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Good morning.

It looks like bird flu is becoming a problem in humans. This is scary shit and will probably get worse in the Trump Administration. It’s something that a competent administration could dealt with, but we have seen that they are not a competent administration when it comes to disease management.

It seems from the article that Washington and Oregon are doing a better job of testing people than Idaho. Still, the diseases don’t stop at state borders.

Comments

  1. 1

    Ireland, You have to stop killing children and let the food aid in.

    Isreal, That’s antisemitic and we’re closing our Irish Embassy. You are DEAD to us.

  2. 2

    Perhaps BlueSky fan QoS McHillbilly can tell us why Jesse Singal is still participating on the BlueSky site.

  3. 3

    Yabbut at least CNN got some good clicks out of it.

    World News
    Prisoner CNN helped free from Syrian prison was actually notorious Assad regime torturer: report

    The prisoner CNN helped free from a secret facility in Syria was actually a notorious member of Bashar al-Assad’s forces known to torture those who refused to pay him off, according to a shocking local fact check.

    The network went viral last week with footage of the startled prisoner being led from the prison by journalist Clarissa Ward, who called it “one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed” in her 20 years of reporting.

    But “independent and unbiased” fact-checkers Verify-Sy published a detailed report Sunday saying that the seemingly innocent prisoner was actually Salama Mohammad Salama — a first lieutenant in Syrian air force intelligence with a long history of alleged war crimes.

    CNN glorifies war criminal.

  4. 4

    “It’s something that a competent administration could (have) dealt with, but we have seen that they are not a competent administration when it comes to disease management.”

    Yes, the Biden administration has been incompetent in this area (and a few other areas to boot)!

  5. 5

    Robinhood Dumbfuck Rabbit, a congenitally and notoriously lazy attorney, would approve:

    FBI searches a defendant’s house with search warrant, and the house of his in-laws where he lived at a relevant point in time.

    The searches do not turn up the defendant’s cell phone, which is one of the items they were searching for.

    They go to the grand jury several weeks later and obtain an indictment that charges the defendant with “Obstruction” for having “discarded his phone to hinder the investigation by the grand jury.”

    The “evidence” of “discarding” his phone — as testified to by the FBI Agent in trial — is that that they didn’t find it in the two places they looked.

  6. 6

    Coming to Theaters Christmas 2028.

    Foxcon WI, Part 2, Have You Tried Rebooting It?

    Markets
    Softbank CEO and Trump announce $100 billion investment in U.S. by firm

  7. 7

    More on shitty attorneys:

    Alina Habba
    @AlinaHabba

    🚨BOMBSHELL: Nathan Wade admits to coordinating with the White House in the Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump.

    10:03 AM · Dec 15, 2024
    ·

  8. 8

    All hail the current frontrunner for the 2028 DNC presidential nomination!

    Kyle Becker
    @kylenabecker

    THIS JUST IN: Kamala Harris still cannot talk 🤣

    From
    End Wokeness
    4:43 PM · Dec 15, 2024
    ·

  9. 9

    For future reference, Welfare Queen YLB:

    Health News Dec. 13, 2024 / 11:15 AM
    Breast, ovary removal might extend lives of women with breast cancer genes

    It’s OK, girlfriend. You’ve already sold your soul to DEI and to the false promises of Obamacare, and the initial ones are always the most painful. Every future excision will be much easier.

  10. 10

    Just when you thought it was not possible for Welfare Queen YLB to become an even bigger joke:

    US News
    National Spelling Bee under fire for allowing feminist spellings for third-graders: ‘Womyn’

    “All of the words used in the Scripps National Spelling Bee program are pulled from our official dictionary, Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. During competition, our policy is to accept any correct spelling listed in our official dictionary that isn’t marked archaic or obsolete. The alternate spelling ‘womyn’ is therefore included on our study list because it is listed as an alternate spelling for ‘women’ in Merriam-Webster,” a spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

    “In building our study lists, we aim to include alternate spellings for any words that have them listed in Merriam-Webster. The Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary is the final authority and sole source for the spelling of all words offered in competition,” the statement continued.

    Next up: SAT exam scoring will be normalized to the scores achieved by The Even Bigger Fucking Moron, so that the short bus students can all be accepted to the University of Washington.

  11. 11

    Cute. No shade.

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson achieved a lifelong dream Saturday night, making an appearance in a Broadway show.

    Jackson performed in “& Juliet,” a musical comedy exploring what would have happened if Juliet continued after Romeo. Her cameo was a one-night-only, walk-on role, and she stayed to talk with audience members after the show, according to a press release.

  12. 12

    @7

    Alina Habba

    The irony is strong.

    Gonna do another stab at “This meeting of a couple hundred attendees was a private strategy one on one?”

  13. 13

    Minutes after making jokes about Nancy Pelosi’s fall and injury Trump Advisor Alex Bruesewitz, passed and fell off the dais at the New York Young Republicans Club Gala Fundraiser.

