Weirdness

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-aides-are-starting-to-rival-their-boss-when-it-comes-to-praising-him/2017/05/30/a849b2b8-4565-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html?nid&utm_term=.2f893d9bca3f

The "Dear Leader"

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/christian-congressman-not-sure-americans-entitled-eat/

Religion


http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/baptist-pastor-defends-slavery-beneficial-biblical/



Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Grand Old Pigs


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/29/portland-attack-republican-james-buchal-militia-groups?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=228382&subid=1567486&CMP=GT_US_collection

The one good thing about trump is that he's allowing the gop to show its true colors as a treasonous fascist party - now with its own brownshirts to terrorize and destroy dissent.

http://deadstate.org/senator-who-voted-to-protect-bathrooms-from-trans-people-caught-in-hotel-with-underage-boy/

Monday, May 29, 2017

Grand Old Pigs


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/us/florida-senator-frank-artiles-resigns-racist-rant.html?mc=aud_dev&mcid=keywee&mccr=domdesk&kwp_0=391760&kwp_4=1445706&kwp_1=633853&_r=0



Sunday, May 28, 2017

Capitalism

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/27/leaked-documents-reveal-security-firms-counterterrorism-tactics-at-standing-rock-to-defeat-pipeline-insurgencies/


Religion


http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/dave-daubenmire-america-needs-a-more-violent-christianity/


Saturday, May 27, 2017

RIP Gregg Allman

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/27/entertainment/gregg-allman-obituary/

Cthulhu Hair Clip

https://www.thingiverse.com/make:342888/


A bit change for Indian and American economies?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/05/15/the-end-of-the-line-for-indian-outsourcers-or-a-new-beginning/?utm_term=.126ffeae719a&wpisrc=nl_innov&wpmm=1

Interesting speculation, although it ignores some aspects of capitalism and political economy.

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/d5795f24-000a-3754-a97a-361b6223a424/ss_exclusive%3A-nsa-chief-admits.html

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/gop-lawmaker-uses-jesus-dodge-tax-questions-democrats/

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mercynotsacrifice/2017/05/25/greg-gianforte-toxic-christianity-looks-like/

http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/05/27/the-man-accused-of-max-double-murder-is-a-portland-white-supremacist-who-delivered-nazi-salutes-and-racial-slurs-at-a-free-speech-rally-last-month/

Religion


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-declares-all-atheists-are-terrorists-in-new-law-to-crack-down-on-political-dissidents-9228389.html

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/04/bill-nye-receives-death-threats-mocking-christian-morality/

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/04/busted-irs-raids-benny-hinn-ministries/

Friday, May 26, 2017

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/26/greg-gianforte-wins-montana-congress-race-body-slam-reporter?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=227857&subid=1567486&CMP=GT_US_collection



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/basically-a-shthead-ex-jared-kushner-employee-explains-why-hes-unqualified-to-hold-any-job/

A really nice article about Folkways/Smithsonian Records

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/music/blog/20862742/smithsonian-folkways-turns-30

Jeff Place is an old workmate, and one of the people who trained me when I was first hired at the record store.  He was/is the PERFECT person for this job.  And Folkways is a National Treasure.

It's Out!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-DQBuervc

Thursday, May 25, 2017

The Devil's Music

https://esoterx.com/2017/05/19/diabolus-in-musica-the-devil-is-in-the-dissonance/


Grand Old Pigs


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/05/24/republican-candidate-in-montana-race-body-slams-reporter-prompting-police-investigation/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_montana909pm:homepage/story&utm_term=.b88fe96e140c&wpisrc=al_alert-national&wpmk=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-didnt-disclose-meetings-with-russian-officials-on-security-clearance-form/2017/05/24/731b7054-40d3-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html?utm_term=.8f4cee31c02c&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

http://www.salon.com/2017/05/25/gop-strategist-admits-he-colluded-with-russian-hackers-to-hurt-hillary-clinton-democrats/


Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/05/24/cbo_some_with_pre_existing_conditions_will_lose_coverage_under_ahca.html?wpsrc=newsletter_slatest&sid=5388d019dd52b8417a00396f
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/us/politics/russia-trump-manafort-flynn.html?emc=edit_na_20170524&nl=breaking-news&nlid=13038199&ref=headline&_r=0

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/24/pro-trumpcare-republicans-owned-millions-in-health-care-stock?source=facebook&via=mobile

http://www.theroot.com/millionaire-trump-supporter-sexually-abuses-black-hotel-1795434830?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=The_Root_facebook

http://www.bluedotdaily.com/richard-burr-protects-trump-from-russia-probe-then-his-russian-financial-ties-surface/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=BRP&utm_campaign=facebook_BRP

http://deadstate.org/rachel-maddow-nails-mike-pence-as-a-main-player-in-russiagate-coverup/

https://thenib.com/what-s-in-the-health-care-bill?utm_campaign=newsletter-links&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter


Religion

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/23/christian-extremist-the-manchester-victims-were-sluts-whores-and-sodomy-lovers/


Hypnotizing the Soviet Union

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/faith-healer-hypnotize-soviet-union?

