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Some nutcase named Laura Loomer has donned a yellow star and handcuffed herself to Twitter’s New York headquarters because she was banned for accusing Congresswoman-Elect Ilhan Omar of supporting sharia law. Omar was recently elected to Keith Ellison’s old seat in Minnesota.

If you watch the Periscope livestream you’ll see that the police would probably be well within their rights to perform what we New Yorkers call a Mental Hygiene Arrest. But I’m not a professional and it is happy hour, so perhaps we can just enjoy the fact that she only chained herself to one of the two doors and Twitter employees are heading home while she stands there blabbing about Ilhan Omar being a jihadi.

Open thread.

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  1. 1.

    JPL

    I heard she was using a megaphone to say her free speech rights were taken away, because why not use a megaphone to rant about free speech. God Bless America. lol

  4. 4.

    Betty Cracker

    So she’s not even impeding foot traffic? Good. Leave her dumb ass chained to the door forever.

  7. 7.

    A Ghost To Most

    A biographer who detailed the relationship between Donald Trump and the Russian mob explained that Russia’s financial links to the United States extend far beyond the president.

    Craig Unger, author of House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia, wrote in a Reddit AMA that one of the biggest surprise in his book is how Trump has been compromised “for decades.”

    “I believe most of the GOP leadership has been compromised by” Russian money, the author added. “The Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee run by Mitch McConnell got millions from [Soviet-born businessman] Leonard Blavatnik.”

    “As for the endgame,” Unger concluded, “I think it is already [beginning] to unravel.”

    rawstory

    It’s about time for Yertle to get his .

  8. 8.

    JPL

    @TenguPhule: Poor thing is probably thirsty. Someone needs to hand her a cup of water to drink, and maybe even some coffee. I know green tea might be better.

  9. 9.

    [Individual 1] mistermix

    I wonder if she was smart enough to put on Depends before she started. I hope, for the sake of the janitors at Twitter, that she did.

  12. 12.

    Ladyraxterinok

    Do any of you watch youtube decorating videos? Are they called vlogs?

    There’s one run by a young woman who calls herself Mr Kate and her husband Joey. When I recently saw a pic of Laura Loomer, I thought she looked a lot like ‘Mr Kate’.

    Just a passing noting of bizarre similarity, for the miniscule amount it may be worth.

  15. 15.

    debit

    @Ladyraxterinok: I actually like Mr Kate’s ideas and designs a lot of the time, but I find her endless “OHMYGOSH” hyper squirrellady enthusiasm really annoying. That and the commercials for her sponsors.

  17. 17.

    dmsilev

    “I’m here today to stand in solidarity with the millions of conservatives around the world who have been silenced,” she added, referencing previous far-right figures who have been deplatformed

    ‘deplatformed’ is a word?

  18. 18.

    JPL

    fyi Sen. Scott is a no on the Thomas Farr nomination. I assumed that when they delayed the vote. Now Mitch is trying to convince Flake to once again disappoint us.

  19. 19.

    Baud

    OT. Some good news from kos.

    Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the Black Republican in the Senate, has declared his opposition to the nomination of Thomas Farr to be a district court judge in North Carolina. Along with Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), that means there are enough No votes to end this nomination.

    ETA: Missed it by that much.

  20. 20.

    Yarrow

    @A Ghost To Most: I said close to two years ago now, Mitch is dirty as hell and he knows they know. He’s going down, as is the top Republican leadership and a lot of the Republican rank and file and some Democrats. They’re traitors and traitors will pay.

  21. 21.

    Elizabelle

    WGAF what this loon does?

    Don’t harsh our mellow. Finally, a day when it looks like the walls are closing in on Trump, and we get — Laura Loomer. Uh, no.

  22. 22.

    chopper

    the funniest bit:

    “If I have to, I’ll pee on myself,” she continues. “I haven’t eaten or drunken today.”

    i can’t comment about the former, but i doubt the latter very much.

  24. 24.

    JPL

    @dmsilev: She’s using a f.king megaphone to protest. What else does she want? Businesses have rules and unfortunately she decided they are not for her.

