Jesus was an anchor baby.

I registered Ryker for Kindergarten.

😲

Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the new Baghdad Bob.

Welcome to my series entitled:

GREAT PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES OF ALL TIME

“They say a wall is medieval. Well, a wheel is older than a wall, and I looked, and every single car out there, even the really expensive ones that the Secret Service uses — and believe me they are expensive — I said, ‘Do they all have wheels?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Oh. I thought it was medieval.’

“The wheel is older than the wall. You know that? There are some things that work. A wheel works and a wall works.”

— “President”* Trump

If you want a copy of Cities: Skylines for Steam, I’ve got a single code to give away.

⚠️Family⚠️

If you want me to send you school photos of the kids, now is the time to let me know. 😁

Private message me your address as well!

Test test test.

Yay, Facebook finally unbanned me.

The process is complete. This profile has been copied to a new FB page. This profile will now go dormant.

Later this afternoon I will be converting my Facebook profile to a page, attaching a blog to it, and leaving most social media.

It’s a Doctor Who day!

I really hope those Bernie or Bust and Jill Stein voters are fucking happy.

Mad Magazine has been kicking it up a notch lately.

I’ve seen this flying around and wanted to give my two cents.

The sparkling water known as LaCroix does not contain cockroach insecticide, even if it does taste like it does 🤣. I have always described the flavor of LaCroix as drinking the memory of someone else’s memory of flavor.

Let’s look at the details of these items.

Limonene. This is oil extracted from limon peel. It’s literally essence of limon peel. Yes, it is in cleaners, but no, LaCroix didn’t have household cleaner in it. Limon and oranges are really got at cleaning surfaces and limonene is part of that.

Linalool. This is found in mint, peppermint, cinnamon, and various flowers. It creates a flavor that has hints of lavender and a bit citrusy. This chemical is naturally produced to keep insects off of it. This is why it works as an insecticide. No, LaCroix doesn’t have insecticide in it.

This is the point of the dihydrogen monoxide joke that goes around. When you use the chemical name of something and cherry pick the information, anything can sound terrible.

Tonight’s scoreline

FT: 🇺🇸 6 - 0 🇲🇽

Rapinoe 3’ 70' Ertz 47' Morgan 57’ 80' Heath 61'

Shots: 🇺🇲 23 - 3 🇲🇽 On Target: 🇺🇲 10 - 1 🇲🇽

Due to the limited mandate by the White House, the FBI looked nowhere and they have found nothing.

Now the Republicans can say they’ve got a shiny FBI report that clears Kavadouche.

‘merica!!!

I kicked my first ever drop kick goal with a rugby ball.

I was only 10-yards out and cleared the crossbar by about 6 feet…. but I’ll take it.

I’m ridiculously happy to have gotten a rugby ball. It’s almost absurd how much I’m grinning holding it

Our private WoW server is now set to give x4 exp on quests and x10 exp on world exploring. All armor and weapons have had their stats doubled. All gathering quests have had their required quantities reduced by 75%.

To be worked on: custom starting point with shops and teleports to all beginning areas. Specifically, so we can create different races but begin together easier.

The difference between kids. Ryker is in long pants, shoes, and a jacket. Aurora is head to toe naked.

Three years later 😁😁

Why should I listen and compromise with “the other side”? It’s not like we’re choosing a restaurant or which movie to see. We’re not dealing with the everyday fiscal conservative with moderate or even indifferent social beliefs. The power center of the conservative movement wants to ensure that they and theirs get their money, their tax breaks, their privilege maintained. They want to ensure the very basis of their bigoted belief system are kept in power. I have nothing in common with any of this. Why would I want to compromise?

But that’s why I’m not a politician. I cannot in good conscience decide that I will take some progressive rights away to keep or enhance others. Besides, working with the fools on the right just gives them credibility they neither earned or deserve. If we can ever do away with gerrymandering, we’ll see just how small and impotent these conservatives really are. /End rant

American Football was (and sometimes still is) called “Start-Stop Rugby with Padding” in the UK. 😂😂

Did anyone see the Trump press conference? I didn’t watch, but I did read some… quoted ramblings. I think this person on Reddit said it best:

“I feel like I did on 9/11. I’m just staring off into the distance struggling to process what I just saw.”

