2020 in a single tweet pic.twitter.com/M7vKHBjNnh
— Alice Beryl (@base2wave) January 1, 2021
These happy disease vectors walk golf-cart among them…
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2020 in a single tweet pic.twitter.com/M7vKHBjNnh
— Alice Beryl (@base2wave) January 1, 2021
These happy disease vectors walk golf-cart among them…
by WaterGirl| 14 Comments
This post is in: Ghost of Holidays Past, On The Road, On The Road After Dark, Photo Blogging
My wife and I have a regular holiday season trip to New York City, and we go by Rockefeller Center regularly. I thought it would be fun to share photos of the Rockefeller Center trees from over the years.
A funny thing: They’re all from the north side of the plaza. I don’t know why.
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These are all in chronological order. This is the first one I have.
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I harangued you all to join the damned Zoom today and then missed it because I thought it was at night again.
I hope you all had fun and I suck. Also, check out the wallpaper!
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THE U.S. JUST BANNED ANONYMOUS SHELL COMPANIES https://t.co/mYakQOu3N7
— Casey Michel ?? (@cjcmichel) January 1, 2021
… which was one part of the NDAA. The GOP now considers its lame duck a dead duck. Per the Washington Post:
… The 81-13 vote in the Senate came just days after the House also voted in overwhelming numbers to back the legislation, despite Trump’s repeated protests. It takes two-thirds of each chamber to override a presidential veto.
The strong bipartisan majorities supporting the defense bill in both chambers represent a significant rebuke of the president, as it contains several repudiations of his policies as commander in chief.
The bill contains new restrictions on how much of the military’s construction budget the president may move by emergency order — a direct response to Trump’s efforts to divert billions of the Pentagon’s dollars toward the border wall. It also limits the president’s ability to draw down troop levels in Germany, South Korea and Afghanistan — a move Trump had planned over the objections of members of his own party…
The president didn’t immediately comment on Friday’s override of his veto, tweeting instead to remind his supporters about an upcoming rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, to coincide with Congress’ planned certification of the 2020 electoral college results. Supporters of the president in the House and Senate have pledged to object to the results, ensuring a drawn-out process that will ultimately have no effect on the outcome…
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It’s been 7 hours since the last new thread, so here you go.
Happy New Year friends! pic.twitter.com/641efm8zFm
— T.Fargo (@fargo_t) January 1, 2021
h/t goes to Ceci n est pas mon nym JeffreyW for the awesome flower fireworks!
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This post is in: Albatrossity, Balloon Juice
Happy New Year!
Now that the calendars have all (mostly) been ordered, we want to announce something new:
(aka screen background for electronic devices)
Badger has the honor of being the first Cover Boy for iPads!
There will be a new wallpaper for each month. Often there will be different photos for each device – computer, phone and tablet – because they have different dimensions, and a particular photo may or may not be suitable for all 3 devices.
Anyone interested? Let us know in the comments.
A subscription costs $10 for the entire 12 months of wallpaper (for all 3 types of devices) with the entire $10 going to our new pet rescue. You are free to share any wallpaper you don’t use personally with a friend or family member.
I don’t know whether I will use mine as wallpaper, but I will be happy to get Balloon Juice pet photos, 3 a month.
Update: Forgot to mention that he wallpaper idea is John Cole’s brainchild!
Update 2: We are able to donate the entire $10 for each wallpaper subscription because Albatrossity is donating his time and talent in creating the wallpaper!
Update 3: Bixby & Scout will be January desktop wallpaper. So adorable. And that sunlight!
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Fireworks have been going off around the globe as people begin to welcome 2021 — but crowds were only allowed at some displayshttps://t.co/oyVm4kzHMR pic.twitter.com/9nDZNvjLjn
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 31, 2020
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