  26. 26.

    Roger Moore

    The most recent news is that Twitter isn’t pressing charges on her, so the police are going to let her stay there handcuffed to the door as long as she likes. The best way of dealing with an attention seeker is to ignore them.

  27. 27.

    Elizabelle

    @Baud: Thank you. Good news is good.

    And that guy deserves to go no further. Terrible man. Voter suppression. Enough.

    If Tim Scott sticks with his decision, I will call his office to thank him for it.

  28. 28.

    Baud

    Reuters

    Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge on Thursday to quash a congressional subpoena from Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee who are trying to compel him to testify behind closed doors about his decision-making ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

  30. 30.

    gratuitous

    The fact that this utterly embarrassing (for her) episode is only my third or fourth favorite story of the day means it’s been one of the best days in a long time.

    I promise 10 bucks to any jackal in the vicinity who goes down to the scene of Loomer’s Lonely Stand with a couple of red Solo cups and slowly pours water from one to the other for her edification and enjoyment.

  33. 33.

    debbie

    But why chain herself to Twitter? What does Twitter have to do with this? And since she’s on private property, can’t Twitter have her removed from the premises?

  36. 36.

    Roger Moore

    @debbie:

    But why chain herself to Twitter? What does Twitter have to do with this?

    They banned her for violating their TOS, which is clearly the worst thing since the Shoah.

    And since she’s on private property, can’t Twitter have her removed from the premises?

    That’s exactly what she’s hoping for. The best response is to leave her there until she gives up.

  38. 38.

    Baud

    My mom liked her, but holy cow.

    For the first year ever, Judy Sheindlin—more commonly known as Judge Judy—reigns supreme not only in her own courtroom, but also across all of television. Pocketing $147 million pretax last year, Sheindlin is the highest-paid television host, outearning all others.

    Forbes

  43. 43.

    dmsilev

    @debbie: She managed, somehow, to be reprehensible enough for even Twitter to say “too much”. They banned her, and she’s having a sad. She’s having even more of a sad because they’re not rising to her bait by having her dragged off, but instead are basically just ignoring her.

  44. 44.

    TS (the original)

    @debbie: That’s her choice – the police said they will cut the handcuffs if she wants to go. I’m sure she expected to be dragged away screaming – good for the film – not going to happen.

  46. 46.

    ruemara

    @Baud: I didn’t even know she was still on the air. weird.

    I got to see a video clip of her hitting on a young cute Nazi while obvs drunk. This handcuffing episode is way less humiliating.

  49. 49.

    raven

    If there are any FDL vets here it’s the Southern Dragon’s birthday. He’s been gone for years but his Facebook page persists.

  51. 51.

    Schlemazel

    @debbie:
    She has made racist & threatening comments on Twitter. Why they chose to ban her & not all the others like her I don’t know but banned she is. Somehow this is a violation of her 1st amendment rights.

    Twitter is denying her myterdom which is what she wanted

  56. 56.

    Jay C

    @JustRuss:

    So, reportedly. Laura Looney sent out a request for some gloves and a heavier jacket – yellow “Jude” star optional, one supposes – to deal with the cold: I just have to wonder how she’s going to get them on over the handcuffs…
    Oh well, martyrdom isn’t supposed to be easy…

  57. 57.

    Gin & Tonic

    @debbie: Don’t know the details there, but Twitter probably doesn’t own the building, some REIT does. So Twitter would have to get the landlord’s management company to call for her removal.

  58. 58.

    Mary G

    Before she was banned I’d see people quoting her tweets that she sent from the terrifying environment of NYC where she was persecuted because Uber or Lyft or whatever would not send her an “American” driver but only scary Muslims or blacks. She’d take pictures of women on the street in hijabs and post whatever rightwing gibberish came into her “mind” at the moment along with them. She is well deserving of being banned and it cracks me up that she expected Twitter to press charges and they are just letting her stand there raving. She has allegedly lost the keys to her handcuffs. Maybe she’ll catch pneumonia!

  62. 62.