A cat massage sounds pretty chill though

She’s always spouting off bullsh….. rhinoshit.

All tied up at half time. A very nerve wracking half.

Down goes Manafort.

Washington DC is under a severe Twitter storm alert.

The National Women’s Soccer League has delayed the semifinal match between the North Carolina Courage and the Chicago Red Stars due to Hurricane Florence and moved it from NC to here in Portland.

I’m trying to decide if I’m going to go or not.

236 WTNT41 KNHC 131456 TCDAT1

Hurricane Florence Discussion Number 57 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 1100 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018

The satellite and radar presentations of Florence have improved somewhat this morning, with a 20-25 nmi wide eye closing off in the radar data from the Morehead City and Wilmington WSR-88D Doppler weather radars. However, an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft investigating the hurricane this morning has not yet found any flight-level or SFMR winds to support more than about 80 kt at the surface thus far, even though the pressure has decreased to 955 mb. The initial intensity has only been lowered to 90 kt, given that there are peak Doppler velocity values up to 110 kt with average values of 95-97 kt at 15,000 ft in the northern eyewall region, an area of the hurricane that the reconnaissance aircraft has not yet sampled. The upper-level outflow pattern remains quite impressive.

Florence has been gradually slowing down this morning, and the initial motion estimate is now 315/09 kt. The subtropical ridge to the northeast and east of Florence is now well-established between Bermuda and the U.S. mid-Atlantic region and extends westward into Virginia and the central Appalachians. This large-scale feature is expected to keep the hurricane moving northwestward today, followed by a turn toward the west at a much slower speed on Friday as the ridge to the north of Florence weakens due to a weak shortwave trough dropping slowly southward from the Ohio Valley. On days 3-5, Florence is forecast turn toward the northwest and north around the western periphery of the subtropical ridge, and move across western South Carolina on Sunday, across western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee on Monday, and then move up the spine of the Appalachians as an extratropical low after the cyclone merges or interacts with a frontal system. The new NHC forecast track is similar to the previous one, and lies close to a blend of the consensus models TVCA, HCCA, and FSSE.

Florence is currently approaching the Gulfstream current, and the hurricane is forecast to move over warmer and deeper waters in 6-12 hours, which could allow for some slight strengthening. Just prior to landfall in about 24 hours, Florence is expected to weaken some due to upwelling of the shallow coastal waters. After landfall occurs, rapid weaning of the stronger inner-core wind field is expected to due land interaction and Florence’s slow forward speed of 5 kt or less. However, intense rainbands are expected to develop over the Atlantic waters and keep moving along the coast and inland, likely producing strong wind gusts through Saturday night.

Aircraft and satellite wind data show that Florence remains a large hurricane. Life-threatening storm surge, heavy rainfall, and damaging wind will cover a large area regardless of exactly where the center of Florence moves.

Key Messages:

1. A life-threatening storm surge is now highly likely along portions of the coastlines of South Carolina and North Carolina, and a Storm Surge Warning is in effect for a portion of this area. The greatest storm surge inundation is expected between Cape Fear and Cape Hatteras, including the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers and western Pamlico Sound.

2. Life-threatening, catastrophic flash flooding and prolonged significant river flooding are likely over portions of the Carolinas and the southern and central Appalachians through early next week, as Florence is expected to slow down as it approaches the coast and moves inland.

3. Damaging hurricane-force winds are likely along portions of the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina as soon as this evening, and a Hurricane Warning is in effect. Strong winds could also spread inland into portions of the Carolinas.

4. Large swells affecting Bermuda, portions of the U.S. East Coast, and the northwestern and central Bahamas will continue this week, resulting in life-threatening surf and rip currents.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 13/1500Z 33.4N 75.5W 90 KT 105 MPH 12H 14/0000Z 33.9N 76.6W 95 KT 110 MPH 24H 14/1200Z 34.2N 77.8W 85 KT 100 MPH…NEAR THE COAST 36H 15/0000Z 34.1N 78.7W 65 KT 75 MPH…INLAND 48H 15/1200Z 34.0N 79.6W 45 KT 50 MPH…INLAND 72H 16/1200Z 34.3N 81.8W 25 KT 30 MPH…INLAND 96H 17/1200Z 36.9N 83.0W 25 KT 30 MPH…INLAND 120H 18/1200Z 40.3N 79.2W 20 KT 25 MPH…POST-TROP/EXTRATROP

$$ Forecaster Stewart

439 WTNT61 KNHC 131551 TCUAT1

Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 1200 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018

…TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS AND COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA… …LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL EXPECTED… …TORNADO THREAT INCREASING AS FLORENCE MOVES CLOSER…

A NOAA reporting station at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 55 mph…89 km/h and a gust to 70 mph …113 km/h. A Weatherflow private observing station in Ocracoke, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 50 mph…80 km/h and a gust to 62 mph…100 km/h.

