The Refuge of the Toads

[mordacious1]

So does this mean we don't have to pay for the sex change operation for Manning? If so, I'd like to volunteer to complete the surgery free of charge. I think I have a rusty bayonet around here somewhere.

[MarcusAu]

Oh. And it's my birthday. One that ends in a 0

:/

Sorry to hear that you are done with 69.

And (belated by now I'm sure) birthday greetings.

[Kirbmarc]

:whistle:

A very interesting article quoted by the SteersBot here, hat tip for once.

Here it is:

Despite recent media hysterics the debate on NATO is not new either. Robert Gates, a realist himself, and as Cold War hardened as it gets, said the exact same thing in 2011. In one of the most provocative speeches given by a top American diplomat to a bunch of hapless Europeans, Gates said presciently, that it will be increasingly hard to justify to future American electorates, leaders and taxpayers, why the U.S. should pay the lion’s share in securing a continent, when the continental leaders are not even willing to pay 2 percent of their GDP in their defense budgets.

Only 5 countries, out of 22, contribute the minimal requirement for NATO upkeep, which includes US, UK, Poland, Greece and Estonia. Belgium, the Islamist hub of Europe, contributes 0.85 percent. Naturally, when countries talk of the threat posed by lack of Intelligence gathering, or the rise of Russia, it sounds hollow and hypocritical. How threatened can Lithuania, Latvia and Germany possibly feel while simultaneously showing that they are unwilling to pay their minimal share?

for those who still research on nation-state interactions, grand strategy, power politics and security, there are two bafflingly persistent myths in international politics, which although repeatedly disproved, are still parroted by an echo-chamber of journalists, think tankers and politicians. One myth is that alliances, once formed, are inviolable, and sacrosanct. Another myth is that ideological alliances are the most stable. Both of these assertions are historically untrue.

Here’s a simple word of advice to the European leaders and policy elites. An easy way to maintain an alliance is to demonstrate commitment through investment. Cut down on social spending, cut down on idiotic and redundant research like gender gaps in NATO forces, and formulate a wartime plan to channel resources towards defence. Spend less on bureaucratic and bloated command structures and more on manufacturing tanks and hardwares, less on open door migrant aid, and more on Mediterranean surveillance.

I'd add: try to give the short end of the stick to the Saudis and other Gulf States. The real enemy today are muslim supremacist groups which are turning Turkey into a theocracy, launching projects of invasions and radicalizing muslim communities in the west all why the claim to be our "allies".

One of the primary interests of every liberal democratic country is to maintain their liberal democratic status. Groups whose goal is to destroy democracy and try to push for theocracy cannot be tolerated. We're at war with muslim supremacists, a war which we can't lose. We should stop financing and partnering up with those who train and finance groups whose goal is to take over our countries. And no, those groups aren't just the Islamic State, they're all muslim supremacists.

[free thoughtpolice]

Kirbmarc wrote:

...you have a very peculiar idea of what constitutes "treason". Did Mark Felt commit treason against the POTUS when he passed information about Nixon's dirty tricks to Bob Woodward?

Apples and oranges. Manning turned over a massive volume of documents, not just ratting out illegal activities.
Like it or not, governments have the right and the duty of collecting intelligence and underling employees do not have the legal right to make that decision although there may be a moral exception for certain illegal activities, Manning did a wholesale dump of documents.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Manning

[Lsuoma]

Obama is dead to me (spits). I'm embarrassed to admit I voted for that moron twice (I almost didn't the second time). I hope the screen door DOES hit him on the way out. What a fucking fucker.

His greatest blunders: Extending the tax cuts on the rich. The handling of Ferguson. Encouraging violence against the police (oh yes, he did). ISIL/Syria. STABBING ISRAEL IN THE BACK and reversing 50 years of American Middle East Policy. Supporting Mohamed Morsi. And now, releasing a traitor.

What an asshole. I'm done with the Democratic Party. They can suck my balls.

What about FISA clemency for the telecomms?

[fuzzy]

@Aneris Thank you for elaborating on your position on those drunk Palistinian youths who tossed those firebombs onto the synagogue. Judicial discretion in punishments is something most judges here in the US used to have a lot more of than the do now, and that's something I've often lamented. My brother, now retired, used to preside over a courtroom for lesser offenses than these and he was very kind, and really hated having to give certain automatic punishments to people who needed a break. It's easy for me to see him doing what your guy did, so thanks for the heads up on that info.

[Ape+lust]

HAHAHA! Perfect.

http://imgur.com/Iw16OGQ.jpg

[mordacious1]

Obama is dead to me (spits). I'm embarrassed to admit I voted for that moron twice (I almost didn't the second time). I hope the screen door DOES hit him on the way out. What a fucking fucker.

His greatest blunders: Extending the tax cuts on the rich. The handling of Ferguson. Encouraging violence against the police (oh yes, he did). ISIL/Syria. STABBING ISRAEL IN THE BACK and reversing 50 years of American Middle East Policy. Supporting Mohamed Morsi. And now, releasing a traitor.

What an asshole. I'm done with the Democratic Party. They can suck my balls.

What about FISA clemency for the telecomms?

Sorry, I was over on another site changing my voter registration to non affiliated.

That was GW's baby. Yes, Senator Obama voted for it, one of many (I supported and do support that vote...for reasons).

[mordacious1]

HAHAHA! Perfect.

http://imgur.com/Iw16OGQ.jpg

That's the funniest thing I've seen all day. CLASSIC!!

[dogen]

Who was it that defended PZ's lament about his 2.5 day full time equiv "working" week?

He has a post up complaining of the horror of his first 8.00 am start. The pain of having to literally cross the road to get to work. The lecture that's so long (105 min) that he has to send the kids flying half way to an extended coffee break.

He has also posted his whiteboard for session 1A. This is what occupied a University lecture for 50 mins on evolutionary biology. One which required all that detailed lesson planning. I kid you not.

http://i.imgur.com/Nw2liuf.jpg


So. Who was it again with the bleeding heart? :)

It was me, arguing that looking solely at an academic's calendar doesn't paint an accurate picture of their workload.

