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TBR's Traitor of the Week
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 69 Comments • 11 Likes • last year
“Quisling”
I'm of an age that still remembers Vidkun Quisling. He was not simply a traitor to the Norwegian state. He betrayed the people. He betrayed their honor. That's why Borowitz's weekly prize is a "good" idea. MAGA is betraying America in the deeper ways, as Quisling betrayed his people.
Bannon Salute at Right-Wing Event Sparks Outcry, Even on French Right
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 5 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“A gesture by Stephen Bannon at CPAC, outside Washington, echoed a move by Elon Musk and prompted the president of France’s far-right National Rally...”
France's far-right party, born as the "National Front" under Marine Le Pen's father, Jean-Marie, has been trying for years to become "respectable". Their occasional racist relapse has been a problem for them. Assisting at a meeting where a Nazi salute is acceptable would have set them back...
"King Donald I" Accelerates White Nationalist Purge of Military Leaders
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 5 Likes • last year
“A Black general MUST be DEI... so he MUST go!”
The highest ranking woman in the US military - ever - is fired. So is the second. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (who "just happens to be Black") is fired. Hey! I don't give a fuck. I'm a straight male WASP, so I have nothing to fear. Right?
When MAGA Meets Minsky
Via: Bob Nelson • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Laying the foundations for the next financial crisis”
Even Krugman seems to balk at the simplest explanation for what Musk/Trump is doing. Preparing America for crony kleptocracy on the model of Putin's Russia.
Invasive Crabs Have Taken Over New England. One Solution? Eat Them.
Via: Bob Nelson • Wine & Food • 17 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
“America’s Northeastern coast has been overrun by crabs from Europe and Asia. Luckily, they’re delicious.”
I spent quite a few years in Baltimore when I was a kid. Chesapeake Bay steamed crabs are DELICIOUS!
DOGE By The Numbers
Via: Bob Nelson • Satire • 1 Comments • last year
“Elon Musk, the leader of DOGE, claims the organization's sweeping cuts have already saved the government $55 billion. ”
Gee... When a zillionaire starts saving my money, it makes me feel all warm inside. You?? You take care of yourself, right? No retirement. No healthcare. No problem...
Emus aren't as 'dumb' as we thought
Via: Bob Nelson • Pets & Animals • 9 Comments • 6 Likes • last year
“Emus have a reputation for being "bird-brained" but a new study has found they can innovate - solving a tricky puzzle to access a food reward.”
I once visited an ostrich farm. I'm tall - 1m96 in intelligent units, 6'5" in... whatever... Those birds were looking DOWN at me. That is a BIG FUCKING BIRD. Fortunately, they're herbivorous. There used to be carnivorous cousins. Called TERROR BIRDS. Oh, yeah!