Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.

Yeah, you can’t say that a “religious resurgence” is happening by only counting one religion. Are there more Buddhists in the West? More Muslims? More Hindus? More Pastafarians?

Because I think Axios is missing, intentionally or not, the bigger reason: the religious right tells men they should be in control. Young men who feel like they aren’t are receptive to that messaging.

Out of curiosity, I looked it up a while back.

It’s 11,631 km from Shenzen to Los Angeles. That’s about 6280 nautical miles.

The average container ship speed is 16-25 knots. Let’s split the difference and call it 20.

6280 nm / 20 kn = 314 hours

That’s a little over 13 days just to cross the Pacific, assuming a steady course and no issues. Add in time to load the ship in China and unload it in LA, and you can see why the most-cited estimates are three to four weeks for cross-Pacific shipping.

If no ships have arrived from China in the past few days, that means it was a month ago (hey, anyone remember “Liberation Day” on April 2?) that ships stopped sailing. And that means it will be at least another month before any more arrive, assuming they leave today.

Trump voters have really fucked over the US.

It’s the Google Images Search button, since that was a quick screenshot from my phone.

And yet, if they ever did release it, you can bet all three companies would C&D it.

Also “give my employees paid time at home while business is slow” sounds exactly like the kind of magnanimity that Elon lacks.

It sounds like they may not have a choice in that matter soon enough.

I think the answer is over there somewhere.

The workers, who are paid hourly, were told they could either take paid time off or come in for cleaning and training but would not be working on the production line.

That wording is ambiguous, but given the alternative is “come in and do cleaning” my guess is “take paid time off” means workers have to burn their own vacation time if they don’t want to lose money. Otherwise, who in their right mind would volunteer to work if the company is offering paid furlough?

I think twenty-four is how many are in a case?

ICE is going to be begging for the due process they’re denying to others.

Yeah, we should also add reckless speeder, visible alcoholic, election-denying liar, and Trump supporter too.

Oh, and FYI- those are negative qualities.

Taint Reeves

And they also decided “do no work on the Sabbath” also meant “don’t push the buttons on the microwave.”

Or that if you circle your city with a wire, that counts as your city limits for purposes of traveling on the Sabbath.

Point is, rabbinical law has always been about finding the loopholes because they consider it a mark of godliness.

Cheeseburgers for sure.

Aziraphale and Crowley looking at Jesus during the crucifixion.

Crowley: What was it he said that got everyone so upset?

Aziraphale: “Be kind to each other.”

Crowley: Oh, yeah. That’ll do it.

Here’s the problem.

Strip Trump and MAGA from the GOP, and what are you left with?

The same shit-ass party that brought us Trump, only less emboldened.

They still want tax cuts for billionaires, no universal health care, no workers rights, no mention about climate change, no rights for LGBTQ people, no women’s rights, no non-white people in America.

Etc.

The only difference between “the party of Reagan” and MAGA is that under Reagan the GOP was much quieter about being assholes.

You know how the US and the USSR were allied against Germany, but the second WWII was over they started pointing their guns at each other? That’s where I feel like we’re at now with “center-right” Republicans like Walsh. Sure, I’ll take the help of anyone who recognizes that Trump is a threat to democracy and the ideals of the US, but the second that’s dealt with there’s gonna be problems.

That was my intended joke. Guess it wasn’t as obvious as I thought it was. 😕

Trump was directly responsible, though.

I believe this now qualifies him to be a Senator from Florida?