[fuzzy]

Oh. And it's my birthday. One that ends in a 0

:/

ɦɐpʜʇɹІԛ Իԁԁᵾɥ

My next one ends in an O as well as a zero, as in "Oh, shit".

[ConcentratedH2O, OM]

Who was it that defended PZ's lament about his 2.5 day full time equiv "working" week?

He has a post up complaining of the horror of his first 8.00 am start. The pain of having to literally cross the road to get to work. The lecture that's so long (105 min) that he has to send the kids flying half way to an extended coffee break.

He has also posted his whiteboard for session 1A. This is what occupied a University lecture for 50 mins on evolutionary biology. One which required all that detailed lesson planning. I kid you not.

http://i.imgur.com/Nw2liuf.jpg


So. Who was it again with the bleeding heart? :)

After his Beasty/Beastie Boys mixup, the dopey cunt has overstepped the limits of his intellect once more.

He has used the Italian names: Italia, Roma, etc. Sadly, as one of The Herd points out, he got one wrong:

http://i.imgur.com/291K8Qv.png

[Brive1987]

Oh. And it's my birthday. One that ends in a 0

:/

Sorry to hear that you are done with 69.

And (belated by now I'm sure) birthday greetings.

That was toast with first child. I'm hoping for a revival.

[Brive1987]

Who was it that defended PZ's lament about his 2.5 day full time equiv "working" week?

He has a post up complaining of the horror of his first 8.00 am start. The pain of having to literally cross the road to get to work. The lecture that's so long (105 min) that he has to send the kids flying half way to an extended coffee break.

He has also posted his whiteboard for session 1A. This is what occupied a University lecture for 50 mins on evolutionary biology. One which required all that detailed lesson planning. I kid you not.

http://i.imgur.com/Nw2liuf.jpg


So. Who was it again with the bleeding heart? :)

It was me, arguing that looking solely at an academic's calendar doesn't paint an accurate picture of their workload.

My wife was a teacher so I know you made a good point.

For anyone other than PZ - who is a lazy cunt.

[fuzzy]

It's Carrara, with only three Rs

But in Pirate speak, it's Carr-arr-a.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... emyers.jpg

[Spike13]

Why do I get the feeling that Trump isn't going to survive 24 hours past the Inauguration without at least one shooting attempt on his life.

Nope..... Pence.

Best assassinatuon insurance ever....well, maybe since Crazy Joe Biden.

[free thoughtpolice]

It's Carrara, with only three Rs

But in Pirate speak, it's Carr-arr-a.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... emyers.jpg

Have you considered doing bigfeet shoops? I hear there may some of them roaming the Eaus arcs.

[Brive1987]

Oh. And it's my birthday. One that ends in a 0

:/

ɦɐpʜʇɹІԛ Իԁԁᵾɥ

My next one ends in an O as well as zeros, as in "Oh, shit".

See what I did there? Did ya? Did ya?

:lol: :lol:

[Brive1987]

How did you write upside down?

:doh:

[Service Dog]

http://i.imgur.com/YG8X8kx.jpg

Four. Students.

Gotta be trolling the horde.

I'd like to see one of PZ's writing-seminar students turn in a stack of papers from previous courses.

The Happy Atheist is lucky there are no grad students at Morris. Kinda awkward when the advisor's book doesnt meet the standard required for the advisee to graduate.

[Ape+lust]

Right out of the gate, Brianna Wu is skidding on her own bullshit. She can't go 10 minutes without lying.

http://imgur.com/eKxR7bT.jpg

[Spike13]

There is a difference between blowing the whistle on specific executive malfeasance and just dumping a shit load of classified docs with no specific rhyme or reason.

Manning speak also put people in danger.

If i've always disliked the ability of the president to pull these last minute pardons. It seems like an abuse of the office.

[Sunder]

There is a difference between blowing the whistle on specific executive malfeasance and just dumping a shit load of classified docs with no specific rhyme or reason.

Manning speak also put people in danger.

If i've always disliked the ability of the president to pull these last minute pardons. It seems like an abuse of the office.

Wasn't a pardon. The sentence was commuted but the conviction wasn't overturned. Manning will never be able to vote again, for example.

And since the Dems as of late have no love for whistleblowers, it's almost certainly just a move meant to call Assange's bluff and see if he'll really allow himself to be extradited as promised.

[CommanderTuvok]

Anybody reckon Trump might pardon Snowden?

That will get a few fucking heads exploding.

Oh, and PZ, I know you're reading this - so go fuck yourself, wankboy.

[Brive1987]

http://i.imgur.com/YG8X8kx.jpg

Four. Students.

Gotta be trolling the horde.

I'd like to see one of PZ's writing-seminar students turn in a stack of papers from previous courses.

The Happy Atheist is lucky there are no grad students at Morris. Kinda awkward when the advisor's book doesnt meet the standard required for the advisee to graduate.

I'm a live one. A bad boy to be sure.

[Sunder]

Actually, scratch what I said. I misunderstood the voting rights of felons. Manning will probably be able to vote in the future. But it's still different from a pardon.

[dogen]

Who was it that defended PZ's lament about his 2.5 day full time equiv "working" week?

He has a post up complaining of the horror of his first 8.00 am start. The pain of having to literally cross the road to get to work. The lecture that's so long (105 min) that he has to send the kids flying half way to an extended coffee break.

He has also posted his whiteboard for session 1A. This is what occupied a University lecture for 50 mins on evolutionary biology. One which required all that detailed lesson planning. I kid you not.

http://i.imgur.com/Nw2liuf.jpg


So. Who was it again with the bleeding heart? :)

It was me, arguing that looking solely at an academic's calendar doesn't paint an accurate picture of their workload.

My wife was a teacher so I know you made a good point.

For anyone other than PZ - who is a lazy cunt.

Thanks for acknowledging that -- and happy birthday! Now please excuse me while I go wash the sand out me vagoo...

[Lsuoma]

HAHAHA! Perfect.

http://imgur.com/Iw16OGQ.jpg

That's the funniest thing I've seen all day. CLASSIC!!

Can someone explain?

[Steersman]

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:whistle:

A very interesting article quoted by the SteersBot here, hat tip for once.

Thanks. Though hardly a flash in the pan as you've done so before. ;-)

Here it is ....

