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Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
On 7/7/2025 8:48 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
It's likely the guy with no knowledge of history is ranting about Biden,
not Trump.
On 7/7/2025 8:11 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
On 7/7/2025 8:48 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
It's likely the guy with no knowledge of history is ranting about
Biden, not Trump.
Or Shouting Guy could be rating about Obama.
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)Taking "TDS" at its word, I would point out:
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
Trump is fighting every side. The liberals say that he is doing tooThe wing-nuts are still ... wing-nuts.
much and the conservatives say that he is not doing enough.
Four years until the financial apocalypse of the USA according to the >documentary oThe Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047oBiden, as six months is normally not enough time for a new President
https://www.amazon.com/Mandibles-Family-2029-2047-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0062328247 Normally, I would still be attributing the state of the economy to
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Locally, we were assured that the shelves would be empty (as a result
of Trump's tariffs) by the last two weeks of May. Didn't happen. This
/may/ still happen, and some businesses have been affected, but so so
good.
The recent left wing-nut attempt to blame a flash flood on DOGE
appears to have collapsed: the warnings were sent, but nobody was
watching.
Four years until the financial apocalypse of the USA according to the=20 >>documentary =93The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047=94
=20 >>https://www.amazon.com/Mandibles-Family-2029-2047-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0062= >328247
Normally, I would still be attributing the state of the economy to
Biden,
On 7/7/2025 8:44 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 7/7/2025 8:11 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:
On 7/7/2025 8:48 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
It's likely the guy with no knowledge of history is ranting about
Biden, not Trump.
Or Shouting Guy could be rating about Obama.
Or Adams.
Four years until the financial apocalypse of the USA according to the=20 >>> documentary =93The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047=94
=20
https://www.amazon.com/Mandibles-Family-2029-2047-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0062= >> 328247
Normally, I would still be attributing the state of the economy to
Biden,
Please don't add to Lynn's "mandibles" nonsense. It's not a
"documentary", just right-wing apocolyptic fantasy.
On 7/7/2025 8:44 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 7/7/2025 8:11 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:Or Adams.
On 7/7/2025 8:48 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
It's likely the guy with no knowledge of history is ranting about
Biden, not Trump.
Or Shouting Guy could be rating about Obama.
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Locally, we were assured that the shelves would be empty (as a result
of Trump's tariffs) by the last two weeks of May. Didn't happen. This
/may/ still happen, and some businesses have been affected, but so so
good.
Actually, look more closely. I've seen both empty shelves and
shortages in various stores on the west coast. Often the store
will attempt to dress those empty shelves in various ways
(I've seen cardboard filler boxes; I've also seen them spread
out existing merch to fill in gaps caused by sold-out or otherwise unavailable items).
Check the overheads at Costco, and you may notice less stock waiting
to be sold. You may also notice more floor space in the warehouse.
(There has been a noticable reduction in customer traffic at my
local warehouse in the last few months).
The recent left wing-nut attempt to blame a flash flood on DOGE
appears to have collapsed: the warnings were sent, but nobody was
watching.
One might consider the NOAA staffing reductions to have had
an impact, if minimal so close to the actual layoffs)
on the forecasting and warning abilities. Something likely to
get worse over time due to Musk's toadies.
Four years until the financial apocalypse of the USA according to the=20 >>> documentary =93The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047=94
=20
https://www.amazon.com/Mandibles-Family-2029-2047-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0062= >> 328247
Normally, I would still be attributing the state of the economy to
Biden,
Please don't add to Lynn's "mandibles" nonsense. It's not a
"documentary", just right-wing apocolyptic fantasy.
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
Taking "TDS" at its word, I would point out:
1. Tippecanoe (Harrison) is better than Trump (and arguably a few
others) /precisely because/ he didn't do anything.
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Locally, we were assured that the shelves would be empty (as a result
of Trump's tariffs) by the last two weeks of May. Didn't happen. This
/may/ still happen, and some businesses have been affected, but so so
good.
