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 @6a018a2a 

Meanwhile, birds and whales died. I guess we now know what's really important to the Sierra Club, Earth First!, Extinction Rebellion, the Hambacher forest occupation, and Sea Shepherd.  

These Hypocrites need to be called out. 
 My brother is a year older than me.  He just became a great grandfather.  Im not even a grandfath... 
 @48bfa577 

I feel ya.

Without disclosing my own age (vanity, thy name is woman), I will be a grandmother next month for the first time. My daughter, the mom-to-be, will be 40 at the time of delivery. 
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 @48bfa577 @0af78396 @33636695 

I could get behind Rep. Byron Donalds to replace McCarthy..... 
 Do you think Blue City mayors and governors have realized yet they are being sacrificed to usher ... 
 @33636695 

More than one disaster movie - so popular in the 80s - included the fat cat character who believed his money and power would get him on the boat or plane to keep him safe. It never did. 

The takeaway? Blue City mayors and govs need to watch more disaster movies. 
 nostr:npub1dhnrpxljt04ewxtjkjh5gcjnn99pvan5qmecfmmus95u8hdpkhnqkat4q2 I love this. The "emergency... 
 @0e34faa7 

Now THAT'S a thought: Designate each day by the movie it most resembles. 

For me, most days it's Atlas Shrugged. Today was a good day. It was Breakfast at Tiffany's only without the jail guy 
 @0e34faa7 

Wait, I missed it? They're rescheduling???? 
 Is this Wednesday the time to test drive our Faraday bags? 

Wearing my foil hat, I'm passing along that on October 4, FEMA in coordination with the FCC will conduct a test alert on all phones and smart devices.

Read more at the link (after you put on your aluminum fedora): 

https://www.mypatriotsupply.com/blogs/scout/alert-us-government-test-will-break-into-your-phone-oct-4?rfsn=6332060.6043b4 
 @34b946d8 

A smart guy without morals? 

That's rich coming from politicians with little interest in serving the American people. 

Let's just go back to having a monarchy. At least then we'd know what to expect, and not keep hoping that THIS election, people of integrity will hold office. 

I would also like to be 6" taller. 
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I am generally armed, esp... 
 @6a018a2a 

I'm not there yet, though I do have  a CCP. I'm attracted to holstered tasers which give you enough time after discharge to get away....

That said, if where I live returns to being the wild and wooly west, I just might change my mind 
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Biden is such a lying Tra... 
 @6a018a2a 

Oh honey, those 10 million will BE the police. We will be policed by non-citizens.

Like the guy who quite literally ate the heart of a man he just shot. It was on video. 

I would say to "arm up," but in this justice system, self defense gets YOU in jail. 
 I'm betting tonight's dog post is about a breed you've not heard of before. Maybe. 

Scania located in the southernmost province in Sweden is best known for rich agricultural fields, an old history, fabulously long beaches, & a remarkable local accent. Interestingly (given its location), it is also known for its Danish heritage.

The two countries, while having distinctly different cultures, did share a little dog we know today as the Danish-Swedish Farmdog,  originally called the “Skrabba.”

https://files.freeatlantis.com/system/media_attachments/files/111/146/076/313/974/657/original/15afa8c87e06e05e.jpeg 
 I really hope that the government does get shut down and lasts for at least a year.  Then I hope ... 
 @48bfa577 

I'm with you on this. 
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 @0e34faa7 

Oh my!  Thank you for the concern, and hopefully, it will be unwarranted. "They" tell you to get a colonoscopy every 10 years. Hogwash. My quirky gastroenterologist once told me that "in the biz," doctors, themselves, have one every 4-5 years, and that's my own policy now, too. 
 nostr:npub1dhnrpxljt04ewxtjkjh5gcjnn99pvan5qmecfmmus95u8hdpkhnqkat4q2 Best wishes and prayers for... 
 @0e34faa7 

Awww, thank you!  I'm not worried, it's a routine check up that everyone should do every so often. If I were having anesthesia, THEN I would worry since I don't do well with it, so I prefer to avoid it and watch my innards with the doc. 
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 @48bfa577 

Bingo! 
 One more reason to hate Biden. He's making purebred dogs look BAD. From OffthePress: 

"Commander, the president’s dog, has bitten another Secret Service agent. It’s the 11th such instance during President Joe Biden’s time in the White House."

https://www.offthepress.com/meet-the-bitings-first-pooch-commander-bites-secret-service-agent-for-11th-time/ 
 @34b946d8 

Clearly not the same judge who found Trump guilty of defrauding banks? 

