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Top 10 Conservative Idiots #3-13: Stop Making Insanely Good Sense Edition
Top 10 Conservative Idiots #3-13: Stop Making Insanely Good Sense Edition
Welcome back to the Top 10 Conservative Idiots! Switch to the Top 10 Conservative Idiots today and we'll give you 4 free smart phones! We are back everybody! We’re going to start with a couple of different stories. The first is that our good friend Ted "Machine Gun Bacon" Cruz (hey! that's the name of my blues band!) liked a porn tweet. Yes – the champion of family values and guy who goes out of his way to let you know he’s more American than the next guy – he loves his guns and his patriotic symbols and slogans – like d a porn tweet. And this wasn’t just amateur stuff – we’re talking some bonafied hardcore pornography here. And we wont show it out of decency, but you fair warning. And then there's KISS frontman Gene Simmons, who is releasing "The Vault". It's a collection of 10 CDs of previously unreleased material. And if you're wondering the cost - don't bother. It can be yours for the low low price of $2000. Or if you want to go even higher and listen to the albums with Gene personally, it can be yours for the low low price of.... drum roll....
.... $25,000!!!! And, if you want Gene Simmons to literally come to your house, that's a cool $50,000 you're going to be spending. Hey instead of spending that kind of money on that, how about funding our show? We could use the money, you know! You know the other story I wanted to briefly touch on for the intro is the new Dennys mascot. You know – you’re one of the largest restaurant chains in North America and possibly the entire world. And if you’re a restaurant that large, maybe you shouldn’t have this as your new mascot. Can we show that?
Yeah it’s a walking, talking piece of shit. Literally. And you definitely don’t want that bringing you breakfast or lunch. You would think that Dennys would have to approve of this giant turd before it went into production, am I right? Is this what they mean by grand slam? Slam it in the toilet! I mean this is an actual turd on their new menu. And why doesn’t it have Trump hair? Someone needs to get on that, ASAP! Oh and by the way, South Park called! They want Mr. Hankey back! All right enough of the intro. But first Bill Maher is back and he reminds people: fuck fees!
Taking the first 2 slots is of course President Trump, two words that go together like “Nutella gum” or “pulsating cyst”. In the first slot we are going to talk about how Trump (1) reacted to yet another extremely horrible hurricane. In the second slot we’re going to take a look at Trump and spirituality – something which he has none of. At number 3 is Rush Limbaugh (3), who said that the hurricane is a liberal hoax, and he’s getting taken to the woodshed about it. In the fourth slot is Infowars. So what happens when you get owned in a debate? Easy – attack the person you’re debating with! Taking slot number 5 is Virgin Atlantic’s founder and CEO Richard Branson (5), and well let’s just say he has more money than brains when it comes to disaster preparedness. In the number 6 slot we’re going to try a new feature called *cue reverb* This Week In HATE (6)! Because there’s lots of hate out there. Trump pardoned Sheriff Joe, Kid Rock said something racist, Newt Gingrich has an online series devoted to stopping liberals, and so much more. At number 7 is one of our favorite punching bags in the Top 10 – Martin Shkreli (7). And whew, wait until you see why he’s in the news this week, and it should put him behind bars for a very long time! At slot number 8 is the Alt Right (8). So you know we reported on this last year that Taylor Swift is a darling of the Alt Right, but this week with the release of her new song “Look What You Made Me Do”, the alt right is taking their love and admiration to newer, creepier heights. Vomit alert. In the number 9 (NEIN!!!) slot we’ve got yet another installment of “People Are Dumb” because, well, people are dumb. Finally this week, we are continuing our ambitious World Tour. We’ve already hit two continents and we’re going for a third as we head to South America! We’re going to the land of cha chas, Carnivale, and extreme corruption as we visit Brazil! Plus we have some live music for you from Brazil’s own heavy metal group Sepultura! Yay!!!! The kids love Sepultura don’t they? Enjoy! And as always don’t forget the key!
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[font size="8"]Donald Trump
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So if you’re living under a rock or don’t watch the news because you’re a kid, then you know about Hurricane Irma, which preceded Hurricane Harvey and is followed by Hurricane Jose. Though I personally like Stephen Colbert’s idea and we should start naming hurricanes after bad people. You know Hurricane Trump, Hurricane Joe Arpaio, Hurricane Infowars, I think you get the idea. But this Hurricane season – it’s been a Category 5 Crap Storm. Yes it’s the hurricane trifecta! You know what? Let’s talk about something much lighter before we get into how Trump fucked this one up.
Some marriages might be dark and stormy, but for Harvey and Irma Schluter, 75 years of marriage were mostly smooth sailing.
Harvey, who turned 104 in July, and Irma Schluter, 92, told the Spokesman-Review in March that there was no secret to how they managed to make it through decades together.
“It’s not hard,” Irma told the Spokesman-Review. “Not at all.”
The Washington couple told the New York Times on Wednesday that they were amazed when they learned two devastating back-to-back hurricanes bear their names.
“I don’t know how they’ve done that, to have a Harvey and Irma,” Irma Schluter, 92, told the New York Times on Wednesday. “I don’t know how that worked out.”
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/washington-couple-harvey-irma-amazed-by-hurricanes-bearing-their-names/472625534
Harvey, who turned 104 in July, and Irma Schluter, 92, told the Spokesman-Review in March that there was no secret to how they managed to make it through decades together.
“It’s not hard,” Irma told the Spokesman-Review. “Not at all.”
The Washington couple told the New York Times on Wednesday that they were amazed when they learned two devastating back-to-back hurricanes bear their names.
“I don’t know how they’ve done that, to have a Harvey and Irma,” Irma Schluter, 92, told the New York Times on Wednesday. “I don’t know how that worked out.”
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/washington-couple-harvey-irma-amazed-by-hurricanes-bearing-their-names/472625534
Really? That’s your go-to is that you find the one couple whose name matches the names of the hurricanes? You have no other news to report? OK. So of course this ignites a debate on climate change, as it should. Which prompted some classic Trump tweets to resurface.
Long before he even declared his run for the White House, Donald Trump has been issuing periodic statements affirming his belief that man-made global warming is a myth, meant to stifle US manufacturing. While as recently as 2009 he was cosigning letters with other business leaders calling for “meaningful and effective measures to control climate change,” since about 2011 he has been tweeting his climate denialism regularly, a denialism that culminated in his exiting the Paris climate agreement on Thursday.
Most of his tweets involve some kind of confusion between climate and weather (“hey, it’s cold outside, global warming must be fake”) or condemnation of President Obama for making climate change a priority, which Trump interpreted as foolish. While the vast majority of the tweets predate Trump’s campaign, a couple were issued during the 2016 Republican primary, where this kind of climate change denial was common among candidates.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/1/15726472/trump-tweets-global-warming-paris-climate-agreement
Most of his tweets involve some kind of confusion between climate and weather (“hey, it’s cold outside, global warming must be fake”) or condemnation of President Obama for making climate change a priority, which Trump interpreted as foolish. While the vast majority of the tweets predate Trump’s campaign, a couple were issued during the 2016 Republican primary, where this kind of climate change denial was common among candidates.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/1/15726472/trump-tweets-global-warming-paris-climate-agreement
But it’s not wrong – that’s what happened! So the guy that Trump picked to head the EPA, is of course, dead set against the idea!
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Thursday that talking about climate change while a hurricane sliced through the Caribbean on its way to Florida was “very, very insensitive” to the people of Florida.
“Here’s the issue,” Scott Pruitt told CNN. “To have any kind of focus on the cause and effect of the storm; versus helping people, or actually facing the effect of the storm, is misplaced.”
“To discuss the cause and effect of these storms, there’s the… place (and time) to do that, it’s not now,” he said. Pruitt, the fossil fuel-friendly EPA administrator who sued the agency more than a dozen times before leading it, similarly said in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey’s landfall in Texas that it was “opportunistic” and “misplaced” to talk about climate change.
He added to CNN: “Congress should address that at some point. And Congress hasn’t. All I’m saying to you is, to use time and effort to address it at this point is very, very insensitive to this [sic] people in Florida.”
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/scott-pruitt-climate-change-insensitive-floridians
“Here’s the issue,” Scott Pruitt told CNN. “To have any kind of focus on the cause and effect of the storm; versus helping people, or actually facing the effect of the storm, is misplaced.”
“To discuss the cause and effect of these storms, there’s the… place (and time) to do that, it’s not now,” he said. Pruitt, the fossil fuel-friendly EPA administrator who sued the agency more than a dozen times before leading it, similarly said in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey’s landfall in Texas that it was “opportunistic” and “misplaced” to talk about climate change.
He added to CNN: “Congress should address that at some point. And Congress hasn’t. All I’m saying to you is, to use time and effort to address it at this point is very, very insensitive to this [sic] people in Florida.”
Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/scott-pruitt-climate-change-insensitive-floridians
Yeah and there’s good reason to be scared. Because behind door #2, Trump once again proved to be Mr. Sensitive in a time where we need sensitivity! Because the guy they have to be the media director of the White House, Dan Scavino, tweeted a picture of what looks like an airport under water. Can we show that?
White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino tweeted a video of an airplane moving through a flooded tarmac on Sunday, claiming it was the Miami International Airport, according to a Buzzfeed News reporter who got a screen shot of the tweet before it was deleted.
In his tweet, Scavino said he was sharing information about Hurricane Irma from social media with the President and Vice President, as the storm pummeled the Florida coastline Sunday.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/miami-airport-corrects-wh-social-media-director
In his tweet, Scavino said he was sharing information about Hurricane Irma from social media with the President and Vice President, as the storm pummeled the Florida coastline Sunday.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/miami-airport-corrects-wh-social-media-director
Which by the way prompted the Miami Airport to respond… “WRONG!!!!”.
But we’re still not done with all the hurricane madness. So what does Trump propose while Florida is being pounded with destructive winds and floods because of the hurricane, what does he propose? Any guesses? You miss? Aid for the victims? Ha ha ha!!! How about you sir? Making insurance companies pay the victims? Nope! What he’s proposing is….. *drum roll*… wait for it…
Trump’s got another priority for his cabinet: massive tax cuts for the uber rich.