I'd add: try to give the short end of the stick to the Saudis and other Gulf States. The real enemy today are muslim supremacist groups which are turning Turkey into a theocracy, launching projects of invasions and radicalizing muslim communities in the west all why the claim to be our "allies".

One of the primary interests of every liberal democratic country is to maintain their liberal democratic status. Groups whose goal is to destroy democracy and try to push for theocracy cannot be tolerated. We're at war with muslim supremacists, a war which we can't lose. We should stop financing and partnering up with those who train and finance groups whose goal is to take over our countries. And no, those groups aren't just the Islamic State, they're all muslim supremacists.

Indeed. But while I'm happy to see that you're now conceding that, at least, "we're at war with muslim supremacists", it might be more productive if you were to give some serious thought to the argument that we are in a defacto war with Islam itself:

And Ayaan Hirsi Ali has, of course, said exactly that, although she has maybe mellowed a little since then. Not sure why, mind you, given the "tender mercies" she was apparently "blessed" with:

In a sauce-for-the-gander turning of tables, it might be wiser to consider castrating all Muslim males - might improve the chances of civilizing them ...

Don't know if you've seen my periodic discussion of Paul Berman's The Flight of the Intellectuals (highly recommended) which loosely covers the history of the Muslim Brotherhood and the grandson - Tariq Ramadan - of its founder. And Tariq seems to have credibility as some sort of a moderate but, in a pointed exchange in a debate with Nicolas Sarkozy, refused to outright condemn stoning women for adultery. Classy bunch: Mecca, nukes, etc.

[Steersman]

HAHAHA! Perfect.

http://imgur.com/Iw16OGQ.jpg

That's the funniest thing I've seen all day. CLASSIC!!

Can someone explain?

WMD hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Miller

[Lsuoma]

How did you write upside down?

:doh:

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̵͖̟̩͚̲̮̘ͩ̀̽̍͜P̸̳͎̫͍̔ͧ̾ͦͧ̊̀́ͭh͂̃͗ͮ͆́̆͏̷̶̼̠̣'̧̨̅ͦ̒̄̆ͫ̍͒ͦ͏̞̗̗̲͍n̡̹̗̺͕͍̲̯͊ͮ̇̍͠g̥̜͔̮̭͖̏͆̽̋͊̒͡ͅͅl̝̘̯̘̰̄̿u̠̦͈̩͚͖͖͕ͮͧ̉͋̊̋̃ī̺̮̖̯̹̼̙̙ͥͯͨ̉̑̚ ̢̎ͭ̂̇̾͊͋ͨ̕҉̤̗̠̲̻̻ͅm̛̤̬̹̫͔ͯ̽͢͞g̺͕̝͍̘̞̰̝̥̒ͧ̏ͫ̑̿ͦͯl̔͗͛̃̓̾ͭ̀͡҉̠̦̠̘̮͓̰̗w̷̧̲̳̭̣̗͈̗̝̃ͫ̅̑͑̋͘'̛͋̒ͭ̂͏̖̹̮̭͔͚͎͙ǹ̫̮̃̂ͮͬ̉͐ͥ͘͟ä̴̧͓́̏̇͂̉ͥ̕f̩͕͍͚͖ͨ̔ͭ̑̋ͤh̛̤̰̮͔̜͖̅ͦ̅̇ͭ͊̽́ ͙͎͖̗ͮ̈ͤ̍͋͒̐ͯ͢C̡̨̗̗̑ͥ̏͐̉̐ͬ̌t͚̩̫̏ͭ̒̉̅̓́hͯ̏͑͏̪ȕ̵̬̭̞͌̿͌̈͝l̨͚̮͇ͥ͊̉͗h̵̺͇̯̭ͥ̄ͧ́͘ų͖̹̦͇̖̙̫͆̏ͪ̎̑ͩ̚͠͞ ̍͏̖̬̱̥̀Ȑ̺͋͡'̀ͨ̉͘҉̭̣̩ḷ̢̛̥̖͙̤̘̜͕̂̊ͨ̂̄ͅy̲̣̼̺͓͎̲̿̏͂̆ͯ͑ͦ̐e̞̔͂̊ͤ́͟ḧ̶͔̼̉͗͋̃̈͝ͅ ̵̨̳͈̺͇̳́̓̾ͮ̂w̛̯͎͉̖͚̍͑͒g̫̻͎̣̳̦͎͍̺͑̈́ͯ̊́̍ͩ͋ͦ͘a͚͕ͬ͑̉̇̀̕͝ͅh̲̿ͤͩ̀̆ͫͧ̚'ͫ̇̋ͬ͐̀ͬ͏̻̘́͘ņ͎̖͈ͨ͋ͤ͐́a̶̯̒̒g̹̤̟͕̻͂́̚ļ̪̮͙̪̺̜̞̜ͥ̽̒͋ͦ͊ ̩̲̱ͫͥ͂̎ͩ͂ͯ͊́͝f̨̦̮͈̈͋̈́̚͞h̐̈́̊͏͏͇t̡̖͂͊̎͢͢a̴̛̠̗̯̻̣̠̍̈͝g̶̟̫͚̮̗̖ͫn̵̩̻͉ͩ̏̓̍
̟͔͉̳͇̲̞̲̲̔̃͛P̷̘̠̭̞͕̘̩̥̥ͫͪ̚ḧ̦͔̥̙̜̘͎̘͚̇ͯ̾ͪ̀͞'̶̠͚̟̹͎̀͂̇̀̍͊ͮͅn̸̜̰̲̯̦̭̉͑g͕̻̭̲̓͋̂͞l̷̟̟̝̳̩̙͗ͥ̐ͫ͋̀͐ụ̱̪͔̏̃̔ͪͪ̀͋͛̕ị̴̙͈͇̍͆ ̶̛͙̲̭̦̣͙̲̈m̰̘̰͙͒̅ͤ͛̔͒͌̀̚͟g̵̤̩̬̈́̉l̷͈͖̦͉̠̣͈ͥ͐͗͢ͅw̨̖͙͇̼̳̏́'ͬ̿̈́̉ͧͣ̌͡҉̛̰̲̦̰ṇ̞̜̝̙̗̖͐̌̓ͅa̷̼̥̪͐̏͑͟͡f̷̷̠ͬh͍͖͔̰̠̣̠͕ͫ͜ ̲̜͊͛̏̕C̈͑ͯ͐͋͏̲̹̤͕t̷̗̗̻ͧ̅̂͊ͅh̵̨̫͉̔ͭ̌̏͆ͥ̽̈͝ù̴͕̟ͣ͛ͅl̲̥̙ͨͯ̿ȟ͎̻̟̥͇̠ͧu̶̶̵̙̲͖̳̲ͪͣ̋̓ͅ ̝͙͓̥͕̋ͫ̆́͢R̥̦ͬͮͫ͂́̊̌͝'ͭͭ̇ͨ̋̓ͨ̅͟͏̠̯̖͖̗l̙͈̘͇͇̤̜̑͒ͤ̅ͣ̆y̨̦̼̱̝ͮͪe̢̲̬͑ͥ̂h̰̙̬̞̳̙̼̉͊͒͛ͧͭ̐̉͜͞ ͖͕̂̾͐ͪ͘͝w̱̩̪͛͛̾̆́g̵̼̺̐̈ǎ̴̴̠̦̟͍̟͖̯̾͢h̻̠̯̗̮̭̯̠͌'̱̺͙̻̹̟͋ͩ̔́n̴̬̫̥ͥ̑͐̈́̂̂̊͊͜a̱̲̺̹͈͑̓͟͞g̜͍͖̼̳͐̌ͣ̓̌͜l̗̭̹͑͑ͬ̀̈̐̊͆ ̷̺̜͓̗͔̮͈ͯ͌̉̍̕ͅf̛̝̥̺͚͍͖͕͈͋͋̾͂̽ͥ̏h̶͎̪͓͚ͥ͑̎ͪͦ̊̌t̹͍̏ͬ̓ͦ̄̀a̔ͯͨ̌̀̍ͥ̌͏̧̛̘̯̮̞͚g̛͓̦̟̫̮̦ͦͫ̇̎nͪ͒͋͐̋͒̄ͫ́҉͇͍͖̦̕