    Ian G.

    Goddamn, why do I have to be a responsible parent and go straight home after work to play with my daughter when I really want to head uptown to make fun of this person for several hours?

  64. 64.

    Elizabelle

    @A Ghost To Most: Pretty sure the dumbass in Just Russ’s comment is Ms. Loomer.

    She does bring Snack Team 6 to mind. Not dressed for the weather, and she may not have thought as far ahead as keeping her (shrill strength) energy up.

  68. 68.

    gene108

    @A Ghost To Most:

    The sad thing is, I am not sure Kentucky voters would care. He’s up for re-election in 2020, and depending on who the Dems run for President , ie white man versus non-white man, they may just end up voting for Cocaine Mitch to limit what a non-white man will do in the White House.

  70. 70.

    Mary G

    @Baud: My mother loved Judge Judy too, and even more her bailiff, Petri Hawkins-Byrd, who has one of the best eyerolls in the business. I Googled him and Wikipedia says:

    To date, Byrd has been with the show for its entire run, making him the longest-running court show bailiff in history. His main role on the show consists of introducing cases (calling the parties forward, swearing the litigants, delivering the case number), delivering materials between the judge and the litigants, dismissing the parties, and escorting them out once the case is over. On several occasions, Byrd has had to play a larger role by controlling altercations or preventing potential altercations between the plaintiff(s) and the defendant(s). On occasions he has contacted litigants’ parole officers or performed drug tests. Despite his limited speaking role and commenting only when addressed by Sheindlin for the most part, Byrd is often seen supplying surly and lackadaisical nonverbal expressions or exclamations.[6] Byrd will tell Sheindlin where she is wrong and is almost always able to provide answers in areas that Sheindlin is unaware of, such as on mathematics, current fads, technology, computer related subjects, etc.

  71. 71.

    Gin & Tonic

    @debbie: It’s in Chelsea. W 17th. And it appears they may, in fact, own the building, contrary to my half-assed speculation upthread.

  72. 72.

    lollipopguild

    @gene108: When you get off of the train you are detraining and when you leave the train platform you are deplatforming. When you arrive at the park you are parking and when you leave the park you are deparking. (Exiting stage left)

  74. 74.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    FREEEEEEEEDUMMMMMMMM B

    Tim Pool @ Timcast
    Laura Loomer just said if she has to she will pee in her pants.
    2:39 PM – 29 Nov 2018

  75. 75.

    ruemara

    @Baud: lol, Laura Loomer. Where she talked about being jewish with him and said one of the benefits is that she has big tits. It was very sad.

  79. 79.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @ruemara: I got to see a video clip of her hitting on a young cute Nazi while obvs drunk.
    Judge Judy?

    ETA: Dammit, outpaced again!

  80. 80.

    C Stars

    I just…I’m sorry but I just can’t help feeling sorry for her. That level of neediness is pathological, innit? There’s something wrong in the girl’s head. Someone needs to take her home and give her some medication.

  82. 82.

    Roger Moore

    @Schlemazel:

    She has made racist & threatening comments on Twitter. Why they chose to ban her & not all the others like her I don’t know but banned she is.

    She also apparently interrupted Jack Dorsey’s congressional testimony with accusations he was silencing conservatives, so it’s possible that Twitter was interested in finding an excuse.

  84. 84.

    OzarkHillbilly

    I suppose I am the only person here inclined to go down there with a blanket, a nice hot cup of soup, and a pair of bolt cutters.

    Pretty sure she’d be gone by 3 AM.

  85. 85.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @OzarkHillbilly: I suppose I am the only person here inclined to go down there with a blanket, a nice hot cup of soup, and a pair of bolt cutters.

    and place them all just out of her reach?

  89. 89.

    joel hanes

    @raven:

    FDL

    I read it for, Marcy and TRex, then for tbogg after he shut down his independent house of bassets and Shakira worship.
    It became utterly weird when Hamsher went all attack-dog on the Dems, and I could no longer even.

    I’m glad Marcy has her own gig now; I miss TRex and tbogg.

