Category: Daily Links

I can’t figure the Astros out.  Apparently the D-backs could yesterday since they blanked them.  The Yankees beat the MLB’s proverbial “retarded kid in a  wheelchair” for the fourth time in a row. They should be so proud.  The Indians and the Twins split a double-bill. The Nationals won. The Rockies lost. The Cards won. Team Canada won. And the Cubs lost to THE BIG RED MACHINE by a field goal.

In da preseason foosball, Philly, Tampa Bay and the Baltimore Ravens all won.  Nobody was impressed. And in the Little League World Series…nobody cared what happened because they’re little kids and one kid with a big bat or a really sweet fastball makes the game boring anyway. And college football is a mere 8 days away.  Let’s hope no more Gators players decide to do something stupid between now and then or else TTUN will win by forfeit.  ::shrug:: Maybe they can call App State up and get a game. I see their schedule is open next week.

Well it looks like we all made it through another week.  Congratulations. Unfortunately, next week will be more of the same autistic screeching and impotent rage from our media, our political parties (and not just the two major ones, but apparently the LP chief too) and the two sides in this imbecilic fight of of one-upmanship (I’m looking at you, white nationalists and anti-fa).  But until then, let’s enjoy…the links!

News you can use! Well, only if you’re an Apple user. Which, let’s face it, you ought to be. ::slaps Android across the face with white glove::

If you don’t have anything nice to say…then don’t call for the President to be assassinated. That’s what my mom always said.  No, wait. She never needed to. You know why? Because I’m not totally fucking insane enough to get elected to office and then start calling for the president to be assassinated.  But its cool. She spent the day doubling down on twitter. You know, because she’s insane.

We finally have foreign officials calling for the US to look into potential collusion from the 2016 presidential election. Although I don’t think its what the left expected. And I doubt it’ll pierce the impenetrable wall of endless Trumpnazihitler coverage the media are engaging in anyway.  Because if they couldn’t even get around to dedicating more than 1/10 the coverage of the Barcelona terrorist attack that killed 14 and left over 100 people injured, this isn’t even gonna register on the rated.

The Trump Department of Justice completely shits the bed. There is no clever headline or quip. This is pathetic. And we need a new system where goons of the state can be put on trial and not have people on their side prosecuting them. Independent prosecutors made of  up of public defenders or perhaps voluntary prosecutors made up of people in the broader legal profession are more suitable alternatives than what happened in this case (or in the myriad police brutality cases that go under-prosecuted or untouched by what are in essence coworkers of the offending officers). These torture victims deserve better. America deserves better.

Gaia prepares to strike back. Looks like even though you shitlords didn’t watch the Al Gore sequel, our weeping Mother Earth did. And she’s gonna take her vengeance on…the middle of the ocean if recent history is any indicator.

If you’re in Boston this weekend and want to exercise your First Amendment right, then you must give up your Second Amendment right. Also, you can’t ride a bike. Or drink a soda. Or even take your dog for a walk.  I shit you not.

Remember how people laughed when they said tearing down monuments was about the leaders and it wasn’t like they were gonna start going into cemeteries and tearing things down?  Yeah, they were full of shit then too. Slippery slope, people. Slippery slope. And we’re about to go on a wild ride down this one, because I fear we’re reached the tipping point.

Although maybe its not too late. Somebody is saying “we’re not gonna participate in this retarded whitewash”.

I feel good that I maintained the theme for a whole week.

Have a great weekend, friends.

I’m gonna lead off by recognizing the Team Canada Blue Jays.  They have the weight of a nation on their shoulders. And while they’re in last place in a division, they’re in first place in the hearts of a nation.  A silly nation of poutine-eating, syrup-swilling flappy heads.  But a nation nonetheless that sits on America’s head.  Also, they won.  As did the Dodgers (unsurprisingly). The Rockies put up a huge number and beat the Braves. The Indians and the Twins got rained out. The Cubs beat the BIG RED MACHINE. The Red Sox beat the Cardinals. And the Astros have won two games in a row over the battling D-backs.

