Today in "What The God Damned Fuck?!?!?!" Trump news.

FIFA lifts US player Balogun’s red card suspension at World Cup after Trump calls Infantino

I am not a soccer fan in any way shape or form, but you know... now I officially hate that organization.  Fuck Infantino and most certainly FUCK TRUMP! 

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday.

Balogun, the American leader with three goals, received a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Tarik Muharemović of Bosnia and Herzegovina in a 2-0 round of 32 win on Wednesday. A red card triggers an automatic one-game suspension.

FIFA announced Sunday that the suspension had been lifted, triggering praise from Trump and outrage from Belgium’s team.

Un-FUCKING-believable!  Like he has ANY... ANY fucking interest in soccer.  Why does that asshole have to stick his fingers into everything that, in any minor way, gives Americans some sense of.. joy... community... and fuck it up!   

 

       

 

 

Morning Coffee Round-up - July 5

We had the BEST fireworks display last night!  Around 10PM, a MASSIVE lightning and rain storm roll over the region (lasted about 2 hours). 

 

Wonderful things found while enjoying my first languid sip of the morning!

  

Sunday Morning Sip

Happy Sunday!  

 

Ahhhh... coffee!

(Thank you Whkattk)  

 

 

How's your day going? 

 "...and I am from out of state!"

And I do it so well... 

 

 

Even way back when... 

 

About my only hope... 

 

Can't argue with that. 

The better title. 

 

 

 

 

 

My favorite key. 

 And some Momma Cass...

 

 

 

Schdenfreude for the Forth of July

While trying to stick a patriotic landing to (MAGA) Bruce Greenwood's "Proud to be an American", a Democratic Socialist tree had other plans for this parachutist at a Northern California rodeo this weekend.  

I caught this piece on Whirled Nuze Tonight last evening, and when I heard the music over the PA system in the video, sadly, my only reaction was to burst out laughing.  

Thankfully (though I really gave it no more thought), the parachutist was fine and apparently successfully re-did the jump a second time a little later in the day.  

Saturday Morning Sip - 4th Of July Edition (revised).

First Saturday of the Month AND it's the 4th of July.  

Looking forward to the day I can

retire this meme. 

 

 

Will this ever get it's own

"Me Too" moment? 

 

 

Now for some SCROTUS 

inspired holiday entertainment. 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay... onward...

 

Thank you, Wiley! 

Amen. 

 

 

  

Let's wrap up the 4th with some Katy Perry "Fireworks"!

 

 

From Infidel

 

"...The US is still the US, politics is not the sum total of reality, and Trump is just a run-of-the-mill asshole who will be mostly forgotten in a few decades.  We've made it to a quarter-millennium and are still going strong.  Let's act like it."

 

Excellent perspective - I agree!

 

 

 

Your Daily Meme... and MEN!!!!

 

 

Thank you, Wiley. 

 

Jesse Ray Nichols on a ledge called Thank God Ledge, for which he stripped to become the first naked person on Thank God Ledge.

 

 

Row, row, row, row, row, row... your boat!

Leanna at "Can we have a new Witch, ours melted" posted a fantastic entry this morning about Kelsey Pfendler, currently rowing from California to Hawaii!  

 

 

Just an incredible expedition across the Pacific ocean amid the currents, weather and birds!    

 

"...She is currently rowing all by herself with no help from anyone going from Monterey California to Oahu Hawaii.  That's 2400 miles - alone!  She cannot have outside help from boats, or Coast Guard choppers unless she loses her boat. So if she runs out of food or loses an oar, she will have to figure her way out of it. She is on a solo row and she's breaking records all over the place. First youngest female to row to Hawaii. Fastest row by one person ever. First single American rower. First fastest female rower, and the list goes on." 

Kelsey is doing this predominantly to prove she can (and she is!), and for the Whale Foundation charity. 

An awesome and intriguing story that will certainly be our good news for the summer!  

Thank you, Leanna!    Link in the opening sentence!

 

Rade 

 

Morning Coffee Round-up - July 2

Wonderful findings while savoring my first sip of the morning!

 

Thank you, Wiley! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although there were GOOD Billionaires in the news recently. 

And finally...
 

Pajiba offers a good read on the larger picture of the win on Birthright Citizenship. 

Happy Independence Day - we're surviving.

Rade