  91. 91.

    Chyron HR

    @chopper:

    “If I have to, I’ll pee on myself,”

    If THAT’S what this is about she can just go ahead and do it rather than coming up with an excuse. We’re not judgmental.

  93. 93.

    Gin & Tonic

    SwiftOnSecurity
    @SwiftOnSecurity
    So what you’re saying is conservative activist Laura Loomer engineered a situation where her life and welfare depend on government assistance, to own the libs?

  95. 95.

    Baud

    “It’s delightful, it’s delicious,
    It’s delectable, it’s delirious,
    It’s dilemma, it’s delimit, it’s deluxe,
    It’s de-lovely”.

  98. 98.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @joel hanes: Tbogg is alive and well and posting on twitter and Raw Story. I always liked Christie, who I believe posted as ReddHead and quit blogging due to health problems (?). She was a calming presence even before Hansher went fully off the rails. I hope she’s doing well.

  101. 101.

    C Stars

    Just read (on Twitter!) that she has ended her protest and the police cut her free. Dinnertime, I guess…

    ETA Mandalay beat me to it.

  106. 106.

    Elizabelle

    @Mandalay: But her pants. Are they wet or dry? Is her walk normal, or urgent?

    Screws loose among these Project Veritas people. Sad, sad, sad.

  110. 110.

    Ohio Mom

    @OzarkHillbilly: You may be the only one person here with a pair of bolt cutters. A lot of us aren’t all that handy.

    No matter what happens, I doubt that Ms. Loomer comes out of this episode any wiser than when she went in. She seems pretty incorrigible.

  112. 112.

    TenguPhule

    @Ohio Mom:

    I doubt that Ms. Loomer comes out of this episode any wiser than when she went in.

    Fairly sure she left emptier then she started.

  113. 113.

    Wild Cat

    Per Wiki, she’s a history of earning filthy lucre from the rubes playing the right-wing hustle game .

  114. 114.

    Aleta

    Part of the “Our Mighty Contribution” mural, located on Crenshaw Boulevard and Westmont Avenue, was defaced with white swastikas painted over the paintings of four Black Panther movement figures.

    The curator of the mural said it is the first time the mural has been defaced in its 18 years of existence. Its artist, Enkone, said he’s going to fix it immediately.

    1–1+ min video of the Crenshaw Blvd Mural by Wanda Weaver

    2–A 41 sec video of some of its parts, by Pure Heart Media Productions

    3–4+ min from 2014 for The Crenshaw Wall Restoration Project, by director and Black Panther historian Gregory Everett.
    “The mission of the Crenshaw Wall Restoration Project is to restore the current mural and use a special coating technique to protect it against the elements and vandalism. We also will dedicate the wall as a historical landmark, petition for a square dedication, and attach a plaque describing the mural and giving credit to its creators.”

  115. 115.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @Ohio Mom: Say WHAT??? I thought everybody had a pair of bolt cutters. A thousand and one uses!

    (I have 2 pair: Medium and honkin’ large.)

  116. 116.

    LesGS

    @japa21: Which is smart, because if it’s a closed hearing, the Republicans would more easily be able to lie about and distort his testimony.

  117. 117.

    TenguPhule

    I wonder if Trump and the GOP will shutdown the IRS, Homeland Security and the other agencies yet to be funded into the following fiscal year?

    ETA: Also, December 7th would be like Peak Black Comedy Irony.

  120. 120.

    J R in WV

    Well, some folks are really REALLY stupid, and nazis are in the set of stupid, wioth added evil.

    Hope she gets really really cold and miserable. The First Amendment is a great rule, I’m glad it restrains the government’s actions. But everyone should know it doesn’t restrain private entities much at all. There are other laws and regulations that do, but not in this case.

    Cold and stupid, so sad!

  121. 121.

    MomSense

    I’m making a spicy Thai butternut squash soup and jamming to this song magic blues. I’m also sipping some red wine and savoring the impending doom of the trump crime family and the rest of the traitors. Never been one for capital punishment but I wouldn’t mind if they all met Mussolini’s fate.