[Lsuoma]

How did you write upside down?

:doh:

You should fucking know, you're Strine!

[Service Dog]

"Can you guess what we talked about, and how it was all relevant to developmental biology?

"You know I read a lot. Especially things that have to do with history. I find that shit fascinating. In fact, I don’t know if you know this or not, Sicilians were spawned by niggers. It’s a fact. Sicilians have black blood pumping through their hearts. If you don’t believe me, you can look it up. Hundreds and hundreds of years ago the Moors conquered Sicily. And Moors are niggers. Way back then, Sicilians were like the wops in northern Italy. They all had blonde hair and blue eyes. But, once the Moors moved in there, they changed the whole country. They did so much fucking with the Sicilian women, huh, that they changed the whole blood-line forever, that’s why blonde hair and blue eyes to black hair and dark skin. I find it absolutely amazing to think that to this day, hundreds of years later, Sicilians still carry that nigger gene. I’m quoting history. It’s written. It’s a fact. It’s written. Your ancestors were niggers. Your great, great, great, great, great-grandmother fucked a nigger, and she had a half-nigger kid. That is a fact. Now tell me, am I lyin’? Cuz you, you’re part eggplant."

[katamari Damassi]

HAHAHA! Perfect.

http://imgur.com/Iw16OGQ.jpg

Can someone explain?

WMD hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Miller

I know I'm in tinfoil hat territory here, but I believe Miller was working for the Mossad.

[Lsuoma]

That's the funniest thing I've seen all day. CLASSIC!!

Can someone explain?

WMD hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Miller

Thx.

[free thoughtpolice]

"Can you guess what we talked about, and how it was all relevant to developmental biology?

"You know I read a lot. Especially things that have to do with history. I find that shit fascinating. In fact, I don’t know if you know this or not, Sicilians were spawned by niggers. It’s a fact. Sicilians have black blood pumping through their hearts. If you don’t believe me, you can look it up. Hundreds and hundreds of years ago the Moors conquered Sicily. And Moors are niggers. Way back then, Sicilians were like the wops in northern Italy. They all had blonde hair and blue eyes. But, once the Moors moved in there, they changed the whole country. They did so much fucking with the Sicilian women, huh, that they changed the whole blood-line forever, that’s why blonde hair and blue eyes to black hair and dark skin. I find it absolutely amazing to think that to this day, hundreds of years later, Sicilians still carry that nigger gene. I’m quoting history. It’s written. It’s a fact. It’s written. Your ancestors were niggers. Your great, great, great, great, great-grandmother fucked a nigger, and she had a half-nigger kid. That is a fact. Now tell me, am I lyin’? Cuz you, you’re part eggplant."

It's also well documented that the Mafia came from places that were ruled by the Ottomans.
Dhimmitude is the same thing as the protection rackets of the gangsters. Ever noticed that mostly muslims and mafia are so big on kidnapping people and holding hostages?
It isn't so much genetic as toxic cultural residual trauma. :ugeek:

[KiwiInOz]

HAHAHA! Perfect.

http://imgur.com/Iw16OGQ.jpg

That's the funniest thing I've seen all day. CLASSIC!!

Can someone explain?

I don't get it, either.

Oh, and happy birthday, Brive. Wifey and I are having a 50th year long celebration, because one day is far too short.

[Steersman]

"Can you guess what we talked about, and how it was all relevant to developmental biology?

"You know I read a lot. Especially things that have to do with history. I find that shit fascinating. .... That is a fact. Now tell me, am I lyin’? Cuz you, you’re part eggplant."

:lol: Nice strawman though that you certainly kicked the shit out of. But my beef with Islam has absolutely dick-all to do with race; you're as bad as various SJWs who think that criticizing Muslims is intrinsically racist or that criticizing a woman is intrinsically sexist:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2aZ-eeUsAALZJ-.jpg

It is due entirely to the odious and rather problematic nature of Islam, although I'll concede that many others are as equally, and as easily, confused:

[Steersman]

Ape+lust "HAHAHA! Perfect.

[.img]http://imgur.com/Iw16OGQ.jpg[/img]"

That's the funniest thing I've seen all day. CLASSIC!!

Can someone explain?

I don't get it, either.

