Meme Dump ... Happy Pride

Meme Dump ... Happy Pride!

Bobservations

Our remote control to the garage door opener has died—first world problems, I know—and because it’s the original door opener—the door itself was replaced a few years ago—we need to do some searching to find a new opener; even the universal openers are too new! Until then, this is how we work the door …

I leave for work in the morning and with the push of a button Carlos closes the door after I’m gone.

I come home from work in the evening and with the push of a button Carlos opens the door for me.

We come home together after being out and about and I stop the car and poke Carlos in the side and he shrieks like a howler monkey:

“Quit poking me! I am not the garage door opener.”

I poke him again and he gets out to open the door …

“Aren’t you?”

I’m enjoying this game so I may take my time looking for a real solution.

This Tuxedo Says is still from those dark days of mask wearing:

While some of y’all are out there bitching about being uncomfortable wearing masks think of what else the government has done to some of us …

Tuxedo was always right.

Isn’t it funny how there are no more rapists and criminals storming the border, only rapists and criminals joining the incoming administration.

Linda Lavin, best known for her Emmy-nominated role in the 1976 sitcom Alice and her Tony-winning performance in the 1986 play Broadway Bound, died Sunday at the age of 87 due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer.

A former child stage actor, Lavin started her Broadway career in the 1960s, appearing in the musical It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman and the play Last of the Red-Hot Lovers, which earned her the first of six Tony Award nominations in 1970.

A funny, talented woman. RIP

This is the problem with America:

Bayer is a pharmaceutical company and Monsanto is a pesticide company.

Bayer bought Monsanto. 

Bayer makes drugs for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma while Monsanto makes a chemical called glyphosate to spray on food crops and Glyphosate causes Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

We have come full circle.

After some Costco shareholders asked the company to end its DEI policies, this was their response:

“Our board has considered this proposal and believes that our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary."

Snap.

Well, well, well … doesn’t he have the perfect name … I mean, did he create the cakes because of his name or did he change his name when he made those cakes?

Either way ...

The Boulder County Courthouse has been designated a National Historic Landmark after it became a beacon of equality and justice in 1975 when Boulder County Clerk Clela Rorex issued the first same-sex marriage license in the nation.

On March 26, 1975, Rorex consulted the Assistant District Attorney to confirm there were no Colorado laws prohibiting marriage between individuals of the same sex and so she began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couple, stating years later:

“After having been so deeply involved in the women’s rights movements, who was I to then deny a right to anyone else? It wasn’t my job to legislate morality.”

This act of courage ignited a nationwide conversation about marriage equality and cemented the courthouse’s role as a symbol of hope and progress for the LGBTQ+ community and, within weeks, Rorex issued five more same-sex marriage licenses.

It’s nice they’ve made the courthouse a National Historic Landmark, but they should have made Clela Rorex one, too.

Here’s a list of some of the men I might choose to hit, or you might choose to hit …

1^st Row: British actor Andrew Scott, All Of Us Strangers; British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nosferatu; Canadian actor  Charles Vandervaart from Outlander.

2^nd Row: actor and rapper Common,   American Gangster; Australian-Canadian actor, David Berry, Outlander: British actor Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers and Wicked.

3^rd Row: American actor John Cho, Star Trek; American actor Josh Brolin, No Country For Old Men; American actor Kelvin Harrison Jr, Luce.

4^th row: Irish actor Paul Mescal, Gladiator II; German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender, Inglourious Basterds; Scottish actor Richard Rankin, Outlander.

Which One[s] Would You Hit?

The Funny Papers

Davie Whamond, David Horsey, Mike Luckovich, John Cole, Adam Zyglis, Kevin Siers, Bill Bramhall, Clay Bennett, Gary Huck, JD Crowe, Nick Anderson, Pat Byrnes, Liam Simonelli, Darrin Bell, Michael de Adder, MacLeod Cartoons,

Bobservations on Ukraine

I didn’t write this, but I found it at Hopes and Fears  and if for anyone confused about what's happening in Russia and Ukraine:

Ukraine used to be in an abusive relationship with Russia, feeding him, letting him use her car, paying for the coffee etc. and giving him whatever he asked for until she built up the confidence to call it quits back in 1991.

Since then, Ukraine has been working on herself, becoming a strong independent woman with help from friends like France, America, Poland, and others. They give her support, loan her money, and are helping her find her way.

Ukraine has been enjoying being single for 30 years and looking forward to continuing to grow and create new friendships.

Now Russia, being the toxic ex that he is, wants her back, and doesn't want her meeting new people or creating any new relationships as this impacts the level of power and control he can exert over her.

A couple of weeks ago Russia started sitting out the front of Ukraine's house and when her friends ask him what was he doing there, he said "Oh nothing, just getting a little bit of exercise in, that's all."

After her friends told her that Russia was potentially getting ready to do something bad to her, he said "They're lying, they just want you to be scared of me and that's not what it is."

Yesterday Russia broke into Ukraine's house, beat her up and "took advantage" of her while live-streaming and double dog dared any of her friends to do something about it. She's still waiting for help.

I didn't write this, but it's a great analogy, with one exception: she's not waiting for help. She's kicking that abusive boyfriend's ass while her friends are destroying him on social media.

