Retiring Guy's Digest: 2024-12-15

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Santa Claus cancels all Christmas delivery stops in United States: "Too many nutcases shooting guns in the air", he grouses.

"And I can't afford to replace my herd, dammit!"

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Party like its 1938: More specifically, the garage with the purple doors. (12/17/2024)

America parties like it's 1938. (12/15/2024)

Drones hysteria Looney Tunes: America parties like it's 1938

Headline: Rolling Stone, 11202462

As social media is swamped with misinformation about aerial activity over New Jersey, Donald Trump and others push conspiracy theories.

America parties like it's 1938. (12/15/2024)

Party like it's 1938: More specifically, the garage with the purple doors

Photo by Retiring Guy

Headline: New York Times, 12/16/2024

“The government knows what is happening,” Mr. Trump said, though he declined to say if he had been briefed by government officials. “Look, our military knows where they took off from. If it’s a garage. They can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went. And for some reason, they don’t want to comment.”

What comes to mind.

Related post:

America parties like it's 1938. (12/15/2024)

Wisconsin embarrassment Ron Johnson earns a spot on Michelle Cottle's list of "jelly-spined Trump toadies"

Screengrab: YouTube

But no need to dogpile Mr. Tuberville. When it comes to jelly-spined Trump toadies, he is not alone in the Senate. Josh Hawley? Ron Johnson? Mike Lee? In so many ways, the coin has already been devalued.

Opined at

New York Times, 12/16/2024

Related posts:

2024

Voters should have shown this clown the door in November 2022. (4/23)

Senator Ron Johnson (R-Russia): "Our guy in the Senate". (3/24)

Not only is Ron Johnson an incompetent senator, hes a terrible liar. (3/8)

One-man Wisconsin clown show Ron Johnson is projecting again. (1/19)

2023

Wisconsin voters send in the clowns. (10/23/2023)

Welcome to the Ron Johnson/ Flibbertigibbet Moms Clown Show. (8/27)

US Senator Ron Johnson continues to embarrass Wisconsin with his clown show antics. (8/26)

Thanks to his involvement with fake electors scheme, Wisconsin State Embarrassment Ron Johnson finds his way into Trump indictment. (8/3)

"Our Dumb Senator", starring Wisconsin state embarrassment Ron Johnson. (7/20)

Wisconsin Embarrassment: "Our Dumb Senator" wears a tin-foil hat. (5/1)

Long-running clown show "Our Dumb Senator" now in its 13th year of embarrassment for Wisconsin. (4/27)

Many in Wisconsin think that Ron Johnson should take his own advice . (4/18)

Meet Ron Johnson, the clown Wisconsin re-elected to serve a 3rd term in the U.S. Senate. (4/4)

Long-running Wisconsin show of political incompetence, "Our Dumb Senator", renewed for another 6 years (3/30)

"Our Dumb Senator", starring Ron Johnson, is Wisconsin's long-running farce. Now its in 13th year! (2/15)

Snookered again: Wisconsin elects insurrectionist Ron Johnson to a third term in the U.S. Senate. (1/4)

2022

Unfortunately, too many Wisconsin voters thought Ron Johnson deserved a third term in the U.S. Senate. (12/25)

Meet the GOP troglodytes of the United States Senate. (12/16)

Despicable Ron Johnson and the Wisconsin GOP show us their true colors: sickening shades of puke green. (11/7)

Ron Johnson. Not our senator. Never our senator. Time for a change. Time for leadership. Vote for Mandela Barnes. (11/5)

Ron Johnson and his slithering GOP confederates gear up to fight crime and inflation with plan to take away Social Security benefits. (10/24)

Ron Johnson is a 1%, me/myself/I, special interest conduit. (10/21)

Dear Wisconsin voters, I'd like to report a certifiable election problem. This fraud is posing as our U.S. Senator and thinks he deserves a third term. Best, Retiring Guy. (10/20)

Meet Ron Johnson's biggest fans. (10/13)