That’s right. At today’s cabinet meeting, Trump made sure every cabinet member present knew that the hurricane means a “speed up” in delivering on his “tax reform” agenda.
Despite the populist rhetoric, the reality of Trump’s push for tax cuts could not be more clear: massive tax breaks for corporations and the nation’s millionaires and billionaires.
TRUMP: To create prosperity at home we’ll be discussing our plan for dramatic tax cuts and tax reform. And I think now with what’s happened with the hurricane, I’m gonna ask for a speed up. I wanted a speed up any way, but now we need it even more so. So we need to simplify the tax code, reduce taxes very substantially on the middle class. And make our business tax more globally competitive. We’re the highest anywhere in the world right now.
https://shareblue.com/trump-tells-cabinet-hurricane-irma-means-wealthy-need-their-tax-cuts-faster/
That’s right. At today’s cabinet meeting, Trump made sure every cabinet member present knew that the hurricane means a “speed up” in delivering on his “tax reform” agenda.
Despite the populist rhetoric, the reality of Trump’s push for tax cuts could not be more clear: massive tax breaks for corporations and the nation’s millionaires and billionaires.
TRUMP: To create prosperity at home we’ll be discussing our plan for dramatic tax cuts and tax reform. And I think now with what’s happened with the hurricane, I’m gonna ask for a speed up. I wanted a speed up any way, but now we need it even more so. So we need to simplify the tax code, reduce taxes very substantially on the middle class. And make our business tax more globally competitive. We’re the highest anywhere in the world right now.
https://shareblue.com/trump-tells-cabinet-hurricane-irma-means-wealthy-need-their-tax-cuts-faster/
Whew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tax cuts! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!! Yeah!! Called it! All right!
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[font size="8"]Donald Trump
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So we’re going to do something a bit different for this entry and explore Donald Trump’s religious beliefs and spirituality, or lack thereof. So when his spiritual advisor is the Richmond Valentine of Christianity, what does one really believe in? And what do you do when there’s an alarming rate of white nationalism spurting up and it’s all tied into the far right American clergy?
Paula White, the closest thing President Trump appears to have to a spiritual adviser, gave her lengthiest public statements Saturday about the president, saying she’s seen him “on many occasions” show repentance and that her belief that God elevated Trump extends to all leaders — including former president Barack Obama and Trump’s presidential election opponent, Hillary Clinton.
White, 51, is leader of the New Destiny Christian Centre, a huge Pentecostal church near Orlando. Her luxurious lifestyle and celebrity adherents — including Michael Jackson, Tyra Banks and now Trump — has made her both beloved and controversial.
White has been a counsellor and friend to Trump for more than 16 years, she said Saturday at the annual meeting of the Religion News Association, a convention for religion journalism. White is the chair of Trump’s informal evangelical advisory board. She was speaking on a panel about the rise of Pentecostal and charismatic Christians like herself.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-god-president-spiritual-advisor-obama-clinton-christian-orlando-religion-politics-paula-a7938856.html
White, 51, is leader of the New Destiny Christian Centre, a huge Pentecostal church near Orlando. Her luxurious lifestyle and celebrity adherents — including Michael Jackson, Tyra Banks and now Trump — has made her both beloved and controversial.
White has been a counsellor and friend to Trump for more than 16 years, she said Saturday at the annual meeting of the Religion News Association, a convention for religion journalism. White is the chair of Trump’s informal evangelical advisory board. She was speaking on a panel about the rise of Pentecostal and charismatic Christians like herself.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-god-president-spiritual-advisor-obama-clinton-christian-orlando-religion-politics-paula-a7938856.html
But then Paula White gets weird with it – as do nearly all right wing evangelicals who still support Trump. Did someone put something in the holy water?
Paula White, the closest thing President Trump appears to have to a spiritual adviser, gave her lengthiest public statements Saturday about the president, saying she’s seen him “on many occasions” show repentance and that her belief that God elevated Trump extends to all leaders — including former president Barack Obama and Trump’s presidential election opponent, Hillary Clinton.
White, 51, is leader of the New Destiny Christian Centre, a huge Pentecostal church near Orlando. Her luxurious lifestyle and celebrity adherents — including Michael Jackson, Tyra Banks and now Trump — has made her both beloved and controversial.
White has been a counsellor and friend to Trump for more than 16 years, she said Saturday at the annual meeting of the Religion News Association, a convention for religion journalism. White is the chair of Trump’s informal evangelical advisory board. She was speaking on a panel about the rise of Pentecostal and charismatic Christians like herself.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-god-president-spiritual-advisor-obama-clinton-christian-orlando-religion-politics-paula-a7938856.html
White, 51, is leader of the New Destiny Christian Centre, a huge Pentecostal church near Orlando. Her luxurious lifestyle and celebrity adherents — including Michael Jackson, Tyra Banks and now Trump — has made her both beloved and controversial.
White has been a counsellor and friend to Trump for more than 16 years, she said Saturday at the annual meeting of the Religion News Association, a convention for religion journalism. White is the chair of Trump’s informal evangelical advisory board. She was speaking on a panel about the rise of Pentecostal and charismatic Christians like herself.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-god-president-spiritual-advisor-obama-clinton-christian-orlando-religion-politics-paula-a7938856.html
Yeah things are getting really weird with Trump and his spiritual advisers. But it’s not just limited to the clergy! Oh no, even your average Joe church goer is seeing the dark light:
Americans who voted for President Donald Trump tend to call themselves very religious, think Muslims are a threat to the country and see the U.S. as a Christian nation.
Those are some of the core values shared among Trump voters, a new Baylor Religion Survey shows.
Baylor University researchers analyzed responses from 1,501 adults to find out how religious beliefs and behaviors predicted a person's political support. They also found that Trump voters tend to believe in an authoritative God and prefer men and women to adhere to traditional gender roles.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/09/07/baylor-survey-trump-voters-say-theyre-very-religious-think-muslims-threat-u-s/637609001/
Those are some of the core values shared among Trump voters, a new Baylor Religion Survey shows.
Baylor University researchers analyzed responses from 1,501 adults to find out how religious beliefs and behaviors predicted a person's political support. They also found that Trump voters tend to believe in an authoritative God and prefer men and women to adhere to traditional gender roles.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/09/07/baylor-survey-trump-voters-say-theyre-very-religious-think-muslims-threat-u-s/637609001/
Yes really. But wait a minute – if they’re saying that Trump was chosen by god, what about Obama? Was he also chosen by god?
Paula White, the pastor of New Destiny Christian Center, a Florida megachurch, recently said in a televised interview that Trump had been “raised up” by God and suggested that those who opposed his agenda were “fighting against the hand of God.”
At a conference of religion journalists Saturday, White said that she regretted some of what she had said. But the pastor also reaffirmed her belief that those in authority have been elected by God and said this applied not only to Trump but to his predecessor and presidential opponent as well.
“I’m a preacher, and I got a little fired up and I said some things invariably that I wished I would not have said...and some things that could most definitely, and have most definitely, been taken out of context,” said White at the Religion News Association conference in Nashville, in a Q&A that was shared on Facebook.
http://www.newsweek.com/barack-obama-trump-paula-white-663088
At a conference of religion journalists Saturday, White said that she regretted some of what she had said. But the pastor also reaffirmed her belief that those in authority have been elected by God and said this applied not only to Trump but to his predecessor and presidential opponent as well.
“I’m a preacher, and I got a little fired up and I said some things invariably that I wished I would not have said...and some things that could most definitely, and have most definitely, been taken out of context,” said White at the Religion News Association conference in Nashville, in a Q&A that was shared on Facebook.
http://www.newsweek.com/barack-obama-trump-paula-white-663088
And then why is this becoming such a big deal? Sure there’s Paula White, but what does the rest of the clergy think? There’s got to be someone crazier out there!
Or how about this guy?
Or how about this guy?
But there might actually be something in the holy water that’s turning people into batshit crazy frothing at the mouth lunatics. Hatewatch has more:
“The War on Terror,” a phrase now part of the American lexicon, has been portrayed by U.S. policy makers and military commanders as a battle against radical Islam. As a result, many academics, government officials and counter-terrorism experts have researched, analyzed and assessed the role of Muslim extremists using the Islamic religion (rather, the misinterpretation of Islam) to radicalize and mobilize terrorists to wage “Jihad” (e.g. “Holy War”) against the West. Few, however, acknowledge or understand how American right-wing extremists have also used religious concepts and scripture to recruit, radicalize and mobilize their adherents toward hate and violence against similar enemies. Much like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, right-wing terrorists — who often refer to themselves as “Soldiers of Odin,” “Phineas Priests,” or “Army of God” — are inspired by their interpretations of religious concepts and scripture to lash out and kill in God’s name.
Religious extremism and its relation to violent conflict is not a new phenomenon. Many isolated confrontations, wars and conquests have been instigated or carried out in the name of religion. Throughout history, violent clashes between nations, religions and civilizations have resulted from differences in religious beliefs, scriptural interpretation and spiritual practices. Various religious factions, some more radical, have emerged from these armed conflicts. Other more dominant religions have also spread their influence through force and aggression.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/09/12/hate-god%E2%80%99s-name
Religious extremism and its relation to violent conflict is not a new phenomenon. Many isolated confrontations, wars and conquests have been instigated or carried out in the name of religion. Throughout history, violent clashes between nations, religions and civilizations have resulted from differences in religious beliefs, scriptural interpretation and spiritual practices. Various religious factions, some more radical, have emerged from these armed conflicts. Other more dominant religions have also spread their influence through force and aggression.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/09/12/hate-god%E2%80%99s-name
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[font size="8"]Rush Limbaugh
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You know in all the editions of the Top 10 so far I don’t think we’ve ever had Rush Limbaugh as a featured entry at all. But that’s about to change. Because this week, Rush Limbaugh proved he’s one of the biggest cowards on the planet. And also one of the stupidest idiots on the planet. I wonder if when Al Franken was writing his book “Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot” if he ever pictured the GOP’s Jabba The Hutt doing something like this?
