Republican election deniers could harm 2022 elections

1. Make it harder to vote
2. Allow for endless audits of results
3. Refuse to sign off on election results
4. Sow distrust in results

This is not a drill. Michigan and Arizona are key 2024 swing states among those that are at risk. https://t.co/iN44DjkllV pic.twitter.com/own5L3ZUup
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) September 19, 2022

New: Election deniers running for governor & sec of state could soon have the power to open up tons of voting machines to unvetted outsiders, undermining election security.@jhalderm called it "an absolutely terrifying prospect."

My look at the stakes: https://t.co/EonK8hiHcn pic.twitter.com/cM8SlkPECW
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) September 9, 2022

For more than a decade, Catherine Engelbrecht, an early election-fraud crusader, has sown doubts about ballots and voting in the U.S. The country's right wing has now turned her into a star. https://t.co/z8l4SZYkFL
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 14, 2022

From this morning's @playbookdc: According to FiveThirtyEight’s analysis, a majority of House Republicans in the next Congress are likely to be election deniers: “118 election deniers and eight election doubters have at least a 95 percent chance of winning.”
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) September 12, 2022

Cylburn Mansion

The Cylburn Mansion in Baltimore is now part of an arboretum. It was in an episode of The Wire – see the Wikipedia article I linked to.

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Covers: So You Want To Be A Rock’N’Roll Star

“So You Want To Be A Rock’N’Roll Star “ (recorded in 1966) is my favorite Byrds song. That’s Hugh Masakela on trumpet. Tom Petty covered it.

Chris Rodrigues & The Spoon Lady

‘Angels in Heaven’ by Chris Rodrigues & The Spoon Lady

Just something I saw on Twitter. I never heard of them before.

Chris Rodrigues & The Spoon Lady🎶'Angels in Heaven' pic.twitter.com/RHGdAjtkZF
— bluesharp (@bluezharp) September 13, 2022

Baltimore government’s poor decision to build a hotel

The city built a hotel near the convention center. Private industry wouldn’t do it. I trust their judgement, not the city’s. The city should not be in the hotel business and it has been a big money loser. The pandemic made the situation worse.

The City of Baltimore transferred an additional $3.1 million last month to the city-owned Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor hotel, bringing the total amount of payments to about $16 million since the pandemic decimated the hotel and tourism industry.https://t.co/GSVQn3BYiP
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) September 13, 2022

Baltimore Sun articles on the hotel

Great fake photo revising the FBI picture of material taken from Trump

The bottom line is that there was probable cause for the #FBI’s search warrant at #MarALago due to 3 laws broken by his stealing 300 classified govt. documents and squirreling them away in his Florida mansion, all violating the #espionageact of 1917.https://t.co/VxMvJtw5Wp
— Robert Morton (@Robert4787) September 13, 2022

Exhibit 2A at Mar A Lago #ketchupthrown #hamburgler #McDonalds #trumpdiet #doj #fbi #nukesecrets #igavethemallthefiles #covefe pic.twitter.com/JBSKgGcMEO
— Ryankellerrealtor (@ryankellercb) September 7, 2022

Mythbusters on Pop Rocks and Soda/Diet Coke and Mentos

The Charleston was a 1920s dance sensation

This tweet reminded me of the Charleston.

That time Lucille Ball did the Charleston with her daughter Lucie Arnaz and best friend Ginger Rogers on Here's Lucy (1971) pic.twitter.com/HFRCjFvPxi
— Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) September 12, 2022

My favorite blonde joke

Blonde jokes are generally based on baseless stereotypes of blonde women. For example “Why do blondes use panties? To keep their ankles warm.”

My favorite blonde joke (and there are lots of variations online) goes like this.

A blind guy goes into a bar and asks the bartender if he wants to hear a blonde joke.

The bartender says “Before you tell that joke, you ought to know that the guy sitting next to you is a wrestler who weighs 200 pounds and is blonde. The guy on the other side is a boxer and weighs 250 pounds. He’s blonde too. The guy next to him weighs 300 pounds and is a football player. He’s blonde and I am too. Are you sure you still want to tell that joke?”

The blind guy says “Nah, now that I’d have to explain it four times.”

Do you remember the slide rule?

We learned how to use the slide rule when I was in school. Thanks to technology, I assume hardly anyone uses it anymore. In the US, Keuffel and Esser was the first company to make them. They stopped in 1975.