Y’all aren’t going to receive a sports update from me as I don’t follow every sport known in existence like sloopy does, so provide your own.
The only person capable of getting the mainstream media to talk about something other than Trump.
In a sad attempt at winning back the working class, the Democrat Party released their new slogan which many find reminiscent of Papa John’s slogan. At least they didn’t go with their original slogan. Well, not openly at least.
Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park, committed suicide by hanging himself on the same day as Chris Cornell’s birthday, who also hung himself last May. The two are reported to have been good friends. The selfish, drug addicted piece of shit, left behind six children and a wife.
In “this surprises no one” news, a new Pew Research Poll shows that 47% of liberals say that someone being a Trump supporter would put a strain on their friendship versus 13% of conservatives who claim the same about having a friend who is a Hillary supporter.
The body camera footage which caught Baltimore cops planting evidence prompts a review of 100 cases which involved the officers who were caught.
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Hoi zäme! I might have been working a bit too hard lately *eyebrow twitches/nervous tic* … so I am taking a few minutes off to do the Afternoon Links. Unfortunately, I cannot get things Swiss off my mind. So you all get some lovely Swiss links. Hopp Schwiiz!
I think they forgot to say “If you have a pile of francs.” Warning – another one of those surveys that might be a bit … cherry-pickish.
Could not outrun a glacier?! Note, they were found with identity papers on them…how Swiss.
Boy, do I feel stupid. I played golf yesterday and then went home to watch the Astros game. So I watched it, while flipping back and forth with the USA-El Salvador soccer match, until the 8th inning. I had my hopes up for a rally…then I noticed the “Replay” thingy up in the top right corner of the tv screen and realized it was daylight outside the stadium at 9:30. So I opened my phone, looked up the final score from the day game, acknowledged that I was an idiot and moved on with my life.
Speaking of the soccer game, the USA won 2-0, but played like ass on the back end. Do that against the Ticos on Saturday and they’ll get smoked. Also, El Salvador are the dirtiest bunch of fuckers I’ve seen in a while.
Bikes still racing in frogland. The Open is underway, and Spieth is off to a solid start this morning in addition to Stenson and Poulter. Its gonna be a fun week. Follow here.
Yesterday afternoon and evening were just an endless stream of serious shit happening. Let’s touch on some of it in…the links!
So brave. So cutting edge. So … meh. Why did you have to ruin a good show by coming back after all those years? And now you’re making it worse by being political and piling on? Just count your money and stop. Please.
Trump goes ballistic in NYT interview. Let me know if you find anything he said that was wrong, re: the Russian investigation/witch hunt. Because I read it a few times and I gotta say, he’s absolutely dead on.
And I will close with pure, unadulterated impotent rage. This is it, folks. Boiled down to its essence. The most retarded ass shit you’ll read in over 140 characters all day. (TW: Salon. And I mean off-the-rails-out-of-his-fucking-mind Salon)
I’ll be eastbound and down today. Headed to Charlotte with my son for the AAU dive nationals. So I’m playing this. Wish me luck on that Lake Charles bridge. That fucker gives me an anxiety attack almost every time.
Hump Day! For those of you who have significant others or FWB or toys. I’m just othering the rest of you.
Here is person who is crazier than a runover dog. I sincerely hope that no government agency or court decision ever forces this person to sell books they find morally objectionable. I also will continue to order books from giant capitalist machines like Amazon because I personally think this person is wrong to avoid selling books that they find morally objectionable. Information wants to be free. Rather than making it interesting, just tell people they are free to buy it, but put a card in there with a website that refutes the information.
These shitbirds can do moral grandstanding all day, but can’t pass a budget to save their lives. This is why a guy who looks like well-fed bum is calling you limp dicks and getting traction with it.
…And the same jerkoffs kill the AUMF Repeal as well.
But this is great news. I love these medical miracles where we are able to reverse the negative effects of accidents on children.
And its been sort of crappy at the L residence. I went with some weird 80s blahs.
