Category: Daily Links

Man, I’m done with baseball for a bit.  The Astros seem to be sliding into a legitimate funk.  Fortunately for me, the Yankees are following them there so I won’t have to hear a bunch of shit-talking about them catching us any time soon.  Meanwhile, on the left coast, the Dodgers are absolutely playing out of their skin.  Too bad they’ll shit the bed in the playoffs as usual.

The Cowboys practice squad beat the Cardinals practice squad in Canton.  The biggest name there, Tony Romo, got in a practice game of his own when he called it with Jim Nantz in a side booth as he prepares for his second career.  I wonder when he will inexplicably slip on a banana peel and land on  his head, ending his season early.  Y’all know its gonna happen too, so don’t call me an asshole.

The Neymar deal is finally done. And soccer kicks off for real in just a couple weeks.  Hooray for getting up at 5 am on Saturday and Sunday again! Can’t wait to see Liverpool make a run at the EPL this year IF they can stay healthy.

That’s it for sports. Except to note that this was the day in 1993 that Nolan Ryan gave Robin Ventura an ass-kicking.

OK, on to…the links!

Now the enviro-nuts have gone too far. I’m sure PETA is stoked and will use this to set up more kill-van operations across the country. The rest of us will not be as pleased.

Colin Kaepernick’s  (this isn’t a sports story, so don’t give me shit) girlfriend does her best to ensure he will never get a job. If he wants to play again, he might want to tell her to STFU.

Just in case you were considering using a dating site in the near future… Protip: never stick it in crazy!

Speaking of crazy: I present you one John McCain. The former reverse-ace pilot has now blamed the failure in Afghanistan on Donald Trump.  I guess he forgot the 15 and a half years of failure that went on before the last 7 months of the Trump presidency.  Seriously, he should respect the office and his constituents enough to step aside before the tumor completely absorbs his whole body like the dude’s asshole from the Naked Lunch story.

Top Man touts credentials of being a Top Man.  Tells prospective voters that he’s so much smarter than them that he will plan on running more of their lives.  Prospective leftist voters squeal with delight.

Lastly, it sure looks like one of them Duke boys has gone and gotten into a sticky situation. I’m speechless and don’t know whether to shake my head or stand up and applaud the crazy sonofabitch.

For all you Firefly fans out there.

That’s all she wrote for the links.  Go do your thing in the comments. And have a hell of a great day.

My house is like a plague pit. My kids have been sick for days, my wife is intermittantly ill, and here I am, gliding through on my 18 Constitution. Its funny how your kids can have the same genetic material and raising and be totally different. My older son acts like he’s literally dying when he gets sick, demanding to be carried around and generally making a fuss. The younger one just slows down and cries a little more. Until the medicine kicks in and knocks down his fever, then he’s immediately back to 90% speed.

Michael Ledeen says something interesting about misery and revolution.

Jesus F Christ. This WaPo jock-sniffer of an article about Nicolas Maduro is disgusting. On the other hand, they have full transcripts of Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders. Which I am glad to see in public. If only that happened more often.

This monster scarred hundreds of perfectly innocent women’s breasts. (Fixed because Just Say’n is a whiny little bitch-ass bitch.)

Those geniuses at Apple own $52B in US T-bills. No wonder the government is suddenly quiet on the tax reparation front. 

Misery loves company.

These are my links. There are many like them but these links are mine. My links are my best friend. They are my life. I must master them as I must master my life. Without me, my links are useless. Without my links, I am useless. I must author my links true. I must post earlier than my enemy, who is trying to scoop me. I must scoop him before he scoops me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my links and myself are defenders of my blog, we are the masters of the other site, we are the saviors of my mornings. So be it, until there is no other site, but peace. Amen.

The Astros are getting me a little worried. The Dodgers finally lost a game with a lead (after winning 53 straight after taking it, which is un-fucking-believable). Klitchko hangs em up after a 57 year boxing career. Neymar ain’t going to PSG just yet. And the Cowboys and Cardinals head to lovely Canton, Ohio tonight to kick off the NFL preseason.  That’s all there is. Oh yeah, except the Red Sox building their lead over the Yankees by not playing while the pinstripes lost.

And here are…the links!

Pretty cool eclipse path. If you’re a Trumpkin. I blame the Russians.

Remember when HuffPo got the shit trolled out of them by that South African dude?  They’re not alone.

Hey Trump and Sessions: WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!!!

Scientists have found a second garbage patch in the Pacific ocean the size of Texas. The story is complete with pictures bullshit.  And here I thought we were gonna find out where orphaned garbage pail kids came from.

Speaking of orphans: this is not what you do when you adopt one.  Sleazy pieces of shit.

Lastly, this is the kind of awareness that needs to be raised. So I’m spreading it to you guys.

There’s something for everyone here.

Have a great day, friends.

