Too soon to start thinking about 2024?

[YellowKing]

There wouldn't be a storm if your cult would accept the results of a free and fair election, like every other American population has been able to do for the last 250 years.

[LordMortis]

GOP misinformation spam during sports is nonstop. At least this is the end of this bs. Fox sports is rolling in the political advertising dollars, for sure.

[Jaymann]

Almost as much as they paid to Dominion.

[hepcat]

Another POS loser in the police declares he won’t help anyone who votes democrat. Sure, it’s on Facebook. But I truly believe if a cop is posting publicly that he won’t perform his duties based on personal bias, the asshole should be shitcanned immediately.

According to the news source, some of the posts stated, “I am sorry. If you support the Democratic Party, I will not help you” and “The problem is that I know which of you supports the Democratic Party, and I will not help you survive the end of days.”

In another post, according to WHIO, Rodgers wrote that people would need to “provide proof of who you voted for” before rendering aid.

Chief Deputy Mike Young sent a statement to the news station that said, in part, the Office agrees the comments made were highly inappropriate and do not reflect the Sheriff’s Office’s delivery of service to all residents, regardless of their voting preference. He stated that the station and Lt. Rodgers would work especially hard to regain the public’s trust.

Of course, he’s blaming sleep aids now and apologizing left and right.

[LordMortis]

Lt. Rodgers would work especially hard to regain the public’s trust.

From that article. Fuck that. Terminate him with prejudice.

It is also suggested that a possible medical issue is involved in Rodgers’ actions.

WHIO obtained an investigative file and discovered in an inter-office communication with supervisors that Rodgers wrote, “I do not remember writing these posts or deleting any posts.”

The file also indicates that Rodgers is prescribed sleeping medication, which Rodgers documented, “It does cause some of my communication to be ‘out of character’ which is a documented side effect.”

And with that as mitigating circumstance. Fuck that. Terminate him with prejudice. Sorry. You are in the wrong line of work.

[Kraken]

Yeah, “Oops! Sorry, my real self showed” doesn’t cut it.

[Alefroth]

Lt. Rodgers would work especially hard to regain the public’s trust.

From that article. Fuck that. Terminate him with prejudice.

That's how you regain the public trust.

[LordMortis]

[hepcat]

Yeah, firing that jackass would be the best thing to do if they were serious about regaining public trust.

[Holman]

There are a lot of LEOs out there who are perfectly ready to treat political opponents as criminals.

See for example the Constitutional Sheriffs movement.

[Blackhawk]

Yeah, firing that jackass would be the best thing to do if they were serious about regaining public trust.

Trust schmust - he's now a major liability to the entire department. Every call he's on that goes poorly and happens to involve a Democrat is lawsuit bait. He should be canned in self-defense.

[LawBeefaroni]

WHIO obtained an investigative file and discovered in an inter-office communication with supervisors that Rodgers wrote, “I do not remember writing these posts or deleting any posts.”

Absolutely hilarious. The Ambien defense for both the crime and the cover-up.

[Holman]

Now, here in the final hours of the 2024 campaign, the Right is spending its time attempting to make a martyr of an online gay jerk-off squirrel.

Hear me out.

Apparently there's a dude who had a pet squirrel that he used in videos to promote his personal brand of online content. He refused to have the squirrel (and also its less popular housemate, a pet raccoon) vaccinated for rabies because he thought it would cause small-mammal autism.

Someone (a neighbor? dunno) got wind of this is reported it to the police. The cops took the animals into custody, and the squirrel bit one of them. This necessitated a rabies test on the animals, which involves killing them.

Online dude made a huge stink in right-wing media, proclaiming himself and his squirrel victims of the Liberal Big Government Jackboot. Right wingers (including JD Vance) rallied to his defense with public statements. This has been meme du jour in those circles for a couple of days now.

It took a while before anyone (least of all JD Vance) looked far enough into it to realize that the squirrel had been a regularly featured prop in the owner's particular brand of content, which is gay masturbation videos on OnlyFans.

