• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Before Header

  • About Us
  • Lexicon
  • Contact Us
  • Our Store
  • ↑
  • ↓
  • ←
  • →

Balloon Juice

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Trump’s cabinet: like a magic 8 ball that only gives wrong answers.

Roe is not about choice. It is about freedom.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

Republicans want to make it harder to vote and easier for them to cheat.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

Republicans firmly believe having an abortion is a very personal, very private decision between a woman and J.D. Vance.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

You know it’s bad when the Project 2025 people have to create training videos on “How To Be Normal”.

He really is that stupid.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

There is no compromise when it comes to body autonomy. You either have it or you do not.

These are not very smart people, and things got out of hand.

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, door #2)

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

The republican ‘Pastor’ of the House is an odious authoritarian little creep.

Mobile Menu

  • Seattle Meet-up Post
  • 2025 Activism
  • Targeted Political Fundraising
  • Donate with Venmo, Zelle & PayPal
  • Site Feedback
  • War in Ukraine
  • Submit Photos to On the Road
  • Politics
  • On The Road
  • Open Threads
  • Topics
  • COVID-19
  • Authors
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Lexicon
  • Our Store
  • Politics
  • Open Threads
  • 2025 Activism
  • Garden Chats
  • On The Road
  • Targeted Fundraising!
You are here: Home / Politics / America / Mid To Late Evening Open Thread: The Crossdressing Attorneys Of Arendelle To The Rescue!

Mid To Late Evening Open Thread: The Crossdressing Attorneys Of Arendelle To The Rescue!

by Adam L Silverman|  March 15, 20189:38 pm| 96 Comments

This post is in: America, Climate Change, Climate Change Solutions, Crazification Factor, How about that weather?, Music, Open Threads

FacebookTweetEmail

(Sort of) Queen Elsa to the rescue!

This man was dressed as Elsa from "Frozen" when he spotted a police vehicle stranded in the Boston blizzard — and just couldn't "Let It Go" ?❄️ pic.twitter.com/bXMIheArml

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) March 14, 2018

You’d expect to see this type of thing in Florida, not Boston, if Florida had blizzards.

Also, Crossdressing Attorneys would be the name of my neo-punk cover band if I had any musical aptitude whatsoever.

Obligatory:

Stay frosty!

Open thread.

FacebookTweetEmail
Previous Post: « No, Virginia, Tax Giveaways To The 1 % Don’t Work
Next Post: Sweet Jesus Everything is a Mess »

Reader Interactions

96Comments

  1. 1.

    Baud

    March 15, 2018 at 9:40 pm

    His friends are assholes for not helping.

  2. 2.

    PhoenixRising

    March 15, 2018 at 9:42 pm

    I will play bass. And pick up the pizzas.

  3. 3.

    NotMax

    March 15, 2018 at 9:43 pm

    Resisting the temptation to set that headline to the tune of The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai.

  4. 4.

    PhoenixRising

    March 15, 2018 at 9:43 pm

    @Baud: Nah, he asked his friends to let him be the hero we’ve waited for. Not the hero we deserve, you understand, but…no one can deserve Princess Elsa pushing out a paddy wagon in the pre-St Pat’s Day blizzard.

  5. 5.

    Davis X. Machina

    March 15, 2018 at 9:44 pm

    You’d expect to see this type of thing in Florida, not Boston, if Florida had blizzards.

    Well, we New Englanders are just notoriously tight-assed, undemonstrative and taciturn.

  6. 6.

    TenguPhule

    March 15, 2018 at 9:44 pm

    Just when I thought the day couldn’t possibly get any weirder.

  7. 7.

    raven

    March 15, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    @NotMax: From the broken neck capitol of the world!

  8. 8.

    Baud

    March 15, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    @Davis X. Machina: I’ve got it on good authority that I need to be more uptight and humorless.

  9. 9.

    Jeffro

    March 15, 2018 at 9:47 pm

    “Crossdressing Attorneys” is kinda tepid for a punk band, old chap.

  10. 10.