Conservative icon, radio giant, and Palm Beach resident Rush Limbaugh suggested to his listeners today that the media and meteorologists are exaggerating the threat from Hurricane Irma. In a breathtakingly irresponsible monologue that literally could put lives at risk and directly contradicts virtually every government official and expert of all ideologies, Limbaugh said the attention on Irma is largely driven by political and business agendas:
...So there is a desire to advance this climate change agenda, and hurricanes are one of the fastest and best ways to do it. You can accomplish a lot just by creating fear and panic. You don’t need a hurricane to hit anywhere. All you need is to create the fear and panic accompanied by talk that climate change is causing hurricanes to become more frequent and bigger and more dangerous, and you create the panic, and it’s mission accomplished, agenda advanced.
Now, how do you do this? Well, any number of ways. Let’s take south Florida television, for example. There is symbiotic relationship between retailers and local media, and it’s related to money. It revolves around money. You have major, major industries and businesses which prosper during times of crisis and panic, such as a hurricane, which could destroy or greatly damage people’s homes, and it could interrupt the flow of water and electricity. So what happens?
Well, the TV stations begin reporting this and the panic begins to increase. And then people end up going to various stores to stock up on water and whatever they might need for home repairs and batteries and all this that they’re advised to get, and a vicious circle is created. You have these various retail outlets who spend a lot of advertising dollars with the local media.
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2017/09/06/rush-limbaugh-warnings-about-irma-inflated-to-advance-climate-change-agenda/
...So there is a desire to advance this climate change agenda, and hurricanes are one of the fastest and best ways to do it. You can accomplish a lot just by creating fear and panic. You don’t need a hurricane to hit anywhere. All you need is to create the fear and panic accompanied by talk that climate change is causing hurricanes to become more frequent and bigger and more dangerous, and you create the panic, and it’s mission accomplished, agenda advanced.
Now, how do you do this? Well, any number of ways. Let’s take south Florida television, for example. There is symbiotic relationship between retailers and local media, and it’s related to money. It revolves around money. You have major, major industries and businesses which prosper during times of crisis and panic, such as a hurricane, which could destroy or greatly damage people’s homes, and it could interrupt the flow of water and electricity. So what happens?
Well, the TV stations begin reporting this and the panic begins to increase. And then people end up going to various stores to stock up on water and whatever they might need for home repairs and batteries and all this that they’re advised to get, and a vicious circle is created. You have these various retail outlets who spend a lot of advertising dollars with the local media.
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2017/09/06/rush-limbaugh-warnings-about-irma-inflated-to-advance-climate-change-agenda/
Excuse me a minute…
OK back to the subject at hand. OK so he claims that the hurricane Irma, one of the largest hurricanes in recorded history, is a liberal hoax. Uh… did you see some of the destruction coming out of St. Maarten?
SAN JUAN, P.R. — One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded crescendoed over the Caribbean on Thursday, crumpling islands better known as beach paradises into half-habitable emergency zones and sideswiping Puerto Rico before churning north. It is expected to hit the Florida Keys and South Florida by Saturday night.
More than 60 percent of households in Puerto Rico were without power. On St. Martin, an official said 95 percent of the island was destroyed. The Haitian government called for all agencies, stores and banks to shut down as the storm hit. Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda said that half of Barbuda had been left homeless.
Watching Hurricane Irma maraud across Barbuda and Anguilla, residents of Florida and others who found themselves on the wrong side of the forecast were hastening to get out of the way. Government officials in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina pleaded for people to evacuate vulnerable areas, triggering a scramble for the essentials — gasoline, water, sandbags — that, even for hurricane-hardened Floridians, was laced with dread and punctuated with dire warnings from every direction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/us/destruction-caribbean-irma-florida.html
More than 60 percent of households in Puerto Rico were without power. On St. Martin, an official said 95 percent of the island was destroyed. The Haitian government called for all agencies, stores and banks to shut down as the storm hit. Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda said that half of Barbuda had been left homeless.
Watching Hurricane Irma maraud across Barbuda and Anguilla, residents of Florida and others who found themselves on the wrong side of the forecast were hastening to get out of the way. Government officials in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina pleaded for people to evacuate vulnerable areas, triggering a scramble for the essentials — gasoline, water, sandbags — that, even for hurricane-hardened Floridians, was laced with dread and punctuated with dire warnings from every direction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/us/destruction-caribbean-irma-florida.html
Yeah there’s nothing funny about that so we wont try to make anything funny out of it. But what we can make fun of is Limbaugh’s decision to skip town.
Rush Limbaugh will be evacuating South Florida, just days after the popular conservative radio host claimed that Hurricane Irma would not hit the United States and that scientists and the liberal media were hyping up the hurricane as proof of their global warming “lie.”
“So there is a desire to advance this climate change agenda, and hurricanes are one of the fastest and best ways to do it. You can accomplish a lot just by creating fear and panic. You don’t need a hurricane to hit anywhere,” Limbaugh said on his show Tuesday. “All you need is to create the fear and panic accompanied by talk that climate change is causing hurricanes to become more frequent and bigger and more dangerous, and you create the panic, and it’s mission accomplished, agenda advanced.”
https://thinkprogress.org/limbaugh-to-evacuate-south-florida-after-claiming-irma-was-a-hoax-cb3fb5fb35b8/
“So there is a desire to advance this climate change agenda, and hurricanes are one of the fastest and best ways to do it. You can accomplish a lot just by creating fear and panic. You don’t need a hurricane to hit anywhere,” Limbaugh said on his show Tuesday. “All you need is to create the fear and panic accompanied by talk that climate change is causing hurricanes to become more frequent and bigger and more dangerous, and you create the panic, and it’s mission accomplished, agenda advanced.”
https://thinkprogress.org/limbaugh-to-evacuate-south-florida-after-claiming-irma-was-a-hoax-cb3fb5fb35b8/
Oh and did we mention how dangerous and reckless this was? No?
NBC meteorologist Al Roker clashed with Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday after the conservative radio host suggested warnings about Hurricane Irma were driven by political agendas around climate change.
The longtime "Today" personality took to Twitter to slam Limbaugh in two tweets while using a #ShameOnRush hashtag in a message to his 1.7 million followers.
"Do not listen to @rushlimbaugh when he says #Irma is not a dangerous #storm and is hype. He is putting people's lives at risk," wrote the 63-year-old Roker.
"To have @rushlimbaugh suggest the warnings about #Irma are #fake or about profit and to ignore them borders on criminal. #ShameOnRush," he wrote in subsequent tweet.
Read more: http://thehill.com/media/349502-al-roker-shames-limbaugh-for-dismissal-of-hurricane-irma-panic
The longtime "Today" personality took to Twitter to slam Limbaugh in two tweets while using a #ShameOnRush hashtag in a message to his 1.7 million followers.
"Do not listen to @rushlimbaugh when he says #Irma is not a dangerous #storm and is hype. He is putting people's lives at risk," wrote the 63-year-old Roker.
"To have @rushlimbaugh suggest the warnings about #Irma are #fake or about profit and to ignore them borders on criminal. #ShameOnRush," he wrote in subsequent tweet.
Read more: http://thehill.com/media/349502-al-roker-shames-limbaugh-for-dismissal-of-hurricane-irma-panic
To which of course crybaby Rush blabbed to the “mainstream media” (natch) that – gasp – the media lies!!! The horror!!!
Nationally syndicated radio host Rush Limbaugh slammed the media for what he called its "lies and misstatements" over his comments about there being "no reason to panic" in Florida over Hurricane Irma last week.
"I'm going through one of the greatest smears of my career," said Limbaugh to kick off his program on Monday. "This is all over the place that I told people there's no storm. That I told people you don't have to run away from Florida. You don't have to evacuate because I said the storm wasn't coming. I did not say that. I didn't say the storm is not big. I didn't say the storm was going somewhere else. (The media) did.
"There isn't a thing I said about this that anybody can prove that I was wrong about," the best-selling author added.
Limbaugh showed long-range forecasts from 7-10 days ago that showed some possible storm tracks putting Irma further out in the Atlantic before hitting South Carolina or North Carolina and not Florida.
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/350089-limbaugh-slams-media-lies-and-misstatements-over-irma
"I'm going through one of the greatest smears of my career," said Limbaugh to kick off his program on Monday. "This is all over the place that I told people there's no storm. That I told people you don't have to run away from Florida. You don't have to evacuate because I said the storm wasn't coming. I did not say that. I didn't say the storm is not big. I didn't say the storm was going somewhere else. (The media) did.
"There isn't a thing I said about this that anybody can prove that I was wrong about," the best-selling author added.
Limbaugh showed long-range forecasts from 7-10 days ago that showed some possible storm tracks putting Irma further out in the Atlantic before hitting South Carolina or North Carolina and not Florida.
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/350089-limbaugh-slams-media-lies-and-misstatements-over-irma
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So after that last spat in Seattle where Alex Jones got called an asshole and got coffee thrown in his face, it turns out that the Infowars youth outreach program isn’t going so well. In fact you could say that Alex Jones has lost his mind, but his mind went bye-bye a long time ago. And I think my favorite thing about Infowars is their overuse of hyperbolic language. They love to use big words to make them sound intelligent, you know! Lets’ roll the tape and then discuss.
Yeah so that happened. And I’m definitely agreeing with the woman in that video there. Of course Infowars is stupid. But then again their leader is batshit fucking crazy. Especially when he comes up with this as a retort.
It started when Infowars reporter Owen Shroyer was called, “a f*cking idiot” by the girl as he randomly spoke to passersby in an Austin park.
Shroyer went on to call the girl a “vitriolic, petulant child that has no discipline.”
Now Alex Jones is attacking the girl who dared to question the intelligence of an Infowars reporter.
“On his show today, Alex Jones came to his employee’s defense, saying the girl sounded like ‘John Belushi on PCP’ and ‘acts basically like some thug woman'” Media Matters reported.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/some-thug-woman-alex-jones-goes-ballistic-on-young-girl-who-mocked-his-infowars-reporter/#.WbMC1cfkRis.twitter
Shroyer went on to call the girl a “vitriolic, petulant child that has no discipline.”
Now Alex Jones is attacking the girl who dared to question the intelligence of an Infowars reporter.