The stories of Poe read by Basil Rathbone and Vincent Price


http://www.openculture.com/2015/08/5-hours-of-edgar-allan-poe-stories-read-by-vincent-price-basil-rathbone.html



Tuesday, May 23, 2017

One Week Until the Release of Sgt. Pepper!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-DQBuervc



RIP Dina Merrill

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/movies/dina-merrill-dead-actress-and-heiress.html?_r=0


RIP Roger Moore

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/23/roger-moore-saint-persuader-and-the-suavest-james-bond-dies-aged-89


Grand Old Pigs


http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/22/1664841/-Watch-the-Commerce-Secretary-rave-about-protester-free-Saudi-Arabia-where-protesters-are-beheaded?detail=facebook

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/19/fcc-security-guards-manhandle-reporter-eject-him-from-meeting-for-asking-questions/?utm_term=.18cc381d7399&wpisrc=nl_tech&wpmm=1

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/23/trump-called-rodrigo-duterte-to-congratulate-him-on-his-murderous-drug-war-you-are-doing-an-amazing-job/?link_id=0&can_id=&source=email-in-private-call-trump-congratulates-duterte-on-his-murderous-rampage-against-drug-users&email_referrer=in-private-call-trump-congratulates-duterte-on-his-murderous-rampage-against-drug-users___218274&email_subject=in-private-call-trump-congratulates-duterte-on-his-murderous-rampage-against-drug-users

Monday, May 22, 2017

I've got no dog in this fight

Sometimes things work themselves out....

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/white-supremacist-converts-islam-kills-neo-nazi-roommates-blasphemy/



Nice article about Little Steven and his new album

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/steven-van-zandt-on-soulfire-life-in-the-e-street-band-w483153?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily&utm_campaign=052217_16


Grand Old Pigs


https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/u-md-student-arrested-in-fatal-stabbing-to-appear-in-court-today/2017/05/22/dc88cbb4-3eed-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html?tid=hybrid_collaborative_3_na&utm_term=.076190bc6f0b

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-rules-race-improperly-dominated-nc-redistricting-efforts/2017/05/22/c159fc70-3efa-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_court-1150a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.4b30ff082f38

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-millionaire-a-hotel-maid-and-an-arrest-after-inauguration/2017/05/21/ceb3410e-397a-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?utm_term=.cc87f5f11cf6

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/flynn-takes-the-5th-and-declines-to-comply-with-senate-intelligence-committee-subpoena/2017/05/22/e4fa0524-3f15-11e7-8c25-44d09ff5a4a8_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_flynn-pp-210pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.917f42d19851

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/05/22/sorry-suckers-trump-is-perfectly-happy-to-help-paul-ryan-shred-the-safety-net/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-b%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.6e5118e369a1

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-killed-dodd-frank_us_591b3e92e4b05dd15f0beba7?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Politics%2052217&utm_content=Politics%2052217+Version+A+CID_22bc664783091847f88d8e2c4b79f9c5&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=And%20its%20all%20happening%20while%20youre%20paying%20attention%20to%20something%20else&ncid=newsltushpmgnewsPolitics%2052217


Sunday, May 21, 2017

Grand Old Pigs


http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2015/05/republicans-call-for-christianity-as-official-religion-of-us/


The Illuminati Baseball Team!

http://mashable.com/2017/05/19/illuminati-kids-baseball-team/#dgrzna79W8qU


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Standing In Line

http://malcolmsquirks.blogspot.it/2017/05/you-dont-know-what-youre-standing-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+MalcolmsMusingsStrangeButTrue+(Malcolm%27s+Musings:+Strange+but+True)


A short history of peanut butter

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/r-peanut-butter-origins-vegans-20th-century-why-popular-health-food-kellogs-george-washington-carver-a7731206.html

The vegan conspiracy...

