Monday, June 1, 2020

Congratulations, you survived the month of May

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of


CNN host: Do you think the president is capable of making a statement calling for national unity?
Atlanta mayor: I think he's capable of READING one.




The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

I will be introducing an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to discontinue the program that transfers military weaponry to local police departments. - Sen. Brian Schatz


The Police Are Shooting The Messengers
As protests across the USA raged over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, police forces aimed to disperse demonstrators...“Targeted attacks on journalists, media crews and news organizations covering the demonstrations show a complete disregard for their critical role in documenting issues of public interest and are an unacceptable attempt to intimidate them,” said Carlos Martínez de la Serna, program director of the Committee to Protect Journalists.






1-star Yelp review of the United States:
"This used to be my favorite place, but it came under new management a few years ago and has been going downhill ever since." - MIddle Age Riot




Republican Shenanigans

The day after found out trump has been hiding in the bunker, he got on the phone to tell governors how “weak” they are. - Adam Parkhomenko





All across America the police are rioting and attacking innocent people and journalists. Who will arrest the police? - Frank Schaefer 





Trump Shoots From The Lip, Again.
President Trump pressed the nation’s governors to crack down on protesters during a phone call Monday after a night of violent demonstrations in cities across the U.S., according to multiple sources familiar with the call.
One source familiar with the call said that Trump told governors to “dominate” and “take back your streets.” Trump was sharply critical of local leaders on the call, castigating them as being “weak” in response to the demonstrations, according to another source.


Trump tells Governors regarding protesters:
"You have to dominate, if you don’t dominate you’re wasting your time. They’re going to run over you, you’re going to look like a bunch of jerks. You have to dominate."
That’s exactly how they killed George Floyd in the first place. - Kaivan Shroff





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Fun fact: Hitler tried to hide in a bunker toward the end of his rule. - George Takei




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How are her emails lookin' NOW? - Stonekettle


Something you could do during the Vietnam War Protests that you cannot do now because they'd shoot you.


One More Reason Why I Love Costa Rica
The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica on Monday observed a minute of silence in memory of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by police in Minneapolis, Minn. and whose death has provoked widespread protests throughout the United States.
The motion read before the Legislative Assembly asked that the lawmaking body “realize a minute of silence in memory of George Floyd, murdered by a police officer in the city of Minneapolis, United States, and in memory of all the Afro-descendent victims of racism and hate.”


Police Department Reduces Costs By Using Same Evidence For Every Investigation. - The Onion




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White Christians would've been at Jesus' crucifixion like "If he followed orders he would've been fine. The Romans were just doing their job." - Ms. Charlotte 



I Wonder If A Descendant of General Sherman Was Involved?
Protesters in Richmond set fire to the United Daughters of the Confederacy headquarters and covered Confederate memorials with graffiti during the second night of outrage and violence Saturday that saw one person shot, businesses around the city looted and storefronts torched.


If YOU don’t understand why ALL these people are Revolting.  You’re possibly part of the problem. - ICE T





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Time To Deflate Photo
Shiprock ~ San Juan County, New Mexico, Navajo reservation. It looks more like a cathedral to me.

Peace.


Friday, May 29, 2020

Cop arrested, charged in connection with Floyd death

Cop arrested, charged in connection with Floyd death
Ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.


The Good News:  Derek Chauvin arrested for #GeorgeFloydMurder 
The Bad News:  There's still a 50-50 chance our POTUS decides Chauvin got a raw deal & brings him onstage at campaign events. - John Fugelsang





The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

Now would be a good time to give Colin Kaepernick his job back. - Meena Harris





Kudos To Twitter!
For the second time, Twitter flagged a message from President Trump with a warning, saying that his post-midnight tweet calling for the military to shoot protesters in Minneapolis was “glorifying violence.”


Nation Astonished by Spectacle of Twitter Management Demonstrating Responsibility. - Andy Borowitz




The problem with the Minneapolis protesters is that they are looting local stores for household goods and not an entire country for millions of dollars - Sarah Cooper





Republican Shenanigans

Trump asked the black community “what do you have to lose?” in voting for him. Turns out, your life. - Anthony Scaramucci 





My God, The Cop Who Murdered George Floyd Worked With Him
A former Minneapolis club owner has said that both George Floyd and the fired police officer in whose custody Floyd died Monday used to work security at her club...


