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March 18, 2024

Today's Tiedrich rant: Agolf Shitler promises a "bloodbath" if he doesn't win in November





Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/agolf-shitler-promises-a-bloodbath

“now if I don’t get elected, it’s gonna be a bloodbath, for the whole — that’s going to be the least of it — it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country, that’ll be the least of it.”

hello, what? a bloodbath? if you don’t win? what the holy fuck are you insinuating here, Shitty Hitler? who exactly are you signaling to “stand back and stand by” when you get crushed at the polls in a few months?

now listen to this atrocity:



“ladies and gentleman, please rise for the horribly and unfairly treated January 6th hostages.”

that’s right, MAGA has their own version of the national anthem, written and recorded by the fuckfaces currently behind bars for trying to overthrow our government. it’s called “Justice for All” and it’s basically a poorly re-written Star Spangled Banner. all of Trump’s hate-rallies open with it.
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Jeff Tiedrich is on a righteous warpath today. Today's blog is loaded with excerpts from Chump's speech in Dayton OH yesterday, and a few scathing comments for Chump and his crazy supporters too. Please click on the link to read the rest.



March 10, 2024

Today's Tiedrich rant: here's the insidious reason the GOP put Katie Britt's vapid face on TV



Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/heres-the-insidious-reason-the-gop

by now, the whole world knows that Alabama Senator Katie Britt’s disastrous State of the Union response was built on a lie.

Britt spun a horrific tale of a 12-year-old girl who was trafficked and raped by drug cartels, and blamed it on the policies of the Biden Administration. at its center is a true story — except for the part where the events took place in Mexico, almost 20 years ago, while George W. Bush was president.

after days of issuing non-denial denials, Katie Britt’s spokeperson now admits she lied. it was a dumb unforced error that made an ineptly-delivered clownshoes catastrophe of a speech only worse.

so why did the Republican Brain Trust — now there are three words that absolutely do not fucking belong together — pick an unproven rookie like Britt to give an important speech?
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Great rant by Tiedrich, but as usual I can't make it fit into 4 paragraphs. Please click on the link and read the rest on Tiedrich's blog. Your reward is a clip of SNL's cold open from last night, featuring Scarlett Johansson doing a hilarious and spot-on impression of Katie Britt.

Love it!

March 9, 2024

Amazon Web Services purchases Talen Energy's Cumulus data center campus (Berwick, PA)

Amazon will pay $650 million for a rare nuclear-powered data center near Berwick to support and lower the carbon footprint of its extremely energy-intensive cloud services.



Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader link: https://www.timesleader.com/news/1647401/amazon-web-services-purchases-talen-energys-cumulus-data-center-campus

WILKES-BARRE — Talen Energy Corp. recently announced the sale of its 960-megawatt Cumulus data center campus in Berwick to Amazon Web Services for $650 million.

“We are pleased to have sold our Cumulus data center campus, unlocking significant value for Talen,” said Talen President and Chief Executive Officer Mac McFarland in a news release. “This transaction provides an attractive return on Talen’s investment and vision in building Cumulus, and creates value through the sale of clean carbon-free power from our top-decile Susquehanna nuclear plant.”

According to the investor presentation on Talen Energy’s website, the deal comprises $350 million at close and $300 million escrowed, released upon development milestones anticipated in 2024.

The Talen presentation claimed the sale will have a positive impact on the broader community in three ways:
• Create full-time jobs and skilled construction jobs, with the potential to attract talent and other businesses to Pennsylvania.
• Catalyze significant economic development, including fiber, water and technology infrastructure and other local services.
• Strengthen the nuclear power plant, known as the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a major employer and significant local taxpayer in Salem Twp.
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Holy shit!
March 9, 2024

Biden Backs Bill That Could Ban TikTok: 'If They Pass It, I'll Sign It'

The bill would require ByteDance to sell TikTok within six months, or have its apps blocked from being accessed in the United States



Rolling Stone link: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/joe-biden-tiktok-ban-bill-1234984110/

CONGRESS WAS FLOODED with phone calls this week from angry teens opposing a bill that could potentially ban TikTok. President Joe Biden isn’t worried about the controversy. On Friday, he told reporters he plans to sign the legislation if it passes.

The statement comes as Biden’s likely 2024 opponent Donald Trump has started backing away from his past efforts to ban TikTok, and is now publicly defending the popular platform — a decision that some observers speculate could be related to a Republican megadonor’s financial interests in TikTok’s parent company.

Biden said Friday he would sign the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, should it pass through Congress. The bill would require TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell the viral video app within six months, or be blocked from being accessed in the United States.

“If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” Biden stated, according to CBS News. The legislation will move to the House floor for a vote next week, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) revealed on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday. The bill swiftly made it through the House Energy and Commerce Committee with unanimous support this week after being introduced on Tuesday.
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Next go after Farcebook.... We need to remove all of these websites that are actively posting disinformation. Especially the ones that are targeting the kids.





