Comments on: Open thread 5/10/21 https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/ A blog about political change, among other things Tue, 11 May 2021 10:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: TJ https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554619 Tue, 11 May 2021 10:51:14 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554619 The claims of Sydney Powell, et al, that the vote in 2020 has been electronically manipulated has been controversial. Michigan attorney Matt Deperno, who was on the Antrim Co case in that state, says he concretely knows how Dominion machines manufactured vote tally flipping in many states, including more than half a dozen others. Crucially, he’s found modem devices in these machines, and local and state wide intranets, which, once tapped, exposes the entire net to internet.
Here’s the podcast of his interview with Pete Santilli, radio host, https://rumble.com/vguk9d-attorney-deperno-we-have-proven-that-dominion-machines-flipped-votes-in-202.html

As elsewhere, the state establishment Republicans are the biggest obstacles to transparency and accountability.

]]> By: Baggins https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554600 Tue, 11 May 2021 05:24:39 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554600 Looked to me like Brenda was chewing gum too at the end.

]]> By: TommyJay https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554575 Tue, 11 May 2021 01:10:25 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554575 I was out enjoying the somewhat rare sunny/summery weather this afternoon, and the financial markets went to hell after a decent morning. An intraday whipsaw, albeit a modest one.

From Briefing.com
Growth stocks simply looked awful today on no specific macro catalyst, but some investors blamed the horrendous reaction to The Trade Desk’s (TTD 489.60, -171.83, -26.0%) earnings report, Citigroup downgrading Alphabet (GOOG 2340.66, -57.03, -2.4%) and Facebook (FB 305.97, -13.11, -4.1%) to Neutral from Buy, and the early preference towards cyclical stocks as potential catalysts.

Cyclicals in favor, Growth out. Inflation and interest rates are a concern.

]]> By: Jeff+Brokaw https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554543 Mon, 10 May 2021 21:08:14 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554543 From the Wikipedia link: “Her father died in 1953 in a construction accident, and by the time she turned ten she was the primary breadwinner of her family, through singing at events and on local radio and television shows.”

Holy smokes. Primary breadwinner at just 10 years old. Talk about growing up fast …

]]> By: TommyJay https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554537 Mon, 10 May 2021 20:42:47 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554537 Eva Marie,
It ain’t high art, but I would have paid to see that performance live.

Recall Neo’s telephone song by Jim Croce with the lyric,

She’s livin’ in L. A.
With my best old ex-friend Ray

Shania Twain literally and legally swapped husbands with her “best old ex-friend” Marie. She lives in Switzerland because her second husband is a Swiss Nestle executive.

]]> By: Kate https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554533 Mon, 10 May 2021 20:28:27 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554533 I agree with Neo about the shirtwaist. Brenda Lee was very short and somewhat pudgy. That dress made her look as wide as she was tall. A more narrow, or possibly longer, skirt might have helped. Tall women can often get away with styles that don’t look good on our shorter sisters. It’s one of the few advantages of being tall.

]]> By: om https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554531 Mon, 10 May 2021 20:24:22 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554531 Art Deco:

Who knew you had a career on the big screen, statistically improbable, but there it is.

https://youtu.be/pWdd6_ZxX8c

]]> By: Eva Marie https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554528 Mon, 10 May 2021 20:06:00 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554528 TommyJay: That Vegas performance is fabulous. Wow.
Twain and Lee – 2 terrific singers. Wonderful to revisit them. As far as gum chewing, that’s one good thing about mask wearing. I can chew gum with abandon!

]]> By: Art+Deco https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554527 Mon, 10 May 2021 19:56:38 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554527 Actually, those dresses were often quite lovely if worn by someone taller.

https://alchetron.com/cdn/pugsley-addams-c3bce0b2-5a1d-4fc0-9965-651ccac23d3-resize-750.jpg

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2021/05/10/open-thread-5-10-21/#comment-2554521 Mon, 10 May 2021 19:06:24 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=107006#comment-2554521 Art Deco:

Art Deco: arbiter extraordinaire of style and taste. Actually, those dresses were often quite lovely if worn by someone taller. Brenda Lee was indeed four feet nine inches and the dress doesn’t suit her; it does look dowdy on her, and did on some people. It also was an exceptionally plain version of the genre. A lot depended on the fabric and the cut of the collar/neck area, as well as the fullness of the skirt.

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