We literally had to hunt for toilet paper https://t.co/D8hZMM9plY
— Thor Benson (@thor_benson) October 14, 2021
https://t.co/zvPttG3dCs pic.twitter.com/KHS2pRy5PE
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) October 14, 2021
Speaking of “gifts”…
interesting
reminder: NYT covered the story of Clinton gifts at the end of his presidency as a three-month scandal. (Dowd wrote endless columns abt it; false accused Hillary of setting up a registry of gifts)
anyone think NYT will treat Trump version as more than 1 day story? https://t.co/vGeQWTORpP
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 11, 2021
The Saudis had so little respect for Trump, even while he was in office, they gave him cheap fakes:
The Saudi royal family showered Donald J. Trump and his entourage on his first trip abroad as president with dozens of presents, including three robes made with white tiger and cheetah fur, and a dagger with a handle that appeared to be ivory.
A White House lawyer determined that possession of the furs and dagger most likely violated the Endangered Species Act, but the Trump administration held onto them and failed to disclose them as gifts received from a foreign government.
On the last full day of Mr. Trumpâs presidency, the White House handed them over to the General Services Administration â the wrong agency â rather than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which seized the gifts this summer.
At that point, there was a surprise.
The furs, from an oil-rich family worth billions of dollars, were fake.
âWildlife inspectors and special agents determined the linings of the robes were dyed to mimic tiger and cheetah patterns and were not comprised of protected species,â said Tyler Cherry, a spokesman for the Interior Department, which oversees the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Officials at the Saudi Embassy in Washington declined to comment…
In addition, the Trump administration never disclosed that Jared Kushner, Mr. Trumpâs son-in-law and a top White House adviser, received two swords and a dagger from the Saudis, although he paid $47,920 for them along with three other gifts in February, after he left office…
Bess Levin, at Vanity Fair, “Picture This: Jared Kushner Brandishing a Dagger and Two Swords”:
… Obviously, this raises more questions than it answers. Because the gifts were paid for, and Kushner presumably retained possession of them, what special display case does he keep them in? Does he show them off to visitors, saying, âThese are from my buddy MBS, you know, the guy who had a man chopped into tiny piecesâ? And maybe most importantly, how many times a week do you think he takes the swords and dagger out to play with them, and how many times has Ivanka had to take him to the emergency room for stitches despite having told him on numerous occasions, âJared, these are not toysâ? Inquiring minds would like to know…
mvr
Going for the coveted #2 spot with nothing to say. But with enough animus towards Jared that I wish I had a link to an image of him with a rubber dagger and two rubber swords.
mvr
@mvr: Missed again.
craigie
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What a paradox.
Edmund Dantes
The interim report from the Biden judicial commission is not good reading for anyone hoping they were going to recommend what needed to be done.
https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1448762944075018251?s=21
NotMax
Just a typical night chez Kushner.
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Poe Larity
You have no idea. Hillary has been selling NFTs in the dark web of the W keys taken from the WH keyboards. Sheâs richer than Satoshi.
Enhanced Voting Techniques
Swords, even antique ones, aren’t that pricey. Odds are they basically pair of surplus 19th C European Sabers re-hilted for for the Arab market some Saudis had kicking around their collection. So it would be positively cheep ass of Jared to take them since by all accounts he isn’t broke ass like Trump.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Poe Larity: Always wondered what they did with all those ‘W’ keys.
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West of the Rockies
Was the ‘W’ keys story true or just a load of malarkey?
Also, I can picture Kushner swinging his sword and making lightsaber sound effects until Ivanka takes it away from him and sends him to bed.
HumboldtBlue
Here’s the gift of laughter. This is why sports are fun.
Also, fuck the fucking San Francisco Giants.
HumboldtBlue
@West of the Rockies:Â â
Malarkey
lol chikinburd
Was just going to ask someone of neutral POV who actually saw the swing(?) and/or replay if they thought he went around or not.
HumboldtBlue
@lol chikinburd:Â â
Terrible call and give credit to Kapler, he was magnanimous about it post game.
mrmoshpotato
Hey, Gym Jordan, you molestation-ignorer,
How the fuck is a godless Soviet shitpile mobster conman really Santa?
mrmoshpotato
Good on the murderous bastards for giving cheap fakes to a cheap, fake billionaire, orange shitstain.
Steeplejack
@HumboldtBlue:
T-ball with kids that young is bullshit.
Also, that was a bullshit last called strike on the Giants. Hate to see it end like that.
Another Scott
@West of the Rockies:
Horse’s mouth – 2002 GAO Report.
“Some”.
HTH.
Cheers,
Scott.
West of the Rockies
@lol chikinburd:
Dodger fan here…Â it was a bad call.
Steeplejack
@lol chikinburd:
I didn’t care who won—Braves fan here—but I had the game on as video wallpaper and didn’t think that he went around on that last strike. Bad call.
