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New British PM Liz Truss’ First Month in Power Is Officially a Record-Breaking Sh*tshow -Getty Shortly after making it into the final two for the Tory leadership race in July, Liz Truss sent out a message of thanks to her supporters with an oddly prophetic typo. “I’m ready to hit the ground from day one,” she wrote. What was once just an amusing typo has turned out to be a well-kept promise. Even with Truss’ first two weeks in office being eclipsed by the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the new regime has already managed to inflict a surprising array of disasters on the country and itself. The so-called “mini-budget” delivered by fledgling finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Sept. 23 has been at the heart of the mayhem. (Truss not being supportive enough?)

Bombers must feel shunned.

Oath Keepers threatened violence against Mike Pence even before January 6th: report When far-right supporters of then-President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, they were not only angry with Democrats, but also, with Republicans they believed had betrayed Trump — including then-Vice President Mike Pence. Crowds of Trump supporters chanted, “Hang Mike Pence, hang Mike Pence” that day, and some of them even set up a gallows outside the Capitol. But the danger that Pence faced did not start on January 6. Journalist Pilar Melendez, in an article published by the Daily Beast on October 14, reports that a pro-Trump member of the Oath Keepers was threatening violence against Pence even before that. Evidence presented in a courtroom on October 14, according to Melendez, revealed that Oath Keeper Thomas Caldwell threatened Pence with violence in a text message dated January 1, 2021. Caldwell said of the then-vice president, “If he hopes to live till Friday, he better stand tall.” https://www.alternet.org/2022/10/oath-keepers-violence-mike-pence/

AKA flat-earthers.

Maybe Rourke will dress, trot out onto the field for a couple of handoffs and maybe toss to a hot route, then retreat to the sidelines. That way he can sort of have his cake and eat it too.

Fewer or even no crabs have been to male some people happy.

'Harry Potter' Actor Robbie Coltrane Dead at 72 Robbie Coltrane, seen here in 2013, starred in the entirety of the "Harry Potter" franchise for a decade. J CARTER RINALDI VIA GETTY IMAGES Robbie Coltrane, who starred as Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” films, has died at 72, his agent told the BBC on Friday. “Robbie will probably be best remembered for decades to come as Hagrid... a role which brought joy to children and adults alike, prompting a stream of fan letters every week for over 20 years,” his agent Belinda Wright said.

Charging Trump is not enough- he needs to be convicted and imprisoned for democracy to have a future in America.

Sooooo....he's having groin pains?

Not all of his screws are tightened down.

Not enough fish to fry and not enough woman to love.

Help is not for those who need it, but for those who want it.

Today Trump was directed to testify under oath before the 1/6 committee as to his role in the attempted coup. He can, of course invoke the 5th Amendment, but it will be fascinating to watch Trump chafe under questioning and see whether he can restrain himself from exploding. This, plus the Supreme Court's refusal to intervene in the Special Master business pretty much guarantees that Trump will be indicted and, according to the unanimous opinions of leading jurists, he will be convicted on various sedition charges. This is completely independent of state charges already filed in New York and pending charges in Georgia. There is a growing aroma of roasted fowl in the air- Trump's goose is cooked.

ZERO chance of that.

Donald Trump email to aides shows 'intentional' and 'premeditated' election plot: January 6th panel Former President Donald Trump and his aides crafted a proclamation that he won the 2020 election days before it took place, according to an email obtained from the National Archives by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-California), who serves on the bipartisan nine-member panel, stated at Thursday's hearing that "the draft statement which was sent on October 31st declares 'we had an election today and I won.'" Trump wrote to Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton that "the Ballots counted by the Election Day deadline show the American people have bestowed upon me the great honor of re-election of President of the United States." While prepping victory speeches in advance is not unusual under normal circumstances, Lofgren noted that Trump's instructions to Fitton signify an "intentional" and "premeditated" effort to subvert the democratic process. "The Fitton memo specifically indicates a plan that only the votes counted by the Election Day deadline – and there is no Election Day deadline – would matter," Lofgren said. "Everyone knew the lawful counting would continue past Election Day. Claiming that the counting on Election Night must stop before millions of votes were counted was, as we now know, a key part of President Trump's premeditated plan." https://www.alternet.org/2022/10/donald-trump-intentional-and-premeditated/

Probably the result of genetic stagnation.

And it very nearly came down to a violent exchange. All over community members trying to screw over other members of a small community. So much for small-town unity.

The few pose as voices for the many. Think of it this way- if you drove across the city, you would not likely notice the great majority of drivers who obeyed the common-sense driving laws but if there were even two or three erratic drivers, you would notice and remember them and might even think that the city is riddled with idiots.

I believe that, as Poilievre continues to woo and associate with the lunatics in the CPC (and more will surely join now), the Quebecois voters will realize that a vote for him will increase the anti-francophone rhetoric in the party. That combined with the waning of the honeymoon effect will probably cause the numbers there to normalize in a few months. His not-so-subtle appear to the MGTOW cretins so soon indicates that he is far from either bright or politically astute.