“On his show today, Alex Jones came to his employee’s defense, saying the girl sounded like ‘John Belushi on PCP’ and ‘acts basically like some thug woman'” Media Matters reported.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/some-thug-woman-alex-jones-goes-ballistic-on-young-girl-who-mocked-his-infowars-reporter/#.WbMC1cfkRis.twitter
Just… I don’t even know anymore. I cant even begin to decipher this crap anymore. First of all, Infowars, you should be aware that using big words like “vitriolic, petulant child” is the very type of thing that conservatives make fun of liberals for. And these snowflakes should probably go back to their safe spaces because it gets worse from there.
No matter what the White House might have you think, Infowars and its chief “performance artist,” Alex Jones, are not paragons of virtuous journalism. In fact, their “news” is every bit as fake as the supplements that entire empire is built upon. Their story about a child slave colony on Mars, for example, was recently shot down by NASA, in case you needed proof that such a thing doesn’t exist. Still, despite its rampant fear-mongering and harassment, the Trump-obsessed online hub is still quick to clutch its pearls should anyone direct their bilious invective back at it.
Take the child in the above video, who, after seeing the Infowars logo on the microphone of one of the site’s cronies (wearing a shirt that says “Enjoy nationalism,” natch), recoils like any sane human would at the sight of evil. Unlike many of us, however, this shining light of a human took a moment to say what we’re all thinking in its most basic, boiled-down form: “You’re a fucking idiot.”
The Infowars guy’s heart hammered after hearing such “foul language,” though we’re sure he’ll be back to ruthlessly harassing the parents of Sandy Hook victims in no time.
http://www.avclub.com/watch-a-kid-call-an-infowars-host-a-fucking-idiot-1801901675
Take the child in the above video, who, after seeing the Infowars logo on the microphone of one of the site’s cronies (wearing a shirt that says “Enjoy nationalism,” natch), recoils like any sane human would at the sight of evil. Unlike many of us, however, this shining light of a human took a moment to say what we’re all thinking in its most basic, boiled-down form: “You’re a fucking idiot.”
The Infowars guy’s heart hammered after hearing such “foul language,” though we’re sure he’ll be back to ruthlessly harassing the parents of Sandy Hook victims in no time.
http://www.avclub.com/watch-a-kid-call-an-infowars-host-a-fucking-idiot-1801901675
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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww…. Poor little snowflake cant handle the language? Do you need to go back to your safe space?
But as if that couldn’t get any crazier, Infowars delved into some of the craziest conspiracies they’ve ever cooked up. And Alex Jones has lost it. Although you can’t really lose it when you never had it to begin with. They also got owned on Orwell:
Folks online have given a much-needed history lesson to Infowars editor-at-large Paul Joseph Watson.
The British-based conspiracy theorist tweeted Wednesday that author George Orwell “rolls in his grave” at the idea of antifa ― the far-left anti-fascist movement confronting hate groups at public protests like the one in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month ― holding signs that say “no hate.”
Under a photograph of antifa activists, Watson described them as “the most hateful group in America.”
Watson appeared to forget (or didn’t realize) that Orwell himself actually fought fascists in the Spanish Civil War, and even wrote Homage to Catalonia about his experience.
Historical researcher Mike Stuchbery, who teaches the history of the 1936-1939 conflict to children in schools, was quick to remind Watson that Orwell was “as ‘Antifa’ as it gets.”
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/infowars-editor-gets-owned-by-historian_us_59aa6035e4b0b5e530fee6c8
The British-based conspiracy theorist tweeted Wednesday that author George Orwell “rolls in his grave” at the idea of antifa ― the far-left anti-fascist movement confronting hate groups at public protests like the one in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month ― holding signs that say “no hate.”
Under a photograph of antifa activists, Watson described them as “the most hateful group in America.”
Watson appeared to forget (or didn’t realize) that Orwell himself actually fought fascists in the Spanish Civil War, and even wrote Homage to Catalonia about his experience.
Historical researcher Mike Stuchbery, who teaches the history of the 1936-1939 conflict to children in schools, was quick to remind Watson that Orwell was “as ‘Antifa’ as it gets.”
www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/infowars-editor-gets-owned-by-historian_us_59aa6035e4b0b5e530fee6c8
And if that couldn’t get any crazier, Alex cooks up what might be his most batshit insane theory to date, and this is coming from the guy who thought NASA had child slave colonies on Mars. And by the way, I’m titling my stand up album “The Race Narrative”. Fair warning. I mean really, how much blow do you have to do to believe something like this? :
Infowars radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones claimed yesterday that artificial intelligence is “warring humans against each other” with discussions about race and culture, in addition to “bringing in foreign stimuli like the Islamists.”
During yesterday’s broadcast of “The Alex Jones Show,” right-wing internet personality and Infowars guest host Mike Cernovich joined Jones to discuss recent reports that tech giant Elon Musk fears the future of artificial intelligence (AI).
“You notice the computer is already warring humans against each other with the race narrative, the culture narrative, and then bringing in foreign stimuli like the Islamists, which we have to fight,” Jones said, “because it wants to take us over like the AI and it brings in that artificial stimuli to then just super-charge it.”
Cernovich agreed, adding that “the next evolution, though, is going to be little quantum AI bots and they could just send them in to a part of your brain where you don’t even know.”
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/alex-jones-computers-are-using-the-race-narrative-and-the-islamists-to-attack-humans/
During yesterday’s broadcast of “The Alex Jones Show,” right-wing internet personality and Infowars guest host Mike Cernovich joined Jones to discuss recent reports that tech giant Elon Musk fears the future of artificial intelligence (AI).
“You notice the computer is already warring humans against each other with the race narrative, the culture narrative, and then bringing in foreign stimuli like the Islamists, which we have to fight,” Jones said, “because it wants to take us over like the AI and it brings in that artificial stimuli to then just super-charge it.”
Cernovich agreed, adding that “the next evolution, though, is going to be little quantum AI bots and they could just send them in to a part of your brain where you don’t even know.”
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/alex-jones-computers-are-using-the-race-narrative-and-the-islamists-to-attack-humans/
You know what guys? You've been making a lot of insanely good sense. You need to stop making insanely good sense. And I mean really, stop it. It's not funny. And by the way if you think that’s crazy – wait until you see the latest crazy tirade that Alex went on, and he’s got his favorite tin foil hatter Roger Stone backing him up. Uh no guys, no one is drugging Trump, he just naturally is like this.
Two of President Trump’s most loyal allies have expressed concerned that he is being drugged. On “The Alex Jones Show” Monday, political attack dog Roger Stone revealed bombshell information about the president’s speech.
“He is slurring his words on various times, and that’s what’s concerning,” Stone told host Alex Jones. “Let’s be very clear: I have a source at The New York Times, a reporter who expressed to me a concern that in a conversation they had on the phone with the president that he was slurring his words,” he added.
Because Trump does not drink, and “certainly does not do drugs,” the only plausible explanation for the president’s slurred speech is that he is being involuntarily medicated, according to Stone. That, or the president is just exhausted.
“Now, in the president’s defense, could he be exhausted? Yeah, he works very hard for the country,” Stone said. “But I have now heard not from one, but two different sources, that he seemed disoriented and was slurring his speech in conversations. To me this is a tip off that he may be being medicated.”
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/12/alex-jones-roger-stone-agree-someone-may-be-drugging-president-trump/
“He is slurring his words on various times, and that’s what’s concerning,” Stone told host Alex Jones. “Let’s be very clear: I have a source at The New York Times, a reporter who expressed to me a concern that in a conversation they had on the phone with the president that he was slurring his words,” he added.
Because Trump does not drink, and “certainly does not do drugs,” the only plausible explanation for the president’s slurred speech is that he is being involuntarily medicated, according to Stone. That, or the president is just exhausted.
“Now, in the president’s defense, could he be exhausted? Yeah, he works very hard for the country,” Stone said. “But I have now heard not from one, but two different sources, that he seemed disoriented and was slurring his speech in conversations. To me this is a tip off that he may be being medicated.”
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/12/alex-jones-roger-stone-agree-someone-may-be-drugging-president-trump/
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Anyone remember that show LOST? Sure you do – it’s only one of the biggest shows of this or any decade. You know – it’s the story of the mysterious crash of Oceanic Airlines flight 815 that was routing between Sydney and Los Angeles. The plane crashes on a mysterious island in the South Pacific that was home to an evil corporation’s insane experiment. Well, Virgin Atlantic CEO Richard Branson got a taste of what LOST was like during the hurricane when he was vacationing on his private island in the Caribbean.
Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur and founder Virgin Group, is riding out Hurricane Irma in a wine cellar along with his team on Necker Island, a private Caribbean island he purchased decades ago.
The eye of Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm that is packing winds of more than 185 miles per hour, has prompted U.S. officials to close airports and issue mandatory evacuations as forecasters predict the storm will hit Puerto Rico, Florida and other states. The "superstorm" Irma is already being called the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history and has caused major damage in the eastern Caribbean, including St. Kitts and Nevis, the Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola (shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti).
But Branson, whose Necker island is located in the British Virgin Islands, an area that the storm barreled through Wednesday, decided to stay as he has in the past. In a blog posted published Tuesday he explained his reasoning and said guests of Necker Island have evacuated.
http://fortune.com/2017/09/06/richard-branson-hurricane-irma/
The eye of Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm that is packing winds of more than 185 miles per hour, has prompted U.S. officials to close airports and issue mandatory evacuations as forecasters predict the storm will hit Puerto Rico, Florida and other states. The "superstorm" Irma is already being called the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history and has caused major damage in the eastern Caribbean, including St. Kitts and Nevis, the Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola (shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti).
But Branson, whose Necker island is located in the British Virgin Islands, an area that the storm barreled through Wednesday, decided to stay as he has in the past. In a blog posted published Tuesday he explained his reasoning and said guests of Necker Island have evacuated.
http://fortune.com/2017/09/06/richard-branson-hurricane-irma/
Hiding out in a hatch…. Evil corporation owns private island? Lots of hidden traps and secrets that they don’t want you to know about? Where have I seen that before? Oh yeah! That’s right! Now there’s nothing funny about this, but can we really mock a billionaire’s private island getting destroyed?
Hurricane Irma destroyed much of Richard Branson’s private island in the Caribbean, and the billionaire is opening up about surviving one of the most powerful storms in history while hunkered down in his wine cellar.