I have an idea, it's kind of radical so bear with me here, also I don't know if anybody else has thought of it, but: What if the police stopped murdering black people? - Stonekettle




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Biden spoke with George Floyd's family and talked about addressing police violence and racism. Trump watched Fox and Friends and whined about Twitter. There's your election choice. - The Rude Pundit 


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In case you’re wondering what Hillary Clinton is doing today, she’s raising money for Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mom who is running for Miami-Dade County Commission. - Adam Parkhomenko


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Business/Tech News

Biden should just tweet, “Yeah, I’ll undo that” every time Trump makes a ridiculous desperation move now. - Schooley





Kylie & Kris Jenner Performed Plastic Surgery On Financial Documents, Apparently
Kylie Jenner is no longer a billionaire, according to Forbes... Forbes' Chase Peterson-Withorn and Madeline Berg reported this week that Jenner and her mother, Kris Jenner, inflated their wealth in documents they provided to the publication about Jenner's personal wealth and her company's revenue.


God is looking down on humans right now thinking, “Damn. Maybe I should try dinosaurs again?” - Conan O'Brien




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Time To Deflate Photo

Painted Dunes, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Is is just me or do the dunes look like they have a bad case of acne?

Peace.


Thursday, May 28, 2020

Protest over George Floyd death turns deadly

Protest over George Floyd death turns deadly
Minneapolis police once again used tear gas as widespread looting and multiple fires were reported at a protest over the death of a black man in police custody.


“A riot is the language of the unheard.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.




The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

Trump stole funds from his “charitable” foundation to bolster his campaign and settle business debts, a SCOTUS seat, and the 2016 election, and you want to talk about looting a Target? Lol ok. - OhNoSheTwitnt





So, Death Threats Are Now OK On Twitter?
President Donald Trump promoted a video on Twitter late Wednesday night that opens with Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin declaring that “the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.”
Griffin made these comments at a New Mexico church while rallying a crowd to protest stay at home guidelines and amid the coronavirus. 


If President Trump doesn’t like Twitter, he can do everyone a favor and stop tweeting. - Sen. Chuck Schumer




Republican Shenanigans

America is a tinderbox ready to explode right now and Donald Trump is an arsonist carelessly flicking a lighter. - Keith Boykin





White House Still Pushing Hydroxychloroquine
President Trump is feeling “perfect” after taking hydroxychloroquine and would take the drug again if he felt he were exposed to the novel coronavirus, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Thursday.






Trump Lashes Out at Spell-Check for Treating Him Unfairly. - Andy Borowitz


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Rock The Voter News

Today is a good day to remember that President Trump solicited and accepted election assistance from Russia and has to this day sought to corruptly bargain away the safety of the United States in exchange for Russian money, protection and political assistance. - Josh Marshall





Trump Better Not Visit New York, He May Get Arrested!
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Thursday he will sign an executive order allowing private businesses to deny entry to customers who are not wearing face coverings. 
“We made them mandatory in public settings, public transportation etc., but when we’re talking about reopening stores and places of business, we’re giving the store owners the right to say, ‘If you’re not wearing a mask, you can't come in,'” Cuomo said during his daily press briefing.


All Lives Matter didn't trend once in these months that saw 100,000 Americans die from a pandemic. But Black folks demand equality and it starts trending. I'm tired, man. - David Dennis Jr. tweet





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Business/Tech News

Twitter’s Servers Burst Into Flames After Attempting to Fact-Check All of Trump’s Tweets. - Andy Borowitz




Pelosi Blasts Facebook's Smug Zuckerberg
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday blasted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s comments about his platform's decision not to fact-check lawmakers, calling the remarks a “disgrace." “As far as the platforms are concerned, they want two things from the federal government, no regulation and no taxes. And so they cater to the Trump administration all the time. ”


Fact: The only way Trump could destroy Twitter is if they hired him to run it. - Alex Cole





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Odd News


Time To Deflate Photo
The uninhabited Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean 800 –1,000 km northeast of New Zealand's North Island. In other words, out in the middle of nowhere and virus-free.

Peace.