Thwarting the Hangman, and the legends around it.

http://www.strangehistory.net/2010/06/30/oft-hung-john-lee-and-an-urban-legend/

Trump For Prison


https://trumpforprison.org/


Saturday, May 20, 2017

Religion


http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/04/alabama-senate-oks-fundamentalist-christian-church-police-force/



Friday, May 19, 2017

Electricity Versus Fairies


https://electricgenerations.com/2017/05/08/electricity-and-the-extinction-of-fairies/



A Kinetic Art Table

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/15c224c18b703f2a?projector=1

Neat-O!


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Russian Cheeto

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/us/politics/trump-russia-comey.html?_r=0&referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F


BWAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/flatearthers-experiment-goes-viral-just-not-in-the-way-hed-hoped/

Morons....

Joementum

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-joe-lieberman-fbi-director_us_591df2bbe4b094cdba52519a


I can only repeat Wonkette's description of the man from about ten years ago:

“It’s like two quarter-pound stools of alien space shit crashed into a toxic waste dumpster in Stamford, Connecticut, fucked, and out came their mutilated, blood-soaked carcass of a baby rat-child, Senator Joseph Lieberman.”

Grand Old Pigs


https://www.thenation.com/article/sheriff-david-clarke-is-determined-to-suspend-habeus-corpus-and-shred-the-bill-of-rights/

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/18/1663660/-Army-vet-goes-in-on-Sheriff-Clarke-s-toy-uniform-with-its-novelty-pins?detail=facebook

http://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/reporter-manhandled-fcc-guards-because-he-asked-question

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Religion

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/grand-canyon-creationism/526467/

Morons....

BlobFest is coming!

https://thecolonialtheatre.com/programs-categories/blobfest/


Grand Old Pigs

https://wonkette.com/617274/mike-pence-all-erdogan-who-as-turkish-press-bodyguards-go-wilding-on-americans-in-america

http://progressive.org/dispatches/north-carolina-is-already-at-work-on-its-next-voter-suppress/

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/05/18/right_wingers_are_grieving_for_roger_ailes.html

The Return of the Romper

http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2017/05/romper.html

Oh my gods....



(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Tee Hee!

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/334011-ex-fox-news-head-roger-ailes-dead-report

A vile and evil fascist.

Russian Cheeto

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/333951-majority-leader-mccarthy-in-2016-i-think-putin-pays-trump

https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/5/16/15645008/donald-trump-russia-cia-isis

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-proves-hes-russias-useful-fool/2017/05/16/e1c6b6cc-3a7e-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html?utm_term=.ae46354d0d0e

Is that a lizard in your bra, or are you happy to see me?


http://metro.co.uk/2017/05/18/drink-driver-crashed-with-a-lizard-in-her-bra-6644901/


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Putey protecting his investment

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/putin-russia-hand-us-congress-senate-records-trumps-47457884?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2ASituation%20Report


Grand Old Pigs


https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-doesnt-embody-whats-wrong-with-washington-pence-does/2017/05/15/1183895c-3995-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html?utm_term=.cbf13f5014e4


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/notes-made-by-former-fbi-director-comey-say-trump-pressured-him-to-end-flynn-probe/2017/05/16/52351a38-3a80-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-banner-main_comey-615pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.848e669345a1


Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Religion


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/new-jersey-chris-christie-child-marriage-ban-fails-religious-custom-a7735616.html

The Orville

http://trekmovie.com/2017/05/15/first-trailer-and-details-for-the-orville-seth-macfarlanes-homage-to-star-trek/

Looks like a fun little satire of Star Trek.

This could be a pretty amusing TV show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taAJOfL6jCI


Russian Cheeto

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/opinion/trump-classified-data.html?_r=0

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/screaming-overheard-in-cabinet-room-meeting-between-spicer-bannon-and-sanders-after-russia-intel-revelation/

Monday, May 15, 2017

MST3K goes on Tour!

http://www.mst3k.com/tour


The REAL worst film director of all time

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/12/coleman-francis-the-real-worst-director-in-film-hi.html

I'd tend to agree.  Have seen all three films.  Beast of Yucca Flats is (for me) slightly saved by having good ol' Tor Johnson in it.  The Reviewer is right about Red Zone Cuba, it's just an ugly and  hateful little mess of a movie

Alice Lives!

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alice-cooper-reunites-with-original-band-members-for-nashville-performance-video/


(Thanks for the link, Perry!)