“I have never seen anything like this hurricane. Necker and the whole area have been completely and utterly devastated. We are still assessing the damage, but whole houses and trees have disappeared,” Branson wrote in a blog post using a satellite phone from Necker Island, which he has owned since 1978. “Outside of the bunker, bathroom and bedroom doors and windows have flown 40 feet away.”
http://people.com/human-interest/richard-bransons-private-caribbean-island-devastated-hurricane-irma/
“I have never seen anything like this hurricane. Necker and the whole area have been completely and utterly devastated. We are still assessing the damage, but whole houses and trees have disappeared,” Branson wrote in a blog post using a satellite phone from Necker Island, which he has owned since 1978. “Outside of the bunker, bathroom and bedroom doors and windows have flown 40 feet away.”
http://people.com/human-interest/richard-bransons-private-caribbean-island-devastated-hurricane-irma/
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Sorry, Sir Richard, but not all of us have a WINE CELLAR on a PRIVATE ISLAND that we can hang out in case a 195 MPH HURRICANE barrels toward you! Yeah we’re not all sad about this. But the pictures that Branson showed were pretty horrifying:
Richard Branson has given a heartbreaking, first-person account of Hurricane Irma, saying the 185mph storm has sent doors and windows "flying 40 feet away".
In an emotional message, the billionaire Virgin boss describes how his luxurious Necker Island home has been "completely and utterly devastated" by the hurricane.
He says entire houses and trees have vanished - and vows to do whatever possible to support and assist the local community in "this extremely testing time".
"It is a traumatic time here in the British Virgin Islands," says Mr Branson, who spoke the words to Virgin colleagues via a satellite phone that was "just about working".
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/billionaire-richard-branson-describes-traumatic-11130405
In an emotional message, the billionaire Virgin boss describes how his luxurious Necker Island home has been "completely and utterly devastated" by the hurricane.
He says entire houses and trees have vanished - and vows to do whatever possible to support and assist the local community in "this extremely testing time".
"It is a traumatic time here in the British Virgin Islands," says Mr Branson, who spoke the words to Virgin colleagues via a satellite phone that was "just about working".
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/billionaire-richard-branson-describes-traumatic-11130405
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So we’re going to try a new feature here and I hope it goes well. Because there’s a lot of hateful assholes out there, and so we’re calling it… *cue reverb* THIS WEEK IN HATE!!!
Ooh that felt good. We’re going to start with this horrifying story out of Iowa where some kids took pictures of themselves wearing KKK hoods, burning a cross – and oh yeah – brandishing a giant assault rifle! Because, guns!
A high school in Iowa has disciplined some of its students after a recent photo was posted online of five young men dressed in Ku Klux Klan hoods burning a cross.
In addition to the KKK hoods and the burning cross, the photo also featured one young male holding a rifle, and another holding a Confederate flag.
The Omaha World Herald reports that students at Creston Community High School were disciplined for the photo but would not explain what discipline the students received.
The school told KMALand that the people in the photo are Creston students.
“This is embarrassing for everyone,” school principal Bill Messerole told the Omaha World Herald. “This is not a good reflection of Creston High School. This is not a reflection of our community.”
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/iowa-high-school-tight-lipped-after-armed-students-caught-burning-a-cross-in-kkk-hoods/
In addition to the KKK hoods and the burning cross, the photo also featured one young male holding a rifle, and another holding a Confederate flag.
The Omaha World Herald reports that students at Creston Community High School were disciplined for the photo but would not explain what discipline the students received.
The school told KMALand that the people in the photo are Creston students.
“This is embarrassing for everyone,” school principal Bill Messerole told the Omaha World Herald. “This is not a good reflection of Creston High School. This is not a reflection of our community.”
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/iowa-high-school-tight-lipped-after-armed-students-caught-burning-a-cross-in-kkk-hoods/
Let’s show that photo:
Really principal? That’s your response? Your school’s reputation? I’d be far more concerned about the safety of the students at this point! Really. And one of them at least is fighting back against the hatemongers:
CRESTON, Iowa — I had planned to write a much different and happier narrative about Kylan Smallwood, the junior quarterback at the heart of the Creston/Orient-Macksburg High School football team.
That was my plan before Thursday's final hours, when the racial controversy roiling this town took another nasty turn that will only fan the flames.
Smallwood, 16, already had been hit with the heaviest week of his career as an athlete and student. When I met him Thursday afternoon at football practice, I hoped that he already had endured the worst.
Speaking with him and his family was inspirational. They were full of grace and insight in their reaction to what has become probably the most notorious and widely shared photo in the history of this small southwest Iowa town, the seat of Union County.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2017/09/08/cross-burning-photo-5-teammates-white-hoods-shocks-black-high-school-quarterback-kyle-munson-column/647120001/
That was my plan before Thursday's final hours, when the racial controversy roiling this town took another nasty turn that will only fan the flames.
Smallwood, 16, already had been hit with the heaviest week of his career as an athlete and student. When I met him Thursday afternoon at football practice, I hoped that he already had endured the worst.
Speaking with him and his family was inspirational. They were full of grace and insight in their reaction to what has become probably the most notorious and widely shared photo in the history of this small southwest Iowa town, the seat of Union County.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/nation-now/2017/09/08/cross-burning-photo-5-teammates-white-hoods-shocks-black-high-school-quarterback-kyle-munson-column/647120001/
No, Cartman, no race war. But really this shit has to stop, and even one of their own is considering running for senate for Michigan. I’m of course talking about Kid Rock:
Colin Kaepernick is NOT being blackballed by the NFL, he's unemployed because he's not a good quarterback -- so says Kid Rock.
The rock star has been blasting Kaepernick at his concerts for a while -- pissed off over his national anthem protest.
But after his latest shot at Kaep, Kid decided to clarify his stance on the QB.
"To be clear -- F*ck ANYONE who takes a knee or sits during our national anthem," Kid Rock said in a Facebook post.
"Pretty sure if Russell Wilson or Tom Brady were doing it they would have no problem finding a job playing for any team they wanted in the NFL! So cut the bullsh*t!"
Kid Rock has been under fire for using the Confederate flag at his shows. Some people have straight up called him racist -- but Kid says he's not.
In fact, he wrote, "I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE!!"
http://www.tmz.com/2017/09/11/kid-rock-kaepernick/
The rock star has been blasting Kaepernick at his concerts for a while -- pissed off over his national anthem protest.
But after his latest shot at Kaep, Kid decided to clarify his stance on the QB.
"To be clear -- F*ck ANYONE who takes a knee or sits during our national anthem," Kid Rock said in a Facebook post.
"Pretty sure if Russell Wilson or Tom Brady were doing it they would have no problem finding a job playing for any team they wanted in the NFL! So cut the bullsh*t!"
Kid Rock has been under fire for using the Confederate flag at his shows. Some people have straight up called him racist -- but Kid says he's not.
In fact, he wrote, "I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE!!"
http://www.tmz.com/2017/09/11/kid-rock-kaepernick/
I’m pretty sure the rest of the tweet was “The best soul food comes from Kid Rock’s Made In Detroit Restaurant! I love black people!!”. Thank you! You know what? Fuck you Kid Rock! OK so you’re fine with all the arrests and DUIs and rapists populating the NFL, but you single out Colin Kaepernick because he dared to exercise his first amendment right to protest? Seriously, fuck you!
Oh and:
Thank you! Moving on! So this week professional liberal basher, former House Speaker and current after model for double chin lift plastic surgery, Newt Gingrich went to everyone’s favorite prime time hatemonger Sean Hannity to announce his new online lecture series. Hey, wait a minute, I thought that was my job!
Thursday night on Hannity, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stopped by to plug an online course he’s teaching called “Defending America.”
“It’s really on how to defeat the left intellectually,” Gingrich said. “And remind people why America is unique and why American history matters and why being patriotic is important.”
It’s a standalone course — not being taught in association with any institution of higher learning — for which the former House Speaker is charging $49.99 (with 20 percent off for early registrants).
The comparisons to Trump U, of course, are inevitable. And Twitter didn’t disappoint. Here’s a sampling of the online reaction to this money grab:
https://www.mediaite.com/online/newt-gingrich-went-on-hannity-to-plug-an-online-course-hes-teaching-the-twitter-reactions-are-gold/
“It’s really on how to defeat the left intellectually,” Gingrich said. “And remind people why America is unique and why American history matters and why being patriotic is important.”
It’s a standalone course — not being taught in association with any institution of higher learning — for which the former House Speaker is charging $49.99 (with 20 percent off for early registrants).
The comparisons to Trump U, of course, are inevitable. And Twitter didn’t disappoint. Here’s a sampling of the online reaction to this money grab:
https://www.mediaite.com/online/newt-gingrich-went-on-hannity-to-plug-an-online-course-hes-teaching-the-twitter-reactions-are-gold/
Finally for *cue reverb* This week… come on, damn it! You screwed up the reverb! OK now I’m ready for it. THIS WEEK… IN HATE! We have of course the Nazis. Who you know, are your average fun loving, free speech supporting hate mongers! So apparently this guy admits what we’re all thinking when it comes to Trump supporters. I’m not saying all Trump supporters are Nazis, but all Nazis are Trump supporters!
Holding a whiteboard sign under swaying Gadsden flags, Robert Tweeten sat on the east side of Mandan Avenue, awaiting President Donald Trump's arrival at the Mandan Refinery.
The Hensler farmer and rancher was there Wednesday to advocate proactive local political action and Trump's speech on tax reform. About 300 people supporting or opposing Trump turned out along the refinery road to await the president's arrival ......
Strolling on the supporters' side was Craig Cobb, the white supremacist who in 2013 sought to turn the small town of Leith into a community for like-minded people.
"I wanted to join the other 63 million Nazis," he said, referencing those who voted for Trump in 2016. "I know all 63 million can't be here today."
