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July 25, 2023 07:55 AM UTC
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Just when I think the Magats can't sink any lower…
Trying to cast slavery as an " African apprenticeship program" resets the bar.
There is no bottom. I've removed my calibration altogether. Now it's just a matter of whether or not they can surprise me with their latest whim.
Not quite at the bottom yet ….
Next up: the descendants of slaves will be asked to reimburse the descendants of slave owners for the educational opportunities afforded their ancestors by the slave owners. (reparations in reverse)
Can’t sink any lower??? Just wait until you see DeSantis’s related minority “Florida jobs training work-study plantation” program!!!
Next step lower – using the obviously stunning work study benefits to justify scaling back HBCUs in Florida, except the football programs.
They're half a heartbeat away from claiming that the slaves came here after attending a Job Fair in Africa.
One of them even deeper. Something about the surviors of the Holocast learned something. I did not even skim the article, it was one of the greedy old perverts pontificating about slaves then branching into killing Jews and others. Sick people.
Early morning news: https://apnews.com/article/desantis-car-accident-tennessee-republican-presidential-primary-112875e0a25f6cc001e370aafa70db0b
Odd …. traveling to a campaign fundraiser in Tennessee, yet
Nothing in the article about whether there is reimbursement to the state for some or all of his trip expenses.
From WaPo — it seems that Putin has shown his rivals how weak he is. His regime is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty. Unfortunately, his successor(s) will likely be even more brutal and regressive. The Ukrainian invasion has exposed all the internal rivalries that will have the wolves fighting each other for control of what remains of the Russian power structure.
I see a half dozen Bratva fuedal warlords battling over the scraps of "Putins hubris".
Wow! Putin hesitated a whole hour, and that makes his regime weak? Stalin was drunk for two weeks in June-July 41, but eventually, the bureaucracy pulled it together.
Stuff like this is Western fantasy click-bait. There will be no grand Ukrainian blitzkrieg and so the West turns to regime rot in hopes of ending the war. It's a war of attrition and won't end until one side runs out of manpower and materiel.
This is interesting as far as it goes…
Russia is a mafia fiefdom, but also an empire. That is, St Petersburg & Moscow is where the wealthy, ruling oligarchs live, and where the financial resources are gathered (before stashing in New York real estate or Swiss bank accounts), while the mineral extraction, factories and farmland are out in the provinces.
The article discusses political balance within the elites, but doesn't talk about power centers or poverty out in the regions.
I suspect the Post writers don’t have a clue about any “power centers” in the regions. One such center might be the Elbrus Valley, in the western part of the Caucasus Mountains. It’s an area of summer camps, some of which were reopening when I was last there. Mt. Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe, making it one of the 7 Summits and attractive to climbers. In the winter, the Cheget ski area is one of the better downhill areas in Russia. Again, though, this was all pre-Ukraine invasion.
Apropos today's quote: DeSantis promoted the Bud Light boycott. Now he’s mad it worked. The reason? Florida's pension fund owned stock in the company that DeSantis called on his supporters to boycott! 😉
Remember when DeSantis was being touted in the media as a smarter, more effective tyrant than Trump?
DeSantis likely is, but it's such a low bar . . .
What could possibly go wrong? #Trump2024
I find myself at a loss for words.
It certainly takes in all of the buzz words which will make those MAGA-donian ears pop up.
Right, I mean failure to use the subjunctive properly is horrifying!
On the other hand, I always marvel that both sides think the other is seamlessly effective at managing conspiracies when, in fact, neither side can keep some of its more under-the-table dealings quiet for more than a month at most.
The fourth estate matters. That's why the First Amendment is, well, first.
Proving once again that PRC has its hand in US elections. Well, at least in the Republican presidential primary race.
Miami Mayor Under Fire for $500,000 Donation From Flower Shop With Chinese Ties (msn.com)
Hmmmm…Aurora voters might see a ballot measure this year creating a "strong Mayor" system. According to this Colorado Sun story, Shorter Coffman didn't comment to them, and neither did the spokeswoman for the initiative. The Sun for some reason didn't name names of people who might have been linked to the initiative or possible supporters, but the story did link to reporting in the Aurora Sentinel and Denver Gazette. Here's a snippet from the Sun:
I repeat – hmmmmm…..
I wish it weren’t Coffman in office when they do this, but I’ve always thought the “weak mayor” system is stupid. Of course, I live in Denver.
I'm sort of agnostic about what Aurora might do about weak vs. strong mayor, but the Coffman dynamic interests me. Will being tied to this initiative hurt his chances in the next Mayor's race? His opponent in the Mayor's race Juan Marcano called it a naked power grab (obviously the kind of statement a political opponent ought to give). Or, will Coffman's support bog down the initiative?
Of course, it’s a naked power grab. This is Mike Coffman we’re talking about. He tries to dress up his power grabs, but he isn’t good at it.
He keeps trying to massage that 214 vote win in the Mayoral election into some kind of mandate.