  125. 125.

    Elizabelle

    @MomSense: I’m down with that. Mussolini was actually a more impressive person than Trump.

    I’m good with Mitch McConnell being hung for being a traitor, too.

  126. 126.

    WaterGirl

    @MomSense: Glad to see you in good spirits!

    By the way, I think the reply button is caught up in your link, but there may still be time for you to fix it.

  130. 130.

    MomSense

    @joel hanes:

    T. rex has a podcast on patreon. I throw a few coins in his hat when I can. Hebhad a really bad heart attack a year and a half ago (or so). He lives in Raven’s town and is in a band, kompromat, that performs there.

  136. 136.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    @dmsilev: We once had a photocopier guy come to my office to “deinstall” the paper sorter. I asked him “what the fuck is wrong with the word “remove””

  139. 139.

    dm

    I’m hoping Adam or Cheryl will have some comments about the near simultaneity of:

    – German federal authorities raid Deutsche Bank on money-laundering charges
    – US federal authorities raid one of Trump’s tax lawyers in Chicago
    – Oh, and Michael Cohen files more pleas

  140. 140.

    MomSense

    @dm:

    It means we are getting close to the big reveal. This is why I’m more relaxed tonight than I’ve been in two years.

    Tick fucking tock motherfuckers.

  144. 144.

    FDRLincoln

    I was just laid off from my job of 13 years. No warning, and my health insurance expires in 24 hours, and i have a disabled son.

    Financially I will be OK for a few weeks at least, but the health insurance thing is freaking me out.

  147. 147.

    CarolDuhart2

    @Mary G: Not surprised. She probably has a share of everything such as: residuals from re-runs, a share of the current syndication proceeds, maybe even stock in the company. And re-runs are pure gravy: as long as they don’t look too dated, they can run forever and ever. There’s one channel that shows old game shows: Judge Judy re-runs aren’t even a stretch compared to that. And she gets paid every time they run.

    I bet she also has international syndication as well.

  149. 149.

    MomSense

    @FDRLincoln:

    This is a qualifying event but it is also open enrollment now. You can go to healthcare.gov or your state’s exchange, if you have one, and sign up for health insurance. If your son is disabled, he may qualify for additional benefits through Medicaid. David Anderson usually posts in the morning but you can go to the contact a front pager link and send him an email with the particulars of your situation. He is a fantastic resource.

    I’m so very sorry this happened to you, especially at this time of year. We are here for you. Please let us know how you are holding up and what we can do to support you.

    Sending you a big hug.

  151. 151.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @raven: You and me brother.

    @FDRLincoln: Get on Healthcare.gov now. My wife lost her job of 30 years on !!/2 and I put it off a couple weeks. Now we are down to the wire and her former employer is still dragging their ass on one single piece of paper work. We go naked in 36 hrs.

  152. 152.

    joel hanes

    @MomSense:

    T. rex has a podcast on patreon.

    Thanks. Unfortunately, I only do text; podcasts, even those made by driftglass, are simply too slow.

  153. 153.

    raven

    @MomSense: I’m fine, I went to the ophthalmologist today and we are actually fairly happy to know there was a reason for the vision issues (that have subsided). I had a “pons stroke”:

    “Strokes in the brain stem do not affect language ability, and this makes it easier to participate in rehabilitation therapy. Vertigo and double vision typically resolve if the stroke is mild or moderate.”

    So I’m jammin.

    thx

  159. 159.

    Cheryl Rofer

    @dm: I’ve been saying that when things happen, they will happen quickly to minimize the damage Trump can do, either to the legal case or to the country. It looks like we may be coming to that point. If that is the case, today is only the beginning.

    Mueller is structuring things so that his legal filiings tell the story and are often backed up by potential action by the states, so pardons will mean little.

    As to the specifics of the DeutscheBank and Chicago raids, along with the Cohen charge, we don’t know enough to draw conclusions by my standards. And we probably won’t hear about the two raids for a while. They could even be something else, but the timing certainly looks suspicious.

