My brother texted me yesterday, “Someone’s tried to assassinate Trump.” Best I could reply was, “Well, that’s rude.”
A day later, everyone’s in a frenzy. Republicans, of course, are blaming Joe Biden, because Republicans always have the dumbest response to anything.
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And I still have nothing to say about it, except the obvious — killing people is bad, even if the person you’re trying to kill is stupid, mean, and hellbent on destroying America.Killing Trump wouldn’t solve anything — someone else would take his place, and nothing much would change. Or actually, it might change things for the worse, since most Republicans are as evil as Trump but smarter.So put your damned guns away and vote for Biden. He ain’t much, but he’s sane.
Meanwhile, back at things that matter, there’s a brilliant art instillation at a museum in the Netherlands, where the artist Johannes-Harm Hovinga sits at a table all day, and punches holes in the latest UN report on climate change.That’s genuine art, and I am not being ironic.
The IRS “crackdown” on rich tax cheats has brought in a billion dollars — enough to fund the US military for about eight hours.
Trump is now saying he knows nothing about Project 2025, and has no idea who is behind it, so I’ll keep this link handy. It’s Trump, explaining Project 2025 at a Heritage Foundation event, and thanking them for laying the groundwork for his next administration.
Speaking of the Heritage Foundation, here’s their top blogger, responding to the furry hackers that swiped two gigabytes of data: “Are you aware that you won’t be able to wear a furry tiger costume when you’re getting pounded in the ass in the federal prison I put you in?”
Republicans lie about everything, of course, and it’s just another lie when Republicans in Congress swear to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”Rep Jim Banks (R-Indiana) is a Republican in Congress who’s running for the Senate, but can’t say whether he’s for or against armed rebellion.
Next, another piece of news so ordinary it’s boring to even report it. Just another giant company having a data hack, exposing private data from millions of customers. ① It’s almost always customer data that gets leaked, but rarely internal accounting or the company’s own financial secrets. This suggests that companies know full-well how to keep information secure from hackers, but that level of security is for the executives, not the customers.And ②, the data hacks will continue until the regulatory penalty becomes expensive enough to actually damage a company’s bottom line.
There’s enough evidence to prosecute Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for his flamboyant ongoing corruption. All that’s lacking is a pair of balls on Attorney General Merrick Garland. Garland was Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, not because Garland is liberal — he’s not, and never was. His nomination for SCOTUS was a compromise pick, because Obama thought Senate Republicans wouldn’t object to someone as bland as warm yogurt. But oops, Republicans don’t compromise, and Garland never even got a hearing.Then comes President Joe Biden, who nominates the same compromise guy as Attorney General. Why? Garland put off prosecuting Trump for a couple of years for no known reason, and now the pile of yogurt isn’t going to do squat about blatant corruption on the Supreme Court.
In California and (not quite) Minnesota, cops are no longer allowed to pull cars over and start the conversation with the bullshit line, “Do you know why I’ve pulled you over?“
⚡ LINKS FOR THINKS ⚡ Defeated by AI, a legend in the board game Go warns: Get ready for what’s next Adios, man. You were the best at what you did.
⚰️ DEAD PEOPLE ⚰️Judy Belushi Pisano
widow Joe Bonsall
singer, The Oak Ridge Boys Shannen Doherty
actress, Heathers Joe Egan
singer-songwriter,
“Stuck in the Middle with You” Dave Loggins
singer-songwriter,
“Please Come to Boston” Greg Schindel
Train Singer James B Sikking
actor, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Richard Simmons
Sweatin’ to the Oldies Lorenzo Trapp
forgotten person Ruth Westheimer
The Dr. Ruth Show
7/14/2024 Cranky Old Fart is annoyed and complains and very occasionally
offers a kindness, along with anything off the internet that’s made me
smile or snarl. All opinions fresh from my ass. Top illustration by Jeff Meyer. Click any image to enlarge. Comments & conversations invited. Tip ‘o the hat to the AVA, Bleepity-Bleep, Breakfast at Ralf’s, Chuff, Dirty Blonde Mind, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, Jesus Is My Hostage, Lemmy.world, Looking for My Perfect Sandwich, A Sudden Violent Jerk, Mr Souza’s Happy Place, Voenix Rising, and anywhere else I’ve stolen links, illustrations, or inspiration.Special thanks to Linden Arden, Becky Jo, Wynn Bruce,
Joey Jo Jo emeritus, Jeff Meyer, John the Basket, Dave S, Name Withheld, and always extra
special thanks to my lovely late Stephanie, who gave me 21 years and
proved that the world isn’t always shitty.
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