Oh, and happy birthday, Brive. Wifey and I are having a 50th year long celebration, because one day is far too short.

Wikipedia:

Miller became embroiled in controversy after her coverage of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) program both before and after the 2003 invasion was discovered to have been based on the inaccurate information in the intelligence investigations,[1] particularly those stories that were based on sourcing from the now-disgraced Ahmed Chalabi.[2][3] The New York Times later determined that a number of stories she had written for the paper were inaccurate. ...

Kind of ironic that Miller is throwing stones at Manning when far more people died as a result, in part, of Miller's too hasty peddling of a hoax or fakenews created, intentionally or not, by the "Intelligence" Community.

[free thoughtpolice]

And who leaked that to Miller?

[free thoughtpolice]

And who leaked that to Miller?

[Steersman]

And who leaked that to Miller?

The Russians did it?

[Brive1987]

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I don't get it, either.

Oh, and happy birthday, Brive. Wifey and I are having a 50th year long celebration, because one day is far too short.

Well done! I like the approach and will pass it on.

[Brive1987]

For when you look up "virtue signalling" in the dictionary.

http://i.imgur.com/5VNLfLW.jpg

She is lucky her parents apparently didn't have the option.

[rayshul]

Happy birthday Brive

I don't get the Judith Miller joke. -.-

[Steersman]

Happy birthday Brive

I don't get the Judith Miller joke. -.-

Not exactly a joke in the conventional sense, at least unless you're into gallows humour and the macabre. As I explained up-thread with a quote of Miller's Wikipedia article, she was throwing stones at Manning (?) for supposedly leaking info that supposedly led to the deaths of a bunch of people, yet she was responsible, in part, for peddling the hoax of weapons of mass destruction that actually did lead to the deaths of probably a substantially larger number.

[Brive1987]

How did you write upside down?

:doh:

T̵̝͓̜̹ͧ̓ͬ̐ͯ͑̔h̢͔̩͚ͫͨ͌ͮ̓́̚à̴̧̙̫͇̘͔̤͕̻̟t̨̬͇̮̺̦͉̻̓͐́̈́̿͆̔̐́ ̙̙̺̭͙̠͍͋͒̈́͛ͩ̌̈̈̈̀͞i̧̖͙̞͔ͩͨ͐͋̊͊̌͢s̘̦͍̙̟ͮͦ̉ͤͮͮ̔͒́ ͈̦͕̬̯̟̟̝̂ͯn̡̼͉͕̼͎͙̐̅o͈͆ͯ͋ͥ̊͊ͮt̴̜̯͖̗̠̣͎̟ͦͤ͊̚͜͞ͅ ̷̡̢̜͉̖̘̤ͫ̃͆d̖̩͙͔͉̠̤͙͐ͬͫ́̀e̶̲̗̭̦̫͙̾̌̅̌̇̂ͮ̚ä͍͓̣̝̺̳͇͆̀͞ḏ̵̦͚̩̫̦̰̓ͥ̋͊͒͘ ̃҉̶̱͕̫͙̥͉̘̟͘w͖̪̪̖̖͕͎ͫ̈́ͨ͋ͦ͢͝h̳̦͚͉͈̤̞͔͐̏͆ͣ͝͠i̍̍́̑̐͐̈̏̎҉̗̯͖ĉ̰̤̂ͧ͟ḫ̶̭̈̚ ̔ͮ̀ͮͩ̒̀̉͜҉̸̬̜c͗̃ͨ̎͊҉̵̞̙̜͇͍̥̤͓ả̘̗̳̰͚̃͆́͠n̮̗̳̪̗̱̣ͬ͐̀ͧͪ̅̆́ͅͅ ̡̬̖̬͛͌ͨͮ͟͞i̳̱̮̬͓̼ͩͯͨ͐͜m̴̘͚̰̄ͦ̋ͮͅm̷̷͕͔̞̃͋̂͋ͮͣ̔͌̚ô̦̬ͭ̏̀ͅř̴͈̖̦̰̮͍̣̠̌͊ͮṭ͚ͪ͂̊̅̇͊̀͝a͚͕̞̼̼͔̖̓͂ͣ̒͑̌̓͟ͅl͙̖̠̻̝̥͗̇̑̍ͬͤͮ ̛̹̻̟̯̞͈͎̬̦̈ͥl̳̙̣̩̹̖͓̖̽ï̵̢̼̱̽̌̍̈̏͜ȩ̫͖̣̹̻̩ͨ̿͐ͬ̊͒̆ͦ̇
̨̹̗̺̼͈̣̣ͥ̓͜ͅA̶̵̺̥̥̖̘̤͛ͣͤ͠n̸̼͓̻̹ͣͬ͊̂̎̎͠d̛̲̗ͥ̏̏̐ͥ͑̊ͅ ̋ͪ͊ͫͬ͐̏̐҉̬̻̖̰͇͟w̴̜̺ͭ̌̚͜͠i̙̫̣͓̋ͭ̉͢͜t̨̫ͬ͋̑h̵̰̤͔͍̅̇̈̾̽̔̽͞ ̟̣̽̀̚͞s̟̜̤͈̥̍͑́͜ṫ̶͇͍̗̭͔͇͋̓ͥͭ̑ṟ̞͒̂ͤ̽a̮͓̰̠͈̣̘͆̒̋ͭͭ͆͊͡n̜̗͈̦̹̻͇̹͒̂ͬ͗̈̿́͢g̘̳̺͈͔̘͈͍̤͌͊̓̍͋e͓̠͊ͨ͊̒̏ͨͦ͟ ̡͕̫̜̤̱͔̥͉̝ͪ̾̉͛ͩ̇a̤̯͒̓͜e̹̼̺͓̜̔̈́̈́͂̏ͫ̾͗o̸̝̥̱͎͙̻͌͊͛ͤ̿̌ͮ̚n̝̼̮͓̹̽̏̉̌̐ͨ͘͝͞ͅs̢̉̚͏̹̲͚̱̠͍̺ ̹̠̣͎̞̮͇̳̇͋ͤ̄ͩ̒͆̿e̱͐͊͑͊ͩͦͬv̥̩̪͉̬̋̀ͧ͛ę̲̩̜͇͈͆ͭ͊ͤͦ̔̑̈̀͘n̳ͨ̽ ̶̨̤͖͍̐͑ͤ͡d̻̭͓̥ͪ̅̑̃̄̀͞e̹̲ͫ͛̇̏ͫ̈͆̚͘a̱͖̪̙̟̼̘̔͑̑̇̑t̸̡͕̬̦̠̞͕̬́̐͞ͅḩ̒͌͊̆҉͖̳͚̤̪̹͡ ̶̧̤̙͉͚̯͎͚̇ͭͤ̒̉ͩ͋̒ͣc͈̹̪̙̃ͯ̍ͪa̸͇̠ͥ͌̆n̵͔͓̜̹ͦͯ͆̋ͭ͌͟ͅ ̴͍̻͓̥̭̤̦̑ͩ̀͡d̶̺͇̳͖ͧ͋͌̊̀ī̡̝̬̘ͤ̽̇ͭͩ͒̚͟e̥̫͎̖ͨͫ͐̌ͦ
̨̠̼̫̗͎̑̐͊̾͐͟
̶̢͍͕͆̄ͩͥ̀̈ͭͪͅP̧̟̘͛̓̈́̈́ͮͦ̚h͕̱͕̮̰͂̒̀'̸ͬ̄̓̈҉͍̺ṅ̢̙̼͇̬͙̉̒̃̉̄ͯ̇͘͡ǧ͕͉̀͛͌̂̒̀͝l̡͙̤̞ͦ̌͂ͩ̄̀ư̶̲̺̲͊ͤ͊͋i̸̝͎͍̫͋̓̂ ̵̨̛̱̘̻̫̜̬͙̼ͪͥ̅m͍̦̜͈̬͇ͫ̔̍͝g͎̜͎̙̰̳͔̹ͭ͐ͪ̍͋͝l̨͈̳̗͚ͥ̋̅ͮ̔̀̆̚͟ẅ̊̀ͤ҉̰͓̞͇̥̖̳̼'̨̘̦̥̎ͬ̓͆̀͝n̒ͩ͜҉͙̗̞̫ã̼̬̠̬̦̬̙̘̊͗͊̓͞f̨̺̤ͣ̓͢h̢͎̱̺̺̅͌͛ͬ̀ ̛̱̦̭̜̜͎ͮͦ͑ͯ̈ͫ͗̀̚͢Ċ̷͕͔̝̬ͣ͡t̯̤̹̝̲́ͨͦ͆h̝̼͛̐̿͌̅̾ͥ͝͡u̴̬͔͈͍ͭ̇ͭͮ̂ͮ̽̕͟l̡͉͈̠̂̄͂͆̃̒̌͛͜ḣ̶̬͖ͦu̸̸̥͉̻̠̮̭̬̪͒̏ͪͫ̕ ̶̖̞̤͖͇̭͈̝̻͑̑R̵̪̯̝̂̇͐̾ͨ̌͞'̓̚̚҉҉̝̦̳l̫̙̀̾y̵̺͍̩̍ͣͯͩͦ́ě̵̪̣̮͓̗̬̼̽ͥ͋ͮ̉ͤh͊͋͐҉̛͔̣̹̻̫̭̬ ̴̡͕͕̠̺̞̹̗̍ͥ̄̅͡w̵̡͙͚͚̘̘̰̆̍͊̀ͥ̿̓g͌̓̐͂ͫ҉̫̗̀ȧ̵̵̱̪̳̜͙̩̙͋̏͊̊h̢̜̀ͨ͌ͭ̐̚͜'̿͗̓ͫ̔͗ͦ͡҉͙̗̣̲̜̀ņ̭̤̟͓̋̒̿ͯ̈̀͆ͩa̽̋̌ͣ͏̟͓̫̲g̶̡̫̩̤̣͐̆͆̓ͭl͗̀ͪ͐ͮ҉̤̥̺̰ͅ ̧͚̩͚͕̳͕̜̜́͒͋f̰͓̝ͣ̆̍̊̐͐̓̋ͣh͖̻̱͎͍͉̦̼̾̾̕t̵͖̮̞̲̯̾͊͐͑͋ͥầ̗̳̞́̚g̤͚̠̥̖͚ͧͫͥ̍̃͝ņ̨̪͉̹̙̯̙̗̝ͩ͂̆̓̎͛͗ͧ͟