The Red Sox are back in front in the AL East, The Astros are in a bit of a funk (so its a good thing that they have a huge lead) and the Nationals keep riding that roller coaster (so its a good thing they’re in a dumpster-fire of a division).  And the NFL Preseason starts tomorrow.  Life is good, sort of. I could still use a dose of college football in my veins.  But I’ve got to wait 29 more days until the Buckeyes take the field but fortunately a bit less than that for some games of significance.  Hooray, America!

And speaking of football, the J sub D Memorial is about ready to happen again. If you were involved last season, check your email. I sent a notice out yesterday.  We’ve got about a week to firm that up and then I’ll be opening it up to the good folks here at our new home.  I would imagine there to be some moderate interest as the league enters its seventh season. And if there’s extra interest, we could set up a new Glibs league. I think the comments section would be a good place to start that discussion. So chat away (with apologies to the anti-sports contingent).

And now, without further ado I give you…the links!

An anti-immigrant group got trolled online and the WaPo thinks its hilarious.  Left out of the lede: that they’re in Norway. But included in the story: that Norway’s government is right-wing. And that those insane right-wingers are threatening to ban some muslim attire like the burqa from schools.  Why would those crazy right-wingers do something so insane? I guess for that answer, you’d need to ask the very left-wing French government, who imposed that very same ban some time ago.  I guess WaPo gonna WaPo.

Here’s a story where the words “children and minorities hardest hit” would be an appropriate subheading. But its being done by a benevolent government for their own good, so it will probably fly under the radar. Seriously, who the fuck wants to spend an extra $1.44 for a 12-pack of Coke just to fund the pension plans of overpaid, brutal cops and shitty teachers that care about their union a hell of a lot more than their students?

Such a brave, strong stand! Except it contravenes a lawful order handed down (well, it will be shortly) from the legally-elected Commander In Chief and short-circuits the entire concept of civilian oversight and command of the military.  This asshole needs to be removed immediately, as would any officer that doesn’t want to follow perfectly legal and justifiable orders handed down by their commander.  We don’t live in a military dictatorship, and this is a bad precedent to let stand.

Man, what the fuck?  Couldn’t the libertarian paradise have happened somewhere other than an Alaskan fishing town? Maybe HuffPo should take their mid-America bus tour there (metaphorically speaking unless their bus has Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-like qualities) and see what life is like in a place with no cops and likely a shitload of armed people walking around.

Another good move by the Trump administration.  Kudos to the NYT for covering it, although it is sort of slanted in the direction of this being a bad thing.  Oh well, it’ll be nice to see colleges judge people based on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin.  Hey, that would be a good slogan for a politician that’s against Affirmative Action! Maybe someone could use it someday.

What a bunch of pussies. The correct response is “get off my property, you stupid asshole, or I’ll remove you. But I guess extortion is alive and well if done correctly (as explained in the story).

Sting me.

I hope you’re all as fired up as I am today.  Get out there and have a great day.

Sloopy linked to a story about guns on campus in Texas and forgot to mention that today is the anniversary of an event involving a campus shooting. It seems like a simple MRI would solve this problem in today’s world. In case you aren’t familiar with it, a civilian figured prominently in the eventual assault, and authorities credited return fire from deer rifles on campus with limiting th sniper’s ability to move and aim freely.

In more recent Texas news, it looks like someone knows how to use a throwdown gun.

You know, I never believed that the Clintons were involved in the Seth Rich murders until today.

This here is some Barney Fife shit.

Not to worry, Vox is here to solve the opiod crisis.

Soo.. while I am also named Brett and work in IT, this is not me. For one thing, I never had 2 brothers.

Also, SugarFree shared this excellent Rednecks in the Mist article with me.

I really need to reboot Florida Man Episodes.

The L residence is setting up daycare and getting ready for school. Sadly, I didn’t see anything like this.

Well that was an overblown trade deadline.  Unless you are a Dodgers or Yankees fan.  Of course, those are two of the only four teams ESPN covers anyway with the Red Sox and Cubs.  Nevermind that only one of those teams has a better record than the Astros, who got back to their winning ways last night. But its what I have come to expect from the “Worldwide Leader In Sports Social Justice Bullshit And Teams From The NY, Boston, Chicago and LA Markets”.  I’m sure they are happy with the results of their entire focus shifting to those markets and their “causes”.  Not so sure all of their laid off employees feel the same way. But their feelings don’t matter.

NFL Preseason is about to happen. College is less than a month away. Soccer is even just around the corner.  The dog days are coming to a close and I, for one, couldn’t be happier. Except for the fact that the fewer daylight hours are starting to cut into my golf. But I just have to live with that.

Anyway, we got some serious shit happening out there.  Lots of insanity. Lots of hilarity. And a little pants shitting for good measure.  So how about we saunter casually into…the links!.

I know it must seem inconceivable, but apparently a government agency has been caught tampering with climate data. Of course they did the same thing in 2014 and the media poo-poo’d it away. Expect the same measures to be employed by “mainstream” media again this time around.  Also, what’s up with Michael Mann’s contempt charge? Any of our Canadian brethren want to shed some light on that for us?