People are riding bikes in the Alps today. And there was a crash, but everybody looks ok and the others got a nice respite before the first climb. That’s the kind of up-to-the-minute breaking news you can expect at places. Actually, it just popped up in the first story in my search. So don’t expect it here, really. And those of you that weren’t expecting it and are pissed about the spoiler: sorry about that. Elsewhere, The Open is less than a day away, thank God. I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say the winner will be a first-time major winner again in an incredible finish that people will be talking about for quite some time (except UCS, who will not talk about it at all). And don’t forget that the USA takes on El Salvador tonight in soccer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout rounds. Let’s hope they don’t play like they have so far.
In the baseball world, the Yankees and White Sox made a trade: Yankees got the better of it. The D-backs made a trade and look to be pushing for a playoff spot. The aforementioned pinstripes beat the Twins (sorry, Minnesodan contingent) and the Astros took out Monday night’s loss on the Mariners with style. Rubber match tonight.
Well there’s a lot going on elsewhere, so lets unpack it in…the links!
WASHINGTON — Hours into a dinner with world leaders who had gathered for the Group of 20 summit meeting, President Trump left his chair at the sprawling banquet table and headed to where President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was seated.
Now, by “undisclosed” and “private”, they mean at a massive table with probably a hundred people around, many with cameras. And by “undisclosed”, they mean in public and announced as a formal dinner with other heads of state. And furthermore, by “left his chair…headed to Putin”, they mean he swapped seats with his wife.
Why the hell would I trust the gray lady after this completely disingenuous headline and intro to a story? Why would I trust the parrots at CNN or MSNBC or NPR or everywhere else that breathlessly reported a very public and informal conversation as something nefarious? I ask you, what credibility do these people have left?
Suck it, peons!
::catches breath::
How do you get booed worse than the Mets? Catch a foul ball, apparently. Well, catch a foul ball while being a horribly unpopular asshole.
Whatever a “Reddit AMA” is, Chris Cillizza has one. And people are airing their grievances. And its not even Festivus yet. But he’s apparently a good sport. (TW: Slate, although they don’t go full retard here. Instead, they gloss over the real criticism he’s getting hammered with by people showing his lack of integrity and objectiveness over and over and over and over and over again)
Looks like there was another person at the Trump Jr meeting. This one linked to “money laundering” according to reports. That link is an interview he gave in 2000 about how shell companies are used to open businesses in Delaware. You know, just like a shitload of companies do every year.
Its only Tuesday. I feel like I’ve lived a week since Monday.
Here’s a great story about government arbitrariness. The FDA and “expired” medications. My favorite part is that the US military saves $2Bn/year by exempting itself. Also the idea that pharmaceutical grade baking soda is expensive or rare just took me aback.
I guess I respect Chris Cillizza for engaging Reddit, but I’m glad his AMA going like a dumpster fire. Put this up as Exhibit A of why the government doesn’t need to police speech.
Chipotle has brought back it Weight Loss Special in VA. Playa Manhattan hardest hit.
The House of Representatives is thinking of taking the radical step of passing a budget. They also appear to be exploring new and radical ways of fucking it up.
It’s kind of gray here today, so have a Monster Magnet deepcut.
Nothing happened in the bike race yesterday. I guess everyone will have to wait until the time trial for any potential excitement. The NBA summer league, which got an incredibly amount of hype from ESPN for some reason, wrapped up and nobody really cared. The Open pairings have been announced. The 1:04 and 1:26 pairings are sure gonna get a lot of eyeballs. As will the 2:48. And while its not as enjoyable to watch at the US Open, in my opinion, at least Birkdale isn’t a tricked out course.
In Texas sports, the Astros lost after clawing their way back and having every chance to win in the 9th. Zeke seems to be having a hard time growing up. And a Texans player gets arrested but happily proclaims, “oh, that is definitely my gun” to the cops.
Feel free to wear me out for the Zeke story. I can take it. Especially after the Buckeyes added to their ridiculous 2018 recruiting haul over the weekend by getting a commitment from the top TE in the country. Suck on that, TTUN!
