Councilmember Sawant’s Wells Fargo, disinvestment bill is pretty rad. The city shouldn’t undermine its own values and positions with how it spends its money. I like this a lot better than Seattle boycotting states or cities.
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Sawant is an effing idiot.
Probably no truth to the rumor that #CrookedHillary will head the AARP.
Nothing Sawant does is “rad”.
@1 Not if Wells Fargo is a bad investment. The jury’s out on that. Apart from ethical considerations, the fake-accounts scandal is hurting its bottom line, and its stock performance this year has been lackluster as a result. I haven’t sold my WFC shares yet, but I’m thinking about it. Not because they’re crooks — show me a bank or major corporation that isn’t — but because this stock isn’t making money anymore.
@2 I heard a rumor that AARP rejected your membership application because you failed the character test.
A Chinese navy ship grabbed a U.S. Navy underwater drone this morning. Not exactly an act of war, but certainly a deliberate provocation. It could be retaliation for Trump’s recent mouthings, but I think it’s more likely a part of a long-term plan, and would have happened anyone. China claims to own the entire South China Sea and has been stepping up its harassment of U.S. Navy vessels and other countries’ fishing boats, etc. My guess is they will keep escalating because they’re probing to find out how committed we are to resisting their assertiveness in the region, and eventually they’re going to fire on our ships or maybe seize a U.S. ship and its crew. China experts say they’re not trying to start a war with the U.S. per se, but they’re willing to fight a war with us if they can’t get us to roll over and give them what they want. I think there’s a high probability that the next president, or at least his successor, will have to face off with China. We need to be beefing up our military capabilities for that eventuality. As for today’s incident, the U.S. is working through diplomatic channels, but if the Chinese are obdurate I think Obama should consider slapping on some sanctions or maybe selling more jets and military gear to Taiwan.
“I heard a rumor that AARP rejected your membership application because you failed the character test.”
Lack of character. I’m sure that’s why he got steered into radiology, to keep our Doctor and his snide remarks away from patients. As a radiologist he can sit in his office all day posting his snide comments and his pro-Trump twitter-bot hashtags to local blogs while some low-wage radiologist in India does his work for him.
4 – No, Sawant is just an effing idiot without anything to do with Wells Fargo. The woman is living in la-la land.
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And that should tell you something about her constituents.
@9 Of course, you can (and should) make similar inferences about Trump’s constituents, who voted for a serial liar who cheats everyone who does business with him.
@4 As a potential (if only indirect) investor, I can’t help but have a certain concern about possible systemic problems within Wells Fargo that would inspire management to do something so desperate. Either that and/or there’s an implication of genuine contempt for the customer. It’s a pretty long step from “Nothing personal, it’s just business” to “thanks for your patronage, now fuck off and die.” There may be a sucker born every minute, but if you scam a large enough population in a short time you’re likely to run out of marks.
@11 I would call it opportunistic, not desperate. It was an easy way to generate fees that went directly to the bottom line. Keep in mind that today’s corporate execs get much of their compensation from options tied to earnings, so when they do dishonest things that boost the bottom line, they’re doing it for themselves, and shareholders are just along for the ride. John Stumpf could care less whether Roger Rabbit makes a few more bucks when WFC’s stock price goes up. He makes a LOT MORE bucks when it does, and that’s what drives this behavior. There’s nothing desperate about it because it’s no-risk; he lost his job, but he won’t go to jail or lose his pension or golden parachute. Stumpf is going to do just fine in his retirement. The shareholders will get stuck with the fines, legal bills, and judgments. That’s how these things always end, and that’s why they keep happening.
Want to get cops to stop shooting civilians? Pass a law that requires their pension fund to pay the civil judgments.
Over the last half century we’ve seen a significant erosion of the social contract, most notable perhaps in transformation of the phrase “business ethics” into an oxymoron. It seems now that corporations, if they could, would be just fine with sending legions of armed thugs out on the street to rob people. Since that’s legally inconvenient, instead they almost grudgingly work to make products or provide services that customers will pay for. In spite of this, they constantly pursue the ultimate goal of producing or providing the worst and least for the most. Pride has pretty much given way to greed.
Poor Doctor. His quest for snide has left him a traitor in bed with Putin from where he posts his daily HA Clinton rants and leaves his pro-Trump/Putin twitter-bot hashtags. How much more fucked up and pathetic could the Doctor possibly get? At this point, not much.
Our national security will soon be in the hands of the tinfoil hat brigade.
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Nevermind that I dont have shit to show for it, and that my returns are below average, you should still listen to me me me me!
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Happy Friday HA HEROES!
Indeed it’s Friday and the sun is set! You know what that means!
FREEDOM! From babbling jackass troll noise!
Damned nice day today. Clear, not a cloud in the sky. Very sunny.
Somewhat chilly.. Brrrrrr…Boob will be here shortly to bloviate about the absence of consequences from dumping gigatons of CO2 and other greenhouse gases like methane yearly into the atmosphere.. Hey it’s cold outside..
Rex Tillerson is on route to be SecState… Exxon is one of the WORST deniers of the climate science consensus.. Drumpf is a reflexive denier.. The shitheads are fucking it all up for our kids and grandkids.. They get theirs, the rest of us get shafted..
Time for a cocktail to take the edge off of this insanity. We’ll be back with a recipe shortly.
pick a good drink YLB
“Time for a cocktail to take the edge off of this insanity. We’ll be back with a recipe shortly.”