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/trump-supporters-protesters-crowd-refinery-road/article_b681238f-333b-585f-8f7b-4399e2db622c.html
That’s it this week for:
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Martin Shkreli just cant seem to keep himself out of trouble, can he? Well the embattled pharmaceutical thief and multiple time recipient of Maxim Magazine’s “Most Punchable Face” award,,, my producer is telling me that’s not a thing… apparently listens to way more Alex Jones than he should. So this week he sent on Twitter (by the way, wasn’t he banned from Twitter a while back?) something that actually sounds like a credible death threat to Hillary Clinton:
The so-called pharma bro, Martin Shkreli, is seeking to procure a lock of Hillary Clinton’s hair, stating he would reward the person who could grant his wish “if the sequence matches.”
The controversial former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, who was found guilty of securities fraud in August, said he would offer money to anyone who can get some of Clinton’s hair while she is on her book tour, in what could be viewed as assault if anyone attempts to do so.
“The Clinton Foundation is willing to KILL to protect its secrets. So on HRC’s book tour, try to grab a hair from her. I must confirm the sequences I have. Will pay $5,000 per hair obtained from Hillary Clinton. Payment after the sequence matches. Good luck, patrollers,” he wrote.
http://www.newsweek.com/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-offering-5k-lock-hillary-clintons-hair-659922
The controversial former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, who was found guilty of securities fraud in August, said he would offer money to anyone who can get some of Clinton’s hair while she is on her book tour, in what could be viewed as assault if anyone attempts to do so.
“The Clinton Foundation is willing to KILL to protect its secrets. So on HRC’s book tour, try to grab a hair from her. I must confirm the sequences I have. Will pay $5,000 per hair obtained from Hillary Clinton. Payment after the sequence matches. Good luck, patrollers,” he wrote.
http://www.newsweek.com/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-offering-5k-lock-hillary-clintons-hair-659922
Yeah BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! To which he added, and I absolutely love this part:
Shkreli then added, “(this is satire, meant for humor and not an endorsement of violence against a truly wonderful public servant).”
Oh my fucking god is he kidding with that shit? Oh and by the way his threat may have cost him his freedom, and that’s a good thing for those of you paying attention at home!
Federal prosecutors on Thursday said they want a judge to revoke "Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli's $5 million release bond and throw him in jail, after the convicted fraudster encouraged Facebook followers to grab Hillary Clinton's hair and give him samples of it.
Prosecutors cited that threat, as well as other threatening comments Shkreli has directed at two other women in online comments, in a court motion that suggests the 34-year-old former pharmaceuticals executive could be a "danger to the community.
Their bid to jail Shkreli comes a month after a jury in Brooklyn federal court convicted him of three counts of securities fraud, but acquitted him of five other criminal counts.
Shkreli, who plans to challenge that conviction, remains free and living in his Manhattan apartment while awaiting his yet-to-be-scheduled sentencing.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/prosecutors-seek-to-revoke-release-bond-of-martin-shkreli.html
Prosecutors cited that threat, as well as other threatening comments Shkreli has directed at two other women in online comments, in a court motion that suggests the 34-year-old former pharmaceuticals executive could be a "danger to the community.
Their bid to jail Shkreli comes a month after a jury in Brooklyn federal court convicted him of three counts of securities fraud, but acquitted him of five other criminal counts.
Shkreli, who plans to challenge that conviction, remains free and living in his Manhattan apartment while awaiting his yet-to-be-scheduled sentencing.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/prosecutors-seek-to-revoke-release-bond-of-martin-shkreli.html
So this of course has Shkreli panicked, so what do you do when you’re being jailed for possible fraud and some definite light death threats? First thing, look around for any loose ends you might have. Something that could tie you to the original crime and get rid of it. Ha! I’ve got it! And he wants to “Bring Da Ruckus” with this latest idea:
Notorious "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli is testing the credo that Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothing to ... mess with.
The business executive and former hedge fund manager took to eBay on Tuesday to sell the legendary rap collective's sole copy of "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin."
Bidding for the two-disc album, which will end September 15, started at $1. By Thursday morning it had topped $1 million.
Why would Shkreli, 34, give up this piece of hip-hop history? A piece for which he paid $2 million at auction?
He says it's about respect, which he failed to receive from the Wu or the world.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/07/entertainment/martin-shkreli-sells-wu-tang-clan-album-ebay/index.html
The business executive and former hedge fund manager took to eBay on Tuesday to sell the legendary rap collective's sole copy of "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin."
Bidding for the two-disc album, which will end September 15, started at $1. By Thursday morning it had topped $1 million.
Why would Shkreli, 34, give up this piece of hip-hop history? A piece for which he paid $2 million at auction?
He says it's about respect, which he failed to receive from the Wu or the world.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/07/entertainment/martin-shkreli-sells-wu-tang-clan-album-ebay/index.html
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So let’s go back to the 2nd season of the Top 10 Conservative Idiots. Anyone remember when we covered how the Alt Right was madly in love with Taylor Swift? If you need a recap here’s Edition #2-1. And we should have thought this was the end of it because even Taylor Swift denounced these creeps for well, being super creepy. Now last week Taylor Swift debuted a new song and a new album and announced a new tour. The album is called “Reputation” and the song is called “Look What You Made Me Do”. So what was the alt right’s reaction to this song and album? Well, you might want to get a vomit bag ready.
Taylor Swift, Aryan Goddess?
It's not exactly news that Taylor Swift has long been adopted by the alt-right as a pop culture icon to underscore their ideologies, but it does seem to be going a step further with her new single.
In a somewhat unsettling turn, far right-wing news site Breitbart News began tweeting all of Swift's new lyrics to announce their news stories– with no real pattern or message seeping through, except deep appreciation for Swift's newfound edge, apparently. The publication in the past has been celebrated as "the platform for the alt-right" by CEO Steve Bannon.
A lengthy investigation into Taylor Swift's influence within the neo-nazi/alt-right community was exposed last year by Broadly, and now Dazed have started connecting the dots too; the new single just seems to push these theories further.
"Look What You Made Me Do" is fierce, fearless and fearful... or at least that's the intention. It's provocative and shows that Swift is more than aware that a lot of people just don't love her as much as they used to. On the surface, there are a lot of jabs at recent pop culture events: references to Kanye's tilted stage, a hit at Kim's jewel burglary.
http://www.konbini.com/ng/entertainment/nazis-adopted-taylor-swift-aryan-goddess/
It's not exactly news that Taylor Swift has long been adopted by the alt-right as a pop culture icon to underscore their ideologies, but it does seem to be going a step further with her new single.
In a somewhat unsettling turn, far right-wing news site Breitbart News began tweeting all of Swift's new lyrics to announce their news stories– with no real pattern or message seeping through, except deep appreciation for Swift's newfound edge, apparently. The publication in the past has been celebrated as "the platform for the alt-right" by CEO Steve Bannon.
A lengthy investigation into Taylor Swift's influence within the neo-nazi/alt-right community was exposed last year by Broadly, and now Dazed have started connecting the dots too; the new single just seems to push these theories further.
"Look What You Made Me Do" is fierce, fearless and fearful... or at least that's the intention. It's provocative and shows that Swift is more than aware that a lot of people just don't love her as much as they used to. On the surface, there are a lot of jabs at recent pop culture events: references to Kanye's tilted stage, a hit at Kim's jewel burglary.
http://www.konbini.com/ng/entertainment/nazis-adopted-taylor-swift-aryan-goddess/
As if that couldn’t be creepy enough, there’s even more to it than that! But seriously way too much time on their hands, although I am one to talk!
They claim there are some serious hidden messages in "Look What You Made Me Do".
If anyone knows how to break the internet, it's Taylor Swift.
After staying out of the spotlight for most of 2017, Swift stopped the world for a moment when she deleted all content on all her social media accounts to build some serious hype for her album, "Reputation," and her new single, "Look What You Made Me Do."
The song and its accompanying video were filled with some serious hidden messages that are driving some speculation about the meaning and symbolism.
http://www.yourtango.com/2017306424/reason-theories-taylor-swift-nazi-new-song-lyrics-meaning-white-supremacy
If anyone knows how to break the internet, it's Taylor Swift.
After staying out of the spotlight for most of 2017, Swift stopped the world for a moment when she deleted all content on all her social media accounts to build some serious hype for her album, "Reputation," and her new single, "Look What You Made Me Do."
The song and its accompanying video were filled with some serious hidden messages that are driving some speculation about the meaning and symbolism.
http://www.yourtango.com/2017306424/reason-theories-taylor-swift-nazi-new-song-lyrics-meaning-white-supremacy
Oh come on, even Hitler is pissed at you guys! And come on, if you’re going to upset Hitler, be prepared, that’s all I’m saying! But seriously this has raised some concerns because of what’s going on – like what do you do when Nazis are obsessed with Taylor Swift to creepy, epic proportions?
Nazi devotion to Swift was first reported by Broadly over a year ago, but recent right-wing public celebration of her new album has sparked coverage in the Daily Beast, Dazed, and Elle UK. The latter two articles have mysteriously gone offline. At the pop-culture site Kobini, writer Ella Page called Swift the "blank space the alt-right has been craving." If she's not going to fill the space with explicitly articulated anti-racist views, the argument goes, Nazis can project anything they want onto her white visage.
I'm telling you about Taylor Swift because slightly more people care about her than the current controversies embroiling Medieval Studies. Both the mega pop star and the esoteric field face the same problem: Nazis love us and we're not used to overtly signaling our disdain. I can't speak for Taylor, but Medieval Studies must do better.
Telling the story of the Nazi love affair with the medieval past doesn't require blaming medievalists per se. It's not about whether our intentions are good. Sure, there have been some bad actors among the profession, and there's a collection of right-wing thinkers in certain subfields, but mostly we're just a collection of predominantly white scholars who are surprised and disturbed to discover our classes and books might be well-received by white supremacists. Having discovered it, the question is what to do. And the first step is to understand the myriad forms that racist engagement with the Middle Ages can take.
http://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/important-reads-for-rss/13949-medieval-historians-what-to-do-when-nazis-are-obsessed-with-your-field
I'm telling you about Taylor Swift because slightly more people care about her than the current controversies embroiling Medieval Studies. Both the mega pop star and the esoteric field face the same problem: Nazis love us and we're not used to overtly signaling our disdain. I can't speak for Taylor, but Medieval Studies must do better.
