Sunday Overnight Open Thread (1/9/22) Probably Too Much Content Edition

Quote I

“And, goddamnit, Joe! It is your job to make sure it is us. And if you don’t see it that way, resign. We need somebody in your chair who realizes that democracy could be dead a year from right now. We want that to be you. but if it isn’t, the rest of us don’t have any more time to wait or to waste,” Keith Olberman

I believe he needs some serious couch time. And a sporty white "sport" coat.

Quote II

“We sign their checks and you best bet that I’m going to run a boatload of people against you guys, there ain’t gonna be no easy peasy election next time. … you guys are toast. I don’t care what you did in your community because this is enough. You can go do all the good you want but when you poison my kids’ mind, it’s done, you’ve crossed the line so I’m letting you know, we’re pissed and it’s enough.” California resident and parent, Jeff Perrine

Quote III

None of this has shaken my support for the Democratic agenda, which I still endorse wholesale." Angie Schmitt

Slaps head and mutters, "Same as it ever was".

Karma strikes. Schadenboner ensues.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday.

The Democrat politician's office released a statement saying she is experiencing symptoms and quarantining at home.

“Representative Ocasio-Cortez has received a positive test result for COVID-19,” the statement said. “She is experiencing symptoms and recovering at home. The Congresswoman received her booster shot this Fall, and encourages everyone to get their booster and follow all CDC guidance.”

A lip syncing band. The leaders in education have lost their fvcking minds.

Massachusetts band students ordered to ‘fake play’ music, not allowed to blow into instruments

BOSTON, MA – Band students in a Massachusetts school district banned children from blowing into their instruments, citing the spread of new Covid-19 variant.

We really are a lost country. The people who are "Educators" certainly do not possess common sense or any sense of curiosity.

Texas Teacher Put 13-Year-Old Son in Car Trunk Because She Didn’t Want to Catch COVID-19: Police

A teacher put her teenage son in the trunk of her car because she did not want to catch COVID-19 from him while driving, according to authorities in Houston, Texas. Sarah Hadassah Beam, 41, was taking him to get tested again, officers said.

According to Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District police, a health official was at Pridgeon Stadium on Monday receiving information from vehicles in line for COVID-19 testing. Beam was there, officers said. She said her 13-year-old boy tested positive for COVID-19, and she put him in the trunk to keep her from getting exposed to the virus while driving him for more testing, according to this version of events.

Leave it to the politicians to use the carrot/stick approach on "Sin tax items".

The number of appointments for the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has risen sharply this week in Quebec, according to Health Minister Christian Dubé.

In a brief message posted to social media Friday morning, Dubé notes that in the last few days, appointments for first doses have increased from 1,500 per day to more than 6,000.

The minister took a moment to thank those who finally decided to get vaccinated, reiterating that it is never too late to receive a first dose of vaccine.

He explains the decision was made to curb an increase in cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant.

He says he hopes this measure will be an additional incentive for some people to get their first dose of vaccine against COVID-19, as more than 50 per cent of people currently hospitalized are non-vaccinated people, though they represent about 10 per cent of the population.

Misdemeanors will not land you in prison. And there are plenty of felony charges that are watered down to get a quick conviction. Those in prison are a different type of person.

So much for prison reform: More than 40 percent of prison inmates had 5-10 prior incarcerations

Seventy-eight percent of inmates had previous incarcerations.

Forty-two percent had 5-10 or more incarcerations.

The vast majority of prison inmates have multiple previous arrests and incarcerations. The vast majority have histories of violence.

The data below from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is from 2016. It was released in December 2021. It establishes the characteristics of prison inmates.

In case you didn't know it, Pollster Frank Lutz is stupid and on top of that a thoughtless asshole.

Frank Luntz politicizes DeSantis’ wife’s battle with cancer over Fla. governor’s stance on Covid testing

Well-known establishment pollster Frank Luntz started a war that he cannot win by butting his nose into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ affairs in a way that the governor’s supporters, including his press secretary, did not appreciate.

It all started on Friday, when press secretary Christina Pushaw tweeted a video of her boss pointing out the foolhardiness of encouraging everybody to get tested for COVID.

“Think about it. Before COVID, did anyone go out and seek testing to determine if they were sick? It’s usually that you feel like you’re sick and then you get tested to determine what you may have come down with,” the governor said in the clip.

He later explained why this is an issue: “It’s essentially a lockdown by self. If you test positive but you are not sick or have no symptoms, you may have to isolate.”

Frank I think you should have weekly mammograms. For example in 2017 2,300 cases of male breast cancer were confirmed with 500 deaths.