I have a bottle of Glennlivit that a friend left here this last July. Perhaps it’s time I opened it. I could probably use a shot to brace myself against Doctor Death’s onslaught of Clinton whines and pro-Trunp/Putin twitter-bot hashtags I see coming our way.
@21 Sorry little maxwipe, we don’t serve up the shit you get wasted on at Applebees.
Have a great weekend, Snake. I hope all is going well for you. It’s great having you back. Heh. We’ll have to get together soon and talk project scheduling.
@15 It’s interesting how many who not long ago spoke with such intensity about “taking our country back” seem to have become all warm and fuzzy with giving it away. Particularly remarkable since the “give-ees” are the same folks who many of them once put on uniforms to defend us against as an existential threat.
“Indeed it’s Friday and the sun is set! You know what that means!”
A brief respite followed again by Peak Hate for which a some poor goat will pay dearly.
YLB’s favorite drink: The Pantywaist.
Two measures vinegar. One measure baking soda. Dash of rose hips. Fill to the top of a long-tipped squeeze bottle with purified water. Serve with a thong twist and some scented baby powder around the rim.
Repeat as necessary, although really, at least three times as often as your mother told you to if you were raised in a liberal household.
“It’s interesting how many who not long ago spoke with such intensity about “taking our country back” seem to have become all warm and fuzzy with giving it away.”
To Russia. My God, Reagan must be rolling in his grave. Although he had his faults, as all presidents have had, I do not question that the man loved America with heart and soul.
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…seem to have become all warm and fuzzy with giving it away.
Actually, now that you mention it I received an email from Fidelity today. They’re extending their charitable gift fund division hours at the end of the year.
Seems since the election there has been a significant increase in the number of clients interested in establishing an account.
Two reasons I can think of:
1. With falling tax rates next year, a donation is worth more this year because the deduction will be higher on a per-dollar-donated basis.
2. Deductions may be capped in the future.
Really, if you’re gonna donate, do it before January 1.
It’s a little chilly. The bones are feeling the weather. Politically, the situation is completely fucked. Time for the best drink of its kind..
HOT BUTTERED WITCHDOCTOR..
60ml Dark Bermuda Rum, Gosling’s Black Seal or Baccardi Black
30ml 151 proof Rum, Gosling’s Black Seal 151 or Baccardi 151
30ml White Wine, dry
15ml Sherry, Dry Sack Solera Oloroso 15 Year or another rich sherry
15ml Grand Marnier
2 each Cloves, freshly crushed
2 each Allspice Berries, freshly crushed
pinch Cinnamon, ground
1 strip Orange Rind
1 tsp Honey
5 drops Cocoa Complex, see recipe below
1 tsp butter, see directions below..
Mix these ingredients in a cup and then immerse the cup (or shaker) in a pan of boiling water for a couple of minutes. Then pour through a strainer into a glass that has a pat of butter in it. Stir to help dissolve the butter. A swizzle stick with a curl of orange peel is the optional garnish. Add some ground nutmeg if you like but it’s not traditional..
This fucker on first sip will knock you against the wall. But if you make it to the bottom you will know why this drink was so beloved by South Seas sailors. They actually relied on it as a cold remedy.
It will make you feel better but you might just forget where you are. Beware, it might just ruin you.
Oops. Recipe for Cocoa Complex follows:
30ml Amaretto, Disaronno
1 tsp Cocoa Powder (99% Cacao)
1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
1 tsp Grapefruit zest
Combine all ingredients in a jar and store for at least two weeks, occasionally shaking the contents. This will gradually turn into a viscous fluid like thin honey..
Yawwwn.. Boob left its usual mean-spirited cheap shot.. Like a piece of dog shit on an elevator.
Boooorring… What a piece of work forged over a lifetime – onward toward its “leaden” years.. Hey with Roger Ailes as a role model, how could it go wrong?
Fellow heroes..
Savor the peace and quiet.. Imagine an HA comment threads without the annoying spam link noise of a babbling jackass..
Fridays after sunset.. This is it!
Sip…
@29 I already gave to the World Wildlife Fund.
@17 Looks like somebody’s jealous. He’s probably the type who knocks off work early on Fridays, wanders into a bar, takes a seat, then waits for someone to buy him a drink.
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Come up with a drink that has Sotol in it.
Never been to an Applebees….what are they like…..im thinking my tastes are a bit more, shall we say, refined than yours….
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Huh? Jealous of an old man with a shitty portfolio, and whos best years are far behind him??
Mmkay……if you say so……lol
Just for you, I’ll get to mezcals and their relatives LAST..
And remember when you said you don’t hate anyone?
HAHAHAHAHAHA! That’s still the freaking FUNNIEST thing I’ve seen a troll spew on this website..
@6 Which is why we should be telling the Chinese and Russians that they keep this stuff up and flying over our ships in attack runs ect then the defensive anti aircraft guns will be active.
If Sawant is rad she would go all the and tell Seattle to forme the City Bank of Seattle.
@13 Simpler solution would be to take the guns away from cops. British Bobbies still rarely carry guns.
@28 It’s not the evil empire anymore. Reagon won, and the wall came down and Russia has billionaires living in Moscow (like 68 of them or 28…where did I put the National Geographic….)
I can’t decide whether to make it scrappy or to go with various shades of green. I love green!! I would love to win this book as I am addicted to quilting (just started piecing quilt tops this year) I have made 3 lap quilt tops so far…now I need to get them put to#ghter&e8230;maybe after christmas gifts are done. Thanks.