In a statement published to Twitter, imprisoned Putin opposition leader Alexei Navalny has called on the Russian people to protest the invasion of Ukraine and has called Putin an “obviously insane tsar.” Navalny noted that protests from within Russia would signal to the world that not all Russians support Putin’s attacks.

Flori-duh Governor Ron DeSantis has rejected a push for his state to sell investments in Russian-owned companies in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. In the past, however, he has called for taking on Communist China and reviewing the state’s investments in Chinese companies. He’s also called for the state to stop investing in Ben & Jerry’s parent company over its decision to stop selling ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem.

But Russia? He won’t do it and won’t say why. Understand that Flori-duh and do something about it.

Just the other day in Ukraine a Russian military convoy that was ALLEGEDLY more than 40 miles long reportedly stalled on its way to the capital of Kyiv because … wait of it … they ran out of gas; and food.

That Putin  isn’t a good planner of attacks, eh?

The International Criminal Court has opened an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine, an early step in a process that potentially could lead to Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin leaders being charged at The Hague.

The Moscow Exchange is not open for stock trading this week in hopes to stop the flow of blood from their economy thanks to the invasion.

Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices and banned foreign travel as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting 30% against the U.S. dollar. Russian citizens are lining up at banks and ATMs to try and save their assets and Russia’s central bank increased interest rates 9.5% to 20% to prevent a run on the banks.

Never was there a better illustration of Thing 45’s “alternative facts” than what was presented by Russian state media this week.

As BBC World TV opened its bulletin with reports of a Russian attack on a TV tower in the capital Kyiv, Russian TV was announcing that Ukraine was responsible for strikes on its own cities. Seriously.

But … rather than commenting on the food and service at Russian restaurants and cafes, some users have begun posting online reviews detailing Russian actions in Ukraine to try to smuggle information past the tight control of state media.

In an effort to stop the truth from getting out, Russia's communications regulator took radio station Ekho Moskvy off air, because of its coverage of the invasion, but online comments on platforms such as Google Maps and Afisha.ru are harder to contain … like these “reviews”:

"The place was nice! However, Putin spoiled our mood by invading Ukraine. Rise up against your dictator, stop killing innocent people! Your government is lying to you."

"The deployment of troops in Ukraine is a war, not a special operation. Russian military kill children and civilians!!!!"

Online users in Russia also recommended posting pictures of Ukraine in reviews for popular eateries.

Look at that! Social media can do some good.

A Ukrainian woman has been praised for her bravery after she confronted a heavily armed Russian soldier with sunflower seeds. She handed him the sunflower seeds—Ukraine's national flower—so that they might grow when he dies.

Switzerland, a favorite destination for Russian oligarchs and their money, announced that it would freeze Russian financial assets in the country, set aside its long history of neutrality to join the EU to penalize Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.

Boeing suspended maintenance and technical support for Russian airlines this week while US energy firm Exxon Mobil is leaving Russia. Airbus stopped sending spare parts to Russia and supporting Russian airlines. Apple has stopped sales of iPhones and other products in Russia, while Ford Motor joined other automakers by suspending operations in the country.

Visa and Mastercard have blocked multiple Russian financial institutions from their network, complying with government sanctions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. And both companies have announced that they will donate $2 million for humanitarian aid.

Google has announced that YouTube will geoblock Kremlin-affiliated media outlets Russia Today [RT] and Sputnik in Europe to choke off Russian war propaganda. Facebook, Microsoft, TikTok and Twitter announced similar restrictions.

After calling Putin a “genius” last week, Thing 45 has changed his tune and is now condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Fuck all the way off you pandering traitor.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was ready to justify the invasion of Ukraine to a top UN human-rights forum on Tuesday—but was left humiliated when more than a hundred diplomats abruptly walked out.

Ain’t nobody got time for lies.

I love that people, and countries, around the world are standing up with, and for, Ukraine, but some of them to rethink their messages.

And I’m looking at you Carmen Carrera. Carrera, of RuPaul’s Drag Race, looked all kinds of messy and thirsty when she posted her support for the people of Ukraine while wearing a lingerie ensemble that she believes matches the colors of Ukraine’s flag. It doesn’t.

But she’s not the only one. Actor AnnaLynne McCord went viral after posting a video on social media where she apologized to Russian President Vladimir Putin for not being his mother, saying she believed she would have loved Little Vlad so much that he’d would not become a Micro-dick-tator. Seriously.

And then we have John Cena, used the attack to promote his new HBO Max show by Tweeting:

“If I could somehow summon the powers of a real life #Peacemaker I think this would be a great time to do so.”

Yes, let’s summon a fictional superhero to fix an actual war. Oh John, take a seat.

Then there’s The View’s Joy Behar ranting about how she hasn’t been able to go to Italy because of the pandemic “and now this.”

Sorry people dying and being forced to flee their homeland has put a snag in your vacation plans you entitled one-percenter.

Now, while I am hopeful when I see the world, and the Ukrainian people, and the Russian people speaking out, I do realize that Putin is a lunatic and you cannot count him out until you take him out. But know that he is squirming watching Ukraine take on his troops, watching the entire world Stand with Ukraine, and watching his own people turning against him.