In other sports, Mayweather and McGregor agree to lighter gloves so Floyd can pepper his head up even faster. Nature Boy has some serious organ problems. And Chik-Fil-A surprises some people by announcing they will not open stadium venues on Sunday. Nobody in the south is the least bit shocked about this, as its been their company policy for over 70 years. And the revenue lost from their stadium location (a stadium that resembles a crunchwrap supreme by the way) pales in comparison the the revenue lost from their mall locations through the holidays. The decision was based on the morality of the owners and their desire for their employees to have at least one consistent days  week off to spend with their families. And I daresay it probably has a net positive effect on their bottom line when all is said and done.  Bravo.

I can’t think of something else sports-wise I may have missed. But I’m sure someone will remind me in the comments section after…the links!

In a shocking turn of events, the Virginia Democrat Governor encouraged all cities in the Commonwealth to tear down their confederate monuments and put them in museums.  I guess he had to say something after his false statements about a cache of weapons stored in Charlottesville by one group of assholes last weekend was refuted by the state police. But I don’t know how smart it is, calling for the removal of memorials that bring in a lot of tourist dollars and are a source of pride by the citizens of the Commonwealth for their architectural beauty and for their cultural significance.  In other words, this will not go over well.*

*Addendum: if they try to tear down anything on Monument Avenue, I humbly request a place to stay in Richmond that week since I will be there prepared to chain myself to one of them. This erasure of history to placate a mob the left has deliberately worked up into a frenzy needs to stop somewhere. And if I need to chain myself to the Matthew Fontaine Maury statue to help facilitate that, I’m seriously willing to do so.

NPR is preparing the left and the establishment right for disappointment regarding the Mueller investigation into Russian election interference. Only time will tell. But it can’t be comforting to those supporting the witch hunt to know that the lead FBI counterintelligence agent on the case has decided to step away from it.  Maybe its because he was a lead agent on the Clinton email investigation and isn’t too happy about the way that dog and pony show was handled by Comey and Lynch. Maybe its something else. I guess we won’t know until they wrap up…which could be any time they decide to stop investigating whatever they feel like investigating.  You know, because its open-ended and they can go wherever it leads them.

Speaking of Russia, this would be the biggest story of the day in a sane world. (No teasers!)

Alternative headline: No Shit. Seriously, this is the worst idea to come out of a California company since the Anakin Skywalker conception story.

::cough::BULLSHIT::cough:: I mean, they can say that. But we know they don’t really mean that.

The White House has a new communications director. Read about her here. Or just look at the pics, ya perverts.

Yeah, I hate em too. But this is a good song.

Alright, friends. Make today the best day you’ve had so far this week. That’s what I’m gonna try to do.

The real sport of the day yesterday was played by the media. It was an endurance contest, a triathlon of sorts. The first component was to shit in one’s pants. They measured the weight of the shit by milligrams (since standard is a racist, sexist system in some obscure way I’m not about to look up). The second phase was running around with one’s hair on fire, with total distance (in a direct line using decimeters) reached to the left of one’s starting point measured, with bonus points given for each minute one cried in fear yesterday. The third metric was to count how many retweets and likes the journalist received from their most virtue-signaling tweet of the day. The total of the three were added together to get the final score

And the winner, ladies and gentlemen, was Jake Tapper.  Jake Tapper wins!  Congratulations, Jake. You’ve done your side proud.

I’d also like to thank The Hill and WaPo for doing so well in the rear race division. You guys did a hell of a lot more yesterday to reinforce the level of credibility you have in America than you’ll ever realize.  Kudos.

In other sports action, here’s what went down: The Yankees won, the Nationals won, the Red Sox won, The BIG RED MACHINE beat the Cubs, The Indians beat the Twins, The Dodgers won, The Mariners beat the Orioles, The Rockies lost, and the Astros won (and actually put some runs on the board!)  Liverpool won the away leg of their UCL play-in tie. And Zeke Elliott officially appealed his inexplicable six-game suspension.  They’re playing tennis, but the real action starts in a couple weeks. Dog days indeed, my friends.

Well that’s about all for the fun and games. Now let’s get down to business with…the links!

Man tells it like it is. Virtue signaling spirals out of control. I swear, the inability or refusal by the media and establishment politicians to acknowledge that there was violence from two groups is alarming.  As is the refusal by either to touch on the myriad acts of violence, intimidation and destruction of property by antifa groups over the past several years.

Its not just Palin anymore. Walter Block’s lawsuit against the New York Times for defamation may continue.  Good!

Hey man, nice shot.