SUMMARY OF 1200 PM EDT…1600 UTC…INFORMATION

LOCATION…33.5N 75.7W ABOUT 130 MI…210 KM ESE OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 185 MI…300 KM E OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH…165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…955 MB…28.20 INCHES

$$ Forecaster Stewart

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), data from an Air Force Reserve Unit Hurricane Hunter aircraft and NOAA Doppler weather radars from indicate that Florence was located near latitude 33.4 North, longitude 75.5 West. Florence is moving toward the northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). This general motion, accompanied by a further decrease in forward speed, is expected to continue through today. A turn to the west-northwest and west at an even slower forward speed is expected tonight and Friday, and a slow west-southwestward motion is forecast Friday night and Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Florence will approach the coasts of North and South Carolina later today, then move near or over the coast of southern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina in the hurricane warning area tonight and Friday. A slow motion across portions of eastern South Carolina is forecast Friday night through Saturday night.

Data from the aircraft and Doppler weather radars indicate that maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected before the center reaches the coast, with weakening expected after the center moves inland.

Florence is a large hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195 miles (315 km). NOAA Buoy 41025, located near Diamond Shoals, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 54 mph (87 km/h).

The latest minimum central pressure based on data from the aircraft is 955 mb (28.20 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water has the potential to reach the following heights above ground if peak surge occurs at the time of high tide…

Cape Fear NC to Cape Lookout NC, including the Neuse, Pamlico, Pungo, and Bay Rivers…9-13 ft North Myrtle Beach SC to Cape Fear NC…6-9 ft Cape Lookout NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC…6-9 ft South Santee River SC to North Myrtle Beach SC…4-6 ft Ocracoke Inlet NC to Salvo NC…4-6 ft Salvo NC to North Carolina/Virginia Border…2-4 ft Edisto Beach SC to South Santee River SC…2-4 ft

The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast in areas of onshore winds, where the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves. Surge-related flooding depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and can vary greatly over short distances. For information specific to your area, please see products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office.

RAINFALL: Florence is expected to produce heavy and excessive rainfall in the following areas…

Coastal North Carolina into far northeastern South Carolina…20 to 30 inches, isolated 40 inches. This rainfall will produce catastrophic flash flooding and prolonged significant river flooding.

Remainder of South Carolina and North Carolina into southwest Virginia…6 to 12 inches, isolated 24 inches.

WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected to reach the coast within the hurricane warning area this evening or early Friday. Tropical storm conditions are already moving onshore within the warning area.

TORNADOES: A few tornadoes are possible in eastern North Carolina through Friday.

SURF: Swells generated by Florence are affecting Bermuda, portions of the U.S. East Coast, and the northwestern and central Bahamas. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consult products from your local weather office.

NEXT ADVISORY

Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM EDT. Next complete advisory at 500 PM EDT.

$$ Forecaster Stewart

874 WTNT41 KNHC 130249 TCDAT1

Hurricane Florence Discussion Number 55 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 1100 PM EDT Wed Sep 12 2018

Satellite data and reports from Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate significant changes in the structure of Florence and the environment near the storm since the last advisory. Microwave satellite imagery shows that the convection on the southern side of the storm has been disrupted, and reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate the eyewall now wraps less than 50 percent of the way around the center. The aircraft also reports that the hurricane again has concentric wind maxima, the inner at a radius 20-30 n mi and the outer at 50-60 n mi. The convection seems to have been affected by 20-25 kt of southerly vertical wind shear, most of which appears to be due to strong winds between 200-250 mb seen in dropsonde data from the NOAA G-IV jet. The central pressure has risen to 957 mb, and the maximum 700-mb flight-level winds reported so far are 103 kt. Based on the latter data, the initial intensity reduced to a probably generous 95 kt.