Telling the story of the Nazi love affair with the medieval past doesn't require blaming medievalists per se. It's not about whether our intentions are good. Sure, there have been some bad actors among the profession, and there's a collection of right-wing thinkers in certain subfields, but mostly we're just a collection of predominantly white scholars who are surprised and disturbed to discover our classes and books might be well-received by white supremacists. Having discovered it, the question is what to do. And the first step is to understand the myriad forms that racist engagement with the Middle Ages can take.
http://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/important-reads-for-rss/13949-medieval-historians-what-to-do-when-nazis-are-obsessed-with-your-field
That’s right – never go full creep status! And that goes for you too alt right Nazis! But here’s something that makes this whole thing even creepier – Breitbart is now tweeting all their stories with Taylor Swift lyrics.
Taylor Swift’s squad might’ve had a lukewarm reaction to her new single, but it looks like Breitbart News — which executive chair Steve Bannon once described as “the platform for the alt-right” — is really into it. The site’s Twitter account has been tweeting out its regular stories since this morning, but instead of relevant captions, every single one is accompanied by a lyric from “Look What You Made Me Do.”
Link to tweet
Thank you Hank! I think I'll do both.
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So of course you know by now people are people and people are dumb. And as always there’s a lot of stupid fucking people in the news this week. But first we got to start with our old friend Ted "Machine Gun Bacon" Cruz - who we mentioned in the monologue but I want to touch (PHRASING!) a bit more on this story. And when you run on a platform of anti-masturbation, don't be surprised when you like a tweet with some hardcore porn and it gets blown (PHRASING!) out of proportion:
Sen. Ted Cruz washed his hands of blame in the bulging controversy surrounding a pornographic video on his Twitter account.
The former presidential hopeful said a staffer, not himself, “liked” the video.
The conservative Texas Republican blamed “someone” with access to his Twitter account for clicking the little heart-shaped icon below a risqué two-minute clip from @SexuallPosts on the social media site.
http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/politics/sen-ted-cruz-likes-porn-video-twitter-article-1.3488752
The former presidential hopeful said a staffer, not himself, “liked” the video.
The conservative Texas Republican blamed “someone” with access to his Twitter account for clicking the little heart-shaped icon below a risqué two-minute clip from @SexuallPosts on the social media site.
http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/politics/sen-ted-cruz-likes-porn-video-twitter-article-1.3488752
And by the way would you be surprised at all to learn that ol' Teddy was blaming this self display (PHRASING!) on someone else? We're not! It's the "take no responsibility" party doing what they do best!
Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that a staff member of his was responsible for "liking" a pornographic Twitter post with the Texas lawmaker's account, chalking up the social media snafu to a "mistake."
"There are a number of people on the team who have access on the account. It appears that someone inadvertently hit the like button. When we discovered the post, which was I guess an hour or two later, we pulled it down," Cruz (R-Texas) said of the incident. "It was a staffing issue. And it was inadvertent, it was a mistake. It was not a deliberate act. We're dealing with it internally, but it was a mistake. It was not malicious."
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/12/ted-cruz-twitter-pornographic-post-242584
"There are a number of people on the team who have access on the account. It appears that someone inadvertently hit the like button. When we discovered the post, which was I guess an hour or two later, we pulled it down," Cruz (R-Texas) said of the incident. "It was a staffing issue. And it was inadvertent, it was a mistake. It was not a deliberate act. We're dealing with it internally, but it was a mistake. It was not malicious."
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/12/ted-cruz-twitter-pornographic-post-242584
Next up - with this story from where else, Florida, and of course it involves Walmart, the Florida of department stores:
A homeless Broward County man was arrested over the weekend after authorities alleged he ran naked and intoxicated through the parking lot of a West Palm Beach Wal-Mart.
Jacob Steiner, 25, is a “well-known narcotics user and this is unfortunately a very common practice for him,” police wrote in an arrest report made public this week.
Steiner, who is from the Pompano Beach area, faces charges of disorderly intoxication, indecent exposure and trespass after warning. He remained in custody at the Palm Beach County at the Palm Beach County Jail early Wednesday after twice refusing to appear in court. A judge set his bond at $5,500.
City police were called shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday to the Wal-Mart in the 4200 block of 45th Street, west of Village Boulevard. An officer arrived to find Steiner riding naked on a shopping cart as bystanders pointed in his direction.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/crime--law/man-arrested-for-running-naked-through-wal-mart-lot-west-palm/4PzlW3WHRqJL10E1DsJkKJ/
Jacob Steiner, 25, is a “well-known narcotics user and this is unfortunately a very common practice for him,” police wrote in an arrest report made public this week.
Steiner, who is from the Pompano Beach area, faces charges of disorderly intoxication, indecent exposure and trespass after warning. He remained in custody at the Palm Beach County at the Palm Beach County Jail early Wednesday after twice refusing to appear in court. A judge set his bond at $5,500.
City police were called shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday to the Wal-Mart in the 4200 block of 45th Street, west of Village Boulevard. An officer arrived to find Steiner riding naked on a shopping cart as bystanders pointed in his direction.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/crime--law/man-arrested-for-running-naked-through-wal-mart-lot-west-palm/4PzlW3WHRqJL10E1DsJkKJ/
I love that movie. Next up – dating! And specifically online dating. This story has everything – and it seems like it would make a perfect episode of a sitcom:
A woman who threw her poo out of her date's toilet window because it "would not flush" had to be rescued after she got stuck trying to retrieve it.
The amateur gymnast was on a first date with Bristol student Liam Smith when she "panicked" and threw the feces out of the window.
It did not land in the garden, but became wedged between two non-opening windows.
After climbing in head first after it, she became wedged.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41167296
The amateur gymnast was on a first date with Bristol student Liam Smith when she "panicked" and threw the feces out of the window.
It did not land in the garden, but became wedged between two non-opening windows.
After climbing in head first after it, she became wedged.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41167296
Next up – clowns! You know we cant get enough of creepy clowns in the news. Especially with the remake of Stephen King’s classic “IT” hitting theaters this week. But if you’re celebrating the movie, maybe don’t dress your 3 year old like Pennywise The Clown.
A three-year-old boy in Meridian, Mississippi, loves clowning around, but it’s creeping out the internet.
Louie Tilghman has scared up lots of interest online thanks to a photo shoot that shows him dressed as Pennywise, the creepy clown from the new movie “It”, based off the Stephen King novel of the same name.
The creepy photo shoot is the brainchild of Louie’s 17-year-old brother, Eagan.
Doing elaborate photo shoots is a hobby of the elder Tilghman, who often recruits his seven younger siblings to pose for him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/louie-tilghman-pennywise-clown_us_59b07c8de4b0dfaafcf538af?section=us_weird-news
Louie Tilghman has scared up lots of interest online thanks to a photo shoot that shows him dressed as Pennywise, the creepy clown from the new movie “It”, based off the Stephen King novel of the same name.
The creepy photo shoot is the brainchild of Louie’s 17-year-old brother, Eagan.
Doing elaborate photo shoots is a hobby of the elder Tilghman, who often recruits his seven younger siblings to pose for him.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/louie-tilghman-pennywise-clown_us_59b07c8de4b0dfaafcf538af?section=us_weird-news
Can we show that picture? Yeah. I know, creepy right?
Next up in People Are Dumb – guns! Really, I know it’s easy to get caught up in the hurricane madness, but really, people, don’t do this. I mean it – do not do this!
A Florida man who suggested shooting guns at Hurricane Irma out of "stress and boredom" has found that his idea has captured peoples' imaginations - with over 46,000 signing up to join in.
Hurricane Irma is due to hit Florida on Saturday, and the state is currently experiencing the largest ever mass evacuation due to a hurricane in American history.
But Ryon Edwards, 22, came up with a novel way of amusing himself during the storm: firing bullets into it.
He started a Facebook "event", and as of Friday evening 46,000 people say they are interested.
"A combination of stress and boredom made me start the event," he told the BBC.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/08/florida-gun-owners-encouraged-shoot-storm-fire-guns-hurricane/
Hurricane Irma is due to hit Florida on Saturday, and the state is currently experiencing the largest ever mass evacuation due to a hurricane in American history.
But Ryon Edwards, 22, came up with a novel way of amusing himself during the storm: firing bullets into it.
He started a Facebook "event", and as of Friday evening 46,000 people say they are interested.
"A combination of stress and boredom made me start the event," he told the BBC.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/08/florida-gun-owners-encouraged-shoot-storm-fire-guns-hurricane/
This is seriously so stupid that the Sheriff of Miami actually had to issue this statement:
A Florida sheriff is warning citizens not to shoot guns at Hurricane Irma as the monster storm approaches Florida.
“To clarify, DO NOT shoot weapons @ #Irma,” the Pasco County, Fla. sheriff tweeted. “You won't make it turn around & it will have very dangerous side effects.”
The sheriff was responding to a viral Facebook event that jokingly encouraged people to shoot guns at the hurricane. More than 26,000 people have marked themselves as “attending” the event.
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence also issued a warning to followers to not shoot guns at the storm.
One of the creators of the event, Ryon Edwards, told Yahoo News that he created the event out of “stress and boredom.”
"I never envisioned this event becoming some kind of crazy idea larger than myself. It has become something a little out of my control,” Edwards said.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/349968-florida-sheriff-warns-citizens-dont-shoot-at-hurricane-irma
“To clarify, DO NOT shoot weapons @ #Irma,” the Pasco County, Fla. sheriff tweeted. “You won't make it turn around & it will have very dangerous side effects.”
The sheriff was responding to a viral Facebook event that jokingly encouraged people to shoot guns at the hurricane. More than 26,000 people have marked themselves as “attending” the event.
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence also issued a warning to followers to not shoot guns at the storm.
One of the creators of the event, Ryon Edwards, told Yahoo News that he created the event out of “stress and boredom.”
"I never envisioned this event becoming some kind of crazy idea larger than myself. It has become something a little out of my control,” Edwards said.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/349968-florida-sheriff-warns-citizens-dont-shoot-at-hurricane-irma
Next up in People Are Dumb – hospitals! You know the ER is a very hectic place, and if you’re employed at one, maybe you shouldn’t have a penis measuring contest.
Five Denver Health Medical Center nurses were disciplined for admiring a patient's genitals after he'd gone on to meet his maker.