The Texas bathroom bill died once again as the legislative session abruptly ended.

A hotel in Switzerland has got some ‘splainin to do.

But how does he…where would…what kind of…who the hell could even…aw fuck it. Just read the story.

If only people took this advice more often, they’d be a lot happier.

That’s the end of the links. Go out there and seize the day!

Our beloved Brett and Swiss are busy today, so you get C-squad links instead of their usual champion-stuff. Buckle up, buckaroos.

• On the importance of good customer service in today’s market.
• More chaos and destruction. (H/T to SugarFree)
• I know y’all hate Twitter, but who here hasn’t had a day like this? At least our new overlords will be clumsy…
• PC Master Race culture wars. Which side are you on?
• What’s wrong with having a first lady who doesn’t do anything? (Trigger warning: MSN + Autoplay… Clicking will basically give you cancer, is what I’m trying to say.)

Lastly, here’s some music to lift to; I’ve lifted to it, anyway.

Well yesterday was full of surprises.

The Indians, who won on Sunday as well, beat the Red Sox handily. The Yanks beat the lowly Mets. Team Canada beat the Rays. The Cubs beat up the Reds, even though Joey Votto is still hitting the cover off the ball. The Orioles beat the Marlins.  And of course, the Astros lost again.  YOU HAVE TO SCORE TO WIN, boys!

The NBA released the 2017-2018 schedule. And I couldn’t care less.  And the Nature Boy is resting in the hospital after surgery for an undisclosed illness. He had been hospitalized for supposedly a heart issue, but his publicist said the surgery, which he had been put into a medically-induced coma prior to, the surgery is unrelated.  Let’s hope he makes a full recovery.  I always loved that guy from the WCW golden days. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Right, a lot is happening out there. So let’s talk about some of them with…the links!

Well, President Trump finally succumbed to the left and directly denounced nazism and white supremacy, even though he had never asked for or offered the slightest bit of support for either. And the left predictably loses their shit. Say what you want about the left, but they at least know how to read. They’re never going to let this “crisis” go to waste. And even though its just one body, there’s enough room to climb on top of her and grandstand till the cows come home.

Crowd of goons destroys property in act of mob vandalism.  The local cops stood on and watched as the mob sought to extract their pound of flesh from something made of rock and metal.  The governor began his re-election campaign by telling those with bloodlust that they can come up with different ways to do what they’re doing. He was, however, unable to find words to allay the fears of anybody right of center that may have at some point in the future felt the need to publicly support the monuments remaining in public as historical reminders of the past.

Robert Ritchie For US Senate just doesn’t have that ring to it. But that may have to happen if Kid Rock  manages to get on the ballot, according to Michigan’s Board of Elections.

Kid Rock is a household name to Americans under the age of 50, and voters might be attracted to vote for him, as a middle finger to the political establishment.

Well, one part of that statement is demonstrably true. While the other is not. He’s certainly not a “name” in my household.

New evidence may have been found in the coldest of cold cases. It would be kind of funny if they found the guy someday…living high on the hog. I’d bet he’s dead by now though.

Conservative group Club For Growth (not sure if they’re affiliated with white supremacy, as they’ve not publicly disavowed them yet this week) pours $10 million into campaign to capture Missouri Senate seat from Dem Claire McCaskill.  That’s gonna leave a mark. Expect McCaskill to decry “dark money” and “outsiders” meddling in races held in other states. Just kidding, I’m sure she’ll be consistent and not mention it once, like what happened with the special election in Georgia earlier this year.

Tiger Woods officially joins the ranks of Florida Man. Well done, sir. You did it the way you’re supposed to do it…fucked up out of your mind. The video is just great, but he did lose a point or two for not having a beer in hand.

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while. Or: shitty band actually has a good song.

Keep your heads down, friends. Its a jungle out there.*

*”Jungle” was not implied to mean the world was full of savages from other parts of the world. Its a commonly-used phrase. I personally know many people from other parts of the world and each and every one adds to the human experience and is a great addition to my life. And I personally disavow any European colonialism that sought to destroy jungles or displace people from them by importing technology such as the wheel, or medicine or the storage of potable water and foodstuffs.

