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[Jeanine Pirro Couldn't Even Indict A Ham Sandwich]

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Abbot Mythos - Yesterday at 08:46:30 PM

I'd been hoping for an opportunity to post a link to an article with this title, and this afternoon I found one:

Jeanine Pirro Couldn't Even Indict A Ham Sandwich

As per this article:

"Trump supporters have been using the phrase coined by Chief Justice of New York's Supreme Court Sol Wachtler when he said, "any good prosecutor can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich," to defend Trump's many misdeeds and criminality, but apparently, the former Fox News host failed to do so."

I'm beginning to wonder if it's even possible to find and hire legitimate college graduates who are more incompetent than all of these very popular Fox News Media "personalities."

#2

Principia Discussion / Re: Eris in classical art

Last post by Nibor the Priest - Yesterday at 03:37:34 PM

Ooh, another one! From the 15th-century French manuscript Épître d'Othéa:


This one reminds me of Quentin Blake's illustrations of Roald Dahl's stories.

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Principia Discussion / Re: Eris in classical art

Last post by Nibor the Priest - Yesterday at 03:22:10 PM

I stumbled upon a couple more Erises yesterday via La Fontaine's Fables, which is a 17th-century collection of cloying French morality poems. One of the poems, number XX, features Eris (Discord), in what seems to be an "Are the straights OK?" type anecdote where Eris, cast out of Olympus, finds permanent refuge in the temple of Hymen, god of marriage, because hahahaha the old ball and chain am I right??

Anyway, this has been published in at least two illustrated editions: once in French in 1868, illustrated by JJ Grandville (1803-1847) (I'm not sure how those dates add up)...


Eris guides a happy couple through some consensual activity

...and once in an 1886 English translation by Walter Thornbury, illustrated by Gustave Doré (1832-1883) (what is it with these guys and dead illustrators?)


Meh.

In 1879, Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) was commissioned to create painted illustrations of the Fables, and his Eris (La Discorde, 1880) is one of the more flattering pre-Malaclyptic images.

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Resistance 2.0!

Last post by Abbot Mythos - August 31, 2025, 09:38:39 PM

The question is, would his replacement be more competent?  Vance is certainly a more compliant puppet for the oligarchs, but he doesn't have anywhere near the charisma of the orange turd. 

Yes, that is the question.

And, following is another quotation from the same article I originally quoted above:

"Now imagine if Trump succumbed to his health problems tomorrow and JD Vance became President. He's a bumbler for certain. But he's not senile. He's not lumbering around like a corpse. Vance would get a honeymoon period from the media. It would take time for us to force Vance's sandals [sic] and extremism into the national conversation even as the media tried to normalize him. And during that time, Vance and the Republicans would accomplish a whole lot of evil."

I have no doubt the MSM, in addition to the MAGAt Media (MM), would happily give Vance a honeymoon period. And, depending upon the timing between now and the 2026 elections, that honeymoon period would probably have catastrophic consequences on our chances of taking the power of the House of Representatives, and possibly even the Senate, away from the Republicult™.

Now, I, personally, believe that Vance is a lying phony. But, I also believe that, like the current POSOTUS he willingly serves, he's in it for the money. And, that makes Vance extremely dangerous.

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Resistance 2.0!

Last post by Pergamos - August 31, 2025, 07:03:20 PM

The question is, would his replacement be more competent?  Vance is certainly a more compliant puppet for the oligarchs, but he doesn't have anywhere near the charisma of the orange turd. 

[Trump death watch has begun]

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Resistance 2.0!

Last post by Abbot Mythos - August 31, 2025, 03:51:23 PM

This morning, I found myself in the strange position of not being able to decide if the real possibility that the POSOTUS may soon "depart this mortal coil" will be a good thing for the Resistance 2.0, or not. And, it was the following article that led me to my indecision:

Trump death watch has begun

As per this article:

"Unless something catastrophic has happened in the short time between when I'm writing this and when you're reading it, Donald Trump is still alive. As I wrote last night, the mere fact that this has to be stated is a problem for Trump. So far this weekend social media has erupted with multiple trending topics which either falsely claimed Trump was dead or asked for proof of life. And while false claims are always unwarranted, the demands for proof of life are absolutely justified, given the circumstances."

This article then goes on to describe the current situation in detail, and discusses the pros and cons of the POSOTUS soon being flushed away.