March 8, 2024

Today's Tiedrich rant: Joe Biden gave a hell of a speech and Republicans whined like dirty diaper babies



Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/joe-biden-gave-a-hell-of-a-speech

it was such a lovely narrative. Sleepy Brandon is old. he’s decrepit. he’s senile. he’s an elderly man with a poor memory.

he sleeps 25 hours a day. he has no idea where he is. his handlers keep him hidden away in a White House basement. they’re terrified of putting him in front of a camera because they don’t want the public to see him drool all over himself as he rambles dementedly. Barack Hussein Obama is secretly running the country.

and then Joe Biden came out and gave a barn-burner of a State of the Union address. he knocked it out of the park — and Republicans immediately started whining about how unfair it was.

bye-bye, narrative. boo fucking hoo, you tiresome dipshits.
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What follows is Tiedrich at his best - it's a smart, clever trashing of the Repuke idiots who spoke up against Biden. Ari Fleischer, Sean Hannity, Marjory Taylor Greene, Katie Britt (mostly known as Katie-who?), even Marco Rubio were all getting it both-barrels from Tiedrich.

Great rant!



March 8, 2024

New York is tapping the National Guard to combat crime on its subways. Philly isn't doing the same.

After a spate of shootings involving SEPTA, residents wondered if the National Guard could or would be deployed to combat crime.



Philly Inquirer link: https://www.inquirer.com/crime/septa-shootings-national-guard-philadelphia-20240307.html

As Philadelphia copes with a surge of violent crime on and around SEPTA, neighboring New York is taking bold steps to combat crime on its public transit system. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that she would be deploying thousands of officers, including National Guard and state police troopers, to patrol New York City’s subway system and check commuters’ bags in an attempt to reduce crime.

In Philadelphia, there were several shootings involving SEPTA this week alone, including a shooting Wednesday at one of the city’s busiest intersections that left eight Northeast High School students wounded and two SEPTA buses riddled with bullets. But city and state leaders have stopped short of calling for the National Guard to move in to stem the flow of violence.

In previous remarks, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker had alluded to the possibility, particularly to help address the open-air drug market in Kensington. But any deployment of the National Guard would require approval from Gov. Josh Shapiro, who has said he wasn’t considering such drastic action.

While Parker was noncommittal Thursday morning about seeking assistance from the National Guard, Shapiro was clear: He’s still not considering it. “I have no plans to deploy the National Guard on the streets of Philadelphia,” Shapiro said in an interview Thursday morning.
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You know who's happy? The NRA is happy. The gun crazies are happy. So parents are considering buying their own child a gun? That's completely nuts.



March 7, 2024

Sweden formally joins NATO military alliance

Sweden has officially become the 32nd member of NATO after it completed its accession process in Washington.



BBC link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68506223

The handover of documents took place at a ceremony two years after Sweden applied to join the military alliance following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that "unity and solidarity" would be Sweden's "guiding lights".

NATO today "is stronger than ever," US President Joe Biden said. "NATO stands more united, determined, and dynamic" the US leader said, adding that "together with our newest ally Sweden - NATO will continue to stand for freedom and democracy for generations to come."

"This has been a little bit of a road but we've known from day one that we would be here one day," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg posted on X that Sweden brings with it "capable armed forces and a first-class defence industry" and that the alliance had become "stronger and safer".

Sweden applied to join the defence alliance after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 - but its request was blocked by two members. Turkey initially withheld approval in a row over what it called Sweden's support to Kurdish separatists. It eventually lifted its veto in January of this year. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Sweden of being hostile to it and delayed its approval until last week, when the Hungarian parliament eventually voted to ratify the bid. All NATO members are expected to help an ally which comes under attack.
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Welcome Sweden! Or should I say ... Välkommen!





March 7, 2024

What to know about electronic pollbooks, which Pa. counties use them, and more

Spotlight PA link: https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2024/03/pennsylvania-electronic-pollbook-voter-registration-election-2024-explainer/

HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania prepares for the 2024 presidential election, voters may start hearing about a new piece of technology rolling out in more and more counties: electronic pollbooks.

E-pollbooks, as they are commonly called, replace the paper booklets that contain voter registration information that people generally see when they sign in at their polling place on election day. This updated tech doesn’t change the voter experience much. Instead of signing their names in the booklets, voters in counties that use e-pollbooks do the same thing on electronic tablets.

But behind the scenes, the differences are significant.