The initial motion is 315/15. During the next 12-36 hours, the hurricane is expected to turn toward the west-northwest and west with a decrease in forward speed as it moves into an area of weakening steering currents near and over the southeastern United States. The new forecast track now brings the center onshore in southern North Carolina near the 36 h point. After landfall, the cyclone should move slowly westward to west-southwestward through the 72 h point, then it should turn northwestward to northward by the end of the forecast period as it moves through the Appalachian Mountains.

The new forecast track lies between the HCCA corrected consensus model and the other consensus aids, and it is nudged just a little to the north of the previous track. The dynamical models forecast the current shear to subside after 6-12 h as Florence moves farther from an upper-level low currently near northeastern Florida. This, combined with sea surface temperatures near 29C, would allow a last chance for strengthening before landfall. However, the storm structure, particularly the large outer wind maxima, would likely be slow to respond to the more favorable environment. The pre-landfall part of the intensity forecast thus calls for little change in strength, but given the uncertainties the confidence in this is low. After landfall, Florence should gradually weaken during the 36-48 h period while the center is near the coast, then weaken more quickly when the center moves farther inland.

While Florence has weakened below major hurricane intensity, the wind field of the hurricane continues to grow in size. This evolution will produce storm surges similar to that of a more intense, but smaller, hurricane, and thus the storm surge values seen in the previous advisory are still valid. The threat of rainfall has also not diminished, and these impacts will cover a large area regardless of exactly where the center of Florence moves.

Key Messages:

1. A life-threatening storm surge is now highly likely along portions of the coastlines of South Carolina and North Carolina, and a Storm Surge Warning is in effect for a portion of this area. All interests in these areas should complete preparations and follow any advice given by local officials.

2. Life-threatening, catastrophic flash flooding and prolonged significant river flooding are likely over portions of the Carolinas and the southern and central Appalachians late this week into early next week, as Florence is expected to slow down as it approaches the coast and moves inland.

3. Damaging hurricane-force winds are likely along portions of the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina, and a Hurricane Warning is in effect. Strong winds could also spread inland into portions of the Carolinas.

4. Large swells affecting Bermuda, portions of the U.S. East Coast, and the northwestern and central Bahamas will continue this week, resulting in life-threatening surf and rip currents.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 13/0300Z 32.0N 73.7W 95 KT 110 MPH 12H 13/1200Z 33.1N 75.3W 95 KT 110 MPH 24H 14/0000Z 33.9N 76.7W 95 KT 110 MPH 36H 14/1200Z 34.2N 78.0W 80 KT 90 MPH…INLAND 48H 15/0000Z 34.1N 78.7W 60 KT 70 MPH…INLAND 72H 16/0000Z 33.5N 80.5W 40 KT 45 MPH…INLAND 96H 17/0000Z 34.0N 83.0W 25 KT 30 MPH…INLAND 120H 18/0000Z 37.5N 83.5W 20 KT 25 MPH…POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

$$ Forecaster Beven

Comforting words from our Glorious Leader.

Latest update on watches and warnings related to Hurricane Florence.

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for…

• South Santee River South Carolina to Duck North Carolina
• Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, including the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers

A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for…

• Edisto Beach South Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina
• North of Duck North Carolina to the North Carolina/Virginia border

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for…

• South Santee River South Carolina to Duck North Carolina
• Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for…

• Edisto Beach South Carolina to South Santee River South Carolina
• North of Duck North Carolina to the North Carolina/Virginia border

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for…

• North of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Cape Charles Light Virginia
• Chesapeake Bay south of New Point Comfort

Interests elsewhere in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic states should monitor the progress of Florence. Additional watches and warnings may be required tonight or Wednesday.

A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov. This is a life-threatening situation. Persons located within these areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions. Promptly follow evacuation and other instructions from local officials.

A Storm Surge Watch means there is a possibility of life- threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, in the indicated locations during the next 48 hours.

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. A warning is typically issued 36 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm- force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours.

Has anyone spotted Jim Cantore yet? If you see him in person, you should probably not stick around!

It’s 2:30 and I’m sick. I can’t sleep. Just finished the first two chapters of Bob Woodward’s book.

Just… wow.