I spent half the weekend cleaning house or doing yardwork, etc. a bit less than half was spent with relatives (mostly in laws) and a small fraction at my local taproom, trying to avoid the first two. So, I was away from the news quite a bit. Needless to say, catching up last night and this morning has been…ungood. Plus ungood. So the links you get from me this afternoon are going to be quite devoid of the the feces-tornado of the past two days. Needless to say, they will be disregarded and the links that will come avalanching into the comments can serve as your political discussion fodder.

• Considering the alcohol consumption of the Glibs, we are gonna live forever!
• I….I, approve, of underboob!
• English asshat. I am reminded of Monsieur the Marquis (in Tale of Two Cities) “It is extraordinary to me,” said he, “that you people cannot take care of yourselves and your children. One or the other of you is for ever in the way. How do I know what injury you have done my horses.”
• Why, I never!!! *stomps off in a huff*

Well…what a weekend.  I won’t go into the events in Charlottesville other than to condemn anyone that would initiate violence against someone else. I know the comments will wade into it on their own, and I already stated my views many times over the weekend on a few various threads. So have at it. There’s enough other stuff out there for me to touch on.

Its hard for me to talk about preseason football, at least until the starters are playing significant minutes.  Hell, to be honest I haven’t watched a minute of preseason NFL coverage and really don’t know much of what’s going on.  That keeps me from dealing with retarded shit like “who is standing for an anthem” and “who is racist for not hiring this guy” and “this start RB got suspended for associating himself with a gold digger that even the police think has no credibility whatsoever”.  Its not worth my time until next week at least.  Sorry, but expect an update then. As for college, the Gators suspend 7 for the opener in less than two weeks against TTUN, including arguably their best player.

As for baseball, the Astros finally for off the mat yesterday. They were given a standing 8 count and were told by the referee that they’d be closely watched for the next couple of weeks.  Seriously, wtf? Their bats went to sleep, their pitching shit the bed, and their attitude seems to be nonchalance.  Maybe they’re playing four, no five-dimensional chess with the rest of the league.  Yeah, that’s it. Elsewhere, the Nats slip (lol, sorry) against the Giants twice in a twin-billing. Team Canada lost to the Yinzers, The Indians lost. The Twins won. The Rockies lost. The BIG RED MACHINE lost. The Cards, Orioles and Mariners lost while the Cubs, Dodgers and Red Sox won, the latter having beaten the dreaded Yankees. (Whew, its a mouthful when I cover everybody on here’s interests. But I get paid all this money to give you what you want.)

Meanwhile, the EPL got off to a fun start. The Coutinho deal is (maybe) back on, which sucks as bad as Liverpool played without him in the lineup. And Justin Thomas won an absolutely compelling PGA Championship that could have gone about 5 different ways until the last half hour.  Those greens were way too fast for my tastes, but thats why these guys make the big bucks.

Alright, I better get on topic(s) before I lose the audience.  So I give you…the links!

Al Gore’s encore tribute to PT Barnum hasn’t gone over too well. Maybe all those people that gave him money the first time were too busy seeing the egress.

Well look who likes capitalism after all. Hypocrite alert!

Crude prices going up. Which causes gas prices to follow.

Illinois Senate rejects amended school funding. Looks like all the money will head to the Chicago teachers union. I’m sure this will help the bond ratings agencies make their next informed decision.

I wouldn’t have expected this to end well.

This is what happens when people ignore signs saying you must me this tall for this ride. Yogi Bear wasn’t lying, sir.

I just realized after several months that I’ve yet to play this guy.

Good luck out there today. And have faith that its not as bad as assholes would like you to believe.

STEVE SMITH HOPE ALL FUNNY GLIBERTARIANS HAD NICE LAST COUPLE DAYS. STEVE SMITH GIVE YOU LINKS TO FINISH WEEKEND. THEN STEVE SMITH KNOCK OFF AND GO GRAB A COUPLE OF HIKERS FOR NIGHT RAPE CAP. HAVE FUN WITH LINKS:

1. STEVE SMITH COULD MAKE SURE GOVERNMENT MAN HAS NO NEED OF DESIGNER BATHROOM.
2. STEVE SMITH SAY UR DOIN’ IT WRONG.
3. STEVE SMITH SEE THAT SOCIAL MEDIA WRONGTHINK PUNISHABLE OUTSIDE OF US TOO.
4. STEVE SMITH ALSO SEE THAT CHICAGO STILL BEING CHICAGO.