Friday, July 26, 2024
America's Worst Humans
Vivian then did an interview with NBC.
“I was in fourth grade. We went on this road trip that I didn’t know was actually just an advertisement for one of the cars — I don’t remember which one — and he was constantly yelling at me viciously because my voice was too high,” she said. “It was cruel.”Related to the previous post, of course.
It's July
Remember when this was all going to wrap about by the end of January and Biden was going to do a triumphant peace tour?
“Every single signatory to this letter treated children in Gaza who suffered violence that must have been deliberately directed at them. Specifically, every one of us on a daily basis treated pre-teen children who were shot in the head.”Anyhoo, Harris is making better sounds at least. I understand she's not in charge.
Victory For Diversity
Unearthed audio: JD Vance calls for a “federal response” to block women in red states from traveling to another state to get an abortion pic.twitter.com/t9YAbFuoPc
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) July 26, 2024
Let's say Roe vs. Wade is overruled, Ohio bans abortion, um, you know, in 2022, let's say 2024, and then, you know, every day George Soros sends a 747 to Columbus to load up disproportionately black women to get them to go have abortions in California. And of course The Left will celebrate this as a victory for diversity. That's kinda creepy.
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If that happens, do you need some federal response to prevent it from happening, because it's really creepy. And, you know, I'm pretty sympathetic to that actually.
What the fuck is wrong with these people?
What Are Kids For
Vance's repeated position is that people should have kids and there's something wrong with people who don't - even people who adopt or are stepparents! - but he also reveals his very standard conservative view that children exist as only extensions of the parents.
A strange thing about this view is few who have it see their relationships with their own parents that way. Time begins with them.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Cokie's Law In Action
At this point it doesn't much matter whether Vance fucked a couch or not (the AP did a fact check and then pulled it - funny) because it's become part of the culture. I was at the hipster coffee shop yesterday and this was all anyone was talking about.
Walzpilled
I don't like Shapiro, and a couple of other floated names give me a bit of pause, but I mostly don't claim to have great insight into who the one true Veep candidate is. Could be sold on Walz!
Started/Going
Two days ago.
People seem to be surprised that it's still around! Even if we pretend it's never fatal (it still is), it's a bad illness!
"Currently we have had one athlete from the (water polo) team isolating with COVID which was detected last night. So as a precaution, they're not joining us this morning," Meares said during a press conference on Tuesday.Today:
"I need to emphasise that we are treating COVID no differently to other bugs like the flu. This is not Tokyo. The athlete is not particularly unwell and they are still training but sleeping in a single room," she added.
PARIS (AP) — Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team for the Paris Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19.Generally I find the level of official covid denialism to be a bit disconcerting. I'm not saying I have a handle on what the precise right level of concern/practice is, or how much we should be guided by Long Covid concerns, but it is still a highly contagious disease that can rip through your little sporting event and take down many of your athletes for 7-10 days or more. Most won't be performing at their peak!
People seem to be surprised that it's still around! Even if we pretend it's never fatal (it still is), it's a bad illness!
SUMMER FUNDRAISING DAY 5
Sadly, my advisors have informed me that I have been passed over for the VP nod, so I'm stuck with all of you!
Loofa Man
Just an occasion to observe that in 2002, back when I started doing this very fine blog, Bill O'Reilly was the age I am now.
They Did It
Who knows what happens next - or precisely how we got here - but The Professional Democrats did manage to hand the baton to Harris in a clean fashion, resisting pundit and donor pressure to turn the relay into a synchronized swimming competition.
Good job, Professional Democrats!
Good job, Professional Democrats!
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Just Say No To Shapiro
A little bird at Penn informed me that Shapiro's behind the scenes pressure (of course) on both Penn and Philadelphia authorities was intense, though the administration at the former welcomed that.
In April, Shapiro’s office baselessly claimed that a peaceful pro-Palestine encampment on the Penn campus threatened student safety. “If the universities in accordance with their policies can’t guarantee the safety and security and well-being of the students, then I think it is incumbent upon a local mayor or local governor or local town councilor, whoever is the local leadership there, to step in and enforce the law,” Shapiro told Politico at the time. In May, he urged Penn to shut down the encampment completely. “The University of Pennsylvania has an obligation to their safety,” he said, once again alluding to non-existent threats to the physical wellbeing of Jewish students. “It is past time for the university to act, to address this, to disband the encampment, and to restore order and safety on campus.” The university complied; one day and 33 arrests later, Shapiro’s office said Penn “made the right decision.”It is important to remember that Penn is not a state institution, making Shapiro's involvement even more inappropriate.
Because It's Fake
Answered it for you.
Will the Tesla robotaxi have a steering wheel or not? Elon Musk won’t say.These things can't function without a significant "mechanial turk" component even in the most optimistic scenarios. People say the Waymos in SF work well enough, and I believe that, but they're a bit cagey about how much "remote intervention" is actually required, though this suggests it's quite a bit!
The Tesla CEO dodged several questions during an earnings call Tuesday about the status of the company’s long-promised autonomous vehicle, including whether it would have traditional controls like pedals and steering wheels.
It’s an increasingly important question left hovering over Tesla’s robotaxi plans, which have been already been delayed to allow more work on the prototype. Theoretically, a steering wheel- and pedal-less vehicle could take months, if not years, to be approved for public roads. A more traditional looking vehicle, meanwhile, could be released a lot sooner.
Big Loser
I'm laughing at Trump (likely) spending 4 hours per day pestering his advisers asking if he can dump the guy.
“Frankly, I don’t really understand the pick,” Enten told Erin Burnett on Tuesday’s OutFront. “And apparently, neither do the American voters because we take a look at the net favorable rating for JD Vance. That’s the favorable minus unfavorable. It’s in negative net territory. Look at that. Negative six points.”
Enten says he looked at every election since 1980 and could not find another veep selection with a net negative rating.
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