finally- Conflict between Opus Dei and Spanish diocese to be mediated by papal commissioner

we must STORM the house. updated.

remember that it’s the new house that certifies. and i think we will get the majority back.
BUT remember the protracted recount fight in minn that kept al franken from being seated, denying obama the majority for quite a while.
trust me, there will b reps they will try not to seat. they will throw up road block in every close election just to deny an opening day majority. they will demand a recount anywhere that it’s close, then try to f up that recount.

we MUST CRUSH them, all across the country.
it’s a whole different ballgame on jan 6 w speaker jeffries v speaker moses.

eta- neil katyal is warning of this, tho i am focusing on just 1/6.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016387576

bonekickers on prime. what fun.

hugh bonneville as archeologist gregory ‘dolly’ parton. nothing like his lordship.
6 ep limited series, tho i hope there’s another season coming.
dont want to spoil it.

forcing bluetooth connections

so, i have a little sony bt speaker. it's not that old, but it only connects to my ipad, not my phone or my laptop. they just cant see it.
any thoughts?

need help finding someone to handle the sale of an antique piano

soooo. i bought this gorgeous piano. i dont play, yet, but it is a gorgeous object.
1 reason i’m not making progress is that i have tiny hands, and a kink in my rt arm. (also cuz i’m not rly trying. subject for a diff group.)
these days u can get scaled down keyboards. it was my plan to replace/reconfigure the keys. there arent many ppl who do it, or have even heard of it. but i found my way to a couple of the big guys, and they refuse to touch it cuz they think it’s a crime against history. the thing was built in the 1780’s for the french court. ok, fine. i cant argue, it belongs in a museum. so i decided i’d sell it and buy something else.

well, i am having no luck figuring out how to sell it. i started at sotheby’s. they said- we agree it’s a valuable piano, but we dont deal w pianos, at all. suggested i need to find someone who specializes in them. asked a couple of the folks i’d been dealing w. nada.
i’ve found a few on the web, but no nibbles. tried a couple of the bigger chi auction houses, likewise, no joy.

any ideas? i mean, if i make a good faith effort to get it where it shd b, and cant, maybe they’ll alter it for me. or maybe i can find someone else.
it’s in pretty good shape, tho it needs what old pianos need. it’ll b some coin if i keep it. fine.

i rly do feel like an ass to keep it to myself. but if i’m stuck, i’m stuck.

https://x.com/mopinkodu/status/1794747052166918364/photo/1

Why MAGA Was Never an Option for Michael Steele Michael's Quick Take

he's just made toooo much use of that photo for it not to b planned.

just saw tsf is selling signed copies of his big, bloody fake bravery pic. a week after it happened they had a picture book w it on the cover.
they pounded it and got pissed that it got no traction. like all things sick fuck, 2 days later, the news had moved on.
they planned it cuz they intended to use it. they thought it was the photo op of a lifetime. a magic bullet.
and they thought they cd get away w blaming it on dems.
his whole playbook has gone stale. that’s y ’turn the page’ is such a great campaign slogan.

it gives me so much hope that ppl didnt fall for it. hate on the xitter all u want, but this has been pounded and pounded there from day 1. there’s a couple big accounts that r NOT letting it go.

the hoods r off. my girl stephanie ruhle sums it up rt here-

https://x.com/mmpadellan/status/1837499525474238702

lewendowski- "i'm sure he has not read a 900 page document."

on ari the other day. no shit corey. he can barely read.
this is not the flex u think it is.

they're finally saying it out loud. 'abortion after birth' is about doomed babies.

i’ve said this many times here- the kernel of truth in that outrageous claim is neonatal hospice.
the truth is, back in the day, a baby w a deformity wd often b put in a cold room, naked, to die. even a non-fatal deformity like spina bifida or downs syndrome. parents werent usually consulted. or the doc just overruled them, cuz ‘he knows best’.

that was outlawed under st ronnie. tho ‘the born alive act’ was couched in antiabortion language, it was born babies, and their parents, who benefited.
now, apparently, they r saying it openly.

not a 1 of them cd do that work. it’s grueling and amazing.
the skills dont exist on their planet.

this xitter is apparently a former pro-lifer.
https://x.com/ProTruth4Life/status/1828088772707393649

Jeff Goldblum on Earthquake During Rehearsal, 2028 Olympics in LA & He Sings About Guest Hosting!

delightful!

Guest Host Jeff Goldblum talks about being neighbors with Jimmy, the 4.4 earthquake that happened in LA when we were rehearsing today, the summer Olympics coming to LA in 2028, celebrities playing an important role in getting Americans to vote in elections, and he sings about guest hosting our show!