I’ve got a slight early copy of Fear: Trump in the White House, the book by Bob Woodward.

My bedtime reading material.

⚠️⚠️⚠️☢️☢️☢️☣️☣️☣️

Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death.

“I’ve never seen an instance when the President is so detached from the reality of what’s going on,” Woodward told NBC’s Savannah Guthrie in a Monday interview, adding: “This has not been treated seriously enough. Some of the things Trump did and does jeopardize the real national security.”

Although unlikely, some computer models are predicting Hurricane Florence to stall right along the coast. Not cool.

I watched the first episode of The Handmaid’s Tale last night…

It didn’t make me feel all that very good.

The Dreamcast came out 19 years ago today. I was there bright and early to buy it. It was my first internet capable device. I learned my first non-BASIC computer languages on that machine. I eventually created a website called Dreamserv to host scripts I came up with to share game saves with others.

Good good memories.

1. Florence is forecast to be a dangerous major hurricane near the southeast U.S. coast by late next week, and the risk of direct impacts continues to increase. However, given the uncertainty in track and intensity forecasts at those time ranges, it’s too soon to determine the exact timing, location, and magnitude of those impacts.

2. Interests along the U.S. East Coast, particularly from north Florida through North Carolina, should closely monitor the progress of Florence, ensure they have their hurricane plan in place, and follow any advice given by local officials.

3. Large swells affecting Bermuda and portions of the U.S. East Coast will continue into next week. These swells will result in life-threatening surf and rip currents.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 08/2100Z 24.6N 54.7W 60 KT 70 MPH 12H 09/0600Z 24.6N 55.4W 70 KT 80 MPH 24H 09/1800Z 24.7N 56.6W 80 KT 90 MPH 36H 10/0600Z 25.0N 58.3W 95 KT 110 MPH 48H 10/1800Z 25.4N 60.5W 110 KT 125 MPH 72H 11/1800Z 26.9N 66.4W 120 KT 140 MPH 96H 12/1800Z 29.5N 72.5W 125 KT 145 MPH 120H 13/1800Z 32.5N 77.0W 120 KT 140 MPH

I’ll take your Nike shoes off your hands. Uhm… to ensure proper destruction.

Make sure they’re size 12.

A couple of more insights into our illustrious leader’s thought process.

“Trump was editing an upcoming speech with [then-staff secretary Rob] Porter. Scribbling his thoughts in neat, clean penmanship, the president wrote, ‘TRADE IS BAD”

Several times Cohn just asked the president, ‘Why do you have these views [on trade]?’ ‘I just do,’ Trump replied. ‘I’ve had these views for 30 years.’ ‘That doesn’t mean they’re right,’ Cohn said. ‘I had the view for 15 years I could play professional football. It doesn’t mean I was right.’"

I’ve apparently forgotten just how boring football is in person.

😴💤💤

Powerful telescopes use mirrors. Vampires do not reflect in mirrors.

Space could be full of vampires and we wouldn’t know it.

Straight from the fascist playbook

🔴 President Donald Trump on Monday night reportedly warned evangelical Christian leaders there will be “violence” if Republicans lose their majority in Congress as a result of November’s midterm elections.

🔴 “You’re one election away from losing everything that you’ve got,” Trump said, according to a report.

🔴 If Republicans lose big to Democrats, Trump warned, “they will overturn everything that we’ve done and they’ll do it quickly and violently, and violently.”

At some point yesterday Trump googled himself… and he didn’t like what he had seen. 😂🤣

If I’m ever a victim of gun violence, you have my permission to “politicize” my incapacitation/death for the purpose of gun laws or even the repeal of the second amendment.

Trump Org CFO was just granted immunity.

It’s about to get real, people!

“No collusion - rigged witch hunt” is going to be our “I’m not a crook” moment.

And now for some more words from our very good and totally not guilty president:

“It’s called flipping and it almost ought to be illegal,” Trump said in the interview, adding he’s witnessed similar scenarios over his decades in public life. “I know all about flipping, 30, 40 years I have been watching flippers. Everything is wonderful and then they get 10 years in jail and they flip on whoever the next highest one is or as high as you can go.”