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Religion

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/study-finds-link-between-brain-damage-and-religious-fundamentalism/


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jim-bakker-antichrist_us_59195cfbe4b0031e737ebff7

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/13/1662147/-Torch-Wielding-White-Supremacists-March-on-Charlottesville



Russian Cheeto

https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-05-12/economist-reporter-dishes-trumps-priming-pump-interview



Saturday, May 13, 2017

A Reference

https://howlonguntiltrumpleaves.com/


Vogon Poetry Generator

http://tonybaldwin.me/pages/vogon.php


Friday, May 12, 2017

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/donald-trumps-craven-republican-enablers?mbid=nl_170512_Daily&CNDID=40157911&spMailingID=11011670&spUserID=MTMzMTg0NzIyMjc3S0&spJobID=1161068671&spReportId=MTE2MTA2ODY3MQS2


http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Police-Identify-Suspects-Sought-for-Hanging-Noose-Outside-Maryland-Middle-School-422127754.html


Nice article about Little Steven's new album

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7792965/little-steven-solo-album-soulfire-blues-is-my-business-premiere


Russian Cheeto

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/05/10/republicans-admit-trump-breakdown-handle-reality.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-russia-investigation-comey-rosenstein_us_5914d03de4b00f308cf3f3a1?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000016&section=politics&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Politics%205122017&utm_content=Politics%205122017+Version+A+CID_b59d8edc3a06db3c3797c46dd698e4e6&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=breadth%20of%20the%20presidents%20interference&ncid=newsltushpmgnewsPolitics%205122017

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/its-complete-bananas-fbi-agents-rushing-to-complete-russia-probe-before-orange-blob-can-kill-it/


Family Values!

http://www.unitednews.org/man-from-katy-tx-ordered-prostitute-discovers-wife/


The DC Punk Archive

https://www.dclibrary.org/punk

This sounds great, at least for us locals.


(Thanks for the link, Carol!)

Fake Vampire Hunting Kits

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vampire-killing-kits?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9bdd15e101-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-9bdd15e101-64536349&ct=t(Newsletter_5_12_2017)&mc_cid=9bdd15e101&mc_eid=9337bd4ceb

They're ALL fake, of course, but they're pretty cool, and I always applaud anyone who can relieve the stupid rich of tens of thousands of dollars.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.joemygod.com/2017/05/11/missouri-republican-lawmaker-declares-theres-distinction-human-beings-gays/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter


https://thinkprogress.org/orrin-hatch-says-tribes-dont-understand-ancestral-lands-34d19c1a563d


Testing a grimoire on the Brocken

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-brocken-experiment-failed-to-change-a-goat-into-a-boy?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=eae8ac97a1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-eae8ac97a1-64536349&ct=t(Newsletter_5_11_2017)&mc_cid=eae8ac97a1&mc_eid=9337bd4ceb

Neat experiment!  However, the ritual was to take place in the Winter, and this experiment was done in June.  I'm curious why?


Interesting article about the collapse of The National Lampoon

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/05/can-anyone-repair-national-lampoon


Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/10/west-virginia-journalist-arrested-after-asking-hhs-secretary-tom-price-a-question/?utm_term=.0ca3098b1998

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/comey-russia-investigation-fbi.html?_r=0

I have waited my whole life for this:  The Republican Party and its leadership are clearly Russian agents and accomplices, and under the command of a Stalinist in Moscow.  The World Turned Upside Down!
And on other fronts:

http://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2017/0502/USDA-secretary-announces-halt-on-school-nutrition-standards


Flower Moon Tonight

http://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-may


Tuesday, May 09, 2017

The cutting edge of beer...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/denmark-beer-brewer-norrebro-bryghus-human-urine-fertilizer/


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-administration-travel-ban-cites-segregation-ruling_us_5910da0ee4b0e7021e9a5cda?b6&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HUFFPOST%20HILL%20050917&utm_content=HUFFPOST%20HILL%20050917+CID_a7fd797f1ad9ae0d8386bcd78460f5a9&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=HuffPost&ncid=newsltushpmgnewsHUFFPOST%20HILL%20050917


Religion

http://countercurrentnews.com/2017/05/ny-bishop-rape-shames-abuse-victims-boys-are-culpable-for-their-actions-at-7-years-old/

https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/stephen-fry-blasphemy-investigation-dropped-gardai-couldnt-find-enough-outraged-people-587610


Monday, May 08, 2017

Religion

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/televangelist-ernest-angley-used-slave-labor-run-restaurant/


To you budding archaeologists

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-open-letter-to-people-who-think-they-have-found-the-artifact-that-will-change-archaeology-as-we-know-it


Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/china-pitch-by-kushner-sister-renews-controversy-over-visa-program-for-wealthy/2017/05/07/59d18360-3357-11e7-b412-62beef8121f7_story.html?utm_campaign=pubexchange&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=huffingtonpost.com&utm_term=.672f6253b981

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/05/08/decoding-hhs-secretary-prices-spin-on-the-american-health-care-act/?utm_term=.0b2a83421206&wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/03/gop-senate-candidate-god-wants-christians-rule-us/

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/05/missouri-rep-calls-pregnancy-by-rape-gods-silver-lining/

Saturday, May 06, 2017

Sgt Pepper TV special coming up!

https://www.axs.com/pbs-bringing-beatles-outtakes-to-tv-with-new-sgt-pepper-tv-special-118277



(Thanks for the link, Perry!)

