A great quote from @harrylitman.bsky.social: "They say you can get a Grand Jury to indict a ham sandwich, well, the good people of Washington DC are turning kosher on the DOJ..." www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dUW...

This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012. Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.

Elon making plans to go to Epstein's island:

You have the right not to be killed Murder is a crime! Unless it was done By a policeman or aristocrat Know your rights. "Know Your Rights" - The Clash @1982

The Second Amendment only applies to Republican voters. The Constitution only applies to Republicans.

All the anti-war and anti-occupation protestors were right. All the far leftists were right. All the “woke scolds” and your friend who’s “too woke” were right. They were somehow even more right than they may have realized at the time. But really, it was always obvious they were right.

Abolish ICE. Primary every Democrat who does't. No compromise. Eevntually a CR will pass. But over our dead bodies.

Hooray! DonnyT is definitely, possibly, most-likely not going to invade Greenland today. Unless he does. Which means I am definitely not going to get classified as an enemy alien and have my visa revoked. Today. Unless he doesn't.

I love Malcolm Nance. He speaks my language and suffers no fools. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYKp...

The Powers That Be want to implement AI in businesses across the US, leading to potentially 25% of the workforce being laid off. For this. This ridiculous and completely avoidable level of abject stupidity.

My 2026 Prediction. Heck, my JANUARY 2026 prediction: Venezuela will become a Mad Max:Fury Road hellscape. Iraq became a shit-show, and the people in charge then were 10x smarter than these idiots.

Insider trading on war crimes seems like peak criminality.

Remember that the Justice Department currently in violation of the Epstein Survivors' Act had every opportunity to provide redacted documents on day 10 and tell Congress how many agents they had working on it, how much funds and how many more people they needed, and how many docs remained.

First of all, Bill Clinton is a shitty human being and deserves what he gets. Second, the only photos they've got of Bill Clinton is in a public hotel pool in Dubai and a fundraising photo with Diana Ross's kids? Jesus, these losers are sooooooo desperate! Trump is a ra*ist! (fill in the blank)

People are about to say "How come nobody told us?" WE TOLD YOU, 14 YEARS AGO. We, who lived in NY, were shouting it from the rooftops, but you refused to listen! Hillary told you. The "Grab 'em by the p*ssy" tape told you. EVERYBODY TOLD YOU!!!!

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So passeth a legend.

@bunrab.bsky.social Local re-enactors going big this year.

One of the things I like about Europe is that, instead of single-use cat grass planters for about $5, that last about 3 days, they sell starter kit polystyrene cold-cut trays and bags of sawdust and grass seed refills. For about $2 each, you can keep re-using the same tray that lasts about 2 weeks.

I know we need to focus on overturning the current regime, but I can't help but notice that with MTG leaving, and (hopefully) Kat Abugazeleh, AOC, and Jasmine Crockett, this could be the youngest, hottest Congress in our nation's history. (I'd add Cory Booker, except he keeps saying stupid things.)

Knowledge verbs are always challenging for me in every language. But I think I have this down now. I read my Portuguese textbook > estudar. I study well and learn > aprender I have the skills and knowledge to pass the test > entender I use my language to understand the country > compreender

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One of the annoying parts of learning a language is that it's hard to brag about. "I just learned the past imperfect indicative tense" is actually pretty useful and cool, but NOBODY remembers what that means after graduating 8th grade.

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Powerful.

It's 2025 and we have reached the point where we need to ask the President of Russia for a copy of the kompromat he has on the President of the United States so we can find out who the "Bubba" is that Donald Trump was photographed giving a blowjob to.

Apropos of nothing, but the following is a direct quote from a friend of mine in an entirely G-rated context: "I'm surprised he doesn't cover his schnitzel in Bulldog sauce..."

First holidays in a new home, new country, new continent. But the tree is lit, so Lister will finally make peace with it.

366 days ago, I woke up to "President Trump". 365 days ago, I had already made up my mind to move to Portugal and was already starting language lessons.

Seems like the guy who threw the sandwich at the federal agent is holding his own in the trial today.

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How much do fresh herbs cost in the US these days? I finally looked at them here in Portugal. The equivalent of a clamshell case is .99€ and the mini pots with the fake soil are 1.50€, or about $1.30 and $2.25 respectively.

Bought my first pair of pants in Portugal. I brought my backpack with me to the mall, and it already had a half-dozen things in it from different stores, so I didn't bother the fitting room attendant. Turned out the 38"/32" US measurements were perfect, AND they were stretch denim. 18 Euro/$25 win!

My Portuguese tutor cleared something up for me today. Which verb to use for getting dressed. DuoLingo gave me three verbs and didn't explain, just marked me wrong. (DL Suxxorz!) In Portuguese, vestir means to dress one's body. Calçar means to wear on hands or feet.

I don't know if many US grocery stores have bread-slicing machines. Certainly none I've shopped at. Too dangerous. Best just stick to AR-15s. But every supermercado has one, an industrial band saw for public use. Finally got to watch someone use it. I can now have freshly baked sliced bread!

Interesting that they never ask whether Jack Daniels is selling their slop (literally, not disparaging their booze) to plug the hole in their sales from the Canadian boycott... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EK2...

POOPGate! 💩💩💩💩💩 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVy...

Interesting fact I discovered today. Here in Portugal, pants are often measured using US-style Waist/Inseam measurements, *in inches*. The really interesting thing, though, is that they are also measured in UK sizes and EU/Italian size numbers. So each pair of pants has three different measurements.

Another week of government shutdown to prevent Adelita Grijalva from becoming the final vote to release the Epstein Files. #GuardiansOfPedofiles www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY3E...

Returned to the touristy World of Wines today, to give it a second chance. This time my goal was the Wines of Porto tasting room, not a ticket-admission museum. VERY impressed. Had a 1-on-1 €15 wine tasting. I was the only customer, and I got a full hour info-dump. Will definitely return.

BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

@unclegrayhawk.bsky.social, the day after the election last November, I looked up my Obamacare rates. We were already into Open Season. The subsidies brought me down from $750/mo to $220. That was the moment I started googling visas.

Checked out the neighborhood Lidl, here in Portugal. Every Lidl is EXACTLY the same. This one already has Christmas candy, gingerbread houses and Panettone on sale. But they carry pine nuts for pesto. Only store I've found them in here, even though we're the #1 producer of pine nuts in the world.

The Epstein Estate has provided a third batch of documents to House Oversight. I review the publicly available documents, including new info that Steve Bannon and Peter Thiel dined with Epstein, while Elon Musk allegedly had plans to travel to Epstein Island. youtu.be/Dg02A69EQnc?...

Finally rebuilt my spice rack here in Portugal to the point I can make curry powder. Yes, you can buy it, but what else are you using mace for? It goes stale.

Kaiser Permanente just sent me a customer satisfaction survey asking why I cancelled my policy. "I LITERALLY MOVED AWAY FROM THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS CANCELLED THE ACA SUBSIDIES THAT MADE THE ACA AFFORDABLE. IT IS CHEAPER FOR ME TO BE HEALTHY IN PORTUGAL THAN GET SICK IN THE USA."

Oh myyy!