    Wishing him the same speedy recovery he offered to Rep. Pelosi.

  15. 15

    @7 THE FINE PRINT:

    “This ‘news’ is…not news,” Bower wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

    “Wade’s deposition transcript has been out for more than a month. In that deposition, he specifically denied that the Fulton County district attorney’s office improperly coordinated with the White House to bring charges against Trump,” she added.

    Bower further noted that “there are legitimate investigative reasons why GA prosecutors might have communicated” with the White House or former White House counsel.

    “Former WH counsel were potential witnesses in the case,” she wrote. “And prosecutors might have needed to discuss executive privilege issues with the privilege-holder (the WH).”

    You’re not as big a moron as Habba, or the idiots who repost her brayings on X, but you’re getting there.

  16. 16

    I don’t think you’re helping the way you think you’re helping, Politifact:

    PolitiFact
    @PolitiFact

    U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, claimed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spent $7.5 billion on eight electric vehicle charging stations. The claim pulls from a March article, but 30 more stations have since been completed, with more planned.
    politifact.com
    U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, claimed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spent $7.5 billion…
    As Joe Biden’s presidency ends, claims about his achievements are getting scrutinized. Now a viral claim about one of hi…

    4:22 AM · Dec 10, 2024

    Great news! Mayor Pete only spent $200 million per functioning charging station! Won’t those 750 EV drivers be excited!

  17. 17

    Didn’t some dumbfuck around here call bitcoin and cryptocurrency “tulip bulbs”?

    Fuck you RINO.

    I’m having Kash put you on the enemies list. DJT will know you as one of “the enemies within”.

  18. 18

    With the stupidity that characterizes all of his policies, Trump is proclaiming that he will fire federal workers unless they return to their office spaces.

    https://www.rawstory.com/working-from-home-trump/

    The dumbfuck claims he reads Barrons before I do, so he’s surely aware that Barrons addressed the issue of remote work this weekend (Dec. 16, 2024, print edition, pages 26-27). What they said was studies show that companies who forced workers back to the office didn’t see any improvement in accounting or stock price performance, but did experience collapses in employee satisfaction. (Which presumably affects productivity.)

    Of course, if you make people show up, you have to provide expensive office space for them. And while the federal government has a lot of office space, most of it is old, and much of it isn’t adapted to modern work.

    https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2023/12/a-federal-return-to-office-wont-solve-the-governments-office-space-problems/

    And then there’s the matter of labor shortage. Barrons says there are 20 million Americans with disabilities, and you can expand the labor pool by allowing them to work remotely.

    Final thought: Has Trump promised to be in the West Wing five days a week? No working at Mar-a-Lago, or spending work days on his golf course?

  19. 19

    @14 Oh look, the king of “yabut” is lecturing us on “relevant.” 😂🤣🤡

  23. 23

    Are thoughts and prayers more sincere when they come from a Democrat?

    Governor Tony Evers
    @GovEvers

    I am closely monitoring the incident at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. We are praying for the kids, educators, and entire Abundant Life school community as we await more information and are grateful for the first responders who are working quickly to respond.
    10:16 AM · Dec 16, 2024

    ·

  25. 25

    Christmas comes early to the GOP:

    Croxxed Out
    @FLCons

    Oh lookie here, David Hogg says he’s going to run for Vice Chair of the DNC. Claims he’s going to entice men to vote for the Dem party again.

    Did Christmas just come early? Anyone else find this as amusing as I do? 😂

    9:07 AM · Dec 16, 2024

    Move over Jason Statham. The Democrat party’s superhero-in-waiting means you’ll never get another movie offer.

  26. 26

    @9

    Why are you reading decades old news? This is a known thing, particularly among Ashkenazi women since the 80s.

  27. 27

    sold your soul to DEI

    how’s about subbin’ in traditional “values”:

    whites only (frat bois, nepo hires, legacy admissions),

    the rich always get richer..

    all “abnormals” (lgbtq , darkies) EXCLUDED.

    and to the false promises of Obamacare

    How dare you insult a program inspired by someone who “understands” [vulture] capitalism?

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2011/10/11/how-mitt-romneys-health-care-experts-helped-design-obamacare/

    dumbfuck

  28. 28

    after radlib wifey found it shirking the horseshit shoveling duty.

  29. 29

    “You sure you are a medical professional?”

    These days it likes to pretend it’s John Dutton on its hobby “ranch”.

    With a big Y on the horse barn.

  31. 31

    Millennials fly first class, then complain they can’t afford rent.

    Southwest Airlines … plans fly with several rows of extra-legroom seats, retrofitting its standard coach-only cabins …. CEO Bob Jordan said it’s partly a “generational shift.” “What we’re seeing is our younger customers seeking a little more premium,” he said …. “A lot of this [is] a mentality shift, the willingness to spend more on travel and less on other things.