If this poll is accurate, there is something terribly wrong with Wisconsin. (10/13/2022)

Actually, perhaps this is the primary reason why Ron Johnson might become Wisconsin's third-term U.S. Senator. (10/12)

Ron Johnson has misrepresented Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate for 12 years. Enough is enough! (9/30)

Multimillionaire Ron Johnson wants to put everyone's Social Security and Medicare in jeopardy. (9/28)

Ron Johnson Re-election Clown Show is doing everything possible to antagonize voters of all ages. (8/3)

Dear Wisconsin voters, There are many reasons to deny Ron Johnson another 6 years in the U.S. Senate. Here's another one. Best, Retiring Guy. (series)

Welcome to the Disconnect: Adventures in silly, useless polling

Headline: New York Times, 12/13/2024

Yeah, just like 80% of Americans give their elected Representative neutral or better marks....

Source: Haven Insights

...when Congress overall has a 19% approval rating.

Source: Gallup

Moreover, as Haven Insights points out:

In general, Americans aren’t likely to know much about their Congressional district’s Representative. Most blatantly, while just over half (56%) of Americans know their Representative’s party affiliation, only one-third (37%) know their Representative’s name. [emphasis added]

Healthcare counterpoint:

Gallup, 12/4/2024

ABC News, 12/16/2024

The state of today's news media

Carnal knowledge of a juvenile in the Name of the Lord (#71 in a series)

Case #71

Photo: Morgan County Alabama

Headline: KTBS, 12/16/2024

State police started an investigation into McGee in January 2023. That was the same time he was placed on paid leave from BCPD for undisclosed policy violations. McGee then retired. The LSP probe centered on an alleged act of carnal knowledge involving at least once victim from 1995 to 1999.

"For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace". (Romans 8:5-6

Simply deadly: Raw milk in an era of widespread bird flu

"Atom Heart Mother" photo by Retiring Guy

Headline: CIDRAP - University of Minnesota

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) on December 14 announced a recall of raw milk from a second producer—Valley Milk Simply Bottled in Stanislaus County—based on positive tests for avian flu from bulk-milk testing samples.
Stanislaus County is part of California's Central Valley, which has been hit hard by H5N1 outbreaks in dairy cows since August. Unlike the earlier raw-milk recall involving products from Raw Farms, the recall of Valley Milk's raw milk wasn't based on positive samples from products on retail shelves.
In its statement, the CDFA said the recall order applies to quarts, half-gallons, and gallon plastic jugs with date codes ranging from December 23 to December 30.

Bird flu has now reach 49 states and 560 counties. (12/15/2024)

Bird flu slaughters northern gannets in eastern Canada. (12/15/2024)

Bird flu comes to British Columbia. (12/14/2024)

What worries pandemic experts most about bird flu. (12/13/2024)

Will Trump administration health policies spark another pandemic? (12/12/2024)

Let's do the math about those 6,000,000 Iowa laying hens "affected" by bird flu. (12/10/2024)

Top 5 states with confirmed cases of bird flu in cattle herds. (12/10/2024)

CES 2025: Reolink home surveillance cameras

Screengrab from video below

Headline: Security Infowatch, 12/16/2024

We're still at the press release stage

Reolink, a provider of intelligent visual technology for the home, is delighted to announce its presence at CES 2025. At the event, a new addition of Reolink's 16 Mega Pixels series will be launched, aiming to provide users with tailored solutions for every security scenario.

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November 2024 (CES 2025)

HomePlunge. (11/21)

Bio Leg. (11/22)

FingerVision R1. (11/22)

XoMotion™ Medical Exoskeleton. (11/23/2024)

Pickpad order management system. (11/25/2024)

Aptera solar electric vehicle. (11/27/2024)

AirFarm Food Ark from Midbar Co.. (11/27/2024)

minVerse from Haply Robotics. (11/27/2024)

Conversational AI robot Romi. (11/27/2024)

Intelligent Illuminated Door Panel. (11/27/2024)

DEEP FINE XR spatial information construction solution DSC. (11/30)