Actually, look more closely. I've seen both empty shelves and
shortages in various stores on the west coast. Often the store
will attempt to dress those empty shelves in various ways
(I've seen cardboard filler boxes; I've also seen them spread
out existing merch to fill in gaps caused by sold-out or otherwise unavailable items).
Check the overheads at Costco, and you may notice less stock waiting
to be sold. You may also notice more floor space in the warehouse.
(There has been a noticable reduction in customer traffic at my
local warehouse in the last few months).
The recent left wing-nut attempt to blame a flash flood on DOGE
appears to have collapsed: the warnings were sent, but nobody was
watching.
One might consider the NOAA staffing reductions to have had
an impact, if minimal so close to the actual layoffs)
on the forecasting and warning abilities. Something likely to
get worse over time due to Musk's toadies.
Scott Lurndal wrote:
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Locally, we were assured that the shelves would be empty (as a result
of Trump's tariffs) by the last two weeks of May. Didn't happen. This
/may/ still happen, and some businesses have been affected, but so so
good.
Actually, look more closely.-a I've seen both empty shelves and
shortages in various stores on the west coast.-a-a Often the store
will attempt to dress those empty shelves in various ways
(I've seen cardboard filler boxes; I've also seen them spread
out existing merch to fill in gaps caused by sold-out or otherwise
unavailable items).
Check the overheads at Costco, and you may notice less stock waiting
to be sold.-a You may also notice more floor space in the warehouse.
(There has been a noticable reduction in customer traffic at my
local warehouse in the last few months).
Ontario, it turns out, has a multi-billion dollar greenhouse industry,
with most of the fresh produce until recently going to restaurants in
the northern US.
But as of a couple of months ago, there's suddenly a lot more in the way
of fresh produce in the stores here.-a Even at Costco, the frozen bags of American vegetables are now supplemented by Canadian, and the latter are both cheaper and better.-a Even healthier.
One of my vices is pea soup with (warning, disturbing content ahead!)
ham.-a This is-a getting hard to get as a high end product as companies cater to vegetarian and vegan customers (pea soup with lentils, yuck!).
I've been relying on a Quebecois brand, which is so-so.-a Imagine my surprise to see that it had suddenly doubled in price!-a Turns out
Campbell bought it out years ago.-a I won't be buying it even after the tariffs are gone.
I may be reduced to making my own soup.
The recent left wing-nut attempt to blame a flash flood on DOGE
appears to have collapsed: the warnings were sent, but nobody was
watching.
One might consider the NOAA staffing reductions to have had
an impact, if minimal so close to the actual layoffs)
on the forecasting and warning abilities.-a Something likely to
get worse over time due to Musk's toadies.
Although local authorities are looking very bad, the weather service situation is not clear to me.-a Doge's cuts technically do not come for a few weeks, but staffing levels are already down.-a With more people the warnings might have been followed up with more personal contacts, as has happened in the past.
Nobody in the news seems to be focusing on the flood watch that was put
out Friday.-a The watch says, well, watch.-a Trouble may be coming, keep
an eye out for further bulletins.-a Virtually all the commentary seems to assume that a watch is something to be ignored.-a Even in an area known
to be prone to flash floods.
The two parties are confused on this issue. Democrats like NOAA and
argue that it is valuable, but in this case they want to claim that it malfunctioned due to cuts. Republicans dislike NOAA and would like to abolish it as valueless, but in this case they need to say that it
performed well so as not to take blame for the deaths.
While it doesn't apply in this case (I think) the reduction in
radiosonde observations will degrade forecasts.-a So future watches and warnings will be a bit less reliable.
But then you don't really need expensive forecasts when the president
can make them with a sharpie costing under $2.
William Hyde
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Locally, we were assured that the shelves would be empty (as a result
of Trump's tariffs) by the last two weeks of May. Didn't happen. This
/may/ still happen, and some businesses have been affected, but so so
good.
Actually, look more closely. I've seen both empty shelves and
shortages in various stores on the west coast. Often the store
will attempt to dress those empty shelves in various ways
(I've seen cardboard filler boxes; I've also seen them spread
out existing merch to fill in gaps caused by sold-out or otherwise unavailable items).