Soprano2
I wouldn’t put it past Melania or Ivanka to take the real furs and replace them with fakes.
?BillinGlendaleCA
Convict Lake, last Sunday morning. The eastern Sierra, magical.
mrmoshpotato
Go Red Sox. Fuck the Trashstros.
Steeplejack
The other theory about the fur coats, since their whereabouts were a bit murky for over a year, is that someone took the real ones and replaced them with the fakes. Could be similar to one of those art heist things where âyouâll never be able to wear it in public, honey, but here in the Fortress of Evil youâll always get me rock hard when you put it on.â ??
HumboldtBlue
@Steeplejack:
That’s why homie decided, “fuck baseball, let’s make a dog pile!”
NotMax
@Steeplejack
Faux furs for faux people.
Makes perfect sense.
(Had the Saudis their fingers more on the pulse they would have presented fox.)
kindness
The Saudis gave Kushner two swords and a dagger.
What? No bone saw?
Eric S.
@lol chikinburd: He did not swing.
-St. Louis Cardinals fan
JCJ
@lol chikinburd: he did not swing
ETA: a disappointed Milwaukee Brewers fan
Hungry Joe
Terrible call. Not even close.
Two strikes, two outs Scherzer on the mound; the Giantsâ chances were slim. But still âŠ
Max Scherzer isnât Jewish, but I think we should claim him anyway.
James E Powell
@West of the Rockies:
Also a Dodger fan and if that call was not to one’s liking, consider it justice for this one.
Ever watch the final strike of Don Larsen’s perfect game? It was outside.
Comrade Colette
I was at the game. Seats were practically on top of home plate. He did not swing.
And although Monsieur Colette is a Giants fan, I’m a Padres fan and it was all over for us weeks ago, so I don’t care.
HumboldtBlue
For the Dodger fans, on Oct. 14, 1965 (I still was days away from existing outside mom) Sandy Koufax, on two days rest, dominated the Twins with 10 Ks in game 7 to win the World Series.
HumboldtBlue
@?BillinGlendaleCA:Â â
That lake shot, daaaaaaamn!
HumboldtBlue
And since we’re on sports, I again stumbled across this wonderful clip from Euros 2016 in France when the Irish fans (who were lauded across the continent for being absolutely wonderful and friendly to everyone and who were formally complimented by the French government for their lovely behavior amidst some serious street violence) made sure to sing lullabies to a cranky baby.
prostratedragon
“Muskrat Ramble,” Kid Ory
HumboldtBlue
How come we sing a lullaby but then sing more than one, and it’s lullabies?
Who stole they Y?
opiejeanne
@?BillinGlendaleCA: It’s a beautiful place, and that’s a gorgeous photo.
I’m cold just looking at the photo because even in the summer that elevation can be chilly in the morning.
opiejeanne
@Steeplejack: OK, that was just nasty. Nasss-tee.
Steeplejack
@opiejeanne:
We report; you decide.
opiejeanne
@HumboldtBlue: The eastern Sierras are really something. So many gorgeous lakes and canyons that it’s hard to imagine an area so anything like it. You drive up 395 from LA, or over Tuolumne Meadows from the Bay Area, and the scenery is glorious, once you’re north of Little Lake, although there are some interesting places before that.
prostratedragon
Just found the video. He held up, not a break in those wrists. Such is baseball.
Tab roundup: A certain debacle in Tokyo several weeks ago made me look up the most beautiful piece of track running I can recall.
opiejeanne
@Steeplejack: I have decided I want none of that when TFG is part of the picture. Ew.
And now I’m speculating if he actually can get … hard. EWWWWW!
JWR
@HumboldtBlue:
I’ve been a Dodgers fan all my livelong days, and yeah, that was a terrible way to win a series, especially with two outs.
Steeplejack (phone)
@opiejeanne:
I was thinking Jarvanka or maybe Steven Mnuchin and his golddigger wife. Not that that makes it much better.
HumboldtBlue
@prostratedragon:
Look at the final leg by Lewis, wow, it’s a credit to the rest of the world how they’ve caught up.
Tony Jay
@Soprano2:
That was my first thought.
HumboldtBlue
@Tony Jay:Â â
Have you watched Ted Lasso?
Tony Jay
@HumboldtBlue:
I haven’t, though all the buzz I’ve seen here does make me want to get around to it at some point. Far too many must-see shows in the pipeline before I add another one.
Aaron Rodgers Mustache
@mrmoshpotato: what has dusty baker ever done to you?
karen marie
This sort of thing is why I keep my subscription to Vanity Fair while allowing the limited run, super cheap Wapo subscription to expire without reupping at their regular rate.
WaterGirl
@Edmund Dantes: They were specifically NOT asked to make a recommendation.
They were tasked with laying out the issues and the possibilities.
In other words, they were supposed to do the research so Joe Biden and his administration could make the decision, based on facts.