vxbush 2/18/2021 5:19:17 AM

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Kosh's Shadow 2/18/2021 5:41:08 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 1:

it would be a nice trick to serve the Iranian mullahs their butter in 6-pointed stars.

vxbush 2/18/2021 6:13:09 AM

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In #2 Kosh's Shadow said: it would be a nice trick to serve the Iranian mullahs their butter in 6-pointed stars.

Oh, man, what a slight that would be! They would probably be incandescently furious!

vxbush 2/18/2021 6:55:49 AM

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buzzsawmonkey 2/18/2021 7:00:19 AM

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Two takeaways from today's Morning Sedition:

1) The grudging recognition by the talking heads of Rush Limbaugh's stature in radio was, of course, offset by their routine and repetitive denunciations of his supposed "racist" and "anti-gay" utterances.  But, of course, they never gave any examples of these things; they were merely uttered as "fact," the same way that the NPR gang would routinely refer to the recent claims of election fraud as "baseless" without ever actually saying why, or addressing them in any way.  

2) Watching the wokies bob and weave to push the Green New Deal, and "green energy," in the wake of the massive power failures in Texas was hilarious.  See, the real energy sources in the grid failed too, so the "green energy" wasn't at fault---even though the failure of the "green energy" sources helped to crash the grid because, first, they failed, and, because they failed, there was not enough power to keep the real energy sources running, especially with the spike in demand caused by the "green energy" sources---so the real-energy failed too.  But, of course, it wasn't the fault of the "green energy."  Naturally.

lucius septimius 2/18/2021 7:33:28 AM

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lucius septimius 2/18/2021 7:39:58 AM

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In #5 buzzsawmonkey said: But, of course, they never gave any examples of these things; they were merely uttered as "fact," the same way that the NPR gang would routinely refer to the recent claims of election fraud as "baseless" without ever actually saying why, or addressing them in any way.  

They say these things just like the Nazis tacked onto every news report of a death "Clearly another case of Jewish ritual murder."  

JCM 2/18/2021 7:42:39 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 4:

If anyone wants a good preview Mark Rober has a good video.

Occasional Reader 2/18/2021 9:43:01 AM

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Little OR's online kindergarten doing African-American inventors.  "Garret Morgan invented the gas mask." I"m immediately skeptical.  And... yeah, that claim is stretching things, to put it mildly.  

Why do they do this? 

Occasional Reader 2/18/2021 10:00:24 AM

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In #9 Occasional Reader said: Little OR's online kindergarten doing African-American inventors.  "Garret Morgan invented the gas mask." I"m immediately skeptical.  And... yeah, that claim is stretching things, to put it mildly.   Why do they do this? 

And now they're claiming (or at least suggesting) that George Washington Carver invented... crop rotation.

Um.  No. 

lucius septimius 2/18/2021 10:05:34 AM

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In #10 Occasional Reader said: George Washington Carver invented... crop rotation.

Since he invented a time machine as well, he was able to do that.

lucius septimius 2/18/2021 10:08:23 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 9:

They do this in order to erase the past, partly because the people doing it know nothing of the past.  I have seen in the past three years entire subject areas eliminated because they "enable white supremacy."  Over 95% of academic jobs in the humanities are in African American, "Africana" (whatever that means), Black Studies, African Diaspora, Urban Social Justice, etc. etc. etc.  The remainder are mostly having to do with China or "Gender Studies."  

The past is being deliberately erased.

Occasional Reader 2/18/2021 10:27:46 AM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 12:

It's a good thing George Washington Carver invented the computer and the internet, so we can have this conversation. 

JCM 2/18/2021 10:39:53 AM

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35 minutes

Kosh's Shadow 2/18/2021 10:50:30 AM

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In #13 Occasional Reader said: It's a good thing George Washington Carver invented the computer and the internet, so we can have this conversation. 

I thought they were invented in Africa, along with flying machines/

JCM 2/18/2021 10:59:16 AM

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Reply to JCM in 14:

That was eastern time....

Kosh's Shadow 2/18/2021 11:08:17 AM

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Just got a text message saying they found an error on my unemployment claim, from a number in Missouri, and a link to a website that I did not tap on but looked up - registration details private,  and with tucows, which many hosting companies use, not one used by .gov domains,  Not a link to the Mass. sites.

Reported as spam. Don't have time to call the unemployment office and report it there.

Occasional Reader 2/18/2021 11:41:55 AM

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In #14 JCM said: WATCH LIVE: NASA's Perseverance Rover lands on Mars - Mars Landing Live!

Do you know who invented the Perserverance Mars Rover?

That's right.

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER

buzzsawmonkey 2/18/2021 11:50:00 AM

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Heat in my building is out.  The electric space heater just blew out the circuits, totally frying the "power" strips.  Got the juice mostly, but not entirely, back on---the power strips are garbage that goes out---and I have to teach two classes this evening.

Happy happy joy joy.

Occasional Reader 2/18/2021 12:04:06 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 19:

use the stove in your kitchen, the oven as well, leave the oven door open, you can at least keep the space around your kitchen that way.

buzzsawmonkey 2/18/2021 12:13:44 PM

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In #20 Occasional Reader said: use the stove in your kitchen, the oven as well, leave the oven door open, you can at least keep the space around your kitchen that way.

Oh, trust me---I've been living in slums for so many decades that I know how to keep the heat a-comin'.  It just pisses me off that I managed to blow out two power strips that were supporting certain useful items. 

Meanwhile, since I wrote the above, the heat has come on for the moment. Whooooopeeeee!  I'll be able to do my classes in only mild discomfort.

lucius septimius 2/18/2021 12:19:35 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 18:

But shouldn't he be cancelled because GEORGE WASHINGTON IS RAAAAACIST!!!!11

JCM 2/18/2021 12:59:03 PM

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@PBJ3 2/18/2021 12:59:53 PM

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 Perseverance is alive on the surface of Mars!  Pictures coming in!

Occasional Reader 2/18/2021 1:02:56 PM

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JCM 2/18/2021 1:07:07 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 2/18/2021 1:11:30 PM

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vxbush 2/18/2021 1:18:01 PM

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Reply to JCM in 26:

Fabulous!

Occasional Reader 2/18/2021 1:22:29 PM

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Reply to JCM in 26:

MY GOD!  IT'S FULL OF STARS!

Occasional Reader 2/18/2021 1:23:18 PM

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In #28 vxbush said: Fabulous!

Yeah, whatevs... I mean, I'm just not seeing how this helps Muslims feel good about themselves. 

Kosh's Shadow 2/18/2021 1:34:05 PM

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In #30 Occasional Reader said: Yeah, whatevs... I mean, I'm just not seeing how this helps Muslims feel good about themselves. 

Once we get the sample return mission to bring back the Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator, they'll be able to make better car bombs!

Kosh's Shadow 2/18/2021 1:41:44 PM

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In #31 Kosh's Shadow said: In #30 Occasional Reader said: Yeah, whatevs... I mean, I'm just not seeing how this helps Muslims feel good about themselves.  Once we get the sample return mission to bring back the Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator, they'll be able to make better car bombs!

After all, nothing makes Muslims feel better about themselves than an Earth-shattering KABOOM!!!! Just as the Iranian mullahs

Kosh's Shadow 2/18/2021 2:27:15 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 2/18/2021 3:29:33 PM

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In #25 Occasional Reader said: It's a godawful small affair, to the girl with the mousy hair... 

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