̜̰͐͑ͧ̉ͯ̾́P̶̋̐̇̊͊͏̰̠̖͕̮̝h̜̯̫̠̱͍͕͑͊̒͞'̳̻̗̯̞ͧ͌ͫ̅ͅn̷̼̼̰̝̦͉͗ͮ͑́ͅģ͖͇͇̟͓̇ͪ̀͜l̨̲̪̬̪̱ͧ͑͡͠u̒͂̽̀͝҉͇̜ị̷͔̞̥̼̦͛ͬ͂̔ͧ̆ͯ̉̋͠ ̑͌ͭ̿͢҉̠̩̼̝m̄̎̍̀̂͏͇̺͙̦g̩͎͎̺̭̣͑̚l̼͍̬̠͔͚̥̣̼̅͑̌͊̔ͫ͝w͔̒̎̃̍̄́̾͡'̰̠͙̰̾ͨͤ̿͂ͨ̀͛͟n̨̗͓̖̳̖̄ͨ̔́a̯̺̩̪̰͍̗͒ͬ̃͋̿͒̈́f̵̫̫ͪ̉̓̂ͨ̍̾͌h̛͙ͨ͛̇̀ͣ̄̃̆ ̢̭̼̲̰̹͉̬̟͊ͤͬͦ̔C̨̝͔̲͔̹̳̥͛ͧ͐̈́t̰͔̥̮̞̹̗̲̙̊̃͞h̓̈́̀ͮ͒ͯ͑̂͏̬̺͍̭͟ȕ̙̟̞̘͍̻̝̔ͯͪͭ̽l̙͖̪͕͑̄͢ẖ͇̦̬͗ͮ͂͋́͟ȗ̃ͮ̄҉̶̥̞͉̜̤ͅͅ ̴̫͚̦̩́̉ͧ͗̆͊R̷̵̞̙̾ͦͭ͌͛̂̉'̨̱̟̪͔̺̅ͧ͛̄̉ͪ͑̕l͆ͦͪ͑҉̘͕̦̞͞ÿ͒̆͏̧͍̻̬͈͙͉̗ͅe̴̘͚̩͔̮̩͂ͬͦͨ͑́ͅh͖͈̞͔̾̓͆̅ͭͣ ͚͖̯ͧ͝w͙̗̋ͦͩ̎͌͟g̸͓̝̲̰͔̟̱̺̖ͮ̋̇̿͑͜a̳̺͚̥̱͍̙͇̓͐́͢h̡̜̣͚͍̺̜̥̩ͮ͛͐̌͞'̜͉̥̉͐̆̎ͯ̾n͎̜̯͖̙ͬͩͮ́a̶̢̳͚̤͚͙̞͉̪͋̐͆̆̆ͬͥg̡͔͖͇̳̠̦̪̣ͬͣͬ̎ͩͧ͘ḽ̛̭͍͎̔̆̋̿̌̿͞ ̓̑̓̂̿̽҉̩̗̼̩̳͓f̤̟̦̹͙͕͗̏h̐̃̂̌̒͜҉̦̺̝̙̘t̬͈̺̪̹̍ͧͮͭ̐̑͜͢ā͎̪̝̰̖̍ͣ̚͞g͉̠̲̻͍̉̏ͨ̋̇ͯ͡n̡̧̠̦͔ͨ̿
̵͖̟̩͚̲̮̘ͩ̀̽̍͜P̸̳͎̫͍̔ͧ̾ͦͧ̊̀́ͭh͂̃͗ͮ͆́̆͏̷̶̼̠̣'̧̨̅ͦ̒̄̆ͫ̍͒ͦ͏̞̗̗̲͍n̡̹̗̺͕͍̲̯͊ͮ̇̍͠g̥̜͔̮̭͖̏͆̽̋͊̒͡ͅͅl̝̘̯̘̰̄̿u̠̦͈̩͚͖͖͕ͮͧ̉͋̊̋̃ī̺̮̖̯̹̼̙̙ͥͯͨ̉̑̚ ̢̎ͭ̂̇̾͊͋ͨ̕҉̤̗̠̲̻̻ͅm̛̤̬̹̫͔ͯ̽͢͞g̺͕̝͍̘̞̰̝̥̒ͧ̏ͫ̑̿ͦͯl̔͗͛̃̓̾ͭ̀͡҉̠̦̠̘̮͓̰̗w̷̧̲̳̭̣̗͈̗̝̃ͫ̅̑͑̋͘'̛͋̒ͭ̂͏̖̹̮̭͔͚͎͙ǹ̫̮̃̂ͮͬ̉͐ͥ͘͟ä̴̧͓́̏̇͂̉ͥ̕f̩͕͍͚͖ͨ̔ͭ̑̋ͤh̛̤̰̮͔̜͖̅ͦ̅̇ͭ͊̽́ ͙͎͖̗ͮ̈ͤ̍͋͒̐ͯ͢C̡̨̗̗̑ͥ̏͐̉̐ͬ̌t͚̩̫̏ͭ̒̉̅̓́hͯ̏͑͏̪ȕ̵̬̭̞͌̿͌̈͝l̨͚̮͇ͥ͊̉͗h̵̺͇̯̭ͥ̄ͧ́͘ų͖̹̦͇̖̙̫͆̏ͪ̎̑ͩ̚͠͞ ̍͏̖̬̱̥̀Ȑ̺͋͡'̀ͨ̉͘҉̭̣̩ḷ̢̛̥̖͙̤̘̜͕̂̊ͨ̂̄ͅy̲̣̼̺͓͎̲̿̏͂̆ͯ͑ͦ̐e̞̔͂̊ͤ́͟ḧ̶͔̼̉͗͋̃̈͝ͅ ̵̨̳͈̺͇̳́̓̾ͮ̂w̛̯͎͉̖͚̍͑͒g̫̻͎̣̳̦͎͍̺͑̈́ͯ̊́̍ͩ͋ͦ͘a͚͕ͬ͑̉̇̀̕͝ͅh̲̿ͤͩ̀̆ͫͧ̚'ͫ̇̋ͬ͐̀ͬ͏̻̘́͘ņ͎̖͈ͨ͋ͤ͐́a̶̯̒̒g̹̤̟͕̻͂́̚ļ̪̮͙̪̺̜̞̜ͥ̽̒͋ͦ͊ ̩̲̱ͫͥ͂̎ͩ͂ͯ͊́͝f̨̦̮͈̈͋̈́̚͞h̐̈́̊͏͏͇t̡̖͂͊̎͢͢a̴̛̠̗̯̻̣̠̍̈͝g̶̟̫͚̮̗̖ͫn̵̩̻͉ͩ̏̓̍
̟͔͉̳͇̲̞̲̲̔̃͛P̷̘̠̭̞͕̘̩̥̥ͫͪ̚ḧ̦͔̥̙̜̘͎̘͚̇ͯ̾ͪ̀͞'̶̠͚̟̹͎̀͂̇̀̍͊ͮͅn̸̜̰̲̯̦̭̉͑g͕̻̭̲̓͋̂͞l̷̟̟̝̳̩̙͗ͥ̐ͫ͋̀͐ụ̱̪͔̏̃̔ͪͪ̀͋͛̕ị̴̙͈͇̍͆ ̶̛͙̲̭̦̣͙̲̈m̰̘̰͙͒̅ͤ͛̔͒͌̀̚͟g̵̤̩̬̈́̉l̷͈͖̦͉̠̣͈ͥ͐͗͢ͅw̨̖͙͇̼̳̏́'ͬ̿̈́̉ͧͣ̌͡҉̛̰̲̦̰ṇ̞̜̝̙̗̖͐̌̓ͅa̷̼̥̪͐̏͑͟͡f̷̷̠ͬh͍͖͔̰̠̣̠͕ͫ͜ ̲̜͊͛̏̕C̈͑ͯ͐͋͏̲̹̤͕t̷̗̗̻ͧ̅̂͊ͅh̵̨̫͉̔ͭ̌̏͆ͥ̽̈͝ù̴͕̟ͣ͛ͅl̲̥̙ͨͯ̿ȟ͎̻̟̥͇̠ͧu̶̶̵̙̲͖̳̲ͪͣ̋̓ͅ ̝͙͓̥͕̋ͫ̆́͢R̥̦ͬͮͫ͂́̊̌͝'ͭͭ̇ͨ̋̓ͨ̅͟͏̠̯̖͖̗l̙͈̘͇͇̤̜̑͒ͤ̅ͣ̆y̨̦̼̱̝ͮͪe̢̲̬͑ͥ̂h̰̙̬̞̳̙̼̉͊͒͛ͧͭ̐̉͜͞ ͖͕̂̾͐ͪ͘͝w̱̩̪͛͛̾̆́g̵̼̺̐̈ǎ̴̴̠̦̟͍̟͖̯̾͢h̻̠̯̗̮̭̯̠͌'̱̺͙̻̹̟͋ͩ̔́n̴̬̫̥ͥ̑͐̈́̂̂̊͊͜a̱̲̺̹͈͑̓͟͞g̜͍͖̼̳͐̌ͣ̓̌͜l̗̭̹͑͑ͬ̀̈̐̊͆ ̷̺̜͓̗͔̮͈ͯ͌̉̍̕ͅf̛̝̥̺͚͍͖͕͈͋͋̾͂̽ͥ̏h̶͎̪͓͚ͥ͑̎ͪͦ̊̌t̹͍̏ͬ̓ͦ̄̀a̔ͯͨ̌̀̍ͥ̌͏̧̛̘̯̮̞͚g̛͓̦̟̫̮̦ͦͫ̇̎nͪ͒͋͐̋͒̄ͫ́҉͇͍͖̦̕

