Motley Moose – Archive

I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in “Cheers & Jeers”.  

OK, you’ve been warned – here is this week’s tomfoolery material that I posted.

Events are happening in the Ukraine, spefically Crimea:

This is where I admit I had to study this map because other than a general clue as to where Ukraine is (that is is close to Russia should be obvious to just about everyone at this point) I don’t know much about the country, it’s history, or even what is going on now.

Greetings, Bombpersons. The Daily F Bomb is going on hiatus for an indefinite period. This Friday’s will be the last one for a while. I just need some time to be able to do things for myself. I have a full DVR that I need to take care of, and several books waiting for my attention that I haven’t been able to get to, and Lilly the cat says I am neglecting her shamefully because there is always a damned MacBook on her lap. And I need to get out and see my real life friends more often. It’s been fun, and hopefully will continue to be fun in the future.

Interrogatories

What sitcom (or funny film), best represents your sense of humor?

Have you Google-mapped your own place? How does it look?

What can always be counted on to cheer you up?

The Twitter Emitter

If the President ordered an invasion, the Republicans would suddenly be against it. See how easy it is to be a pundit?

— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) March 2, 2014

If you casually move from writing Ronald Reagan fan fiction to Vladimir Putin fan fiction, you probably just like actors who ride horses.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) March 2, 2014

We can't afford to pay benefits promised to current veterans, say Republicans advocating new wars with Russia and Iran

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) March 2, 2014

Hi, I'm a guy who supported the Iraq war & is outraged Putin would invade a smaller country that hasn't attacked him.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) March 2, 2014

Everyone knows fact about Crimea I pulled from the first non-Wikipedia link on Google

— Jesse Taylor (@jesseltaylor) March 2, 2014

Shorter idiots: "Let's send your kids to a place I can't point out on a map because Mrka."

— Andrew Gatto (@AndrewGatto) March 2, 2014

We should have taught Putin an abstinence-only international relations curriculum.

— David Waldman (@KagroX) March 2, 2014

I think you should see other gods.

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) March 2, 2014

Working on my Ukraine White Paper. So far I just have a white piece of paper with "Ukraine" written at the top.

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) March 2, 2014

"We must all rally behind our President at a time of international crisis. Ha ha. Just kidding," says Lindsey Graham

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) March 2, 2014

We don't even allow our elected officials to speak truth. If a politician speaks the reality of America they are demonized as unpatriotic.

— Elon James White (@elonjames) March 2, 2014

Maybe the Tea Partiers should all pick up their muskets and run off to fight Putin in the Ukraine.

— kara vallow (@teenagesleuth) March 2, 2014

  Good morning Motley Meese! Hope your weekend was lovely. This is how it is starting too look at my house, where the universe has apparently failed to notice that it’s March already now cut it out!!  ::takes deep cleansing breath::

  Make sure you let your peeps

  know where to find you!  

The President’s Weekly Address post is also the Weekend Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments.

From the White House – Weekly Address

In his weekly address, President Obama said he took action this week to launch new manufacturing hubs and expand a competition to fund transformative infrastructure projects. Both are policies aimed at expanding economic opportunity for all by creating jobs and ensuring the long-term strength of the American economy. Congress can boost this effort by passing a bipartisan proposal to create a nationwide network of high-tech manufacturing hubs and taking steps to invest in our nation’s infrastructure – rebuilding our transportation system, creating new construction jobs, and better connecting Americans to economic opportunities.

  Make sure you let your peeps

  know where to find you!