Dr. MID-Nite

Yep.
 
Won't be tomorrow, but within a generation or two, I think we could rename the planet Giedi Prime.

I really don't want fascists in charge of America's military and nuclear arsenal. Sigh...
 

My campaign is technically high powered at this point and I handle it by focusing more on story and character interaction/dialogue. I also tend to provide problems/conflicts that can't easily be solved by brute force alone.

9/11 had the same affect as the Doolittle raid did during WWII. The actual damage wasn't the great, but the psychological effect it had on the Japanese was significant. They weren't invincible anymore.

9/11 had the same affect as the Doolittle raid did during WWII. The actual damage wasn't the great, but the psychological effect it had on the Japanese was significant. They weren't invincible anymore.

9/11 had the same affect as the Doolittle raid did during WWII. The actual damage wasn't the great, but the psychological effect it had on the Japanese was significant. They weren't invincible anymore.

9/11 had the same affect as the Doolittle raid did during WWII. The actual damage wasn't the great, but the psychological effect it had on the Japanese was significant. They weren't invincible anymore.

I just really don't want to go through Trump 2.0. Weird I know...

And...as I said...this partial measure will be presented as a Democrat failure by the Reps and the Right in general and used as talking point to flip seats in Congress in 2024 and beyond. If it all gets rolled back in 2024 then all of the effort was for nothing. And it is open to debate that progressives are "demanding too much". Health care for example...most Americans want some sort of universal health care. So when progressives are advocating for that, it's what the populace wants. As far as the infrastructure bill, anyone with a lick of common sense knows that the country's infrastructure needs far most invested in it than even what was initially presented in the bill. So again, not seeing where this "progressives are too demanding" narrative is coming from. It's literally the opposite, reactionaries are demanding way too much on their end...against the will of Americans...the majority of whom support this bill. And the perception that the Dems aren't going to "deliver" as you say is exactly why they shouldn't settle for anything less than the full bill. Anything less will be seen as a failure....as I already said initially. Progressives are the majority in this country. We shouldn't be making all the compromises. The reactionaries sure as hell didn't give any concessions to progressives when they were in control.

We didn't go all out on décor, but I'm still happy with the results. 
 

 

 

 

Gone, but not forgotten:
 
With the latest payout, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio has cost Arizona taxpayers $100M

I believe there's a lot of validity to the article, but I suspect it may be missing the mark in implying that for most right-wingers rejecting rationality for the sake of power is a deliberate choice. The author of the article quotes Umberto Eco as writing, "Thinking is a form of emasculation" for fascists. Certainly the leading politicians and media figures in the movement understand what they're doing and why, but I believe most of the ground roots Republicans are reacting out of emotion and instinct. They feel powerful by participating in this movement, and against that feeling thought is not only powerless, it's irrelevant.

And...as I said...this partial measure will be presented as a Democrat failure by the Reps and the Right in general and used as talking point to flip seats in Congress in 2024 and beyond. If it all gets rolled back in 2024 then all of the effort was for nothing. And it is open to debate that progressives are "demanding too much". Health care for example...most Americans want some sort of universal health care. So when progressives are advocating for that, it's what the populace wants. As far as the infrastructure bill, anyone with a lick of common sense knows that the country's infrastructure needs far most invested in it than even what was initially presented in the bill. So again, not seeing where this "progressives are too demanding" narrative is coming from. It's literally the opposite, reactionaries are demanding way too much on their end...against the will of Americans...the majority of whom support this bill. And the perception that the Dems aren't going to "deliver" as you say is exactly why they shouldn't settle for anything less than the full bill. Anything less will be seen as a failure....as I already said initially. Progressives are the majority in this country. We shouldn't be making all the compromises. The reactionaries sure as hell didn't give any concessions to progressives when they were in control.

And...as I said...this partial measure will be presented as a Democrat failure by the Reps and the Right in general and used as talking point to flip seats in Congress in 2024 and beyond. If it all gets rolled back in 2024 then all of the effort was for nothing. And it is open to debate that progressives are "demanding too much". Health care for example...most Americans want some sort of universal health care. So when progressives are advocating for that, it's what the populace wants. As far as the infrastructure bill, anyone with a lick of common sense knows that the country's infrastructure needs far most invested in it than even what was initially presented in the bill. So again, not seeing where this "progressives are too demanding" narrative is coming from. It's literally the opposite, reactionaries are demanding way too much on their end...against the will of Americans...the majority of whom support this bill. And the perception that the Dems aren't going to "deliver" as you say is exactly why they shouldn't settle for anything less than the full bill. Anything less will be seen as a failure....as I already said initially. Progressives are the majority in this country. We shouldn't be making all the compromises. The reactionaries sure as hell didn't give any concessions to progressives when they were in control.

So this infrastructure bill has been cut back so much that I don't even see why they're freaking bothering with it anymore. The reduced bill will be inadequate and will just be used as evidence of failure in the mid terms and the next presidential election. As usual, progressives compromise while the Right gives up....nothing. It'd be nice if sanity, justice, and progress won once in a while. Sigh....I'm so tired of being disappointed in America.

USA through 750,000 dead

Maryland man accused of killing his pharmacist brother wanted to confront him for administering the Covid-19 vaccine, court documents say
 
"Jeffrey Allen Burnham, 46, also allegedly told a tipster "that his brother was 'killing people with the COVID shot,'" according to the statement of charges."
 
One wonders whether anti-vaxxer media types might bear some (legal) responsibility for things like this.

Warren Zevon has two other songs that are great for Halloween. 
 
 
But this is always my favorite
 
 
CES

He's gone.
 
So sad. So stupid. So unnecessary. 

My sister died of COVID this morning. So god damn pointless and preventable.  

My sister died of COVID this morning. So god damn pointless and preventable.  

My sister died of COVID this morning. So god damn pointless and preventable.