    Amir Khalid

    March 15, 2018 at 9:48 pm

    Well, he’s a change from the usual parade of Area Man mean/stupid/nuts.

  11. 11.

    lollipopguild

    March 15, 2018 at 9:48 pm

    @Baud: Let Baud be Baud. Unleash His Baudness!

  12. 12.

    efgoldman

    March 15, 2018 at 9:50 pm

    @PhoenixRising:

    I will play bass.

    I thought Daddy played bass.

  13. 13.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 9:50 pm

    @NotMax: Say that five times fast!

  14. 14.

    JPL

    March 15, 2018 at 9:50 pm

    I love Queen Elsa.

  15. 15.

    Jeffro

    March 15, 2018 at 9:50 pm

    Does Bolton require confirmation if appointed to replace McMaster?

    Just asking for a friend…who has a good bomb-shelter company on hold at the moment…

  16. 16.

    beef

    March 15, 2018 at 9:51 pm

    The cold never bothered her anyways.

  17. 17.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 15, 2018 at 9:51 pm

    @Baud: We like you just the way you are!

  18. 18.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 15, 2018 at 9:53 pm

    @Jeffro: Nope. If we let the lolrus have his bucket back, may be then he will leave us alone

  19. 19.

    NotMax

    March 15, 2018 at 9:53 pm

    @Adam L. Silverman

    That that that that that.

    :)

  20. 20.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 15, 2018 at 9:53 pm

    @Jeffro: No.

  21. 21.

    Shana

    March 15, 2018 at 9:54 pm

    @Jeffro: But not for a Jimmy Buffett cover band.

  22. 22.

    Mary G

    March 15, 2018 at 9:54 pm

    I have never heard that song and don’t intend to start now.

  23. 23.

    Jeffro

    March 15, 2018 at 9:55 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: Good to know, thanks!

    “…so…sorry for the delay there…so you have a special on shelters 30′ or more deep? Do those come with their own generat…wait…yes…I know you have a lot of calls cominginDON’TPUTMEONHOLDDAMMIT…”

    Shit.

  24. 24.

    efgoldman

    March 15, 2018 at 9:56 pm

    @PhoenixRising:

    no one can deserve Princess Elsa

    Granddaughter (five in August) has been Elsa crazy since age two.
    Parents have arranged for a character meet when they go to The Magic at the beginning of May. Child doesn’t know. They’ll tell her when they wake her up the morning of. As it is, she’s bouncing off the walls and ceilings pending the arrival of a new sibling. She’s got to sleep some time.

  25. 25.

    raven

    March 15, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    Grey from Houston has ice water in his veins.

  26. 26.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 9:57 pm

    @Jeffro: No. Assistants to the President, which is what the National Security Advisor is, do not need Senate confirmation.

  27. 27.

    FlyingToaster

    March 15, 2018 at 9:58 pm

    This seems entirely normal to me. But of course, I’ve just lived in one of the inner ‘burbs for the past 30 years.

    [15 years in Somerville; 15+ years in Watertown, which is technically MetroWest but looking at the increased density, not to mention the “Assembly-Row-ing” of the Arsenal, not for long)

  28. 28.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 9:59 pm

    @Shana: That would be The Crossdressing Land Sharks.

  29. 29.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 15, 2018 at 9:59 pm

    I has a bucket. For the two people that don’t know about the lolrus and his bucket.

  30. 30.

    raven

    March 15, 2018 at 10:01 pm

    McMaster gone.

  31. 31.

    Waratah

    March 15, 2018 at 10:02 pm

    That was fun to watch thanks Adam

  32. 32.

    NotMax

    March 15, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    @raven

    Once saw a woman who had been a well-known Hawaiian entertainer in the 20s and 30s perform that number as a specialty act during a fund-raising show. Must have been in her late eighties, possibly in her nineties. Wheeled in a chair into the wings, hobbled out onto the stage with the aid of two burly stagehands.

    Once the spotlight hit her the years instantly melted away and she sang and danced as if she was 25 again. Magical moment.