I feel like this whole situation would work better as a metaphor than as reality, but, alas, we live in prosaic times.

[Blackhawk]

Prop?

Don't wanna know. Nosir, I don't wanna.

[Smoove_B]

I'm not gonna lie, this story had me very confused. While it's certainly a possible path to euthanize and test a wild animal for rabies, I'm a bit surprised they didn't just hold it for 90 day observation in an approved setting. It's NY laws so maybe they're more stringent, but if you have a live animal to observe there's no reason (at least in the manuals/protocols I've used) to have it killed. I guess if I knew more information maybe I'd feel differently, but it's a really strange story in an ocean of strange stories - and that's even before the Only Fans thing.

[ImLawBoy]

If the squirrel bit the guy, don't you want to be sure so that he can get treated? All of my rabies knowledge comes from Cujo, so maybe I'm off base there.

[Smoove_B]

There's a giant matrix - at least, what I would use - to try and make a decision about how to handle it. If it was a wild squirrel? Sure. In a weird situation like this maybe it's because it's not in the decision matrix - the rarity of having a "pet" squirrel. I'm also not aware of a single case involving a rabid squirrel (or chipmunk or mouse), so that's what' also tempering my decision. The could absolutely get rabies, but to see a wild case in a squirrel would be rare. For one that was being kept as a pet? I'd be amazed to learn there was a single instance.

What I would have done is told this guy (1) seek medical advice and see if they recommend starting you on rabies treatment and (2) pay for a vet or licensed facility to monitor your squirrel for 90 days. If you are unwilling to do the second thing, then we have no choice but to euthanize and test it.

[Holman]

There's a giant matrix - at least, what I would use - to try and make a decision about how to handle it. If it was a wild squirrel? Sure. In a weird situation like this maybe it's because it's not in the decision matrix - the rarity of having a "pet" squirrel. I'm also not aware of a single case involving a rabid squirrel (or chipmunk or mouse), so that's what' also tempering my decision. The could absolutely get rabies, but to see a wild case in a squirrel would be rare. For one that was being kept as a pet? I'd be amazed to learn there was a single instance.

What I would have done is told this guy (1) seek medical advice and see if they recommend starting you on rabies treatment and (2) pay for a vet or licensed facility to monitor your squirrel for 90 days. If you are unwilling to do the second thing, then we have no choice but to euthanize and test it.

The guy who got bit wasn't the owner but an Animal Control officer. They probably act more aggressively in such circumstances.

[Blackhawk]

They were taken because they weren't legal to possess as pets. As far as the law is concerned, they were wild animals, not pets.

[Jaymann]

Animal handling gloves are your friend.

[Holman]

Animal handling gloves are your friend.

Squirrels can dart around pretty fast.

[Kurth]

Animal handling gloves are your friend.

I’ve been playing too much BG3 - I immediately started thinking about whether they would be medium or light armor.

[Holman]

"Go for the eyes, Boo! Go for the eyes!"

[Smoove_B]

The guy who got bit wasn't the owner but an Animal Control officer. They probably act more aggressively in such circumstances.

Oh...well. That certainly changes things. They still had options but the fastest was definitely to send it off for testing. As someone that has transported more animal heads than I care to admit, that's definitely a shame.

I should probably read more about the story though. I really only saw the headlines. I figured he was keeping it as a pet, it bit him and when the state discovered what happened (animal bite investigation protocols), they ended up seizing and testing. The animal control officer should have been vaccinated against rabies so biting him isn't really a concern; it's part of the job.

[Blackhawk]

Some 'concerned citizen' notified animal control of wild animals in a residential home. AC arrive, squirrel chowed down, and you know the rest.

[Holman]

I feel like we're missing the historical significance here.

In a rally yesterday or today, JD Vance called the martyred squirrel (whose name was reported as "Peanut" but was apparently "P-nut," double entendre intended) "The Elon Musk of squirrels" because that's apparently how political rhetoric goes now.

[Smoove_B]

If you're asking if I would transport Musk to a state lab for rabies testing, the answer is yes.

