#8 | Posted by Twinpac

You might recall the TP shortage when COVID hit.

These guys bet gambled with the high stakes commodity LOL:

Kiddie porn aficionado Leon spent $44 billion on twitter to get Putin's noxious orange bitch elected.

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot

Peter Thiel's massive $15 million funding of J D Vance's 2022 Ohio Senate seat. Bought it.

The list goes on ...

PS - I was in Chicago last weekend and went on an architectural boat tour through downtown Chicago and it's seemingly endless number of old and new skyscrapers. As we passed the lone small story building that was dwarfed by a multitude of skyscrapers, the tour guide called our attention to the "Danny DeVito Building," resulting in laughter from almost everyone of the (80?) people on board.

There were audible boos as we were forced to gaze upon Trump's name emblazoned on his skyscraper in 20' letters.

@#29 ... I was already familiar with Donald Trump's carnie act and "success" by questionable means (not paying vendors, suing, multiple bankruptcies, etc etc) before he came on the political scene. ...

Living in the NYC media area, I first learned of then citizen Trump back 35 or so years ago.

#30 | Posted by LampLighter

I was in and out of NYC quite a lot late 80's-90's. He struck me as a bulls**t self-promoter from the get go.

#27 | Posted by donnerboy

I was already familiar with Donald Trump's carnie act and "success" by questionable means (not paying vendors, suing, multiple bankruptcies, etc etc) before he came on the political scene.

On the night of the 2016 election, I told my wife, "He'll end up as the most reviled person in American history."

It's looking more and more like my prophesy may come true ...

Law enforcement agencies are getting rid of Flock because of abuses like this:

Cherokee County deputy fired, arrested for allegedly misusing Flock cameras, sheriff says

A Cherokee County deputy is the latest member of Georgia law enforcement facing charges for allegedly misusing Flock license plate readers, officials say.

Karma is a b***h, eh Milo?

He got what he advocated for: deportation. Oh, the irony!

What will ICE be training him to do?

#14 | Posted by Dbt2

The outpouring of respect and admiration for Dolly continues around the world.

It was reported here in Nashville that our international airport is going to be renamed for her.

It would be great if they changed the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) airport code to KIND because that was her throughout her life with her living example of being kind to each other despite differences.

Seen limping in Tehran: Zombie Kemenei:

Vote for Dan J Sullivan!!

(I predict Peltola will ultimately win the seat)

For anyone who whined about George Soros, stalwart Republican donors out-donated him by over 3-1. Other Republican donors (crypto, tech, Super Pacs) dwarfed Democrats.

No more whining about Soros, eh?:

George and
Alex Soros
DEMOCRAT
$103.7 million

Jeff Yass
REPUBLICAN
$93.8 million

Richard and
Elizabeth Uihlein
REPUBLICAN
$70 million

Miriam Adelson
REPUBLICAN
$67.6 million

Paul Singer
REPUBLICAN
$52.5 million

Koch Inc.
REPUBLICAN
$35 million

Ken Griffin
REPUBLICAN
$32.2 million

MORE:

He claimed Haberman had "made up a story" that he would not attend the World Trade Center ceremony for the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks, "because they won't let me make a speech, and I'm going to the Pentagon in D.C., because I'm a featured speaker."

Dude is following Trump's example of profits through not paying his bills ...

Donnie Dotard always makes whatever it is all about him.

EAST LYME " The Republican Registrar of Voters walked back a plan to resign from her role on Wednesday, less than one week after she informed the Town Clerk's office she'd be resigning Nov. 19.

In a brief letter, Republican Registrar of Voters Mary Smith said she would finish her current term, which ends on Jan. 6, instead of resigning shortly after this year's general election.

My wife and I heard a smile inducing fact on last night's news report:

When Dolly showed up to film 9 to 5 (she'd never acted before), the cast was heartwarmed by the fact Dolly had memorized the entire script, not knowing she only needed to learn her own lines. So Dolly. Always the hard worker who gave everything 100% ...