  33. 33.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    March 15, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    Jonathan Cheng @ JChengWSJ
    No Tillerson? No problem. S. Korea’s foreign minister, originally scheduled to meet Rex in Washington, will meet Ivanka instead.

  34. 34.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 15, 2018 at 10:04 pm

    So tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of my arm incident. I’m going to commemorate it by going skiing. If things go badly, Mrs. G&T is going to be mighty pissed off.

  35. 35.

    Jon Marcus

    March 15, 2018 at 10:05 pm

    The snow never bothered her anyway

  36. 36.

    Waratah

    March 15, 2018 at 10:06 pm

    I know this off topic but we are going to Rome and the information I am reading is confusing on we need to safely charge our phones pads and cameras. I thought you well travelled commenters could help me.

  37. 37.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 10:07 pm

    Beinvinidos a Miami!

    I lived in Miami for two years in grad school. This is about what I was expecting:

    Some background info on the Corp that built the bridge and their government contracts: https://t.co/wHHl2KHnlu

    — ashley yates (@brownblaze) March 15, 2018

    shady, shady, shady. https://t.co/VvS2EzLfht

    — ashley yates (@brownblaze) March 15, 2018

    It’s never the first time when it’s a failure this massive and deadly. https://t.co/A3oxUyNWo8 pic.twitter.com/Cggu39KClM

    — ashley yates (@brownblaze) March 15, 2018

  38. 38.

    FlyingToaster

    March 15, 2018 at 10:07 pm

    @efgoldman: I recommend dance parties. It’s what we did all through Preschool and Kindergarten.

    Albums we used back in the day:
    “Kids in Motion” by Greg and Steve
    “Music from the TV Show” and “Volume 2” by the Fresh Beat Band
    “Music is Awesome, vols 1,2,3” by Yo Gabba Gabba.
    And whatever HerrDoktor put together from They Might be Giants.

    Every night, about 15-20 minutes before bathtime, we had a dance party. It meant I could get WarriorBabyGirl to go the fuck to sleep.

    These days, at age 10, it involves confiscating the electronics from WarriorGirl and sending her upstairs, with required reading a book before bedtime.

  39. 39.

    Ohio Mom

    March 15, 2018 at 10:07 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: I was one of those two people so thanks.

  40. 40.

    Shana

    March 15, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: You’re right. I bow to your superior knowledge in all things.

  41. 41.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 15, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    @Waratah: All you need is the converter for the shape of the plug. All of the charging adapters (known sometimes as “bricks”) that come with your devices will be fine. Everything charges over mini-USB, micro-USB or Lighting these days.

    ETA: If you really want to play safe, just get one of these. https://www.miniinthebox.com/universal-travel-usb-charger-adapter-wall-portable-eu-plug-mobile-phone-smart-fast-charger-for-iphone-samsung-huawei-xiaomi-5v-3-1a_p5359706.html?currency=USD&litb_from=paid_adwords_shopping&sku=1_45&country_code=us&utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=cpc&adword_mt=&adword_ct=202569733657&adword_kw=&adword_pos=1o2&adword_pl=&adword_net=g&adword_tar=&adw_src_id=33249133621_866657477_43349667763_pla-323333425346&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuYqnh-Lv2QIVRVcNCh2wkApUEAQYAiABEgL1DfD_BwE (sorry about the sloopy URL, I’m in the edit window.)

  42. 42.

    raven

    March 15, 2018 at 10:11 pm

    @NotMax: At Makapu?

  43. 43.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 10:11 pm

    @raven:

    The reason for the delay in McMaster’s firing? Trumpworld wants him to find a soft landing — like a four star promotion — to prove that not everyone who serves in his White House suffers severe reputational damage. https://t.co/zSSjMfylzQ pic.twitter.com/NbLj9d8s7a

    — Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) March 16, 2018

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/politics/trump-decides-to-remove-national-security-adviser-and-others-may-follow/2018/03/15/fea2ebae-285c-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html?utm_term=.1b53c43df467&__twitter_impression=true

    President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing potential replacements, according to five people with knowledge of the plans, preparing to deliver yet another jolt to the senior ranks of his administration.

