Trump Confirms VP Shortlist, Biden’s Operation Crazy S**t is Underway & We Play On the Money!

Joe Biden arrived in Los Angeles to raise money for his campaign, Trump confirmed a list of names on his running mate short list and is busy zeroing in on issues that don’t exist, New York Attorney General Letitia James said that she might seize Trump Tower if he can’t come up with the money to pay his $355 million fine, Hunter Biden’s attorneys say that federal prosecutors mistakenly believed that they found a picture of cocaine that was actually just sawdust, and in celebration of all the POTUS talk this week – we play our very popular game “On The Money!”

Let’s talk about Hunter Biden and seeing dust….

Dr. Thaer Ahmad, emergency room physician and assistant program director of the Advocate Christ Emergency Medicine Residency Program, discusses his recent experience volunteering at the Al Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.

Total Chaos: What A Palestinian American Doctor Saw In Gaza

Thaer Ahmad then walks through his assessment of the already shaky state of the healthcare system in pre-October 7th Gaza, as well as his relationship to the healthcare system, as a first-generation Palestinian-American doctor, before tackling the extensive effort it took to get into Gaza as a healthcare worker. Next, Dr. Ahmad explores the extreme changes in quality of life in Southern Gaza from his previous experiences providing healthcare, parsing through the impact of mass displacement into Rafah alongside the dwindling number of functioning hospitals in the region creating a system of severely overworked, underfunded, and under-resourced healthcare workers.
Dr. Ahmad explores the extreme changes in quality of life in Southern Gaza from his previous experiences providing healthcare, parsing through the impact of mass displacement into Rafah alongside the dwindling number of functioning hospitals in the region creating a system of severely overworked, underfunded, and under-resourced healthcare workers. After looking at the impact of the mass starvation and water scarcity on health, Thaer explores the constant siege on hospitals, even in the south of Gaza, and the clear goal of extending the ethnic cleansing until Gaza is gone, also expanding on the massive impact of the violent occupation on children in Gaza.

Outrage Over Taylor Swift Because Of Course…

How a Palestinian boy was blinded in Israeli prison

Again look at the date.  A year after the last video of a boy abused by Israeli authorities, and they blinded another boy.   If you were his parents, wouldn’t you want justice?  The Israelis kept him in a prison and denied him needed medical care.  Even his doctor couldn’t convince them to help the boy.   They let him go blind, they wanted to hurt him as an example of what happens if you don’t obey your masters.  I am angry!  I have lost online “friends” after saying that Gaza was an open air prison.   So-called critical thinkers couldn’t see that constant mistreatment will drive people to lash out any way possible.  Hugs.  Scottie   



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Israeli prison authorities denied Hassan Tamimi his medication, which made him fall into a coma and lose his eyesight.

War in Gaza takes heavy toll on children

By my dogs that love gravy … damn, damn, damn, fucking bastards, goddamn swear word swear word.   I can not even think of enough vile words to say about this.  This is a sickening example of how the Israeli government see the Palestinians, including children.   I watched a video this morning of an Israeli government official justifying this mass slaughter and genocide saying they were not causing it, Hamas was.  They hit us (why because we were mistreating their people) hurting / killing 1,200 hundred of our so we can kill over 23,000 of them 10,000 of them confirmed children, and force the others to live in worse conditions than abandon animals.  Oh, and Israel took over a university / school system in Gaza, used it as their headquarters, “interrogated” Palestinians there, then proudly blew it all up, so no Palestinian could come back and someday be educated there.   That is a war crime.   All of this is.  

13 year old children trying to be the parents of 7 siblings because their parents are dead, with only other refuges to help.  They have nothing, and Israel gloats over this.  I am angry.  Hugs.   Scottie


 

As Israel presses on against Hamas in Gaza, children there are facing growing misery. Richard Engel reports on a 13-year-old who is now raising his seven siblings after his parents were likely killed.