More:

Gen. Randy George, whom Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed as the Army chief of staff without explanation, felt it was important to follow typical protocol and determine whether any safety regulations had been violated during the March 28 flyby, these people said. Like some others, they spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the episode.

Gen. Chris LaNeve, the Army's No. 2 officer, told George that Hegseth did not want the investigation to proceed, one person said. The two others said that George later confided in colleagues about the encounter with LaNeve and seemed troubled bit it. George told them that LaNeve suggested it would be best if the review was scuttled, those people said.

The revelation, which has not previously been reported, adds a new layer of understanding to Hegseth's potential motivations for firing George on April 2. Kid Rock, whose legal name is Robert Ritchie, is a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump and avowed critic of many Democratic politicians and causes.

WP article - no pay wall

Trump's ICE has decimated meat processing plants. Companies like Tyson have actually closed processing plants, further raising prices.

What gets me is how these fuggin farmers take in more money from subsidies than every single mother on WIC in the country (true story) and act like some kind of champions of capitalism when they're all a bunch of socialist welfare queens..

Right?!

She was an incredibly generous, kind, and talented person. A national treasure ... The transformation of Sevierville from poverty to a thriving destination that employs thousands of people, her Imagination Foundation that puts millions of books into the hands of children, and all her other philanthropic ventures (and many more gifts given anonymously), are all testament to a generous, kind soul.

My wife frequently interacted with Dolly when she was on RCA records. Dolly was known for always being nice to everyone ...

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This is the true story of how Dolly didn't end up - like so many female country singers of that time - playing little county fairs and fading into obscurity after she'd left her recording partner Porter Wagoner:

A friend of mine, Ron Bledsoe, who owned lots of radio stations at the time and had been president of a label here, was visiting Mac Davis at the Spence Manor, a boutique hotel on Music Row. when Dolly, a friend of both, rang the room. They invited her up.

She told them she'd just left Porter and was about to sign with an iffy manager/booking agent and launch a solo career. Ron said she got weepy at the prospect, but her options were limited as a female singer back in the 70's, when they weren't taken seriously.

Mac Davis picked up the phone and called his manager in L.A., the legendary music manager, Sandy Gallin, who made household names of artists like Mac Davis and Neil Diamond as well as managing others like Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey.

Sandy Gallin also happened to be gay, which proved to be important later on in this story.

Ron and Mac arranged a meeting in L.A., and Ron, who was also a friend of Gallin's, flew out with Dolly.

As Ron told it, Dolly pleaded with Sandy to manage her. He said, "I wouldn't know the first thing about managing a country artist," etc, fending off her pleas. Dolly kept pleading with him to no avail.

Finally, Sandy said, "Since you're out here, why don't you come to a party at my house tomorrow night?" He'd just completed a renovation on another mansion in Holmbly Hills and was hosting a large party to celebrate the completion with 200 gay and straight friends.

Party Night:

A large crowd of Sandy's friends and music business associates (many of them gay, like Sandy) were there when Ron said he heard a gasp as all eyes turned to the top of the grand staircase.

There stood Dolly, wearing a full length gown onto which she'd sown buttons over ever square inch. When she reached the bottom of the grand staircase dozens of gay men surrounded her, fascinated, and fawning over her. Sandy thought, "hm, we might have something here," thinking of other acts like Bette Midler and Cher.

Sandy ended up asking Dolly to move into his house so she'd be in L.A., making it easier to get started working together. Dolly lived in his mansion for well over a year. He set her up with a personal trainer to get her in shape, began discussing ideas for a more modern career, and planned. He got her on Carson, Carol Burnett, and other L.A. based TV shows.

He also convinced her to record "Here You Come Again," which was a huge smash and elevated her into the wider music world.

PICTURED BELOW: Sandy Gallin & Dolly Parton when she lived in his mansion (1976):