Tripnsweep

The mental gymnastics to give cover to an apologist for sex trafficking is amazing.

"I'm just asking questions."

In the first six months of Trump’s second term, his corruption is worse, marked by a dramatic escalation of his presidential profiteering. This term, Trump has made 99 visits to his properties, including 62 visits to his golf courses, a 37% increase from last term. Foreign government officials from ten countries have made 19 visits to Trump properties this term, with state government officials visiting 17 times in the last six months. Special interest groups, political committees and foreign governments have held 49 events at Trump properties, 16 more than this time in Trump’s first term. In the first six months of this administration, Trump has promoted his properties by mentioning them 57 times, a 78% increase from the first six months of his first term

Moving the goal posts eh?

A voice intoned, "Ladies and gentlemen…the star of Sanford and Son, Mister Redd Foxx!" The small band on the stage struck up the Sanford and Son theme: "Yum ta da-da, yum ta da-da da-da-dum, yum ta da-da…" Redd Foxx, resplendent in a tuxedo, his Norelco-shaved head gleaming in the follow-spot, strutted out on stage. He reached the microphone and peered out in the house. Then, after a moment or two, he screamed out in a loud voice — "I AIN'T DOIN' A SHOW FOR TEN FREAKIN' WHITE PEOPLE!" Then he turned and marched off the stage. The band struck up his theme again: "Yum ta da-da, yum ta da-da da-da-dum, yum ta da-da…" The lights came up, the waiters passed through the place distributing refunds…and the show was over.

It's kind of like that thing with Red Fox. He showed up to perform and there were like a dozen people there so he made some kind of insulting comments and walked off stage. The house band wasn't sure what to do, so they just played the same song as when he walked on stage.

But that doesn't cost tens of millions of dollars either.

Everything that's being reported makes his Alaska meeting sound like a failure or waste of time.

Did you stop taking your meds Jimmy?

I just think it's funny that a guy who pretended to be from the inner city and first gained some measure of success in what was, and still mostly is, a black musical style, basically became his father who he reportedly hated. His dad was none too happy with his son's life choices either, and didn't mince words about the company his son kept during his hip hop days. Then when people who actually knew him pointed out he grew up in the suburbs, he shifted to saying he was from the country, which was at least closer to reality, but not exactly accurate either. So a chronic liar who has been married multiple times, unfaithful, and complains when people don't pay attention to him.

That was very tough to watch.

This pretty much sums it up: Kid Rock, who grew up an entitled rich kid in the suburbs of Detroit—and not in the inner city or the country like he’s tried to convince people of at various times in his life—is still a petulant child well into his 50s. https://www.vice.com/en/article/kid-rock-throws-tantrums-when-nobody-claps/

Trump-Putin documents left on hotel printer : NPR https://share.google/D7EXmJn0P23AICMDo You'd be screaming for Biden to be impeached over something like this. I just think it's a sign of how incompetent his administration is.

You're just looking at GDP. That's a factor, but it doesn't tell the whole story. https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/once-prosperous-hungary-is-now-the-poorest-nation-in-eu-meanwhile-this-tiny-nation-tops-the-wealth-rankings/amp_articleshow/121978907.cms

Yes. Very sure. Now there are probably some extremely poor people in Ukraine, especially now that their country has been under attack for 2+ years. But overall there are much poorer countries in Europe. Ones that aren't involved in long scale wars.

Sad. Who is really in power here? Definitely not a doddering 80 year old who is an alleged teetotaler but can't walk in a straight line.

Ukraine isn't anywhere near as poor as Moldova

I think he's too high to care honestly.

I've never liked him.

Jackass was the #1 rated show on MTV at one point.

If I had a choice, I'd pick Beshear. He's a smart common sense kind of guy.

Rogan was a career C lister in the entertainment world. This is a guy who was credited after Andy Dick on a B level sitcom, which was his biggest success to date then. He was the only "celebrity" willing to be part of the UFC when they were barely hanging on, and landed his hosting gig on Fear Factor because of that. If the UFC hadn't become a thing, he would forever be known as the slightly douchy guy who hosted a show where he watched you eat cow testicles. His podcast isn't particularly insightful or informative. It got to be a thing because people associated him with the UFC, which blew up in the mid aughts, and somehow being a commentator for MMA makes you an authority on things. His guests range from people who would starve if somebody didn't remind them to chew, to people who shouldn't be allowed out in public without supervision or off their medication. Occasionally he's going to have an insightful or meaningful guest, but it's overshadowed by the crass stupidity he brings to the table.

He's very very fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time. As far as his podcast, he's an idiot. I don't know why anyone takes anything he says seriously.

Here's a good explanation of what's going on. https://notesfortheperplexed.substack.com/p/the-potemkin-presidency-the-dc-police?r=kjxd5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMLI2hjbGNrAwsjBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeSGTjv9s1fEeMwqa2G6P089fo2F4XpOu6H7PDsUBrBq7gOuoDwAhaY87YcsY_aem_FP_rrkJFIkWUh1xUUYJoMQ&triedRedirect=true

Not my first choice, but still miles ahead of the current white house occupant.