The Majority Report … some clips

Experts Roast FL Surgeon General’s Latest Batshittery

Like all people who put their feelings before the facts, that value their feelings / dislikes / hates over medical science, Ladapo is convinced only he is correct on these things no matter what or how hard people try to explain things to them.  They refuse to hear what they don’t want to.   In the case of Ladapo his pay check requires him to be against the medical science, approved medical facts, and accepted best practices of the majority of medical providers.   Hugs.  Scottie


January 4, 2024

The Washington Post reports:

“We’ve seen this pattern from Dr. Ladapo that every few months he raises some new concern and it quickly gets debunked,” said Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s public health school who led the White House’s national coronavirus response. “This idea of DNA fragments — it’s scientific nonsense. People who understand how these vaccines are made and administered understand that there is no risk here.”

Florida’s health department did not respond to questions about whether Ladapo’s new stance would affect vaccine access for the state’s patients, or whether his decision to repeat debunked claims could create doubts about other routine vaccinations. Scott Rivkees, a DeSantis appointee who preceded Ladapo as Florida surgeon general, called Wednesday’s announcement “surprising and disappointing” and at odds with settled science.

Read the full article.

 

I feel sad for the regular people in Florida being used as a pawn by the Florida government to create a batshit crazy talking point for the GQP to exploit their ignorance. It’s gotten people killed and will continue to do so as covid spreads.

The right people are still getting vaccinated .

Another problem is hospitals in Florida are full of Covid patients

Not a good time to have even a non Covid emergency down there

Was in FL last month (couldn’t be helped) and got sick.
Went to urgent care because there was no way in hell I was going to the ER down there.

This does not suprize me. How do you know this? It;s not being reported locally, that I know of -but I’m not watching the news really.

Florida is an extremely fragile state, with inevitable disaster looming. We live on the beach. 5 weeks ago, they just had 365 trackloads of sand per day x 7 days to refurbish the dunes in our tiny area (maybe 1/4 mile) and one week later half of the sand was already gone. 3 million just washed out to sea. No climate change here folks -nothing to see. High tides with wind can easily wash across the back streets on the Canal in Indian Rocks Beach. They use water here like it is an endless resource, allowing the freshwater aquifier to be depleted as water demand from urban areas and unsustainable agricultural practices continually increase and cause salt water intrusion. Hard to fathom really.

I don’t think ‘scientific integrity’ means what she thinks it means.

SMFH

She channels Humpty Dumpty, who says to Alice, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” Pushaw, like Humpty, has a whimsical approach to language and meaning, and does not let herself be overly bothered with reality… which does lead to tragic fatal falls.

Especially, in the quote in the picture of the article, he says “when the vaccines are known to be contaminated with foreign DNA”… no, dumbass. It’s mRNA, not DNA. Ribonucleic, not dioxyribonucleic. Big difference.

So much scientific integrity that he altered a study to get the results he wanted. Now that’s integrity!

Johnson Defends Rejection Of $14B For Border Security

There is no compromise to be had with these republicans anymore as they are openly racists.  The only thing they will accept is no more letting brown people in the US.  Period.  Look at all their proposals, remain in Mexico which makes it a Mexican problem the US is causing, no more processing and releasing until hearing which as he whines lets those people into our country, and build the wall which is proven not to work.  

I listened to half of the video because I couldn’t read the article and it was all I could stand of the republican talking points of fear fear fear and Biden doesn’t care, Biden is out of touch, Biden needs to go to the border.  When it was pointed out to him that Biden did go to the border, Johnson replied yes but it was just a photo op.  Well what do you think he and his republican buddies are doing?  The 14 million does have more money for processing asylum seekers so there is not such a big backlog of cases waiting in detention at the border.  It also includes more money for beds, more money to house and care for the people, it has solutions to the problem.  But again the republicans don’t want solutions, they want the problem to run on.  