Check the overheads at Costco, and you may notice less stock waiting
to be sold. You may also notice more floor space in the warehouse.
(There has been a noticable reduction in customer traffic at my
local warehouse in the last few months).
The recent left wing-nut attempt to blame a flash flood on DOGE
appears to have collapsed: the warnings were sent, but nobody was
watching.
One might consider the NOAA staffing reductions to have had
an impact, if minimal so close to the actual layoffs)
on the forecasting and warning abilities. Something likely to
get worse over time due to Musk's toadies.
Four years until the financial apocalypse of the USA according to the=20 >>> documentary =93The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047=94
=20
https://www.amazon.com/Mandibles-Family-2029-2047-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0062= >> 328247
Normally, I would still be attributing the state of the economy to
Biden,
Please don't add to Lynn's "mandibles" nonsense. It's not a
"documentary",
Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 7/7/2025 8:44 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:Everybody knows it's that damned John Winthrop.
On 7/7/2025 8:11 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:Or Adams.
On 7/7/2025 8:48 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
It's likely the guy with no knowledge of history is ranting about
Biden, not Trump.
Or Shouting Guy could be rating about Obama.
William Hyde
One of my vices is pea soup with (warning, disturbing content ahead!)...
ham.-a This is-a getting hard to get as a high end product as companies cater to vegetarian and vegan customers (pea soup with lentils, yuck!).
I've been relying on a Quebecois brand, which is so-so.-a Imagine my surprise to see that it had suddenly doubled in price!-a Turns out
Campbell bought it out years ago.-a I won't be buying it even after the tariffs are gone.
I may be reduced to making my own soup.
On 7/8/2025 3:10 PM, William Hyde wrote:
Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 7/7/2025 8:44 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:Everybody knows it's that damned John Winthrop.
On 7/7/2025 8:11 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:Or Adams.
On 7/7/2025 8:48 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
It's likely the guy with no knowledge of history is ranting about
Biden, not Trump.
Or Shouting Guy could be rating about Obama.
William Hyde
Who ?
Lynn
On 7/8/2025 3:10 PM, William Hyde wrote:
Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 7/7/2025 8:44 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:Everybody knows it's that damned John Winthrop.
On 7/7/2025 8:11 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:Or Adams.
On 7/7/2025 8:48 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
It's likely the guy with no knowledge of history is ranting about
Biden, not Trump.
Or Shouting Guy could be rating about Obama.
William Hyde
Who ?
On 7/8/25 15:14, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 7/8/2025 3:10 PM, William Hyde wrote:
Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 7/7/2025 8:44 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:Everybody knows it's that damned John Winthrop.
On 7/7/2025 8:11 PM, Mark Jackson wrote:Or Adams.
On 7/7/2025 8:48 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
It's likely the guy with no knowledge of history is ranting about >>>>>> Biden, not Trump.
Or Shouting Guy could be rating about Obama.
William Hyde
Who ?
Lynn
Not sure but perhaps this John Winthop, learder of Puritans. <https://historycooperative.org/john-winthrop>
bliss
One might consider the NOAA staffing reductions to have had
an impact, if minimal so close to the actual layoffs)
on the forecasting and warning abilities. Something likely to
get worse over time due to Musk's toadies.
-a-a-a-aThe team leaders were cut. One can imagine that the leaders might have been more capable of impressing the locals with the danger.
Although local authorities are looking very bad, the weather service
situation is not clear to me.-a Doge's cuts technically do not come for
a few weeks, but staffing levels are already down.-a With more people
the warnings might have been followed up with more personal contacts,
as has happened in the past.
Nobody in the news seems to be focusing on the flood watch that was
put out Friday.-a The watch says, well, watch.-a Trouble may be coming,
keep an eye out for further bulletins.-a Virtually all the commentary
seems to assume that a watch is something to be ignored.-a Even in an
area known to be prone to flash floods.
-a-a-a-aI think it was 1987 when another flash flood rose higher.-a Trump on
site
dismissed this as a 100 year flood but it is much more frequent than that. Due to climate changes which he believes to be a Chinese invention.