Friday, May 05, 2017

Religion

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/army-secretary-nominee-mark-green-public-healthcare-stops-people-from-being-saved-by-christianity/article/2622180?ncid=newsltushpmgnewsHUFFPOST%20HILL%20050517


Virginia Renaissance Faire starts up in one week

http://www.varf.org/


A Victorian era 'War of the Worlds' mini series is in the planning stage

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/4/15551306/bbc-the-war-of-the-worlds-tv-series-peter-hartness


Grand Old Pigs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-is-whats-in-the-health-care-bill-republicans-just-passed_us_590b75b3e4b0e7021e95a5a8?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Morning%20Email%20050517&utm_content=The%20Morning%20Email%20050517+CID_42339fa1e0c9b39e94528d5c6c29d010&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=whats%20in%20the%20health%20care%20bill&ncid=newsltushpmgnewsThe%20Morning%20Email%20050517


http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/05/gop-congressman-people-lead-good-lives-dont-pre-existing-conditions/


Neat little article about the FBI's 'Spy House"

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fbi-spy-house?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0e79f40b07-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-0e79f40b07-64536349&ct=t(Newsletter_5_5_2017)&mc_cid=0e79f40b07&mc_eid=9337bd4ceb

A bit of DC lore.

American Epic

https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/04/jack-whites-american-epic-project-about-the-birth-of-modern-music-gets-release-dates-new-trailer-watch/

Needless to say, I consider this essentail viewing.


(Thanks for the link, Perry!)

Thursday, May 04, 2017

RIP Saxa

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-english-beat-saxophonist-saxa-rip/


A good article about John Paul Jones

https://allthingsliberty.com/2017/05/complex-character-john-paul-jones-polite-home-invasion/


Grand Old Pigs

http://resistancereport.com/resistance/senators-online-privacy/



http://theweek.com/articles/696013/most-clueless-man-washington?utm_source=links&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=facebook

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/29/donald-trump-first-100-days-ignorant-thuggish-insecure?CMP=share_btn_tw

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Imbibing in NoVa





Clucking Around

http://katu.com/news/local/oregon-man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-a-chicken


Mac Sabbath!

http://www.avclub.com/article/watch-fast-food-mascots-die-violently-mac-sabbath--254640



Grand Old Pigs

http://www.salon.com/2017/05/02/alt-right-hopes-to-organize-street-fighting-goon-squad-is-it-more-than-macho-posturing/


Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/syria-attack-trump-dinner-entertainment_us_5907a92be4b05c3976819ad9?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=main_fb&utm_term=splashcard&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063


Religion

https://wonkette.com/615578/pastor-fears-beauty-and-the-beast-is-slippery-slope-to-co-ed-naked-lady-bison-orgies?utm_content=buffer3c8cd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer


Monday, May 01, 2017

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/us/politics/trump-cbs-interview.html?_r=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/01/trumps-treasury-secretary-thank-me-for-your-bank-stocks-doing-better/?hpid=hp_rhp-more-top-stories_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.97c03f1b5d50

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/05/01/president-trumps-first-100-days-the-fact-check-tally/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_factchecker325am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.ddf7994aea76

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/hold-hold-how-russians-are-forging-ties-with-gun-rights-advocates-and-other-us-conservatives/2017/04/28/86298e14-2c57-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_video.html

https://wonkette.com/616345/nice-alt-right-couple-went-to-milo-protest-to-attack-snowflakes-shot-one

https://wonkette.com/616348/definite-non-nazi-trump-aide-sebastian-gorka-definitely-didnt-make-up-his-fake-doctorate-too

https://www.thenation.com/article/its-groundhog-day-in-washington-with-trump-peddling-the-same-old-reaganite-snake-oil/

Wuss Canada

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Man-forced-to-surrender-his-offensive-Star-Trek-11110176.php

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Tee Hee!

http://thehardtimes.net/hardstyle/climate-flat-earth-changing/

Most of the republican and christer blather that I read looks exactly like this....

Amerika

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/02/little-free-library-crackdown/385531/?utm_source=atlfb