    Trump is now comfortable with ousting McMaster, with whom he never personally gelled, but is willing to take time executing the move because he wants to ensure both that the three-star Army general is not humiliated and that there is a strong successor lined up, these people said.

    The turbulence is part of a broader potential shake-up under consideration by Trump that is likely to include senior officials at the White House, where staffers are gripped by fear and un­certainty as they await the next move from an impulsive president who enjoys stoking conflict.

    For all of the evident disorder, Trump feels emboldened, advisers said — buoyed by what he views as triumphant decisions last week to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum and to agree to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The president is enjoying the process of assessing his team and making changes, tightening his inner circle to those he considers survivors and who respect his unconventional style, one senior White House official said.

    More at the link.

  44. 44.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 10:11 pm

    @Waratah: You’re welcome.

  45. 45.

    Amir Khalid

    March 15, 2018 at 10:13 pm

    @Adam L Silverman:
    John Bolton is mean, stupid and inept. He will be a good fit for the Trump administration.

  46. 46.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 10:14 pm

    @Shana: Fins to the left, fins to the right…

  47. 47.

    NotMax

    March 15, 2018 at 10:14 pm

    @raven

    Nope, on Maui.

  48. 48.

    Doug R

    March 15, 2018 at 10:14 pm

    @Waratah:

    I know this off topic but we are going to Rome and the information I am reading is confusing on we need to safely charge our phones pads and cameras. I thought you well travelled commenters could help me.

    Never been to Europe myself but I hear cell phone rates are WAY better over there. It might be cheaper to buy a prepaid phone there, it would probably come with a charger that with any luck would be the same as one of your phones.
    Everywhere around here it’s USB chargers with a wall plug in adapter, I’m thinking Europe would have their voltage adapters -> USB available.
    A large drug store here like London Drugs or Rite Aid probably has adapters if you look hard enough.

  49. 49.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 15, 2018 at 10:16 pm

    @Doug R: As long as you have a US cellphone that’s not carrier-locked, it’s best to just buy a local SIM card. I only use a second phone in certain special circumstances.

  50. 50.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 10:16 pm

    @Amir Khalid: Kiss up, kick down.

    He will enable all of the President’s worst instincts. If Kelly is still there I could see them getting in a fist fight. And I don’t expect he’ll survive the first time he tries to give Secretary Mattis a stupid order.

  51. 51.

    Brachiator

    March 15, 2018 at 10:18 pm

    according to five people with knowledge of the plans,

    Who are these people?

  52. 52.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 15, 2018 at 10:20 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Can we televise it? Ratings gold.

  53. 53.

    NotMax

    March 15, 2018 at 10:20 pm

    @Adam L. Silverman

    There was a story maybe a month or so ago that the Pentagon (Marines?) was frantically searching for a four-star position to lay on McMaster. Presume he would have to unretire first?

  54. 54.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 15, 2018 at 10:21 pm

    @Ohio Mom: Lolrus and monorail cat were the thing, back in the day when blogs were young.

  55. 55.

    Jeffro

    March 15, 2018 at 10:21 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Twitter Richard Nixon was especially incensed at this turn of events…

  56. 56.

    Waratah

    March 15, 2018 at 10:21 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Thank you so much we did not want to go and not be able to charge or damage anything. I thought about you today as you said you were a foody while we were researching places to eat and food. We will have to do some major walking.

  57. 57.

    What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?

    March 15, 2018 at 10:22 pm

    Looks like he’s heading your catch phrase and staying frosty!

  58. 58.

    Jeffro

    March 15, 2018 at 10:24 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: (from the reporting)

    “They are eager to show that someone can serve in the Trump administration without suffering severe damage to their reputation”.

    Um, I believe the horse done already left the barn on that one, folks…it’s nothing but shittier appointees all the way down at this point…

  59. 59.

    Jeffro

    March 15, 2018 at 10:26 pm

    @Adam L Silverman:

    If Kelly is still there I could see them getting in a fist fight. And I don’t expect he’ll survive the first time he tries to give Secretary Mattis a stupid order.

