Posted on 02/22/2021 7:51:08 PM PST by weston
Time change....ugh. The Sunday after isn’t too bad, but the rest of week makes me wish I drink coffee!!
Thank you for breakfast, toast is my favorite! For some reason I always forget I can make it at home.
Good morning, lysie!
Thanks for breakfast, still some left for this straggler.
As for DST since we don’t change, I get up at the same time but programs I watch or listen to are an hour earlier, so I have to remember that.
Good morning.
Morning, Judy.
We did get a bit of snow on Friday and Saturday, wasn’t much but every little bit is greatly appreciated.
This proves how brain-dead I am this morning....
I was going to include a comment in post along the lines of ‘It’s raining this morning and I didn’t want to get out of bed anyway’ and I forgot!!
Hahaha! You sound like me. LOL
Oh, how could you do that to me?
Such torture and here I thought you were a nice person. LOL
Hey, sorry you didn’t get as much snow as Denver. The left climate equality justice warriors should get on this.
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz
Under Biden, the military is launching political attacks to intimidate Tucker Carlson & other civilians who criticize their policy decisions.
Officials in uniform are being used for the campaign.
I’ve demanded a meeting with the Commandant of the USMC to put a stop to it.
https://mobile.twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1371199921500651521/photo/2
Letter at link...
Cruz explained in the letter how military policy prohibits military members from engaging in political activities or partisan actions in their official capacity. Cruz said he was “deeply troubled” that the military’s obligation to avoid involvement in political controversy was being undermined “for the sake of leftwing ideology and political expediency.”
Cruz explained that no matter what one thinks on the subject of identity politics or the particular questions, the military should never be involving itself in political controversy or appearing to take a side. Cruz was also troubled that military members were suggesting that Americans couldn’t criticize the military unless they had served.
“This spectacle risks politicizing the military after several centuries of efforts to keep military officials out of domestic affairs, undermining civil-military relations by having the military take a side in a contentious cultural dispute, and the perception that military leaders are happily weaponizing the institution against political critics of the sitting administration. This kind of behavior, while perhaps typical in a military-controlled Third World country, is completely unacceptable in the United States of America.”
Donald Trump Jr.
@DonaldJTrumpJr
While China is wholly focused on building up their military so that they can displace us as the preeminent super power on the world stage, our Military Brass is going full mean girls on a talk show host and focusing their energy on proving their wokeness.
Music to China’s ears!
I wanna call out sick from work!
13 degrees, and wind chill is -6!
OMG!
Funny, I was thinking the very same thing and there you go posting it.
Just where is our equal share of snow?
As far as the military getting into politics, Obummer started it and now they are emboldened to talk out.
And they are trying to get rid of the rank and file that doesn't buy into their "progressive" agenda.
How good will a military be composed only of social justice warriors, hmmmmm?
WOW!!!! Too cold to go out!
I give you permission to stay home.
Call work and tell them Granny insists you stay home.
Well, it is worth a try.
Senator Rand Paul
@RandPaul
Instead of having online wars with talk show hosts, our senior Pentagon officials should spend their time getting out of the endless wars they always want to wage.
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Richard Grenell
@RichardGrenell
If this had happened under Trump there would have already been a congressional hearing. twitter.com/seanparnellusa…
“National Everything You Think is Wrong Day”
Perfect name for today as just EVERYTHING I think is going WRONG in our country today.
Such a great big fat mess!
Ronny Jackson
@RonnyJacksonTX
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@TuckerCarlson is right! The U.S. Military does NOT exist to serve as a social experiment for the far left. It exists to DEFEND US from our enemies, not to be used as a political weapon for enemies of the Biden Administration.
Tucker has a right to his opinion without Active Duty Military leaders attacking him from official DoD accounts.
Unprofessional!
Official military accounts like @PentagonPresSec, @iimigofficial,@USMCSgtMaj,@PatDonahoeArmy,@US_SpaceComCSEL, @PaulFunk2, @16thSMA need to stop their politics immediately.
Something needs to be done about this.
@GenCQBrownJr
@CMC_MarineCorps
@USNavyCNO
@SecDef
@thejointstaff
https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1371247133903495172
My gosh, that’s cold! This is not climate justice!