Ah yes, the compassionate left. Well, compassionate as long as shit is happening outside their city limits. NIMBYism is apparently alive and well in the Bay Area.

The whole Russia conspiracy thing has become a vortex of retardation that is now sucking both parties in at the rate of a black hole. And I don’t mean a real black hole and the speed of light. I mean the movie “The Black Hole“, which had that stupid flying robot, his evil twin, a crazy-ass cylon and all the pace and excitement of watching two snails fuck.

The National Archives just released a bunch of documents about the Kennedy Assassination. Some apparently interesting stuff in there with more to come in the very near future.

How fucking retarded is the NCAA?  About this retarded. Which is almost as retarded as you can get in the face of the likeness rights suits they, and their member schools, are starting to get peppered with.

And saving the best for last. See if you can spot the most retarded part of this piece. Way to keep my faith in you, Houston Chronicle. I expect lefty garbage and you almost never let me down.

Mythology.

Give em hell today, friends. I know I’m going to.

Welcome back, Sloopy. Its nice to see his return to the links, even if it did cost him his beard. And I’m not talking about Banjos! Heyoooo!

Wow, real news. Scaramucci, having completed his job of (a) making everyone forget Sean Spicer and (b) firing Rheince Priebus in such a way that even the GOPe was afraid to stand up for him, is going to go see if he can save his marriage spend more time with his family.

I doubt former Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be wearing pink and living in a tent while he awaits sentencing on criminal contempt conviction.

So I guess this rain storm is now a named storm. Like true Flordians, my wife took our two small children to the park. There’s also this, which means nothing. Ask Houstonians or Lousianans how much damage a “minor” storm can do.

Good-bye to the man who played Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff. (The real Gen. Yeager is still kicking ass at 95)

Oh, sure. I’m sure Qatar is going to use the current crisis to reform immigration. Riiight.

Jets with frickin’ laser beams! Didn’t Clint Eastwood already steal us one?

Speaking of lasers, here’s 2:40 of a variety of animals chasing a laser pointer.

What a long 8 days I had. Got to see some important people and my son did ok in his diving thing. But I have never been happier to walk in the door after being gone for so long. My little ones all recognized me even after transitioning back from being a bearded old man to a fresh-faced marginally-younger man. And an absolutely wonderful weekend was had by all.

As for weekends, the Astros didn’t have a good one. Neither did Adidas after the LaVarr Ball fiasco in Las Vegas.Sorry, guys but sexism isn’t a good look. You might want to keep that in mind next time you choose sides between an official and a clown. I wish I’d have gotten a chance to give my thoughts on Spieth’s win at the British Open, but a week later is too much to ask for.  I’ll wait till the PGA in two weeks to comment on golf again (at the professional level-I still reserve the right to comment on my own game).

Well that’s about it. Hope the quick sports update wasn’t too much for those of you that don’t like them. I kept it down to a single paragraph just for y’all. I’ll gradually up the dosage, though. So be prepared.

Well, seeing as I was completely checked out from all political news for the time I was gone, I may take a little time to get back into the swing. So bear with me.  As for the slack-picker-uppers here at Glibs, thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking such great care of the links while I was gone. Every one of you did a better job than I would have done. And I owe each and every one of you a debt of gratitude.

Alright. We all know why you’re here. It ain’t for my rambling appreciation of my friends. It’s so you can get into…the links!

Venezuelans abstain from rigged vote. Socialist paradise State-capitalist hellhole on the brink. Poor bastards. If only they’d have done their socialism harder, I’m sure it would have worked. No word yet from Frank on what he thinks.

Chris Christie’s tryout to be a wrestling heel continues to be a success. I can think of no other explanation for his behavior.  Kudos to the fat man for his upcoming career change.

Van hits pedestrians. But the real fun happens in the comments.

Um, its a third-world country. Why wouldn’t you expect this kind of thing to happen?

Houstonians know how to beat the heat.

Like I said earlier…I’m back.

Have a great day, friends!

This sucks, doesn’t it? No Zardoz, no STEVE SMITH, just some old Jew trying to get by without being tossed in an oven, this time by rebellious orphans, much in the manner of Hansel and Gretel’s witch. No matter, news is rich enough today to stand on its own. And SP and I are celebrating the 200,000th comment in style, which involves alcohol, perfect vine-ripe summer tomatoes, and reruns of hilarious old TV shows (does anyone here besides us remember Buffalo Bill?). Here’s links, you people can do all the work now.

I spent time last night being lectured by a Progressive friend about the superior civilization that the Europeans have, with much more racial and religious tolerance, and none of the bigotry “that runs rampant in the Trump administration.” I suppose he was right.

“You go first.” “No, that’s OK, you go first!”

Rick Perry is an opportunistic slug but at least he’s proud of his boner.

The most interesting person to play football these days is hanging it up. Apparently, he values cerebration over entertaining me with his play, the bastard. I was counting on the Ravens having a decent center, but nooooooo.

This is suspicious on ten different levels. Stingray decoy?

And finally, music from one of our favorite bands.