If you listen to him, he makes claims that instill fear in people especially white people.  He claims over hundreds of thousands of “known terrorist” have crossed the border and are in the country planning terrorist attacks on US citizens.  When he was corrected that these people were flagged but not known to be terrorists and that their where they were was known, he moved to the large number of crooks from prisons that are coming here.  Again he was corrected by Tapper that has gone on forever under all administrations, so he switched the large number of people crossing the border, 6 million he whined.  Yes six million have come seeking asylum and are waiting hearings.   If we had the money the republicans refuse to vote on they could be processed.  And this country can handle 6 million and millions more.  Every store around here has help wanted signs up.  Let these people work while they wait.  But the republicans want the issue for the elections.  When that did not hit, he moved to illegal drugs, fentanyl, and people trafficking.  Again, addressing fentanyl was in the bill that the republicans won’t pass or even here.  Also fentanyl and other drugs come in by legal crossings, not by asylum seekers.  The republicans like to bring up the coyotes helping people get here because they like to use the word trafficking, which they make sound as scary as possible.  It brings to mind sex trafficking of little girls, little boys, and young women for sex.  Sorry that shit is happening all over the US and not at the border.   Yes they are moving the people to the border and over it.   But hey what do you think DeathSantis and Abbot are doing with the mass immigrant bussing they are doing, yes people trafficking. 

Just before I shut it off Johnson whines that these things he is saying are not just republican talking points they are real bad things happening right now.  Again back to be afraid, be very afraid, along with Biden doesn’t know or care.   Yes all republican talking points.   No solutions, but lots of whining.   Lots of racist dog whistles.  Elect us and we will keep the brown people out.   Hugs.   Scottie  

 

but…but…but…if we actually do something for border security and immigration then we can’t blame the crisis we are creating on Biden!!!

Bingo.

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Just like abortion, don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Republicans have had over a year being in charge of the House plenty of time to write their own bill on how to fix the border problem. Has anyone seen it? These assholes have no desire to fix anything instead they just want to blame Biden for everything. They are unfit to serve and they have to go.

It’s coming right after infrastructure week.
And the healthcare plan

They’ve lost the ability to write sane bills because all the sane GOP are gone from office. All that is left are morons and people trying to get a Fox News gig after they are voted out.

Their border bill will be along just as soon as they finish working on their healthcare bill, and Paul Ryan’s “Contract With America.”

I believe they are rooting around in Hunter’s tighty whiteys trying desperately to find some vestige of daddy that simply isn’t there and spending the entirety of their efforts on protecting the actions, deeds and words of their mango messiah. It’s a lot of work and money to do both of those things. I’m sure it’s exhausting. Just look at Gym. He looks totally worn out. To be honest, I don’t think Johnson is there to be much of a speaker. He has one job and that is to disavow the election results when they don’t go blumpies way. Not sure how all of that is going to turn out but I’m curious to see if he’ll even be in that seat at the time. rethuglicans are seeing their way out as quickly as they can get. And we’re happy to see them go.

It is also similar to wanting to get rid of Obamacare, with NOTHING to replace it!!!

Republicans already are using the border crisis as their primary campaign argument for the 2024 election. It’s how they hope to help Donald Trump get back to the White House.

The worst thing that could happen to them, politically, would be for Republicans and Democrats of good faith to reach a bipartisan deal on the border.

Republicans led by House Speaker Mike Johnson, all of whom made the trip to make speeches, make the news, make (perhaps) some campaign cash, and accomplish … nothing.

Andy Biggs: ”Shut the border down, or we’ll shut the government down,”

Their base may fall for this but everyone else sees this for what it is….Bullshit.

Thanks to our worthless media, those low-info voters don’t understand that it takes congress to actually enact laws and funding for those laws. They also fail at understanding basic concepts like cause and effect.

Media doesn’t help. But lack of civics education (and crappy history, literature ,and math* education) is a bigger driver in my book. Apathy and the feeling that nothing I do matters doesn’t help the situation.

*I say math, because well taught, math teaches logical thinking and reasoning, history which should look at cause and effect and how nothing happens without a multitude of factors, and literature because it explores empathy and the power of words and meaning.

They think the president controls everything, using a panel of switches and levers.

