Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I

A blog by a "sucker" and a "loser" who served her country in the Navy.

If you're one of the Covidiots who believe that COVID-19 is "just the flu",
that the 2020 election was stolen, or
especially if you supported the 1/6/21 insurrection,
leave now.

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Can a Lawyer Defend a Racist Piece of Shit Without Being a Racist Piece of Shit?

Defense attorney Kevin Gough called the murder trial of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black jogger, a "public lynching" of his client ...

What Sense Does This Ban Make?

The US will restrict travel from South Africa and seven other southern African countries to try to contain a new coronavirus variant spreadi...

Caturday

Chip is enjoying some late-afternoon sun.

Friday, November 26, 2021

Savor the Irony, CCCP Ed.

Thanks to Russian trolls speading anti-vax bullshit here and in Europe, Russians are reluctant to be vaccinated. So Putin's cyber-mini...

Because It's Friday

Narrow-gauge steel steam:

You May Be So Done With COVID-19,
But COVID-19 Is Not Yet Done With You

South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infec...

That Family Is Just Fucking Nuts

Lara Trump, the Fox News contributor and wife of Eric Trump, has bizarrely claimed that the rising cost of the Thanksgiving turkey is part o...

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Thanksgiving Lagniappe

Thanksgiving Dropoff, Here

Happy Thanksgiving

Playing the entire song on the radio was a Thanksgiving tradition. Some of them were commercial stations-- almost nineteen minutes of no ...

Which 4" .38 for a New Wheelgunner?

This topic originally started out in another post . I thought it best to give it its own post, for possibly the title may generate more imp...

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

GUILTY!

All three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday. The jury reached its decision after more than 10 ...

Republicans are Either Stupid as Fuck or Hypocrites. There is no Third Choice.

Over eight hours last Thursday night and into Friday morning, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California hit on many issues as he spoke on ...

Two Years Off

I shot my first pistol match since 2019 last night. All I knew going in was that it was a EDC ("every day carry") match. I broug...

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

That'll Leave a Mark

In a mixed verdict, a jury awarded more than $25 million in damages Tuesday against white nationalist leaders and organizations for violence...

That's Going to Sting; MAGA Ed.

Two lawyers who went to court to claim voter fraud after the 2020 election must pay nearly $180,000 to the defendants they sued, a federal m...

Litterboxing It, Here

Monday, November 22, 2021

These People Can Vote (Presumably)

At least 100 QAnon supporters convinced JFK is coming back are still in Dallas. Today they stood on a bridge over Dealey Plaza for the anniv...

Going Off the Rails

58 years ago , JFK was assassinated. Another thirty years or so and the assassination will be as much in the public view as the assassinati...

Tab Clearing

Republicans fighting President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural imm...

Fuck

I wake up and the very first thing that I see is that some asshole in Wisconsin drove a SUV into a Xmas parade, killing at least five peopl...

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Hammering the Covidiots

RobertaX smacks them down: Vaccines only help to get a disease under control when enough of us are vaccinated.* The brave volunteer; ...

Kessler Syndrome and Travel

First, watch this video, suggested by a commentator, Gray Fox: Any war between top-ranked powers will also be fought in space, in that sat...

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise

A Cold-War oldie but goodie: a MiG-21 Between the MiG-21 and the Chinese J-7 copy, the MiG-21 may have been the most-produced fighter si...

Saturday, November 20, 2021

A Tiny Little Bit of Police Acccountability

A Jackson County judge found Kansas City [MO] police detective Eric DeValkenaere guilty of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal actio...

Thanks for Nothing, Russia

The US has condemned Russia for conducting a "dangerous and irresponsible" missile test that it says endangered the crew aboard th...

A Hobnailed Boot, Stamping On Your Face, Forever

So, earlier today, I posted about the latest case of Affluenza . Borepatch commented that it wasn't a matter of race, it was a matter ...

Aurora Has to Shell Out

The Denver suburb of Aurora has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents of Elijah McClain, a Black man who died...

Affluenza is Still a Thing

Christopher Belter, 20, pleaded guilty to third-degree rape, attempted sexual abuse and two counts of second degree sexual abuse involving f...

Caturday

I almost turned Chip into sofa-pizza.

Friday, November 19, 2021

The Most Honest Used-Car Ad, Ever (NSFW)

Imagine if Rittenhouse was a Black Dude

He'd have been shot by the cops right there. And there is no way he'd have gotten off. Still, he could be charged Federally for pa...

Because It's Friday

Driving piles the old-fashioned way:

Thursday, November 18, 2021

New Heater Update

( Last post ) Executive summary: The gun is a pulsating handful of suck and fail. I got the gun back a few days ago. S&W repair faci...

There Is No Republican Party Anymore

The Wyoming Republican Party will no longer recognize Liz Cheney as a member of the GOP in its second formal rebuke for her criticism of for...

In Case You Need to Shoot a Really Small Poodle

The 4.6mm. I don't see the point of a .177 rifle for serious uses. It's a rifle that would likely require shooting someone severa...

Give Fire!

Shooting a 17th Century matchlock. Flintlocks must have seen like a wonderful improvement:

Pooping These Down, Here

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes

Norwich [CT] — Veteran police Lt. Josip Peperni died late Tuesday due to complications related to COVID-19, leaving colleagues at the depart...

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