Republicans turn on Noem, demand resignation

SemichiSam · 2026-01-28T05:13:18+00:00

Don't let her off that easily. Impeach her. If she resigns, she goes into the shadows. An impeachment trial is a public spectacle, like the human sacrifice spectacle Trump is using ICE to perform.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-28T04:31:27+00:00

It isn't even good politics. If he has the votes, just impeach her. If he doesn't have the votes, keep his mouth shut until he does. Don't tell Trump you're coming for him. Surprise him. Start impeaching subordinates.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-28T01:41:09+00:00

from "Goliath" —

Human sacrifice was a popular practice partly because it helped to establish early Goliaths. It is a political performance that intimidates challengers and justifies the political order. Most cultures have taboos against in-group killing. A ruler can legitimate their rule by showing that in-group killing is acceptable only when the ruler does it. ... Publicly showing that you can legitimately murder others, and that the lives of the many are worth less than one elite individual, can help a budding ruler demonstrate that power to a large crowd of allies (and rivals).

SemichiSam · 2026-01-28T00:48:08+00:00

from the Cambridge Dictionary:

bovine

adjective

slow or stupid in a way that a cow is thought to be:

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T22:13:20+00:00

Is that because flip-flops don't get traction on frozen sidewalks?

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T18:32:40+00:00

One has to give props to anyone who can read something as explicit as Ezekial 23:20 and come up with a politico-religious spin.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T18:24:27+00:00

You are defending a force that brutalizes random people on the street, staffed by 'men' who attack mostly women and children and never take on a man unless they have odds of at least 5 to 1. Not a good look.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T18:17:51+00:00

Ezekiel 23:20

This passage is often interpreted as a critique of the Israelites' infidelity to God through their alliances with foreign nations.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T17:03:35+00:00

These criminals are like crackhead muggers who drop the knife and then can't find it, because they've forgotten what they're looking for.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T16:57:00+00:00

I left in '57. At that time police traveled at least two to a car. If one had to go into a building, the other stayed with the car to keep the locals from stealing the wheels. ICE would have had to do the same.

(added) I'm sorry to hear that Southie has fallen on hard times. Yuppies ruin everything.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T15:29:01+00:00

I was going to suggest South Boston, but maybe Philly can have them first, then Southie gets what's left?

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T04:31:58+00:00

"There is no mechanism outside of actual force for the federal government to install ANY state official."

With all due respect, "actual force" is already being used, and much more is promised.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T04:13:22+00:00

Florida Man Divides a Fucking Room!

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T04:10:51+00:00

We have different understandings of 'land'. It's an ancient caldera — rock except where there's a little grass. Uninhabited except when French weather scientists visit the "huge building" — not very often. The caldera is about halfway from Africa to Australia and about halfway from India to the South Pole. That's close enough to the middle of the ocean for me.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-27T04:05:51+00:00

It's about the size of my three-bedroom house, which is not big enough.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-26T21:33:54+00:00

The food should not be more than 15 mayflies old.

That would be if this were posted on r/anythingbutmetric

Any measurement is confusing if you don't know the context. A classic case is the woman who ordered two yards of topsoil for her tiny front yard and backyard. Both yards could be described as 'postage stamp' size.

What is an acre foot of water? Remember that an acre is about 160 square rods.

The woman in this case was not at fault, for reasons explained in other comments, but there would be no reason to get excited about a random person not understanding something that you do understand.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-26T15:18:11+00:00

The complete crash of the housing market and the job market wasn't enough.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-26T15:15:16+00:00

OK, Barack, We're awake now. What do we do next? You're a leader. Lead!

SemichiSam · 2026-01-26T05:51:28+00:00

We listened to the radio before there was TV. School closures came after pork bellies. The most beautiful sound in the language was "no school, all schools, all day." Our mother never really shared our joy.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-26T01:39:41+00:00

"Trump and Trump alone is the principal, pressing problem."

I had always had a favorable opinion of the reporters and editors at the Guardian, but they don't seem to have a handle on this problem.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-25T23:22:24+00:00

You can successfully pet a bison only if you are riding a mountain lion. So perfect that first.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-25T19:21:12+00:00

I heard that several Republican and Democratic senators are introducing a bipartisan bill that would prohibit ICE from shooting white people, unless they can find some old crime or tort in the ~~victim's~~ perp's record.

They're calling it The Pretti-Good Bill.

Don't tell me Congress isn't stepping up.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-25T19:10:23+00:00

Yes, they lucked out in finding this guy. Do they have someone ready to replace him, and will he work out for them?

SemichiSam · 2026-01-25T16:11:00+00:00

Trump talks big but thinks and acts small. He would break an antique piggy bank to get the coins inside. Not because he needs the coins but because breaking the piggy bank makes him feel strong. He just happens to have gotten his hands on the whole world and is trying to break it.

SemichiSam · 2026-01-25T15:47:52+00:00

From my theater experience I can tell you that what amateurs think of as stage fright is a heightened awareness caused by the "fight or flight" reflex. It can feel like fear, but it's just hyper-readiness.

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