Possessing, sadly, few practical skills myself I urge folks looking to live something approaching an outback existence to consider that they are absolutely essential; the difference between comfort and discomfort, and even life and death. As they say, do your own research.

"I'm not a fan of some of the ships you do. I'm a very aesthetic person ... ."
Who said that?
(A) Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
(B) Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
(C) Admiral of the Fleet Horatio "Horny" Hornblower
(D) Rear Admiral John "Jack" Aubrey, CB, MP, JP, FRS
(E) Donald J. Trump, Impressario

It was the same with Sir, from whom I obtained not only my incredible genetics but a fookin fortune. I mean, oh, a great, big, wonderful, yuuge pile a dough. For me, from Sir, with ... love. Then, lots of that dough just went away. When I got bankrupted. Six times! Can you imagine?!? They bankrupted me six times. That was before the thirty-four felony convictions and a lot of other nasty things they did. But when they got it all bankrupted, well, let me tell you, you never saw such mess. And so when it comes to Daddy, I say, "Yes, Sir, I know, I know, I know, it was your money so your fault, but I forgive you." That's me, showing Jesus how it's done.
~ Old Yeller

They'll all be in uniforms next.

"What do you expect?"

Persuasive evidence, Boaz, persuasive evidence.
Were you this moronic when you hoiked around in Pharaoh's Army?

"I still don't even remember the Hermits playing at all"
No worry, because as Peter Noone warbled, "Second verse, same as the first."
Good holidays to you.

"We have always been at war with Eastasia."

An interesting, informative piece that covers quite a bit of territory well. Thanks for posting it.

The information the government has supplied to the public on these strikes consists of statements and video. These are disseminated without offering persuasive supporting evidence; the video lacks context. With that before us, an administration addicted to regularly spreading falsehoods expects us to nod and stfu. During the Vietnam War, LBJ's government fell victim to the "credibility gap." People just stopped believing what they had been told, and they wouldn't believe anything the government said after it lost their trust. Another lesson unlearned.

Rubio comes out of the South FL Cuban milieu, which is a pretty complex mix. Not everyone got out of Cuba soon after New Hear's Day 1959 because they quickly figured out what the Castro brothers and their crew were up to and skeedaddled. Victimhood is part of a strong narrative within the politically influential community; it's a badge of honor. And it's one Marco Rubio misappropriated for ages, claiming his parents escaped Castro's tyranny. Complete nonsense. Anyone who can be cool with using that lie to advantage, whine about hating the Senate and not wanting to be in it anymore and then clinging to his seat, and allow Trump to emasculate him may have serious responsibilities yet is not a serious person. Disseminating lies is certainly not beyond him.

The Cult Delusion is Strong in this one.
#12 | POSTED BY CORKY

Full immersion baptism, sadly without telling the cult initiate to hold their breath.

#10
Why
Oh, why,
Can't you
make
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Senor?

Watching the carefully arrived at calculations of a political calculator who gave it all for Trump completely fall apart really does warm up those chestnuts roasting on an open fire.

Bovino is full of it, just another one of Trump's broken toy preening and prancing enablers and crumb gatherers

Mad as a mercury addled hatter.

Don't you see? It's the carny code: grifting is good and godly, gawdammit.

Whatever cognition might've once been present vanished ages ago.
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"cultural policy would not have evolved naturally"

Do you mean, as you'd wished/preferred?
Yeah, that's the ticket.
LOL

Desh*ttifying what Trump and his loathsome goons have ensh*ttified is a worthy task but yuuge, when you consider the depths of what is likely permanent damage already been wrought on the office and nation.

Putin was clear in his objectives from the get-go: destroy independent Ukraine.
He's not a fool, and he will not walk away with nothing.
In other words, he's not Trump.

#12
Sorry, but Call of Duty doesn't count.

Betcha the buffet is to die for.

"LSD is maybe the safest drug one could possibly do."

Please explain. Thanks.

I never knew China had Bozo clowns!

Oh, they've got them.
They just don't put them into positions of leadership.
That's probably why he's beclowning himself on the DR and not warming a seat on the Central Committee.