Well, that’s all for stick and ball stuff. One more sports-related story to go. But I’ll get to that one in…the links!
RAND PAUL WINS! RAND PAUL WINS! RAND PAUL WINS! At first, the right were shitting themselves over it, but now seem to have embraced a straight repeal, which is what the people want instead of a garbage bill full of garbage compromises and garbage throwaways to interest groups. Way to stand for your principles, Rand, Lee and a few others. Now get the government out of the business forever!
ESPN goes further up its own asshole. Cool takedown of a non-American and his willingness to play along with the antics of a serial woman abuser and flat-out piece of shit human being while glossing over, for the most part, the history of that piece of shit human being. Note no comments allowed at that site.
This gibberish makes absolutely no sense to me. Do you mean to tell me that Illinois, blue anchor of the plains, doesn’t have some sort of mandatory sentencing for gun crimes?
Milo Y must be crying himself to sleep at night on a huge pile of money. I hope he spends it on good stuff. Like coke and rent boys.
Well the Wimbledon finals were sure underwhelming. Venus collapsed like wet cardboard and Cilic got hurt. That’s not to say the two victors didn’t deserve it, but it sure would have been nice to see better matches that what we got. Oh, and the bicycle race continues and that Froome guy is back in the lead last I checked. I assume there’s more drama to come, but I don’t really know. More knowledgeable people will explain it all in the comments, I’m sure.
And then we come to the Minnesota-Houston series. The Astros took two of three from the Twins and got the second half of the season off to a good start. They gotta work on that pitching staff, but if they hit like this, they’re gonna be tough to beat even if they put Rudi Stein on the mound. (Apologies if I already used that joke. It’s early.) Seattle is up next.
Also, there was some event on tv last night with a season premiere. Please discuss at your leisure, but remember there are some people out there that want to watch but haven’t yet. So at least give spoiler alerts. And with that little courtesy warning, we can transition to…the links!
Paul Begala: dumbass
From calls for impeachment to demands that we bomb Russia, the Team Blue narrative on the election has good from sad to scary.
ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES. VICTORY WAS ZARDOZ’S! BRUTAL DRIVERS WERE EASILY INTIMIDATED OUT OF THE WAY OF ZARDOZ WHEN CROSSING THE CENTER OF THE FIGURE 8.
HOWEVER, LOSING BRUTAL DRIVERS ARE APPEALING LOSS TO RACE OFFICIAL BRUTALS. ZARDOZ EXPECTS RULING NEXT WEEK. SOMETHING ABOUT VIOLATING RULE #2:
1. All cars must pass inspection before entrance into the pits.
2. Cars must be stock (GM-GM, Ford-Ford, etc.). No headers allowed.
WHEN ZARDOZ FLEW UP TO INSPECTION POINT, INSPECTOR BRUTALS FLED IN TERROR – SO ZARDOZ ASSUMES A PASSED INSPECTION. ZARDOZ IS STOCK (ZARDOZ-ZARDOZ) AND BELIEVES “NO HEADERS” IS UNLAWFULLY DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST LARGE STONE HEADS. ZARDOZ MUST CONSIDER CALLING IN BRUTAL EXTERMINATORS TO CLEANSE THE WEBSTER COUNTY RACING BOARD, IF LOSS ON APPEAL. OR PERHAPS ZARDOZ CAN PERSUADE FRIEND STEVE SMITH TO PAY BOARD A VISIT…
BUT ZARDOZ STILL SHOWS FAVOR TO HIS CHOSEN ONES WITH LINKS:
BRUTALS IN ENGLAND HAVE ODD LAWS ON STOPPING CRIMINALS.
SOUTH AMERICAN BRUTALS MIGHT HAVE HARDER TIME MOVING AROUND CONTINENT?
BRUTAL CITY OF DETROIT – 50 YEARS OF FALLING DOWN.
ZARDOZ WONDERS IF SOCIALIST BRUTALS IN VENEZUELA WILL PAY ATTENTION?
