The Frankish Reich

Not surprising. Talk about something else other than the solid reporting done by the NYT on Boelter.

Just asking questions. That's what you want to say now that the tables are turned. Just asking questions.

The non-hate take of the mainstream media. And it's a good and fair read. Find a non-gated version and read it! Then discuss how the hot takes of the alt Twittersphere compare .... Short story: a man ruined by religious zealotry. Not a condemnation of religion; a condemnation of zealots.

I don't recall saying anything about whether children below a certain age should get it. To say it did "minimal good" without rigorous study or citation to such study more about mood affiliation than analysis. And remember, when we are talking about herd effects, the efficacy of a vaccine on the individual recipient is not the sole form of analysis. If the vaccines caused widespread horrific side effects, I think we'd be seeing better evidence than this after 4+ years.

tl;dr Pfizer vaccine correlated to minor/ clinically insignificant and temporary thickening of cornea in some subjects. Panic!!!

The em dash and the semicolon: two abused/misused grammatical siblings. Learn the rules and prosper!

I believe the ratings stuff, but the timing? I doubt it’s coincidental. More Shari Redstone cozying up to Trump to complete the CBS sale without FCC interference. Enjoy the New CBS, brought to you by Oracle and the Ellison kids.

No offense, but many of you folks read the alt right media exclusively. The WSJ published this after Trump threatened to sue them if they did, and after Trump was given an opportunity to comment. The WSJ follows good journalistic practices, and they have good lawyers to run this by. I therefore assume that the source is credible and is backed up by other evidence. This isn’t Jack POS making up silliness about the underage sex slave den in the nonexistent Comet Pizza basement. I will refrain from the obvious your mama jokes.

I'm pretty sure vague references to "meals" means eating infant blood. I mean, that's what Jack Poseur told us with Hillary.

Trump tried desperately to kill the WSJ story, even though that story is pretty mild. He's absolutely terrified about anything else coming out about his Epstein connection. Is the letter real? Yeah, it's real, and it came (somehow) from Ghislaine Maxwell and her circle. So they have a source, and a source means More to Come. Hence the Trump panic.

Keeps the story going for another news cycle ... Look, everyone knows Trump is a perv. The question is whether he's been an old creeper for decades, trying to bed 19 -25 year olds, or whether he's a legally culpable perv trying to bed girls under the age of consent in the relevant jurisdiction. Oh, and this: https://people.com/ex-casino-boss-claims-trump-epstein-brought-underage-girls-casino-floor-11774374 That seems to cut in the direction of garden variety old creeper. On the other hand, the little "secrets" we share with Ghislaine and Jeffrey suggest legally culpable perv.

I'm not much of a late night talk show guy, but my personal preferences are: 1. Kimmel. Trump calling him out actually sharpened his comedic edge. And I'm all about edgy. [big gap] 2. Colbert. Mostly boring. Has always been. Annoying. Can't watch him. Not sad to see him go. 3. Fallon. No edge whatsoever. Bad wig in lame attempt to preserve "boyish charm."

Well, that certainly is "counterintuitive."

Yes, loyal reader. I was.

"No doubt the healthiest man to ever serve as president." Yeah. Open. Preposterously so. By the way, I just saw a clip yesterday where someone zoomed in on a Fox video showing Trump's hand and his pathetic makeup cover-up job (no doubt of an IV bruise; isn't he on anti coagulants too?) That's why they came out with this "update"

Yes. Stephen Miller is making all kinds of immigration decisions with Trump appearing to find out only later. Trump himself has said that if he were in charge (now there's a thought), he might have handled DOGE differently than Musk. He also would've never appointed Jerome Powell. And probably wouldn't have stopped arms shipments to Ukraine. Look, all old men are in decline. It's relative. And it's a big job. Show me the guy with swollen ankles who says he's at the top of his game - golf or professional - and I'll show you a liar.

Well, Stormy Daniels said it was quite a sight to see. So there is that too.

Care to comment on Old Man Trump's chronic health conditions?

Yeah, and JFK Jr. isn't coming back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_4483 Jimmy Carter pardoned an entire class of draft evaders without even specifically naming them. This is the dumbest of all MAGA obsessions.

Who is the senile moron who appointed Jerome Powell?

Now Elon is censoring Elmo after Elmo called for the Epstein files to be released. Sick.

River of Diet Coke will take you out!

A steady hand, the type that no longer exists.

As @JDHillFan would say ....