Probably not, at least not all of it. No doubt he is planning to evade as much of it as possible, and all through the trial and even amped up his rhetoric as the awards were announced, denouncing the trial as sham and the work of "deep state" to shut him up, all the while pleading for donations from the stupid and gullible. Will be worth watching.

For all the Coors fans, it may interest you to know that Adolph Coors is a long-time supporter of the American Renaissance Party- the front for the US Nazi party. A friend quit their beer altogether over it, and he loved Coors beer,

Ukraine's victory "almost a done deal": Military expert on how Russia's invasion imploded Eight months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, describing it as a "special military operation." Most military analysts expected an easy victory. The Russians had a significant numerical advantage in personnel and equipment, much greater firepower, air and naval superiority and seemingly bottomless resources with which to impose its will. It was reasonable to believe that Russia would conquer Ukraine rapidly and then replace the existing government before declaring "victory". Of course, that did not happen. The Ukrainians had been preparing for this eventuality since at least 2014, when the Russian military and its allied forces invaded eastern Ukraine and illegally occupied and annexed Crimea. With the help of the U.S. and other Western allies, the Ukrainians put in place an extremely effective system of total resistance, in which nearly the entire society was mobilized to defend the nation. The Ukrainian military has greatly modernized its forces, tactics, strategy and style of leadership and command — again, with significant aid from the West. In contrast, despite the Russian military's efforts at modernization, it remains largely guided by Stalin's famous diktat that "quantity has a quality all its own." That may have been true when it came to defending the Soviet Union against Hitler in 1941, but the realities of warfare in the 21st century have greatly complicated that statement. Putin really could fall — but will that help the West as much as we think? Russia's military has suffered numerous setbacks and been exposed as a hollow force, poorly equipped and even more poorly led. Russian forces have suffered heavy losses in Ukraine, with the Ukrainian government claiming that 50,000 Russian soldiers have died, although U.S. estimates are around half that number. Experts have concluded that it will take years to rebuild the Russian military. After a brief period of initial successes that included the siege of Kyiv and rapid occupation of parts of southern and eastern Ukraine, Russian forces have been consistently pushed back. After a successful offensive several weeks ago in the northeast, Ukraine is now moving against Russian forces as part of an effort to recapture the strategically important city of Kherson. Russian forces continue to retreat, abandoning vehicles, artillery, ammunition and other critical equipment and supplies. In a stark contrast, the U.S. and NATO allies are providing advanced weaponry, key intelligence and other assistance to the Ukrainians, which they are using to great effect. Putin has now enacted a de facto draft intended to force 300,000 Russian men into military service, a move that is widely unpopular. There are even rumors that Putin's rule may be imperiled because of the failures in Ukraine, a scenario that seemed unthinkable even a few weeks ago. John Spencer is a retired U.S. Army major who is chair of urban warfare studies at the Madison Policy Forum. He also consults for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the UN and other military and national security organizations. Spencer's essays and other writing have been featured by the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy and other leading publications. His new book "Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War," was published in July. In this conversation, Spencer explains how and why the Ukrainian military has been so successful in its fight against the Russian invasion. Ukraine now holds the advantage, he argues, and the tide has turned against Putin and the Russian military. Despite Russia's numerical advantage, Spencer argues, intangible factors such as the will to fight, love of country, trusted leadership and a belief in the justness of one's cause have played important roles in Ukraine's success. At the end of this conversation, Spencer draws on his own experiences in combat to explain how the average Ukrainian soldier and their Russian counterparts are likely feeling right now. He concludes that the Russian military is broken from the inside out and that the average Russian soldier — especially among the newest wave of "recruits" — has no heart for the fight in Ukraine and just wants it to end so he can just return home alive. https://www.salon.com/2022/10/11/ukraines-victory-almost-a-done-deal-military-expert-on-how-invasion-imploded/

Not for some. They will go to their graves denying obvious truths- like the COVID victims who died denying that they was any such thing as COVID. Or the Sandy Hook-Uvalde deniers stoked (profitably) by Jones and his ilk.

Trump Aide Reportedly Spills to Feds: He Told Us to Squirrel Mar-a-Lago Docs After Subpoena -Getty At least one Trump employee is talking to the feds as part of their investigation into the classified documents allegedly held at Mar-a-Lago—and the employee has offered some revealing information so far, according to The Washington Post. Citing “people familiar with the investigation,” the Post reported that the Mar-a-Lago employee is cooperating with the feds and has been interviewed several times. The employee told investigators that Trump told staff to move boxes to his residence at Mar-a-Lago after a subpoena had been issued in May for the return of any classified material. Security camera footage from the time backed up that account, showing people moving boxes, the Post reported. Both pieces of evidence reportedly factored into the decision to obtained a court order to raid Trump’s residence, office, and storage room at Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, which allegedly turned up 103 documents that were marked classified.

Having interesting games in the eastern division would be a welcome change.