Now that's just showing off. :snooty:

[Brive1987]

Happy birthday Brive

I don't get the Judith Miller joke. -.-

As a last resort, free to laugh at me.

That's what I'm here for.

[rayshul]

Happy birthday Brive

I don't get the Judith Miller joke. -.-

Not exactly a joke in the conventional sense, at least unless you're into gallows humour and the macabre. As I explained up-thread with a quote of Miller's Wikipedia article, she was throwing stones at Manning (?) for supposedly leaking info that supposedly led to the deaths of a bunch of people, yet she was responsible, in part, for peddling the hoax of weapons of mass destruction that actually did lead to the deaths of probably a substantially larger number.

Oh dear. Thanks for that Steers.

[Service Dog]

"Can you guess what we talked about, and how it was all relevant to developmental biology?

"You know I read a lot. Especially things that have to do with history. I find that shit fascinating. In fact, I don’t know if you know this or not, Sicilians were spawned by niggers. It’s a fact. Sicilians have black blood pumping through their hearts. If you don’t believe me, you can look it up. Hundreds and hundreds of years ago the Moors conquered Sicily. And Moors are niggers. Way back then, Sicilians were like the wops in northern Italy. They all had blonde hair and blue eyes. But, once the Moors moved in there, they changed the whole country. They did so much fucking with the Sicilian women, huh, that they changed the whole blood-line forever, that’s why blonde hair and blue eyes to black hair and dark skin. I find it absolutely amazing to think that to this day, hundreds of years later, Sicilians still carry that nigger gene. I’m quoting history. It’s written. It’s a fact. It’s written. Your ancestors were niggers. Your great, great, great, great, great-grandmother fucked a nigger, and she had a half-nigger kid. That is a fact. Now tell me, am I lyin’? Cuz you, you’re part eggplant."

Gotcha!

Look, everybody!! ... PZ forgot to switch from his Steersman sock, when he replied to me.

[mordacious1]

It was more of a good burn than a joke. In fact, it was an excellent burn.

[MacGruberKnows]

Happy birthday Brive

I don't get the Judith Miller joke. -.-

Judith Miller is the joke.

[feathers]

To be honest, I think a large part of the backlash against pot is not aimed at the drug itself - it's a knee-jerk aversion to any (sub)culture with roots in communism, pacifism or Eastern-leaning tendencies. Pot is simply caught in the crossfire and is guilty by association.

Fucking hippies, they ruin everything.

I think the sentiment is older, Reefer Madness was from 1936. Heroin on the other hand was legal until in the 50s...

[feathers]

Feck, ninjered by the boatsman.

[Kirbmarc]

It's also well documented that the Mafia came from places that were ruled by the Ottomans.
Dhimmitude is the same thing as the protection rackets of the gangsters. Ever noticed that mostly muslims and mafia are so big on kidnapping people and holding hostages?
It isn't so much genetic as toxic cultural residual trauma. :ugeek:

I know this is a joke (come on, Sicily was never Ottoman territory, you're off of a couple of centuries at least) but the dhimmi system is a protection racket.

I don't think it had much influence on the Mafia (which was, as many mons are, a failed independendist/revolutionary movement) but it surely worked like an institutional system of intimidation for revenue.

[feathers]

Obama is dead to me (spits). I'm embarrassed to admit I voted for that moron twice (I almost didn't the second time). I hope the screen door DOES hit him on the way out. What a fucking fucker.

His greatest blunders: Extending the tax cuts on the rich. The handling of Ferguson. Encouraging violence against the police (oh yes, he did). ISIL/Syria. STABBING ISRAEL IN THE BACK and reversing 50 years of American Middle East Policy. Supporting Mohamed Morsi. And now, releasing a traitor.

What an asshole. I'm done with the Democratic Party. They can suck my balls.

You should join with Cavanaugh on a drinking night, beaming about Obama. You make a close fit, opinion-wise.

[Guest_935516df]

For when you look up "virtue signalling" in the dictionary.

https://i.imgur.com/5VNLfLW.jpg

She is lucky her parents apparently didn't have the option.

Maybe this is what she is looking for?
https://i.imgur.com/9Zg3Rrf.jpg

-Soylent

[Shatterface]

For when you look up "virtue signalling" in the dictionary.

http://i.imgur.com/5VNLfLW.jpg

She is lucky her parents apparently didn't have the option.

There should be no upper limit.

[Guest_935516df]

OMG. I killed the pit!

[Guest_935516df]

2nd try for Watson.

https://i.imgur.com/RYY7a0s.jpg