FAFO Kidnapping a Governor

 Fuck around with kidnapping a governor, find out about lengthy prison sentences. 

The Greatest Deliberative Body Follies

 In today's edition of Irony Is Not Dead, ultracrepidarian Rand Paul blocks a bill aimed at preventing discrimination based on ... natural hair.

Talk about voting against self interest. https://bit.ly/3FUFyvB

Undocumented Migrants and Medicaid

 Should undocumented immigrants, especially children, be enrolled in Medicaid programs? 

Some say no, arguing such a benefit is "unfair" to documented migrants. 

I'm not sure it's "fair" to deprive a child of needed health care, either. Disease and trauma are "unfair" no matter who they afflict. 

https://bit.ly/3YiUb31

More Reason to Get Vaccinated

 Another bunch of reasons to get vaccinated. https://bit.ly/3ULYnVX

Shakespeare on Trump

 How could he have known?

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Oh, My Broncos, Oh, My Ducats

 The 2022 Denver Broncos. 

New owners. New quarterback. New head coach. Great expectations.

But when has an NFL team succeeded after changes in ownership, QB and coaching in one swoop? Friends who are diehard sports betting board participants are bemoaning their losses. 

It's December 10, Happy Dewey Decimal System Day

I loved the public library in my home town. It was an imposing granite building with a grand stairway flanked by stone lions. Inside was a hushed universe of tongue in groove oak shelves, tables, and, especially, card cabinets holding the thousands of index cards that described the library's contents. 

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Sarah Keeps Her Side Gig

 I see Gov-Elect Huckabee is keeping her side gig as a Wendy's spokesmodel. 

On Harry & Meghan

 Meh.

Happy Nurses Day

 It's May 6, National Nurses Day. 

Oh, Those Satanist Scamps!

 Last week the Supreme Court ruled that the city of Boston erred in not allowing a Christian activist to fly a Christian flag from a city flag pole. Conservatives cheered. 

Naturally, the Satanic Temple noticed. 

The Salem-based group tweeted a request filed Tuesday with the city property management department to raise a flag marking “Satanic Appreciation Week” from July 23-29.

Mayor Michelle Wu’s office declined to comment on the group’s request other than to say it’s reviewing the high court’s decision while also evaluating its flag-raising program.

Lucien Greaves, the organization’s co-founder, said in an email Wednesday that the group wants to show that religious liberty must mean respect for “all forms” of religious practice and religious opinion.

Happy Cinco de Mayo

 

Brilliant Political Speech

 

Now It's Pro Choice Violence

 These people. 

Over the past couple of years we've heard so much inflammatory rhetoric about Black Lives Matter protesters "burning cities to the ground" in America. It's nonsense, of course, but in some cases right wing extremists went so far as to incite violence while posing as #BLM protesters. 

In the wake of the startling Supreme Court leak, we see that same language in use, just re-purposed for a new cause. Swap in "pro abortion" for "BLM" and again the rhetoric is tilting toward describing pro choice crowds as violent while touting the Zen-like calm of the anti choicers. I think it's important to review the recent history of the anti choice people, many of whom are perfectly willing to murder in order to disrupt the reproductive care supply chain. 

Yes, I'm talking about Scott Roeder, the man who drove to Witchita, Kansas in 2009, ready to commit felonies against local OBGYN doctor George Tiller. 

Tiller was one of the few surgeons in America willing to provide "late term" abortions for women in dire need. His clinic had been attacked numerous times, bombed, and he himself had been shot 5 times by anti choice activists. 

But one Sunday morning, as Dr. Tiller was ushering people into his Lutheran church for Sunday services, Scott Roeder entered the church, waited for Tiller to approach him, and then shot the doctor in the head, killing him instantly. Roeder then fled.

It's the willingness of anti choice people to decide the value of a given life that makes them terrifying. 

When Roe Goes

 

SCOTUS Roe v Wade Leak

 The only people shocked by today's SCOTUS decision leak are people who aren't paying attention to SCOTUS. 

If you just woke up, a leaked SCOTUS opinion authored by Justice Alito overturns Roe v Wade, putting therapeutic abortion, a legitimate medical procedure, at risk by states that wish to outlaw it, putting women and physicians in jeopardy. 

To be plain, restricting access does nothing to reduce demand. 

Abortion will continue to be needed for reasons anti-choice people will not acknowledge. 

Fuck those guys.

Expand the Supreme Court. Codify women's' bodily autonomy. 

Who Wore It Better?

 

2022 Campaign Oddities

 In Ohio, Turkish citizen Dr. Oz touts his "America First" cred.

In Nebraska, the Pussy Grabber in Chief defends an aspiring groper.

"Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV."

What, No Gunfight?

 When two 2A zealots get into a shouting match it's news that both of them survived the experience.

Random Question

 Ever heard of zinc-oxygen batteries? Apparently a thing.

Lauren Boebert, Amateur Insurrectionist

 It's becoming plain that CD-3's Representative Lauren Boebert is much more than an empty-headed gun zealot. She's also an active if inept insurrectionist. 

Can January 6 Committee subpoenas be far behind?

Repairing the Damage

 Once again the rational adults in the Biden administration have undone the irresponsible damage done by the defeated former guy. 

What is ...

"elderly"? 'Beause in 6 weeks I will be undeniably in my "late 60s". Is that elderly or do I get to define it?