“That won’t help us win in November,” Johnson proclaimed. “That won’t do a darn thing but help solve the president’s problem.”

Please. This way the situation at the border stays stagnant and they can blame Biden, so it’s a win/win as far as they’re concerned. Shows you how much they really care about the border “crisis,” except as a political tool.

Well, they have to turn somewhere other than abortion after SCrOTUS overturned Roe. And they have to avoid being blamed for that as well. So create / worsen any existing issue to use against Dems.

Remind me again why the GQP didn’t solve immigration when they were in control?

Well if you count separating children and infants from their parents, let some sexual abuse happen, didn’t keep records of the kids and their parents then proceeded to lose children in the process…. they didn’t solve it but made it MUCH worse.

Proving they have no interest in solving the problem. Their only interest is in using it as a political cudgel.

I don’t suppose Tapper asked him WHAT policy? This has nothing to do with policy…it is about fighting (and doing nothing).

If only there had been money set aside for a string of border signs that say “WETBACKS GO HOME!” , Johnson would have gleefully accepted it. Remember, hatred is the point.

Translation: “We really don’t want to do anything that might alleviate the crisis at the border–we need to gin up the chaos for the elections.”

Follow the money. Corporations make billions off of powerless illegal migrants who can’t report wage theft or unsafe working conditions. Their repellent minions use the issue as a racist dog whistle but block all attempts to address the issue.

“You can’t pick and choose” which parts of the bill you want? Bullshit. It is called compromise, and it is how legislation is done. Idiot.

Republicans reject the idea of treating refugees like human beings.

 

Remember, this is the man who married his teen-aged daughter in a “purity” wedding. He put a ring on her finger and she’s not allowed to take it off until he finds her a husband and hands her over.

Ag, hospitality and construction all rely on both documented and undocumented labor. They contribute heavily to the GOP because they like tax cuts and some of them like white Jesus and tax cuts. They do so knowing that their labor supply will not be fucked with.

It isn’t immigration policy or regulations, it’s IMMIGRATION LAWS.
It’s basic civics: who passes laws in our government? Who’s in control of the House?

Joseph Ladapo: COVID Vaccines Are “The Anti-Christ”

Yesterday Ladapo called for banning COVID vaccines due to “DNA integration,” a claim that was immediately ridiculed by vaccine experts and Ladapo’s own DeSantis-appointed predecessor in Florida.

So this is the crazy nutcase that Tildeb used to justify anti-trans hate.  He is the Florida Surgeon General, handpicked by DeathSantis because of his anti-covid vaccine stance.  He was given the job even though not qualified, and DeathSantis tried to force the state university to hire him at a huge sum of money.  He refused to answer questions asked him by the Florida legislature and lied to them when forced to answer.  He was part of the demon seed doctor’s team that scammed maga people by charging them huge fees for an online consultation, then prescribed Ivermectin to cure or prevent covid.  It has been well proven that Ivermectin doesn’t do anything to cure or prevent covid.  He has been soundly mocked by the scientific and medical communities.   Remember if DeathSantis is elected to the presidency this is the type of people he hires.   Below I will post the first part of the Wikipedia entry on him.  Hugs.  Scottie  

Joseph Ladapo Joseph Abiodun Ladapo (born December 16, 1978) [1] is the surgeon general of Florida. [2] He has attracted attention for spreading misinformation on COVID-19 and promoting vaccine hesitancy. [


 

mRNA, of course, is messenger molecules telling some of your immune cells to make specific antibodies. They don’t mess with DNA, they don’t get into your ova or sperm, they just wash out of your body within a few days. That’s what they were telling him when “They talked about a bunch of other things” that he didn’t understand.

The biggest thing about the new mRNA technology is getting the mRNA to survive long enough to make any proteins. The cells have a zillion RNAses waiting to chew up improper RNA not tagged with the exact signal for temporary protection. It has been nearly 20 years since I was a bench researcher handling RNA, and I still remember what a PITA it was to handle.