.

A quick Google of the woman who wrote that would indicate that she spends her entire life writing, talking and presumably thinking about race. She must be a riot at parties. Sorry, I didn’t mean to say riot.

She wouldn't pursue that sort of writing if it wasn't socially advantageous. I'm sure she does just fine at parties.

Douglas Murray comments on the debate.

Link to video

@Horace said in Police State:

Good, dismantle it. Wasn't it formed in the flurry of histrionic over-reactions to 9/11?

The goal was good, to coordinate reponses and efforts between law enforcement, CIA and FBI. The reality I do not believe has ever quite lived up to the intent.

@Horace said in A bad day for Trump:

What a huge shock that Tim "I'm a big fat liar" Walz is lying. It's literally right there in his name, that he is a liar. So I am not shocked that he is lying. I would be more shocked if he wasn't lying. That is how much of a liar he is. Mouth moving? Lies. That is Tim "I'm a big fat liar" for you. It's all over the internet now. Nowhere to hide, nowhere to pretend to ever tell the truth.

It breaks my heart.

mmm hotdish