A politician dies and ends up standing in front of the pearly gates. Saint Peter looks at him for a second, flicks through his book, and finds his name.
"So, you're a politician..."
"Well, yes, is that a problem?"
"Oh no, no problem. But we've recently adopted a new system for people in your line of work, and unfortunately you will have to spend a day in Hell. After that however, you're free to choose where you want to spend eternity!"
"Wait, I have to spend a day in Hell?!" says the politician. "Those are the rules," replies St Peter, clicks his fingers, and WOOMPH, the guy disappears. He awakes, curled up with his hands over his eyes, knowing he's in Hell. Cautiously, he listens for the screams, sniffs the air for brimstone, and finds... Nothing. Just the smell of, is that fabric softener? And cut grass, this can't be right?
"Open your eyes!" says a voice. "C'mon, wakey wakey, we've only got 24 hours!" Nervously, he uncovers his eyes, looks around, and sees he's in a hotel room. A nice one too. Wait, this is a penthouse suite... And there's a smiling man in a suit, holding a martini. "Who are you??" The politician asks.
"Well, I'm Satan!" says the man, handing him the drink and helping him to his feet. "Welcome to Hell!"
"Wait, this is Hell? But... Where's all the pain and suffering?" he asks.
Satan throws him a wink. "Oh, we've been a bit misrepresented over the years, it's a long story. Anyway, this is your room! The minibar is of course free, as is the room service, there's extra towels next to the hot-tub, and if you need anything, just call reception. But enough of this! It's a beautiful day, and if you'd care to look outside..."
Slightly stunned by the opulent surroundings, the man wanders over to the floor-to-ceiling windows through which the sun is glowing, looks far down, and sees a group of people cheering and waving at him from a golf course.
"It's one of 5 pro-level courses on site, and there's another 6 just a few minutes drive out past the beach and harbor!" says Satan, answering his unasked question.
So they head down in the lift, walk out through the glittering lobby where everyone waves and welcomes the man, as Satan signs autographs and cheerily talks shop with the laughing staff. And as he walks out, he sees the group on the golf course are made up of every one of his old friends, people he's admired for years but never met or worked with, and people whose work he's admired but died long before his career started. And out of the middle of this group walks his wife, with a massive smile and the body she had when she was 20, who throws her arms around him and plants a delicate kiss on his cheek. Everyone cheers and applauds, and as they slap him on the back and trade jokes, his worst enemy arrives, as a 2 foot tall goblin-esque caddy. He spends the day in the bright sunshine on the course, having the time of his life laughing at jokes and carrying important discussions, putting the world to rights with his friends while holding his delighted wife next to him as she gazes lovingly at him.
Later, they return to the hotel for dinner and have an enormous meal, perfectly cooked. As everyone is falling about laughing and flinging bread sticks at each other, his wife whispers in his ear... And they return to their penthouse suite, and spend the rest of the night making love like they did on their honeymoon. After hours of passion, the man falls deep into the 100% Egyptian cotton pillows, and falls into a deep and happy sleep... and is woken up by St Peter.
"So, that was Hell. Wasn't what you were expecting, I bet?" "No sir!" says the man. "So then," says St Peter. "You can make your choice. It's Hell, which you saw, or Heaven, which has choral singing, talking to God, white robes, and so on."
"Well... I know this sounds strange, but on balance, I think I'd prefer Hell," says the politician. "Not a problem, we totally understand! Enjoy!" says St Peter, and clicks his fingers again.
The man wakes up in total darkness, the stench of ammonia filling the air and distant screams the only noise. As he adjusts, he can see the only light is from belches of flame far away, illuminating the ragged remains of people being tortured or burning in a sulfurous ocean. A sudden bolt of lightning reveals Satan next to him, wearing the same suit as before and grinning, holding a soldering iron in one hand and a coil of razor-wire in the other. "What's this??" He cries. "Where's the hotel?? Where's my wife??? Where's the minibar, the golf-courses, the pool, the restaurant, the free drinks and the sunshine???"
"Ah", says Satan. "You see, yesterday, we were campaigning. But today, you voted."
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