And, after reading the entire article, it occurred to me that, as much as I want this ignorant sociopath gone right now, it may not be in the best interests of the Resistance 2.0, our republic, or the free world in the long run. For me, it was a clear case of Godwin's law of Nazi analogies arising in my own thoughts. For, I remembered reading, may times, that well into WWII, some Allied leaders began to believe that not assassinating Hitler was helping their war effort far more than if competent German leadership had been given the chance to take over.

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: 'Deathnomics' is Transform...

Last post by Faust - August 31, 2025, 11:59:39 AM

From the looks of it, it likely will subside sooner rather then later, Russia have their "eastern corridor" down to the black sea, it is much harder to liberate a city than it is to defend it, russia is now in a defensive posture rather than trying to advance, its a horrible situation in Ukrain to admit this but it is very unlikely they will be able to accomplish anything else substantial, thats why a lot of the retaliatory gestures have been inlands, with small disruptive attacks on Moscow.

On the Russian side, they have decimated their 18-30 year old male population, they are going to have horrific cultural issues from this, hope the cost was worth it.

[Collins 'alarmed' by Trump firing CDC head]

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Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Abbot Mythos - August 30, 2025, 10:03:58 PM

I suppose I really shouldn't find this kind of thing to be amusing, as the MSM has already done such an outstanding job of normalizing the Republicult's™ behavior, but this article got me to wondering:

Collins 'alarmed' by Trump firing CDC head

Now, Collaborator Collins is always "concerned" about something the Republicult™ is perpetrating, but very rarely does anything more than voice her "concern." So, I always believed "concerned" was her normal DEFCON 5 level.

Then, I realized from the title of this particular article that she's now 'alarmed.' So, I immediately equated Collins being 'alarmed' to her moving from her DEFCON 5 to her DEFCON 4 level.

And so, I decided to actually read the text of this article, and found the following quotation:

'"I am very concerned about and alarmed by this removal," Collins said.'

Then, I became a bit confused, after reading the words, "very concerned," and "alarmed" in the same sentence. And I wondered if "very concerned" and "alarmed" are both DEFCON 4 indicators.

Adding to my confusion, still further down in the same article, I found the following quotation:

'"I am extremely alarmed at the firing of the CDC director," Collins told reporters following an appearance with the Maine Sheriffs Association.'

So, as Collins is now talking "extremely alarmed," I'm wondering if in her mind this situation has actually escalated to her DEFCON 3 level?! But, I think it's far more likely that "very concerned," "alarmed," and "extremely alarmed," are all indicative of her DEFCON 4 level. Or, in reality, are "concerned," very "concerned," "alarmed," and "extremely alarmed," still all just her normal DEFCON 5 level? Based upon her years and years of past behavior, I'm tempted to believe she's still at the latter level. But then, she probably has realized by now that she's an unpopular candidate for reelection in 2026.

[Russia's new middle class can't afford for Putin's war to end]

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Aneristic Illusions / 'Deathnomics' is Transforming ...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - August 27, 2025, 12:40:19 PM

I was surprised to not find a remotely recent thread dedicated to the Russian/Ukrainian War on this board. (That's, no doubt, because this old, established board now has so few active members.) 

I do not actively follow The Telegraph. But, as per a quick Google search, this British media outlet appears to be fairly well respected. And, the following well-written article, quoted on an American political website, caught me completely off guard:

Russia's new middle class can't afford for Putin's war to end

'Deathnomics' is transforming Russian society. Few would welcome peace

I'm not, as I usually do, going to post any quotations from this particular article. If the title alone is of no interest to you, then neither will be anything else I might attempt to bring to your attention. But, I will say that I found this article to be a sobering, thought provoking read.

[Intel announces $8.9 billion investment from US government, which will own 9.9% of chipmaker]

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Aneristic Illusions / But ... but ... isn't this *ga...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - August 24, 2025, 09:09:54 PM

Worse still, isn't this yet another "gateway drug" leading our country down the path to Biblically Evil Communism?! This sounds like yet another abomination perpetrated by the POSOTUS, and masterminded by his late best friend, Wall Street financier Jeffrey Epstein! And so, I can't help but wonder, to avenge his murder, is the dead fellow pervert's spirit now striking out against Truth, Justice, and The American way from beyond the grave?!   

Intel announces $8.9 billion investment from US government, which will own 9.9% of chipmaker

I thought MAGAts prided themselves on being soulless, take-no-prisoners, laissez-faire, let-the-buyer-beware Capitalists. So, this sounds like even more extreme right-wing hypocrisy to me!