    From your lips to the FSM’s noodly appendages…

  60. 60.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 15, 2018 at 10:28 pm

    @Waratah: Haven’t been to Rome in eons, so can’t help you there.

  61. 61.

    Waratah

    March 15, 2018 at 10:30 pm

    @Doug R: we have not decided on telephone charges but we might check out the phones there. We do not plan to have a lot of calling but would like for emergency’s.

  62. 62.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 10:31 pm

    @NotMax: Not the Marines. LTG McMaster is in the Army. You are correct that that was reported, that they were looking for an appropriate billet for him. Otherwise he retires from service when he steps down as National Security Advisor as he was scheduled to retire in early 2017 with his last assignment being Deputy Commanding General Training and Doctrine Command and Director Army Capability Integration Center.

    The problem is finding a billet for him. They could promote him on retirement, what is referred to as a tomb stone, but he wouldn’t draw 4 star retirement pay because he never served in grade. This leaves finding him an actual billet. Unfortunately they’re either filled or they have a bunch of 3 star generals already lined up to be promoted in to them. So they either sidetrack someone’s career or end someone else’s career early. A good number of McMaster’s peers never wanted him to make 1 star, let alone 3. So there’s a lot of general officer politics that also has to be negotiated around here too.

  63. 63.

    EBT

    March 15, 2018 at 10:37 pm

    Dear open thread: I now have 405 or the 809 backgrounds I need to draw for the first arc of my interactive fiction.

  64. 64.

    NotMax

    March 15, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    @Adam L. Silverman

    Commander of Laundry and Morale.

    :)

    (Yeah, aware the Mister Roberts was Navy.)

  65. 65.

    Steeplejack

    March 15, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    @EBT:

    Congratulations! (Assuming “or the 809” is really “of the 809.”)

  66. 66.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 10:43 pm

    @NotMax: Actually there’s a cottage industry in stories of staffers bumping into Secretary Mattis on his way to the Pentagon basement after hours. He does is laundry in the machines there.

  67. 67.

    Anne Laurie

    March 15, 2018 at 10:43 pm

    But can somebody help “Queen Elsa” meet Adam Ripon? From Boston.com:

    The Elsa impersonator — who wore a blue and white dress and a silvery, braided wig — was Jason Triplett, a 37-year-old attorney from Boston, according to The Boston Globe. Triplett visited The Gallows Tuesday night dressed as Elsa to make his friends laugh, Triplett told the Globe…

    Haynes said patrons inside the restaurant cheered Triplett on and then burst into applause when the wagon was freed. Triplett curtsied after the wagon drove away.

    “The officers involved were especially grateful for the help and would like to thank the Elsa-impersonator for the assist,” Boston Police Officer James Kenneally, a spokesman for the department, told the Globe.

    Haynes, a restaurant publicist who represents The Gallows, said he had not met Triplett before Tuesday and that the video “was absolutely not staged.” Haynes said he fielded media calls Wednesday morning from People, The Washington Post, TMZ, and from publications as far away as London, Brazil, and Ireland.

    “Everyone will be over it by noon,” Triplett told People. “But if this is my 15 minutes, I would like to leverage it to meet [Olympic figure skater] Adam Rippon.”

  68. 68.

    lgerard

    March 15, 2018 at 10:45 pm

    From the Wapo

    Trump has sometimes expressed confusion about what agencies and secretaries are in charge of what duties, a senior administration official said. For example, this official said, he has complained to Pruitt about regulatory processes for construction projects, although the EPA is not in charge of the regulations.

    That’s certainly reassuring

  69. 69.

    frosty

    March 15, 2018 at 10:46 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Congrats, glad you healed well enough to ski again. If it was me I wouldn’t ever leave the fireplace in the lodge again.

  70. 70.

    NotMax

    March 15, 2018 at 10:47 pm

    @Adam L. Silverman

    “Smart” machines connected to the internet?

    Russia: “More bleach!”