December 2024

LG wants its appliances to add some sweet-talk to your life. (12/4)

iPetSuite wellness tech. (12/8)

iSleePad wellness tech. (12/8)

HipBO wellness tech. (12/8)

AI Badminton Trainer wellness tech. (12/8)

MedBobi smart medical assistant system. (12/8)

Figo, the Smart Sous Vide System. (12/10)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. (12/11)

Sonatus software-defined vehicle innovations. (12/11)

E-SKIMO electric-assist system for ski mountaineering. (12/12)

Pebble Flow all-electric travel trailer. (12/14)

LG AI-powered in-cabin sensing solution sweet talk. (12/16)

Woven by Toyota. (12/17)

CES 2024 series

CES 2023 series

CES 2025: Woven by Toyota

Screengrab from video below

Headline: Toyota, 12/17/2024

Guess we'll have to wait til January. (Wonder if any 'sweet talk' is involved.)

Toyota Motor Corporation announces that it will return to CES 2025 with plans to make a presentation on Woven City during Media Days on January 6, 2025 starting at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

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HomePlunge. (11/21)

Bio Leg. (11/22)

FingerVision R1. (11/22)

XoMotion™ Medical Exoskeleton. (11/23/2024)

Pickpad order management system. (11/25/2024)

Aptera solar electric vehicle. (11/27/2024)

AirFarm Food Ark from Midbar Co.. (11/27/2024)

minVerse from Haply Robotics. (11/27/2024)

Conversational AI robot Romi. (11/27/2024)

Intelligent Illuminated Door Panel. (11/27/2024)

DEEP FINE XR spatial information construction solution DSC. (11/30)

December 2024

LG wants its appliances to add some sweet-talk to your life. (12/4)

iPetSuite wellness tech. (12/8)

iSleePad wellness tech. (12/8)

HipBO wellness tech. (12/8)

AI Badminton Trainer wellness tech. (12/8)

MedBobi smart medical assistant system. (12/8)

Figo, the Smart Sous Vide System. (12/10)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. (12/11)

Sonatus software-defined vehicle innovations. (12/11)

E-SKIMO electric-assist system for ski mountaineering. (12/12)

Pebble Flow all-electric travel trailer. (12/14)

LG AI-powered in-cabin sensing solution sweet talk. (12/16)

CES 2024 series

CES 2023 series

Just 1422 days to go until Election Day 2028: Wow, just WOW, a vice-president emerges as GOP front-runner

Whoda thought?

Headline: Inki, 12/17/2024

Not yet wrapped up in a tidy little package

The 40-year-old Vance is expected to be the front-runner in the next GOP presidential nomination race, with strong support from Trump and the party firmly in the president-elect's grip. RNC chair Michael Whatley stated that the party will maintain neutrality in an open and contested presidential primary, despite Vance's perceived advantage.

November 2024

Day 1460. Philadelphia Inquirer launches 2028 presidential election guessing game campaign. (11/8)

Day 1456. (11/12)

Day 1455. (11/15)

Day 1453. (11/16)

Day 1452. Sports metaphor malpractice in journalism at NBC News edition. (11/17)

Day 1451. (11/18)

Day 1449. And here's the first of many useless 2028 presidential polls(11/20)

Day 1448. "It's a done deal!" proclaims Newsweek (11/21)

Day 1447. Dear Western Journal, it's the polling silly season (11/22/

Day 1443. Fentanylizing of the pollsters(11/26)

Day 1440. Return of the post-election silly season for pollsters. (11/29)

Day 1439. Adding AOC to the mix. (11/30)

December 2024

Day 1438. NewsNation limits the field. (12/1)

Day 1437. More AOC buzz. (12/2)

Day 1435. NPR ma. (12.15kes sure Andy Beshear gets into the mix. (12/4)

Day 1433. Time for some folks to get a life! (12/6)

Day 1432. Primary calendar jockeying begins! (12/7)

Day 1431. Kentucky media keeps eye on Andy Beshear's presidential ambitions. (12/8)