This really is the weirdest timeline.

[Jaymann]

So I take it he was a "normal" gay guy.

[hepcat]

It took a while before anyone (least of all JD Vance) looked far enough into it to realize that the squirrel had been a regularly featured prop in the owner's particular brand of content, which is gay masturbation videos on OnlyFans.

I feel like this whole situation would work better as a metaphor than as reality, but, alas, we live in prosaic times.

I feel like I should be donating money to the right at this point. Between squirrels forced into sex work and sofas being molested, I’ve not had this much entertainment in years. They should honestly create a subscription based streaming service. I would not hesitate to go with the annual subscription if it meant I’d get to see shows about Ted Cruz giving hand jobs to schnauzers or Don Jr. wearing a ballerina outfit while filming himself deep throating a Vienna sausage to the Les Miserable soundtrack.

[waitingtoconnect]

Yes we can only laugh in the face of doom.

[Archinerd]

According to this Newsweek article, P-nut was adopted 7 years ago after his mother was hit by a car in New York City.

If I were a detective working on this case, I might start by questioning this guy.

[Smoove_B]

Greene added that it showed a double standard from New York officials, who she perceived as being strict on pest control while being overly relaxed on immigration.

"Think of this, the Democrats in New York City, Democrats in New York City, went in and raided a home to kill a squirrel, they did, to kill a squirrel, yet it was the same state of New York that let the criminal illegal alien go that came to Georgia that murdered our very own Laken Riley."

Oh, ok.Now I see.

Women dying related to reproductive health rights taken away? Good.
Killing a pet squirrel? Bad.

[Punisher]

It took a while before anyone (least of all JD Vance) looked far enough into it to realize that the squirrel had been a regularly featured prop in the owner's particular brand of content, which is gay masturbation videos on OnlyFans.

I feel like this whole situation would work better as a metaphor than as reality, but, alas, we live in prosaic times.

I feel like I should be donating money to the right at this point. Between squirrels forced into sex work

Untimely demise aside are we sure he was forced? Squirrels are known to have a predilection for nuts after all...

[Jaymann]

This is Jaymann signing off until after the big crunch. I won't be looking at any news feeds or headlines until Wednesday morning. Good night and good luck.

[LordMortis]

Turning on the TV while I do PT. We'll see how long that lasts before I retreat in to video games.

Edit: Made it an hour in the background until the morning Kernan angry the left are evil liars rant

[Grifman]

This is Jaymann signing off until after the big crunch. I won't be looking at any news feeds or headlines until Wednesday morning. Good night and good luck.

Same here, not watching any news, going to bed this evening and praying it's all over when I get up. And if Trump wins, I'm going back to bed, and hoping it was just a nightmare. If not, then I'm going to bed again and not waking up until 4 years from now, if there's anything left to wake up to.

[Holman]

I'm pretty sure I'll be glued to the election results until my eyeballs bleed. I wouldn't be able to sleep anyway.

[Unagi]

I'll not have the TV on 'today', but come tonight - there is no way I could sleep without learning what is to be learned.

But having the TV on today would drive me mad. I turned it on briefly this morning - and they had a graphic up showing two Senate races - with "0 % votes counted" - and I thought - crap, they are showing the count graphics already? Nope -I'm out.

[Unagi]

I'd like to take a moment here today to think about a group of people we have all ignored.

While our timeline is absolute trash - somewhen there is a reality/timeline where Biden did not step down - and those people are facing a very different day today.

Whatever our day holds, I want to remember the imaginary people who are back in the 'even worse' timeline that we, somehow, managed to splinter off of.

Pray for them.

[LawBeefaroni]

It's a tie!

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have tied with three votes each in the tiny New Hampshire township of Dixville Notch, kicking off Election Day in one of the first places in the country to report its presidential preference.

The unincorporated township, located along the US-Canada border in New Hampshire’s northern tip, opened and closed its poll just after midnight ET in a tradition that dates back to 1960. Four Republicans and two undeclared voters participated.