According to KMGH, the health workers had helped themselves to a peek at the deceased man's penis, at one point going so far as to open a body bag to view his departed parts.
"Multiple staff members viewed the victim while he was incapacitated, including after he was deceased," a Denver Police Department report states. "The complainant, Risk Management for Denver Health, made a mandatory report."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nurses-suspended-checking-size-corpse-genitals-article-1.3474233
According to KMGH, the health workers had helped themselves to a peek at the deceased man's penis, at one point going so far as to open a body bag to view his departed parts.
"Multiple staff members viewed the victim while he was incapacitated, including after he was deceased," a Denver Police Department report states. "The complainant, Risk Management for Denver Health, made a mandatory report."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nurses-suspended-checking-size-corpse-genitals-article-1.3474233
Next up on people are dumb - sex robots! And come on, if you invent technology that allows you to date robots, don't be surprised when they get hacked! I mean is this what happens when robot AI becomes self aware?
The sex robot craze has swept the globe, with punters willing to fork out the cash to have their wicked way with the dolls.
But tech experts have warned that the more advanced these robots get, the greater the risk they will pose to mankind.
Cyber security lecturer Dr Nick Patterson worryingly said that hacking into a sex robot could even be easier than gaining access to someone’s laptop or phone.
“The last thing you want is for a hacker to have control over one of these robots! Once hacked they could absolutely be used to perform physical actions for an advantageous scenario or to cause damage.”
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/643302/sex-robots-hackers-killer-cyborgs-technology-elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-world-war-3
But tech experts have warned that the more advanced these robots get, the greater the risk they will pose to mankind.
Cyber security lecturer Dr Nick Patterson worryingly said that hacking into a sex robot could even be easier than gaining access to someone’s laptop or phone.
“The last thing you want is for a hacker to have control over one of these robots! Once hacked they could absolutely be used to perform physical actions for an advantageous scenario or to cause damage.”
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/643302/sex-robots-hackers-killer-cyborgs-technology-elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-world-war-3
Finally this week – wild animals! There’s this crazy story out of Atlanta where a wild tiger got loose in a neighborhood and wound up being shot. I mean come on haven’t you seen The Hangover? The way to get rid of a tiger is to give it a steak loaded with tranquilizers!
Authorities are investigating the origins of a tiger seen running around a Georgia neighborhood before attacking a dog, leading to its shooting death by police.
The big cat was spotted around 6 a.m. Wednesday near I-75 outside of Stockbridge, roughly 20 miles southeast of Atlanta, before it was fatally shot, the Henry County Police Department said.
“The tiger began to run toward the Meadow Brook community off of Jodeco Road, to the back of a residence and began to attack a dog,” police said in a release that noted animal professionals were contacted.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tiger-shot-killed-georgia_us_59afe974e4b0dfaafcf42e3b?section=us_weird-news
The big cat was spotted around 6 a.m. Wednesday near I-75 outside of Stockbridge, roughly 20 miles southeast of Atlanta, before it was fatally shot, the Henry County Police Department said.
“The tiger began to run toward the Meadow Brook community off of Jodeco Road, to the back of a residence and began to attack a dog,” police said in a release that noted animal professionals were contacted.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tiger-shot-killed-georgia_us_59afe974e4b0dfaafcf42e3b?section=us_weird-news
That’s it for:
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[font size="8"]World Tour Destination #13: Brazil
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Part of our mission statement here at the Top 10 Conservative Idiots is to show you that conservative idiocy isn’t just a problem with America. No, it’s a global problem that is stemming far and wide, and it’s not just America where conservative idiots ruin everything they touch. And if you’re thinking of moving out of the United States just because Donald J. Trump is our current president and our nation is turning to shit, you should know what it is you’re getting into should you decide that you want to leave the country. So if you want a recap of where we’ve been so far, in the last few weeks we’ve discovered that The Netherlands has a serious case of food poisoning,, the Czech Republic is a liberal utopia with some very bad neighbors, and South Africa’s racists make ours look like chumps. By the way, our date in Chile was cancelled due to the holiday and refunds are available at the point of purchase. This week we’re headed to South America! Here’s the tour schedule:
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Welcome to South America everybody! Sorry folks, I really wanted to do Chile. Ha ha, one woman in the audience blurting out “That’s what she said!”. But hey like any good method comedian, I am committed to this bit! We are determined to hit all 7 continents, plus a couple of destinations in the US, as part of our World Tour. Unfortunately when I did the scheduling I forgot to factor in Labor Day as a holiday and we took last week off. Now back to the show. So Brazil. That country that looks like it has an angry vein popping out of its’ forehead. You know – they’ve been in the news a lot the last few years. And I do mean a lot. They’ve been host to the World Cup and the Olympics. I mean do we need to run John Oliver’s piece on Brazil to remind you of the epic shit storm that was the 2014 World Cup – and the subsequent shit storm that was the 2016 Olympics?
Yeah that was pretty fucked up. But let’s talk about some good things about Brazil. Brazil is the home of Carnivale – the drunker, rowdier party that Mardi Gras wishes it was! It’s also the home of the giant Jesus statue known as Cristo Redentor (aka Christ The Redeemer) that’s been a centerpiece of Rio De Janiero and countless movies about Brazil. As well as this song sung by drunken frat boys everywhere since the 80s!
But what else is Brazil the home of? Well… it’s the home of extreme police corruption! Well, you thought the guy who pulled you over while you were seeing this on your phone was bad…
Brazilian police have raided a number of addresses over "strong evidence" of vote-buying in the country's 2016 Olympic bid.
The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into an "international corruption scheme".
The investigation relates to the alleged bribery of International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials.
The president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) president has had his home raided and his assets frozen.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41163264
The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into an "international corruption scheme".
The investigation relates to the alleged bribery of International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials.
The president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) president has had his home raided and his assets frozen.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41163264
I love that movie. But Brazil is still recovering from the onslaught of crime and corruption in the wake of the disastrous World Cup and the nearly disastrous Olympics. Sort of.
Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian investigators said on Tuesday that politicians and the head of the national Olympic committee arranged a $US2 million bribe to bring the 2016 games to Rio de Janeiro, despite the city having the worst conditions to host the event.
Police in Rio raided the home of Brazil's Olympics chief, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, after prosecutors accused him of conspiring with former state Governor Sergio Cabral, already convicted in a separate corruption case, to buy the games.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/brazil-olympic-chief-brokered-us2-million-bribe-to-buy-rio-games-police-20170905-gybm0k.html
Police in Rio raided the home of Brazil's Olympics chief, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, after prosecutors accused him of conspiring with former state Governor Sergio Cabral, already convicted in a separate corruption case, to buy the games.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/brazil-olympic-chief-brokered-us2-million-bribe-to-buy-rio-games-police-20170905-gybm0k.html
But the greed and corruption doesn’t end there folks! Oh no! Turns out there’s lots of corrupt people at all levels of the government.
Brazil's top prosecutor said Monday that he was investigating potential wrongdoing in his own office and at the country's highest court.
Attorney General Rodrigo Janot told reporters a recorded conversation between two executives who have given plea bargain testimony in a widespread corruption case implied a prosecutor meddled in plea deals. The recording also mentioned the Supreme Federal Tribunal.
Janot cautioned that the recording of the executives from meatpacking giant JBS offered no proof but said the allegations needed to be looked into.
In a twist, he said the people speaking did not appear to know they were being recorded, even though the audio was handed to the prosecutors by their defense team. The information contained in the recording had not previously been revealed as part of the executives' plea bargains, and Janot also said he would investigate whether they withheld the material.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article171243382.html#storylink=cpy
Attorney General Rodrigo Janot told reporters a recorded conversation between two executives who have given plea bargain testimony in a widespread corruption case implied a prosecutor meddled in plea deals. The recording also mentioned the Supreme Federal Tribunal.
Janot cautioned that the recording of the executives from meatpacking giant JBS offered no proof but said the allegations needed to be looked into.
In a twist, he said the people speaking did not appear to know they were being recorded, even though the audio was handed to the prosecutors by their defense team. The information contained in the recording had not previously been revealed as part of the executives' plea bargains, and Janot also said he would investigate whether they withheld the material.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article171243382.html#storylink=cpy
You know let’s talk about some lighter news in Brazil. Like one of my favorite subjects – man eating tourist attractions!
You probably couldn’t pay me to do this but travellers are loving this weird tourist attraction in Brazil where you get “swallowed” by rocks.
Pedra Que Engole, which roughly translates to “Swallow Rock," is a rock formation with a small waterfall above a river in Trindade, about 170 miles south of Rio de Janeiro.
What you do is slide your body through a crevice between these two rocks, letting the water take you, until you disappear into a small, dark cave — as the name suggests, it looks like you are literally swallowed by the rocks.
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/09/05/terrifying-tourist-attraction-in-brazil-swallows-travelers-whole.html
Pedra Que Engole, which roughly translates to “Swallow Rock," is a rock formation with a small waterfall above a river in Trindade, about 170 miles south of Rio de Janeiro.
What you do is slide your body through a crevice between these two rocks, letting the water take you, until you disappear into a small, dark cave — as the name suggests, it looks like you are literally swallowed by the rocks.
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/09/05/terrifying-tourist-attraction-in-brazil-swallows-travelers-whole.html
Uh… WTF was that one?
[font size="6"]The Verdict & Scorecard[/font]
Let’s just say Brazil doesn’t take too kindly to outsiders and we’ll leave it at that. Let’s also say that Brazil’s extreme greed and corruption means that if you visit, do so with extreme caution!
Tourism: C-
Culture: A
Political Spectrum: F
Liberal Appeal: D-
Overall: D-
[font size="6"]Next Week[/font]
We’re keeping in South America for one more week before we have a bit of shore leave and come home to the States. We’re heading to the land of the Andes Mountains – Argentina!
[font size="8"]And Now This:[/font]
[font size="8"]Sepultura [/font]
Folks let’s get a circle pit going! My next guest hails from Brazil and they are one of the heaviest bands you’ll ever see. They have a new album out called “Machine Messiah”. Playing their song “Phantom Self”, give it up for Sepultura!
Yeah how about that?
See you next week!
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