E-pollbooks make election day operations much easier for poll workers and speed up key processes. But like most election technology, they are potentially vulnerable to hacking if officials do not have safeguards in place. When Lancaster County piloted e-pollbooks last year, poll workers praised them, but at least one county commissioner said he was wary of fully implementing them, in part, because of cybersecurity concerns.
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Security is definitely a concern. But my biggest problem with this update is the fact that voters are asked to electronically "sign" the pollbook on the data screen with a wand or a finger. You know, it's like when you electronically sign for your drivers' license? When you use your finger and squiggle a "signature" to authorize an electronic check at the grocery store? To me it's no signature at all, nor is it proof of ID.

When I've gone for my drivers' license renewal I've had to sign that computer screen 5 or 6 times, and it never looks like my real signature. Never! I'm left-handed and those screens are made for right-handed people. The wand that you use to "sign" is nothing like a real pen that I sign on paper with. As a result I cannot use my drivers' license to prove my ID because it looks nothing like my real signature. Luckily I have a US Passport which I use to prove my ID, always.

The electronic signature screens are terrible innovation and they can lead to voter fraud/abuse down the line. It's one more reason why I will continue to vote by mail and not in person, for as long as I live in Pennsylvania.

March 7, 2024

Today's Tiedrich rant: if I wrote Joe Biden's State of the Union speech



Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/if-i-wrote-joe-bidens-state-of-the-6ac

Madam Vice President, Mister Weird-Ass Porn-Obsessed Speaker, our First Lady and Second Gentleman, members of Congress and the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court, my fellow Americans —

now, before we start: hey Marjorie Three Toes — try to keep your braying to a minimum. this is supposed to be a solemn occasion. and you, Handy Oakley — try not to fall out of your dress. this isn’t Beetlejuice the Musical. both of you, sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up. nobody wants to see a repeat of your disgraceful behavior from previous years. you’re government officials and grown adults. it’s time to act like it.

ok, on with the show. the state of our union is … pretty fucking awesome.

three years ago, I inherited an utter shit-show. the worst pandemic in a century. the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War....
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Oh my gosh I love this! Jeff Tiedrich spins out a huge amount of praise for Joe Biden's accomplishments. And I agree, this would be an awesome State of the Union speech. Let's see if this lines up with Biden's address to the nation tonight.

Please click on the link to see the rest of today's awesome blogpost.

March 6, 2024

'No Nukes' Jackson Browne and Graham Nash Sign Open Letter Warning of Nuclear Weapons



Rolling Stone link: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/no-nukes-jackson-browne-graham-nash-open-letter-nuclear-weapons-1234982324/

Jackson Browne and Graham Nash — co-founders of the Musicians United for Safe Energy and the famed No Nukes concert in 1979 — are among the artists, actors, and advocates who have signed an open letter warning of the dangers of nuclear weapons.

Annie Lennox, The China Syndrome‘s star and producer Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas, Julianne Moore, Bill Nye, and more also put their names to the Make Nukes History open letter, which is tied to Oppenheimer and its expected award windfall at the Oscars this weekend.

“Oppenheimer depicts the origin story of nuclear weapons, the history of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Oppenheimer’s subsequent warnings against an arms race and the development of even more powerful weapons,” the open letter states. “Oppenheimer was right to warn us. Today, 13,000 nuclear weapons are held by nine countries. Some are 80 times more powerful than the ones that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.”

The open letter, put out by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, was also signed by Christoph Waltz, Lily Tomlin, Viggo Mortensen, Rosanna Arquette, Alan Cumming, Ellen Burstyn, and Charles Oppenheimer, the grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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Yeah that photo is almost 30 years old, and Jackson Browne is completely gray now, but the sentiment hasn't changed in all these years. This is a smart move to take advantage of the Oppenheimer movie publicity.


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Hey DU friends! Baby boomer here. I became a voter in 1972 when I turned 21, and I've been voting regularly ever since. For a long time I remained independent - always voting for Dem candidates. However that changed in 2008 when I wanted to vote for Hillary Clinton for President. But I live in Pennsylvania where we have closed elections, and my only chance to vote for Hillary was in the Dem primary. So I joined the Democratic Party in 2008, voted for Hillary, and I've never looked back. Barack Obama won the primary in Pennsylvania, as ell as most other states, and I supported him in the general election. It was a different story in 2016 .... You'll never convince me that Chump didn't CHEAT his way into the White House. The worst 4 years in the history of our country ensued, 2017 to 2020, and the first few days of 2021. We all lived through it and i don't need to explain it now. My goal is to make sure that Chump NEVER gets elected to ANYTHING again. Not even Dogcatcher of West Palm Beach FL. Whether he goes to prison is not up to me - but he must be CONVICTED of his crimes and PREVENTED from running for office again. Better yet - he should be in prison or six-feet-under. You get me? I love the cooperation, optimism and can-do spirit of Democratic Underground. We're a community of liberal-minded Americans and we know how to share our stories constructively and pro-actively. Let's all pitch in and get this job done. There has never been a more important election that right now, this year. Democrats everywhere MUST WIN. Joe Biden must win FOUR MORE YEARS!
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