“It almost ought to be outlawed. It’s not fair,” Trump said of Cohen, who he described as only a “part-time” lawyer. “If you can say something bad about Donald Trump and you will go down to two years or three years, which is the deal he made, in all fairness to him, most people are going to do that. … And I have seen it many times. I have had many friends involved in this stuff. It’s called flipping and it almost ought to be illegal.”

A pretty rare situation for Hawai’i today. Hurricane Lane, tracked by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, will be impacting the island today and tomorrow.

“If I ever got impeached, I think the market would crash, I think everybody would be very poor,” Trump said. “You would see numbers that you wouldn’t believe.”

aaaaaaaaaah haaaa haaaa haa.

Shenmue just released on Xbox One/PS4/PC! This is one of my favorite games.

I’m going to sit back and soak this one in a little bit.

Giuliani: “Truth isn’t truth.”

Swirl it around, take a sniff, put a little taste in your mouth. You just have to embrace it, this absurdity. Embrace it and use it for fuel to power the resistance against the president.

The lawyer for the president literally pulled some grade A Orwell.

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984

On this date 500 years ago (Aug 18, 1518), Spanish King Charles I authorised the direct transfer of African slaves to the Americas for the first time. This was the first time slaves were brought to the continent directly, instead of indirectly via Europe.

Being outside for too long was causing havoc on my sinuses.

Kerrie, our backyard 😁

I have such a hard time with violence against children that when I see someone joke about it (go play in the street, feed to the bears, dogs should have been eating the babies), it takes everything in my power not to call them a bunch of assholes and block them. My evening is completely ruined by it.

This takes me back!

The NFL is back with the first of preseason action.

American football is four quarters of 15 minutes (60 minutes total), but on average takes 3 hours 12 minutes to play out.

The ball is in play for about 11 minutes of that, with the average play being about 4 seconds.

Replays take up roughly 17 minutes of action.

There are about 100 ads that total around an hour. This is 1/3 of the 3hr time span.

75 minutes of this game time is just watching people mill about the field.

I myself was to experience how easily one is taken in by a lying and censored press and radio in a totalitarian state. Though unlike most Germans I had daily access to foreign newspapers, especially those of London, Paris and Zurich, which arrived the day after publication, and though I listened regularly to the BBC and other foreign broadcasts, my job necessitated the spending of many hours a day in combing the German press, checking the German radio, conferring with Nazi officials and going to party meetings. It was surprising and sometimes consternating to find that notwithstanding the opportunities I had to learn the facts and despite one’s inherent distrust of what one learned from Nazi sources, a steady diet over the years of falsifications and distortions made a certain impression on one’s mind and often misled it. No one who has not lived for years in a totalitarian land can possibly conceive how difficult it is to escape the dread consequences of a regime’s calculated and incessant propaganda. Often in a German home or office or sometimes in a casual conversation with a stranger in a restaurant, a beer hall, a café, I would meet with the most outlandish assertions from seemingly educated and intelligent persons. It was obvious that they were parroting some piece of nonsense they had heard on the radio or read in the newspapers. Sometimes one was tempted to say as much, but on such occasions one was met with such a stare of incredulity, such a shock of silence, as if one had blasphemed the Almighty, that one realized how useless it was even to try to make contact with a mind which had become warped and for whom the facts of life had become what Hitler and Goebbels, with their cynical disregard for truth, said they were.

― William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

I’m feeling a severe lack of @ADizzle23 in this tournament!

#BAONPDX

Longest lunar eclipse for this century and it won’t be visible in the US at all.

At least I get to watch people freak out over blood moon superstitions. 😂🤣

Maybe the world did end in 2012 and it’s just taking a while to wrap up.

Thanks, Mayan Obama!

Retweeted Unstable & Smartish Suzanne (@expatina):

“People unhappy with our Führer should vote–if they are still allowed to–rather than defacing swastikas or destroying ‘No Jews’ signs which are state property.” https://t.co/OVwGYc55zp

Retweeted Larry Hryb (@majornelson):

The Xbox Adaptive Controller features accessible packaging, as shown in this unboxing animation. The team knew this would be an important detail and created an innovative packaging solution to ensure trouble free access right from the start. Read more here https://t.co/t71dVkoPlJ https://t.co/AvuAnPr778

Retweeted Portland Thorns FC (@ThornsFC):

Thorns FC head coach Mark Parsons was named as one of 10 finalists for #TheBest FIFA Women’s Coach 2018 Award today. Congrats, Mark!