So yes, we get complacent about watches and even warnings.
Paul S Person wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
Taking "TDS" at its word, I would point out:
1. Tippecanoe (Harrison) is better than Trump (and arguably a few
others) /precisely because/ he didn't do anything.
Somewhere, somewhen I read that in the 1800s the day for the
inauguration fell on a Sunday, and so for 24 hours the speaker was >effectively president.
On 7/8/2025 3:41 PM, William Hyde wrote:
...
One of my vices is pea soup with (warning, disturbing content ahead!)...
ham.-a This is-a getting hard to get as a high end product as companies
cater to vegetarian and vegan customers (pea soup with lentils, yuck!).
I've been relying on a Quebecois brand, which is so-so.-a Imagine my
surprise to see that it had suddenly doubled in price!-a Turns out
Campbell bought it out years ago.-a I won't be buying it even after the
tariffs are gone.
I may be reduced to making my own soup.
The everlasting soup cauldron in the "Dies The Fire" series might be >inspiring.
On 7/8/2025 12:45 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:Nr 4 kind of depends on /when things are harvested/, does it not?
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Locally, we were assured that the shelves would be empty (as a result
of Trump's tariffs) by the last two weeks of May. Didn't happen. This
/may/ still happen, and some businesses have been affected, but so so
good.
Actually, look more closely. I've seen both empty shelves and
shortages in various stores on the west coast. Often the store
will attempt to dress those empty shelves in various ways
(I've seen cardboard filler boxes; I've also seen them spread
out existing merch to fill in gaps caused by sold-out or otherwise
unavailable items).
Check the overheads at Costco, and you may notice less stock waiting
to be sold. You may also notice more floor space in the warehouse.
(There has been a noticable reduction in customer traffic at my
local warehouse in the last few months).
The recent left wing-nut attempt to blame a flash flood on DOGE
appears to have collapsed: the warnings were sent, but nobody was
watching.
One might consider the NOAA staffing reductions to have had
an impact, if minimal so close to the actual layoffs)
on the forecasting and warning abilities. Something likely to
get worse over time due to Musk's toadies.
Four years until the financial apocalypse of the USA according to the=20 >>>> documentary =93The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047=94
=20
https://www.amazon.com/Mandibles-Family-2029-2047-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0062= >>> 328247
Normally, I would still be attributing the state of the economy to
Biden,
Please don't add to Lynn's "mandibles" nonsense. It's not a
"documentary", just right-wing apocolyptic fantasy.
A single data point, but on Sunday I went to the local supermarket,
and the fresh produce aisle was notably missing a lot of fresh produce, >particularly things like sweet peppers.
Possibilities:
1. Sunday is generally a day with poor stock, but I'd never noticed it
in the produce section before.
2. Tail end the of long holiday weekend
3. 1&2 together
4. Lack of harvesting, due to immigration crackdown.
I'll have to see if it continues.The problem here is that if the shelves are /not/ empty next Fall, a
I think it was 1987 when another flash flood rose higher. Trump on siteSee, that's what I mean by left wing-nuttery: it is sufficient to talk
dismissed this as a 100 year flood but it is much more frequent than that. >Due to climate changes which he believes to be a Chinese invention.
As I understand it, the /local/ government -- that is, the County --The two parties are confused on this issue. Democrats like NOAA and
argue that it is valuable, but in this case they want to claim that it
malfunctioned due to cuts. Republicans dislike NOAA and would like to
abolish it as valueless, but in this case they need to say that it
performed well so as not to take blame for the deaths.
Both are foolish as the real need was for funding for a local
warning system which the local government dismissed as an un-needed
expense.
I've been relying on a Quebecois brand, which is so-so. Imagine my
surprise to see that it had suddenly doubled in price! Turns out
Campbell bought it out years ago. I won't be buying it even after the >tariffs are gone.
I may be reduced to making my own soup.
On 7/8/2025 11:29 PM, Jay Morris wrote:
So yes, we get complacent about watches and even warnings.
https://www.gocomics.com/speedbump/2025/07/09
Too soon?