    As more information comes out, I think we will see connections that we never would have guessed. It’s going to be a rough ride.

  163. 163.

    debbie

    @FDRLincoln:

    So sorry to read this. I was laid off after 16 years, but I only had me to worry about. Are you not eligible for COBRA coverage for the next year?

  168. 168.

    CarolDuhart2

    @Patricia Kayden: Don’t ignore Medicaid for yourself. Apply if possible-your income will immediately drop to whatever unemployment gives you, which is probably below the limit on Medicaid and other assistance. And file for it, both for the paperwork and the money you need until other coverage kicks in.

  175. 175.

    FDRLincoln

    I live in KS which has not expanded medicaid and has the strictest eligibility requirements in the country, so no help there. I checked COBRA and that’s $1600 a month. Will check the exhange next.

  176. 176.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @FDRLincoln: That sucks, touch base with David Anderson, he’s good but no Mayhew.

    BTW, if anyone who like my pics is interested in buying one(or some) you can access my store by clicking on my nym. I’ve added a bunch of new stuff the past couple of weeks. If you liked something that you’ve seen me post here that’s not there, email me via my store’s email and I’ll make it happen.

    ETA; My photos make lovely holiday gifts?.

  177. 177.

    Roger Moore

    @Cheryl Rofer:

    As to the specifics of the DeutscheBank and Chicago raids, along with the Cohen charge, we don’t know enough to draw conclusions by my standards.

    This sounds reasonable to me. It’s important to remember that Trump has surrounded himself with criminals. There’s always a chance they were under investigation already and this is completely unrelated to the Trump/Russia investigation. Even if the raids were triggered by material Cohen turned over to Mueller, it may be ancillary criminal activity that was referred to other prosecutors as not germane to the core topic of the investigation.

  178. 178.

    joel hanes

    @MomSense:

    You may have to log in on your computer

    I am always on my computer, enjoying a 27 inch monitor, a physical keyboard, and a wired connection.
    I really don’t do mobile devices, despite having made them for a living for the last decade.
    Hate software keyboards; send texts only in emergencies.

  181. 181.

    Chris Johnson

    @dm: But that’s the tell, you don’t need Adam to tell you that. They hit Deutsche Bank and Ed Burke, who’s really politically powerful in Chicago. This is the springing of the trap and they’re not messing around: it’s got a fair amount to do with why I think the Trump inner circle is on their way to Russia, never to return.

    Trump canceled all his meetings. He tried to cancel the meeting with Putin. I think that was him being the crazy narcissist and going ‘no no I got this! I will return and I’m going to tell them all what shit they are!’ since he is a total fool.

    Putin went NOPE! They will be making their rendezvous, no matter what Trump does or says en route.

    What with Deutsche Bank and Burke getting swarmed by feds, there is nothing for Trump or any of his people, here. It’s starkly obvious the time is now. I wonder if they’re still in the air. I wonder where McConnell is, what Paul Ryan is doing, what Pence is thinking. I’m betting Pence is another one of Putin’s guys. His job was to do nothing and look determined, waiting for… well, it looks like, waiting for today. Or indeed tomorrow.

    Interesting times. If I am wrong about this stuff, I’m very interested to learn how. But Trump trying and failing to cancel a meeting with Putin is in no way unexpected: the guy is totally unpredictable and it stands to reason he’ll even fuck up his own exit strategy, probably because he wants to go back and fight. He’d be doomed, but he’ll still want to go back and just try and narcissist his way out of it. Not happening, though.

    I don’t think Putin is going to hurt them: if he meant to see ’em burned he could have just let them all stay in the USA, because they’re obviously toast and everybody who’s privy to the truth knows it. I’m not, but all this is pretty obvious so I’m calling it and hoping it doesn’t unfold quite the way I’ve outlined, because I’m describing Putin’s best possible tactics that would do the most damage. Mueller hasn’t wanted to wreck the government by rendering most of it invalid and discredited. At this point, Putin’s best tactic is whatever would discredit the US government the most.

  189. 189.