    :)

  71. 71.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 15, 2018 at 10:49 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    FFS

  72. 72.

    EBT

    March 15, 2018 at 10:52 pm

    @Steeplejack: It is, Been riding half a pot of coffee a day for the last week when I spent the last fifteen years avoiding it.

  73. 73.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    @NotMax: If there like every set of laundry machines I’ve ever seen on a military base, then they take quarters. And they plug into an outlet. That’s about it.

  74. 74.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 15, 2018 at 11:01 pm

    @Gin & Tonic:

    Wow, a year already! Happy anniversary, I guess. Stay safe on those mean slopes tomorrow.

  75. 75.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 15, 2018 at 11:05 pm

    Channing Tatum?

    @Adam L Silverman: I would not be surprised if HR retires at his present rank.

  76. 76.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 15, 2018 at 11:06 pm

    @Waratah:

    Be sure to take pictures and send them to Alain for the morning “On the Road” feature. Bon voyage!

  77. 77.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 11:07 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: I wouldn’t either. I know the White House is trying to get Mattis to get the Sec Army and CSA to do something here, but I don’t see how they do it without screwing someone else over who is already in the chute for their 4th star and the billet that goes with it.

  78. 78.

    Origuy

    March 15, 2018 at 11:09 pm

    @Waratah: Might be worth buying a small surge protector. Belkin makes one which I think comes with multiple plugs. I bought it after frying a PC power brick in a Stalin-era apartment in Moscow.

  79. 79.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 15, 2018 at 11:10 pm

    @lgerard:

    Trump has sometimes expressed confusion

    WaPo could’ve stopped right there.

  80. 80.

    MoxieM

    March 15, 2018 at 11:12 pm

    The South End rocks… of course, it’s changed a lot. When I first started working, I had a friend who lived there because it was cheap–maybe $200 bucks a month? Him and hookers & junkies on his street. Then, people realized the buildings are beautiful, and gentrification happened. It’s got a decent historical society (well, it’s Boston after all…)

  81. 81.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 15, 2018 at 11:13 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: And HR, as you noted, is not an army establishment darling. It is how he earned his rep.

  82. 82.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 11:22 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Yep. I suppose they could try to offer him as the backfill for GEN Nichols in Afghanistan. That would give him about 24 to 32 months at the 4 star level. But that would depend on whether there was someone in the chute to take over that assignment.

  83. 83.

    J. Adams Jefferson

    March 15, 2018 at 11:25 pm

    Haven’t properly introduced myself. Joined a recent thread & added some thoughts, no one seemed to notice. I usually only get to read these interesting discussions a few days later, when I’m offline, in my wonderful Appalachian wilderness. Happen to be checking in tonite. Hi, all.

    I don’t know how to paste an image here: google search shows it’s a common troll meme/false profile pic used worldwide.

    Patriot Lady

    I think it ought to be the header of this account:

    Clifford (aka Daniels) v. Trump et al.
    by Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels)
    Civil Liberties
    Lawyers: Avenatti & Associates, APC
    Los Angeles, California, United States of America
    Stephanie Clifford (aka Stormy Daniels)
    I am attempting to speak honestly and openly to the American people about my relationship with now President Donald Trump and the intimidation and tactics used against me.
    28 days to go
    $143,971
    pledged by 4,787 people

    Up about $16,000 since I checked a few hours ago.

  84. 84.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 15, 2018 at 11:32 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: I am still upset that my Channing Tatum link got nothing. I am losing my touch.

  85. 85.

    Lyrebird

    March 15, 2018 at 11:37 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: You’ve probably seen this, but just in case:

    BuzzFeed News reached that conclusion after reviewing court documents. Late Thursday, ProPublica acknowledged that it had erred in reporting that [Haspel] had been present for Abu Zubaydah’s interrogation.

    So maybe Haspel is more of a Mattis pick than we thought. Something useful actually came from Ayn Paul Rand’s complaints! Fact checking, that is. Credit to ProPublica for not just acknowledging that they were wrong but giving their correction a headline, not just teeny print at the bottom of the “About Us” page or something.