    Right, like essentials.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/gotten-difficult-get-free-first-class-upgrade-rcna184457

    Bunch of pussies. Can’t handle economy seating. This is how my generation flew:

    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ca/58/b5/ca58b5a2b941a7092738048377b02061.jpg

  32. 32

    @24 Even dumbfucks have a sense of humor. Sometimes. Occasionally. But not all that often.

  33. 33

    Minutes after making jokes about Nancy Pelosi’s fall and injury Trump Advisor Alex Bruesewitz, passed and fell off the dais at the New York Young Republicans Club Gala Fundraiser.

    Wishing him the same speedy recovery he offered to Rep. Pelosi.

    Karma.

    Unfortunately, it’s America that falls off the stage next.

  35. 35

    New Harvard Law admission statistics:
    https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2024/12/ny-times-black-student-enrollment-at-harvard-law-drops-by-more-than-half.html:

    The number of Black students entering Harvard Law School dropped sharply this fall after last year’s Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, according to enrollment data released on Monday.

    Harvard Law enrolled 19 first-year Black students, or 3.4 percent of the class, the lowest number since the 1960s, according to the data from the American Bar Association. Last year, the law school’s first-year class had 43 Black students, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
    …
    The law school also saw a steep decline in Hispanic students, to 39 students, or 6.9 percent, this fall, from 63 students, or 11 percent of the total, in 2023. Enrollment of white and Asian students increased. …

    The least capable student admitted to Harvard Law is still far more capable than Robinhood Dumbfuck Rabbit ever was. Hell, the least capable applicant to Harvard Law is far more capable than Robinhood Dumbfuck Rabbit ever was.

  38. 38

    “Every year, according to a motion filed in federal court Monday night, Georgetown University’s then-president would draw up a list of about 80 applicants based on a tracking list that often included information about their parents’ wealth and past donations, but not the applicants’ transcripts, teacher recommendations or personal essays.

    “Please Admit,” was often written at the top of the list, the lawsuit contends — and almost all of the applicants were.”

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/12/17/georgetown-elite-colleges-financial-aid-price-fixing-lawsuit/

    Apparently spending a buttload on specialized tutoring, coaching and high priced prep schools isn’t enough.

    So much for that bullshit “meritocracy”.

  39. 39

    House Democrat Caucus to AOC re her Oversight Committee aspirations:

    Sit the fuck down. Shut the fuck up. Stop embarrassing us.

  40. 40

    To head its “oversight” of the government, House Democrats decided that picking a 74 year-old dude with esophageal cancer was a good idea.

    You know. To make San Fran Nan appear youthful by comparison.

  41. 41

    Since the NYSE decided to have Donald open the session their own index is down 360, DJIA is flirting with 1000pt loss.

    They know. They’ve read about tariffs.

  42. 42

    @ 41

    … DJIA is flirting with 1000pt loss.

    OMG! That’s nearly 2.5%! Whatever will I do?

  43. 43

    Verily I say unto Fox News, thou shalt keep the School shooting your top story at least half the number of days as a murdered CEO.

  44. 44

    The Politifact Lie of the Year is Trump’s “eating cats and dogs” debate line.

    Because dozens of people claiming that Biden was “sharp as a tack” had no bearing on the outcome of the presidential election.

  46. 46

    OMG! That’s nearly 2.5%! Whatever will I do

    Would you like some bird flu to go with that?

    I knew the flu flu would be a problem

  50. 50

    @42 The dumbfuck doctor can’t even do simple percentages. The Dow is down over 3.6% since, not nearly 2.5%, since Dec. 4. I wonder how many patients he’s killed by screwing up prescription dosages?

  53. 53

    @51 Plutocrats have a legal monopoly on violence when they’re also the government.

    I don’t think this means Elon Musk can stand in the middle of a street and shoot someone, though. DOGE isn’t a government agency.

    I do expect Trump to deploy the military with orders to shoot migrants on the Mexican side of his border wall (that’s why it has slats in it) and peaceful protesters against racist police brutality (that’s why he picked Hegseth to run Defense with orders to fire all the ethical generals).

  54. 54

    If a business can steal from you, they will. That’s why we need government regulation of business.

    The Federal Trade Commission finalized a new federal rule Tuesday that bars hotels and live-event companies from tacking on surprise fees when customers make purchases, deeming them unfair and deceptive practices.

    The regulation would require companies to disclose any annoying “convenience,” “resort” or “service” fees upfront with the advertised price so that buyers don’t face sticker shock when they try to check out online. It is slated to go into effect as early as April 2025.

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ftc-junk-fees-trump_n_67618cf2e4b0b7b77895d168

    Hidden fees are consumer fraud. Trump’s incoming FTC chair was the only commissioner to vote against the rule, contending he’s not in favor of gouging customers, but rather on the grounds Biden’s right to govern expired on Nov. 5, or words to that effect, which sounds like typical Republican double-talk to me.

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