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> wrote:
I've been relying on a Quebecois brand, which is so-so. Imagine my
surprise to see that it had suddenly doubled in price! Turns out
Campbell bought it out years ago. I won't be buying it even after the
tariffs are gone.
I may be reduced to making my own soup.
Reduced? Homemade soup is so much better than anything commercial. For split pea soup try the recipe in the older editions of JoC. You may have
to cook dried peas today a bit longer than back in the forties, but
otherwise the recipe works great. I use a super salty Virginia ham but
that is a thing you can select according to your own taste
On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 16:15:13 -0400, Cryptoengineer
<petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
On 7/8/2025 12:45 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Locally, we were assured that the shelves would be empty (as a result
of Trump's tariffs) by the last two weeks of May. Didn't happen. This
/may/ still happen, and some businesses have been affected, but so so
good.
Actually, look more closely. I've seen both empty shelves and
shortages in various stores on the west coast. Often the store
will attempt to dress those empty shelves in various ways
(I've seen cardboard filler boxes; I've also seen them spread
out existing merch to fill in gaps caused by sold-out or otherwise
unavailable items).
Check the overheads at Costco, and you may notice less stock waiting
to be sold. You may also notice more floor space in the warehouse.
(There has been a noticable reduction in customer traffic at my
local warehouse in the last few months).
The recent left wing-nut attempt to blame a flash flood on DOGE
appears to have collapsed: the warnings were sent, but nobody was
watching.
One might consider the NOAA staffing reductions to have had
an impact, if minimal so close to the actual layoffs)
on the forecasting and warning abilities. Something likely to
get worse over time due to Musk's toadies.
Four years until the financial apocalypse of the USA according to the=20 >>>>> documentary =93The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047=94
=20
https://www.amazon.com/Mandibles-Family-2029-2047-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0062= >>>> 328247
Normally, I would still be attributing the state of the economy to
Biden,
Please don't add to Lynn's "mandibles" nonsense. It's not a
"documentary", just right-wing apocolyptic fantasy.
A single data point, but on Sunday I went to the local supermarket,
and the fresh produce aisle was notably missing a lot of fresh produce,
particularly things like sweet peppers.
Possibilities:
1. Sunday is generally a day with poor stock, but I'd never noticed it
in the produce section before.
2. Tail end the of long holiday weekend
3. 1&2 together
4. Lack of harvesting, due to immigration crackdown.
Nr 4 kind of depends on /when things are harvested/, does it not?
But this could be the start of a /real/ problem.
I have noticed one story about tomatoes being buried because there is
no market for them. But that's not the same thing, although it may
actually be worse overall in the long run.
I'll have to see if it continues.
The problem here is that if the shelves are /not/ empty next Fall, a
whole lot of people are likely to conclude that the left wing-nut
warnings were ... not well founded ... and vote Republican.
It would be better to wait until shortages /actually appear/ and then
point out who is responsible.
On 7/9/25 09:14, Paul S Person wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 16:15:13 -0400, Cryptoengineer
<petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
A single data point, but on Sunday I went to the local supermarket,
and the fresh produce aisle was notably missing a lot of fresh produce,
particularly things like sweet peppers.
Possibilities:
1. Sunday is generally a day with poor stock, but I'd never noticed it
in the produce section before.
2. Tail end the of long holiday weekend
3. 1&2 together
4. Lack of harvesting, due to immigration crackdown.
Nr 4 kind of depends on /when things are harvested/, does it not?
Foods particularly fruit must be harvested when ripe and when they are
not harvested they are wasted and the farmer must lose income. So prices
are raised due to scarcity.
William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com> writes:
Paul S Person wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2025 19:48:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Pearls Before Swine: TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2025/07/06
Taking "TDS" at its word, I would point out:
1. Tippecanoe (Harrison) is better than Trump (and arguably a few
others) /precisely because/ he didn't do anything.
Somewhere, somewhen I read that in the 1800s the day for the
inauguration fell on a Sunday, and so for 24 hours the speaker was >>effectively president.
Then there was "I am in control here" Alexander Haig....