    FDRlincoln

    Good news: just heard from my union rep that health insurance will be extended until negotiations for a severance package are completed next week. The package should include further extension of benefits, hopefully giving me enough time to find another job.

    That’s a relief.

  194. 194.

    gene108

    @FDRLincoln:

    Healthcare.gov has open enrollment until 12/15/2018.

    Take a look, as soon as you can.

    Sorry you got laid off. Hopefully, you can find another job soon.

  196. 196.

    Emma

    @C Stars: The problem is that she hurts innocent people in her quest for whatever it is she needs. My sympathy gets rerouted to her victims.

  198. 198.

    Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho

    @raven: Don’t we all? I may only have the small pair left as I think my ex got the large ones in the split and I didn’t replace them (yet).

  199. 199.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: I chalked the left as some lens vignetting, but that might be an accumulation of dust there. Since I shoot with mirrorless cameras, I’m always looking for sensor dust on my stuff(Lightroom has a pretty easy way to find and get rid of it).

  205. 205.

    eemom

    Another FDL alum here. Sorry to hear that about TRex. Things still good with his husband and kitties?

    Also, while I hate to admit it, I’m curious: anyone know where Hamsher vanished to after she sold her soul to the devil?

  206. 206.

    Aleta

    Nihad Awad نهاد عوض @NihadAwad

    DC commission just passed resolution 6:0 to designate the street in front of the Saudi embassy Jamal Khashoggi way.

    I testified before the commission and urged them to adopt it.
    #JusticeForJamal

  209. 209.

    Kay

    Let’s welcome Cohen to the Democratic side.

    He’ll be one of those horrible, bitter side-switchers, like David Brock.

    Maybe this isn’t a great idea.

  213. 213.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @debbie: When Satan’s contractor lost their contract, we were told a week before Christmas. The charitable case for telling us before Christmas, is that if we bought the wife something expensive like a new car, you could cancel the order.

  215. 215.

    Steve in the ATL

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: that’s actually a Not Shitty thing to do. Though for companies that are not in desperate financial straits, it’s better to have a “quiet period” from thanksgiving through the end of the year.

  216. 216.

    JustRuss

    @Elizabelle: @Elizabelle:

    Pretty sure the dumbass in Just Russ’s comment is Ms. Loomer.

    Indeed. Everyone knows the first rule of BJ is never go after the Baud….and if you do, make sure you don’t miss!

  219. 219.

    Gravenstone

    @FDRlincoln: Let’s hear it for the unions backing you guys up! Hopefully you can get coverage until you get a safe landing somewhere else, and soon.

  224. 224.

    Chris T.

    @raven: Indeed, there’s no blood test for stroke like there is for heart attack (though the heart attack one must be done within ~6 hours of the suspected incident—it’s a test for a particular creatine kinase subtype that’s specific to cardiac muscle).

    There are potential bio-markers for brain-attack, but there are no tests for them yet, at least.

  225. 225.

    Ken

    @debbie:

    I hate when this shit happens before Christmas.

    Best time to help the company’s bottom line. Also, some manager gets to write “proactively de-enhanced headcount to actualize a strategy of transformational synergy” on his Q4 report and get a bigger bonus.

  227. 227.

    Chetan Murthy

    @gratuitous: (1) Public consumption of alcohol on the street is legal in NYC; (2) alcohol is a diuretic[1]. Instead of two SOLO cups, mix a Cosmo on the spot and offer -that- to her *grin*

    [1] Bet she doesn’t know that; these conservatives are almost always dolts.

  229. 229.

    J R in WV

    @Chris T.:

    Wife was in ICU with Septic shock and a constant battery of tests showed a potential cardiac event. When she was nearing departure/discharge from hospital they did a coronary test which showed no damage nor need for other work.

    They surmised it may have been a tiny bit of matter that broke off inside an artery to no real effect. I don’t know how likely that was, but she’s still kicking some years later and after trips to the Carrib islands, Spain and France, Italy and Baja California for whale petting and kissing.

    Sometimes it’s better to be lucky, isn’t it?!!

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