How does our hero get out of THIS one? 

And will he ever get a fair trial? 
 I'm scheduled for a routine colonoscopy tomorrow. And yes, I'm hungry. I'm on my 4th huge cup of broth, having tired of green jello and coffee. Coffee and green jello.

Here's something new. I don't have gallons of icky fluid to drink to prepare. 

Instead, I have gobs and gobs of pills to swallow with gallons of water. Pills that make you do things. 

I want steak and a beer. Now. 
 Did you know that Maria Bartiromo used to be listed on the World Economic Forum's website as a Yo... 
 @33636695 

This morning, Steve Bannon praised Maria as a hard core MAGA fan doing her job as a fair but tough reporter. 

My head hurts from the whiplash of keeping up with who is a good guy, who isn't, and then adjusting from day to day, 
 "...if you call broccoli 'candy,' it's still just broccoli. If you tie a really nice bow around a lump of coal, it's still coal."

Hey Jen Psaki, using your logic, if you cut the nuts off a man and give him boobs, HE'S STILL A MAN per his DNA. 

She left that part out. 

Bitch. 

https://x.com/InsideWithPsaki/status/1700914367326269442?s=20 
 @0e34faa7 

WHOA! Thank you for taking the trouble to get a photo to me. Just wow. 

My jars of Mayo don't have that listed. On the other hand, they're old enough to probably make me sick another way... 
 I recently looked at the label on a Best Foods jar of mayo and read it contained some genetically... 
 @0e34faa7 

I've got a bunch of Best Foods Mayo, including the one in my hand. What exactly does the label say that means it's genetically engineered? 
 Shame on them. 

Shame on the people who voted to impeach Ken Paxton even as witnesses admitted they had no evidence of wrongdoing. 

Shameful. 
 Somewhat explain to me what my privileges are as a US citizen now that Minnesota is poised to give out drivers licenses to illegals, and by default, maybe, voter registration? 
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 @0e34faa7 @6a018a2a 

Gun charges??? Pfffttt. 

Human trafficking, underage sex, possession and illegal drug use, and, oh, say, treason?  

Gun charges feel exactly what you describe: Kabuki theatre. 

I guess I'll have to have faith that God will deal with his depravity...but on this earth, it would be nice if the House Republicans would do ONE FREAKING THING with real heft. 
 As an engineer raised Catholic,  I struggled with what the word "faith" meant my entire life. In ... 
 @33636695 

As a math-challenged Catholic whose dad was an electrical engineer but whose daughter never would be, I sure hope you are right. 

I think. 

I'm not a fan of change, having had it forced upon me at times I needed stability, but is the end game of which you speak like, say, End Times?  Is that what you're thinking? 
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I don't know the purpose o... 
 @0af78396 @84eb5b08 

What the *F* is in the water in DC that makes crazies out of people who seemed sane when they first got there? 
 @a045199f 

Actually, this meme is spot on. I was in Denver yesterday - the 13th floor of a swanky office building that offered an incredible view, especially of the tent cities that have sprouted up in what used to be a beautiful city. Now it's ugly down to what used to be its soul: This once proud red state is trying to keep Trump off the 2024 ballot, and no one asked ME if I agreed to this. 

I hate the times in which I live. HATE THEM.  God give us strength. 
 @0af78396 @eaa154b7 

I spent time in Virginia off and on between 1967 - 1971, and when invited to eat BBQ, I was met with peals of laughter when I asked, "Barbequed what?"

To this day, I have no idea what I ate. 
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 @6a018a2a @17b4c1d0 

When things don't make sense, it's because of something we don't know. In 2020, we didn't know that the reason Dems were unconcerned about Biden campaigning from the basement is that they knew the steal was on. 

Watching some Dems undermine Harris is putting me in the same frame of mind. What don't I know? 

What if their plan is to "let" Trump back into office, only to tie his hands, sabotage HIS efforts, & destroy his presidency in flames?

Harris first. Then Trump. 
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 @6a018a2a 

This boggles my mind. 

It's not like voters are being asked to choose between Cheetos, Doritos, Pirate's Booty or Cheddar and Sour Cream chips.

It's more like asking voters to choose between potato chips and cold canned sauerkraut. 

The differences between Trump & Harris are STARK  What do people not understand about this? It's the difference between "leave me alone," and "please, government, run my life." 

Head shake. 
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 @6a018a2a 

Wow. Biden's speech was shorthand for "have a war, make money, launder money, we'll all be rich," and oh, the world will thank you.