  86. 86.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 11:45 pm

    @Lyrebird: I’ve seen some of the pushback on this. Apparently the Chief of Station (facility) at that time was not Haspel. She didn’t get there till later that year. The two questions that are now going to come up are:
    1) Were the reports that she was the Chief of (that) Station (facility) that destroyed the surveillance recordings/evidence under orders from higher also incorrect and it was her predecessor?
    2) How do Senators McCain and Feinstein respond to this revelation?

  87. 87.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 11:47 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: I’m not sure those sneakers go with his gown.

    Also, the expressions on Chrissy Teigen’s face are amazing!

  88. 88.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 15, 2018 at 11:50 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Thank you.

  89. 89.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 15, 2018 at 11:52 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Why do my comments now go to moderation?

  90. 90.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 11:56 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Good question, let me look.

  91. 91.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 15, 2018 at 11:56 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: I have no idea, but I’ve freed it.

  92. 92.

    Lyrebird

    March 15, 2018 at 11:57 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: I don’t know, but I didn’t click before bc I don’t know who Channing Tatum is. Whoever he is, he’s a good dancer, and that was hilarious, thank you!

    I would like to know if I could find his version of the dress available in a smaller size. My kid would be so amused, and most of what I have found is sized for tweens who aren’t planning to do rolls on the stage either.

  93. 93.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 15, 2018 at 11:58 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: Weird.

  94. 94.

    Mnemosyne

    March 16, 2018 at 12:02 am

    I can’t believe I missed this thread. Oh well.

  95. 95.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2018 at 12:04 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: It’s possible WP got confused because it was a very polite reply. If you’d just said “Fuck you!” there might not have been an issue at all.//

  96. 96.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2018 at 12:08 am

    @Mnemosyne: FOCUS!!!!!

Comments are closed.

Primary Sidebar

On The Road - Albatrossity - Flyover Country Spring 2
Image by Albatrossity (5/18/25)

Recent Comments

  • Geminid on Sunday Morning Open Thread (May 18, 2025 @ 4:24pm)
  • Jay on Failure to Launch (Open Thread) (May 18, 2025 @ 4:24pm)
  • Betty Cracker on Failure to Launch (Open Thread) (May 18, 2025 @ 4:23pm)
  • zhena gogolia on Failure to Launch (Open Thread) (May 18, 2025 @ 4:22pm)
  • zhena gogolia on Failure to Launch (Open Thread) (May 18, 2025 @ 4:21pm)

PA Supreme Court At Risk

Donate

Balloon Juice Posts

View by Topic
View by Author
View by Month & Year
View by Past Author

Featuring

Medium Cool
Artists in Our Midst
Authors in Our Midst
War in Ukraine
Donate to Razom for Ukraine

🎈Keep Balloon Juice Ad Free

Become a Balloon Juice Patreon
Donate with Venmo, Zelle or PayPal

Meetups

Upcoming Ohio Meetup May 17
5/11 Post about the May 17 Ohio Meetup

Calling All Jackals

Site Feedback
Nominate a Rotating Tag
Submit Photos to On the Road
Balloon Juice Anniversary (All Links)
Balloon Juice Anniversary (All Posts)
Fix Nyms with Apostrophes

Hands Off! – Denver, San Diego & Austin

Social Media

Balloon Juice
WaterGirl
TaMara
John Cole
DougJ (aka NYT Pitchbot)
Betty Cracker
Tom Levenson
David Anderson
Major Major Major Major
DougJ NYT Pitchbot
mistermix

Keeping Track

Legal Challenges (Lawfare)
Republicans Fleeing Town Halls (TPM)
21 Letters (to Borrow or Steal)
Search Donations from a Brand

PA Supreme Court At Risk

Donate

Site Footer

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Comment Policy
  • Our Authors
  • Blogroll
  • Our Artists
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 Dev Balloon Juice · All Rights Reserved · Powered by BizBudding Inc

Share this ArticleLike this article? Email it to a friend!

Email sent!