VOTING DETAILS | https://t.co/k8PEIzfmRk #BAONPDX https://t.co/OhQF1PYK4q

I vote for @Breck28 and @CarpenterEllie of @ThornsFC for @NWSL Save of the Week! Vote #PortlandSOW

I’ve seen some people calling the White House the Kremlin Annex.

I approve and will begin calling it thus.

If Hinklphobe makes it to the @ussoccer_wnt final 23 roster, I’ll be cheering for the Australian National Team in the Tournament of Nations and the Women’s World Cup. I’ll be sad, but I’ll have Foord, Carpenter, and Raso to cheer on. #BAONPDX

That ending! I kept squeezing my phone setting off the Google Assistant! 3 points!

#BAONPDX

I’m initiating a coup against the NWSL. We’ll invade their offices, take over the league, and set some reasonable fucking standards. Reasonable such as: locker rooms that aren’t World War I bunkers, cameras with rain protection, and a video connection that works.

#BAONPDX

Raso Raso Raso, Oi Oi Oi!!!! Love these <10’ goals. #BAONPDX

PT 👏👏FC👏👏

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I made my pick — I #VoteValeri as captain for the 2018 #MLSAllStar Game pres. by @Target.

Google Image search “idiot”. I’d tell you what the top results are, but you probably already know.

Having grown up near a reservation, I’ve seen first hand some of the most moronic things asked, spoken, and presumed. My favorite of which was the question “where are the teepees?”

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Retweeted Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes):

Ya know…at first I wanted a female President. Then I thought another black President would be good, but now I just want an American President.

I hear Montenegro is going to start World War III.

I want to see the Europa Universalis game save THAT is based on.

Completely thrilled to see @ADizzle23 get the call up.

How many Firefly fans does it take to change a lightbulb?

None, they’d rather sit in the dark and complain about it being turned off for 15 years.

No players should be subjected to this kind of treatment. Especially players representing what is a top tier professional team. My 200ish student small farming town high school had better facilities than this.

You are (should be) better than this @SkyBlueFC and @NWSL

Retweeted John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan):

Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of “high crimes & misdemeanors.” It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???

I vote for @Lindseyhoran11 of @ThornsFC for @NWSL Goal of the Week! Vote #HoranGOW

Retweeted Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom):

Patriot: A person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.

Traitor: A person who commits treason by betraying his or her country.

https://t.co/Keq4fhTlRB

Soooooo, how about that Treason Summit? I see @realDonaldTrump was slobbering like a good lap dog.

If you Pokemon Go, you should friend me!

Friend code: 6802 1492 2080

Thorns up 2-1 in a pretty hot match. Temperature just finally dropped below 90°… just barely. #BAONPDX

That’s the end of the #WorldCup

France’s victory is their best result since taking 2nd place in 2006. They last won the World Cup in 1998.

Croatia’s second place finish is their best finish ever. Their previous best was their first tournament in 1998 where they came in 3rd.

Kickoff time! #WorldCup #WorldCupFinal

Tomorrow’s forecast has been changed from “blazing sunshine; very hot” to “sizzling sunshine; hot”. Still expected to be 96° (35.5c).

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I appreciate their creativity.

Belgium defeats England 2-0 in the third place match. #worldcup #BELENG

England’s fourth place finish is their best finish since taking fourth in 1990.

Belgium’s third place is their best performance having previously finished fourth in 1986.

I’m at @ProvidencePark_ to watch the @ThornsFC practice session… and I wore all black. I’m a special kind of genius.

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It was my first taste of this delicious drink!

Weather forecast for Sunday is “Blazing sunshine; very hot” with a predicted high of 96° — this doesn’t sound like appropriate weather for a house with no AC.

Retweeted FIFA World Cup (@WorldCupHQ):

When he was 6, his grandfather was shot dead.

His family became refugees, in a warzone.

He grew up to the sound of grenades exploding.

Coaches said he was too weak and too shy to play football.

Today, Luka Modric just led Croatia its first ever #WorldCup final. https://t.co/IgFtQdrNHi

Congratulations to Croatia #cro

#WorldCup 3rd place match on Saturday, Belgium vs England

World Cup final on Sunday, France vs Croatia.