“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
After two hours at the state license office with nothing to show for it because the word "saint" is not spelled out on a piece of ID, I need one of these: Summer Sunset Cocktail Equipment Required to Make a Pitcher Of Summer Sunset CocktailsPitcherLong spoon/skewer to mixMeasuring spoon/spirits measure for alcoholIngredients Required for Summer Sunset … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20220805
First things first: Kari Lake Pulls Ahead in Arizona, Trump-endorsed Candidates Run the Board As it currently stands, Trump-endorsed Blake Masters appears to have easily won the GOP primary in the Senate race and will now face Mark Kelly. The comprehensively corrupt Rusty Bowers, the Arizona state House speaker who was insistent upon retaining corruption as a political … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20220804
https://twitter.com/worldbirds32/status/1552433657058627586 Shall we? Death in the Afternoon Death in the Afternoon is a cocktail made with absinthe and champagne invented by the writer, Ernest Hemingway. The name comes from his book, Death in the Afternoon, and was first published in a cocktail book in 1935. Ingredients 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) absinthe1 teaspoon simple syrup4 ounces (½ cup) Champagne or … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20220729
Everything from sublime to ridiculous today, so diving in. Some thoughts on Grassley's strongly worded letter re the government agencies not doing their jobs: Grassley and Durham Hone in on Their Next Target Now, it would appear everyone has forgotten, but claims of the FBI/DOJ being corrupt and/or working with the DNC/Deep State, used to … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20220728
https://twitter.com/Xeriland/status/1550102793939197952 Firefly 0.3 CupsVodka0.5 CupsGrapefruit Juice0.1 CupsGrenadine Directions 1. Half fill a highball glass with ice. 2. Add the vodka and grapefruit juice and stir well. 3. Add the grenadine. 4. Stir again or allow the grenadine to float up from the bottom. 5. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge First things first: Double Vaxxed, Double … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20220722
To begin, as promised: Exploding the Watergate Myth But what ever happened to that earthshaking revelation about covert operations by “the entire U.S. intelligence community”? In the nearly half-century since Watergate, we’ve never heard another word about it. Not from the Post, anyway.There was always another big question about Watergate: why would the Nixon White House have … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20220721
We lift one to you, Mrs. Trump. Tequila Sunrise Ingredients ¾ cup freshly squeezed orange juice1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger tequilaice cubes½ (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger grenadine syrup1 slice orange, for garnish1 maraschino cherry for garnish Directions Step 1 Stir orange juice and tequila together. Fill a chilled 12-ounce glass with ice cubes; pour in … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20220715
I have no idea what post COVID life is like elsewhere on the fruited plain, but here in the Lou we're picking up where life left off, so your friendly author was out enjoying a picnic supper with extras and "jazz" earlier. This may not make much sense. First up: Patel Patriot and Catherine A … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20220714
Here we are. The weekend. Shall we dive in? Swimming Pool Cocktail Ingredients 4 (1.18 oz) Vodka 2 (0.59 oz) Cream 2 (0.59 oz) Cream of coconut 2 (0.59 oz) Curaçao, blue 10 (2.96 oz) Pineapple Juice Directions Chill a hurricane glass with ice and pour it out when you are ready to pour the ingredients in the glass.Pour … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: TGIF Open Thread 20220708
https://twitter.com/nywolforg/status/1544483768567734272 Shall we start with the good sort of bombing? https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1544771745214783488 The rest of the stones have been leveled. Buh-bye. Good riddance. There are no coincidences. Clearing news tabs: Election Integrity Investigator Gregg Phillips Announces Investigative Team Has Identified Unique Devices of Interest in Location of TCF Center Election Night Ballot Dump Justice Department sues … Continue reading DEAR MAGA: Open Thread 20220707