Move along, nothing to see here. Just an Antifa thug with explosives.

HEY DEMS: Antifa Bro With Explosives Arrested On Anniversary Of Jan 6 … Do You Care?
Does an Antifa acolyte’s possession of explosives while loitering around a peaceful right-wing protest count as a ‘threat to Democracy’ or nah?

On the anniversary of the events of January 6th, a group of 86 people gathered to protest what they considered the wrongful detention of Jeremy Brown who is accused of participating in the events of that day. They gathered outside of the Florida detention center where he has been held while he awaits trial for federal charges.

Will the SCOTUS make the correct decision on the Kung Flu pricks?

Some on the left couldn’t help finding irony that two of the state attorneys arguing against President Joe Biden’s employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates before the U.S. Supreme Court Friday tested positive for COVID and therefore had to make their case remotely.

But the irony works both ways, because at least one of the two lawyers was vaccinated and boosted, while the status of the other is unknown.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding the legality of two Biden employer vaccine mandates. One regulation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires vaccines or testing for businesses with 100 employees or more

One freak beats another freak. The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas – who is transgender – was defeated by a swimmer from Yale University – who is also a transgender individual. The unusual showdown happened during an Ivy League tri-meet between UPenn, Yale, and Dartmouth on Saturday.

Thomas – a biologically male swimmer – had been smoking the female competition while competing as a transgender athlete. This year, Thomas has obliterated several UPenn and Ivy League women's records while competing as a female. During the 1,650-yard freestyle race at the Zippy Invitational Event in Akron, Ohio, Thomas annihilated the second-place finisher by a whopping 38 seconds.

Born on this day: January 9, 1944 - Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page guitarist and producer, member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. The bands fourth album released in 1971 featuring the rock classic Stairway To Heaven has sold over 37 million copies. Formed The Honeydrippers, (with Robert Plant, Jeff Beck & Nile Rodgers) who had the 1984 US No.3 single Sea Of Love. As a session guitarist in the 60s Page played on Here Comes The Night by Them, Shout by Lulu and The Who's 'Can't Explain'. via thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this day: January 9, 1967 - Dave Matthews
South African-born American singer-songwriter, Dave Matthews who had the 1998 US No.1 album 'Before These Crowded Streets' and the 2001 US No.1 album 'Everyday'. Dave Matthews Band are the first group to have six consecutive studio albums debut at the top of the US charts. via thisdayinmusic.com

Someone really believes in Santa Claus. Genius Award Winner. (H/T Isophorone Blog)

Authorities say a man is in the hospital after getting stuck in the chimney of a Silver Spring, Maryland, home that he was trying to rob.

It all started around when police were called about an attempted robbery at a home owned by Holy Cross in the 9000 block of Dameron Drive at about 5:31 a.m.

Who, what, where are answered in this story. But not "Why". I wonder why that is?

Footballer suffers heart attack on pitch
The Mali international's wife has sent a message to fans after he collapsed in the goalmouth during a game in Qatar

Footballer suffers heart attack on pitch
The Mali international's wife has sent a message to fans after he collapsed in the goalmouth during a game in Qatar

Al-Wakrah Media Officer Mohamed Al-Sulaiti told local TV that Coulibaly's heart stopped before he was resuscitated by medics.

A reporter remarked that Coulibaly's ordeal looked "similar" to the cardiac arrest suffered by Denmark ace Christian Eriksen at Euro 2020 in June 2021.

Eriksen recently returned to training after being released from his contract with Italian side Inter Milan because of Serie A rules prohibiting the use of his implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

"I don't know if incidents of players collapsing on the pitch increased during recent weeks or it's just because the world is more connected than ever before," the Football Qatar founder added, claiming there had been similar scenes in Indonesia, Algeria, Oman and Croatia.

If I were a betting man, I would put down a $100 bill on the Kung Flu prick.

Let them eat cake bread. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Truck Driver Delivers Bread By Foot To Stranded Motorists On Interstate
January 5, 2022

A baking company came to the rescue of dozens of people stranded on the interstate in Virginia.

Casey Holihan Noe and her husband John, along with many other motorists, had been stranded on I-95 for over 20 hours and noticed that a Schmidt Baking truck was also stuck out on the road with them.

"After almost 21 hours of being stuck on 95 South, sleeping here over night, not having access to food or water, and all of the nearest towns being out of power we were tired, frustrated, and hungry," Casey said. "Many of the people stuck out here had small children, were elderly, had pets in the car, and hadn’t eaten in almost a whole day."

So, they decided to call Schmidt Baking Company in Baltimore in the hope that maybe it would be willing to offer whatever products were on the truck


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