Day 1429. GOP horror movie. (12/10)

Day 1427. A woman for President? Democrats throw in the towel according to Rasmussen. (12/12)

Day 1426. Looney Laura Loomer has it all figured out. (12/13)

Day 1425. They expect you to pay to see the list! (12/14)

Day 1424. Panic at the Democratic Left. (12/15)

Day 1423. Fawning over JD Vance is not a bold move, Mitt Romney. (12/16)

Monday, December 16, 2024

GET ME REWRITE: Sky Atkins sacrifices his son-in-law on the altar of Trump

Election results: Wikipedia

Headline: New York Times, 12/15/2024

He sat at his kitchen table in rural Georgia across from his father-in-law, Sky Atkins, the family patriarch. Jaime, 33, hadn’t seen his own father since he was 10 months old, when he left Mexico in a car seat bound for the United States. It was Sky, 45, who had stood by Jaime at his wedding, helped him move into his first house and stayed at the hospital overnight when one of Jaime’s children was sick with pneumonia.

[snip]

“I’m going to be straight with you,” he told Jaime. “I voted for Trump. I believe in a lot of what he says.” \

“I figured as much,” Jaime said. “You and just about everyone else around here.”

“It’s about protecting our rights as a sovereign country,” Sky said. “We need to shut down the infiltration on the border. It's not about you.”

“It is about me,” Jaime said. “That’s the thing I don’t understand.”

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2024

Undocumented immigrants in Painesville Ohio await the impact of Trump's nativist festival of mass deportations. (12/16)

Donald Trump and the hate he inflames (far-right militias all aboard for mass deportations). (12/12)

Another example of what Trumps nativist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, sexist, misogynist. campaign unleashed. (11/9)

Demented Donald Trump inspired the nativist, anti-immigrant outcry in northwest Wisconsin. (10/9)

Population of Charleroi Pennsylvania, focus of Demented Don's latest racist ire, has declined % since its 1920 peak of 11,516. (9/27)

What the Donald Trump/JD Vance GOP Nativist Clown Show unleashed in Springfield Ohio. (9/14)

Trump's GOP brings back nativism with a vengeance. (9/16)

2022

Trump fuels surge in white nationalism. (6/12)

2020
Remember, folks, Donald Trump is still Donald Trump no matter how he acts. (3/18)
Fighting Coronavirus: Too bad we didn't get that border wall built. (3/16)
Donald Trump blows on the the nativist, "foreign virus" dog whistle. (3/13)
MAGA: The incidents of racism, anti-semitism, and nativism stack up in Trump's America. (3/6)

Pre-2020
Donald Trump: (a) Nativist, (b) racist, (c) ignoramus, (d) all of the preceding. (1/15/2018)
Iowa woman enrobes her nativism with Statue of Liberty reference. (11/1/2016)
Thank you very much, Donald Trump. 11/1/2016)
Please give a warm welcome to our next speaker: Donald Trump. (9/26/2015)

Keeping tabs on authors in LINKcat: Stanley Pottinger

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New York Times, 11/29/2024

He believed he was the only person in the room to notice, and he did not tell anyone what he knew until Mr. Felt revealed his identity in an article in Vanity Fair in 2005. Mr. Woodward then revealed Mr. Pottinger’s story in his book about Mr. Felt, “The Secret Man,” also in 2005.
By then Mr. Pottinger had remade himself multiple times. After leaving government in 1977, he worked as a lawyer in private practice; in 1981, he moved to New York City to open a boutique investment firm.
He made a fortune trading in New England real estate during the 1980s economic boom, and he became a fixture on the Manhattan social scene with high-profile romantic partners, including Gloria Steinem, Kathie Lee Gifford and Connie Chung.
Mr. Pottinger lost much of his money when the market burst in 1987. Looking for something new to do, he took night courses in filmmaking at New York University, then settled on writing a novel.
His first book, the medical-slash-political thriller “The Fourth Procedure” (1995), was a New York Times best seller and sold more than a million copies.

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