Maybe we should just start a The World Has Gone Mad thread

[RocketMan]

And this just in from California
https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp/2023/09/08/insanity-in-california-ab-957-gender-affirmation-bill-passes-state-assembly-newsom-on-deck-n2386999

I got nothing

Well, children do belong to the state in California, so...

[bedlamite]

The Gadsden kid won. Interestingly, the school mentions that he additionally had "gun and alcohol patches" on his backpack. Given their gross misinterpretation of the Gadsden Flag, I wonder what the "gun and alcohol" patches were? Maybe "ATF should be a convenience store". 

https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp/2023/08/29/victory-vanguard-schools-will-no-longer-tread-on-12-year-old-jaiden-for-gadsden-flag-patch-n2386704

I just came to the realization that they unironically told him that  "freedom is slavery"

[WLJ]

And they call us crazy for thinking this is crazy.
Then they start arguing over whether or not children were actually present.

    BREAKING: Footage shows Mayor of Burbank, California (D) getting a spanking from a drag queen at a Democrat campaign event over the weekend which included children.

    He also previously defended giving kids pornographic books in schools.

    Full story here: https://t.co/jhe2vRp9u2
    — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 10, 2023

LoTT BUSTS Burbank mayor getting paddled by drag queen at event (with kids?) and all HELL breaks loose
https://twitchy.com/samj/2023/09/11/burbank-mayor-gets-paddled-by-drag-queen-at-event-with-children-n2387061

[WLJ]

More they're not your children

Toronto Star: It's not a parent's right to know their child's gender identity
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2023/09/11/toronto-star-its-not-a-parents-right-to-know-their-childs-gender-identity-n2387098

 It’s a privilege, not a right, to know your kid’s gender identity
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/it-s-a-privilege-not-a-right-to-know-your-kid-s-gender-identity/article_b35628fa-5761-5087-b7a2-3db9dc49e2f2.html

[WLJ]

I was completely unaware of this situation. Apparently we have just paid a $6 billion ransom to Iran to release some hostages.

https://twitchy.com/brettt/2023/08/10/republicans-pounce-on-biden-admin-for-releasing-6-billion-to-iran-for-hostages-n2386177

^^^According to what I just saw on the NBC network news, the US did not pay anything from US assets.  The US released $ 6 billion of oil revenue paid by South Korea to Iran for oil.  That $ 6 billion was tied up in US sanctions against Iran. So it is not like the US wrote a $ 6 billion check to Iran.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-releases-four-americans-from-evin-prison-b396ee09

From the article

Iran has freed five Americans from a notorious Tehran prison with the understanding that five of its own prisoners and billions of dollars in frozen revenue from energy sales would be released in return, U.S. and Iranian officials said.

The official Islamic Republic News Agency said more than $10 billion would be released from accounts in South Korea and Iraq, and that under the agreement, the Americans wouldn’t be permitted to leave Iran until the funds become available in Iranian accounts in Qatar. A U.S. official dismissed  Iran’s claim, saying that only the $6 billion in funds held in South Korea was under discussion. The official added that in exchange for having these Americans move to house arrest, no Iranian prisoners in the U.S. have been released.

“Iran will not be receiving any sanctions relief, and in any instance where we would engage in such efforts to bring Americans home from Iran, Iran’s own funds would be used and transferred to restricted accounts such that the monies can only be used for humanitarian purposes…permitted under our sanctions,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters on Thursday. “We will continue to enforce all of our sanctions. We will continue to push back on Iran’s destabilizing activities in the region and beyond,” he added.

About that

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his country will use $6 billion in unlocked funds 'wherever we need it' – rejecting a limitation in negotiations with the U.S. that limits the money to 'humanitarian purposes.'

Raisi's comments, in a sit-down with NBC News in Tehran, comes a day after the Biden administration announced the extraordinary deal that would free five detained Americans, while unlocking the funding for Tehran.

In the interview, Raisi told the network's Lester Holt that the needs of the Iranian people would be determined 'by the Iranian government,' after being asked specifically if it would be for humanitarian purposes including food and medicine, in a country hit by crippling inflation amid economic sanctions.

'This money belongs to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and naturally, we will decide – the Islamic Republic of Iran will decide – to spend it wherever we need it. How to spend our money of course, it is under the authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran,' he said.

Pressed by Holt that it could be used for 'more than humanitarian purposes,' he underlined: 'Humanitarian means whatever the Iranian people need, so this money will be budgeted for those needs. And the needs of the Iranian people will be decided and determined by the Iranian government.'

Doesn't mean it won't be used for Humanitarian purposes but this doesn't look good it will

Iranian president laughs at the Biden administration by saying he'll use $6 BILLION from 'hostage' deal on whatever he wants - and not just on humanitarian trade as the US promised
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12512175/Iranian-president-laughs-Biden-administration-saying-hell-use-6-BILLION-hostage-deal-wants-not-just-humanitarian-trade-promised.html

[WLJ]

 

    Female who identifies as male uses the men’s restroom and misses the women’s restroom after seeing how men and women are different… pic.twitter.com/ZMPpAh2Cuk
    — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 15, 2023

'Guys don't care - should be your first clue.' Trans man shocked to realize men and women are DIFFERENT
https://twitchy.com/chad-felix-greene/2023/09/15/guys-dont-care-should-be-your-first-clue-transman-realizes-men-and-women-are-different-n2387310

[Ben]

So red-pilled Russell Brand is getting hit with the "me too" right now. Some of it is twenty years old. This seems a telling quote:

The women who came forward added that they decided to speak out about Brand’s sexual abuse after he gained popularity on social media platforms with millions of followers. They claimed they only wanted to address the allegations after being approached by media reporters.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/russell-brand-accused-rape-sexual-abuse-4-women-comedian-denies-serious-criminal-allegations


Somewhat related, Ken Paxton has been acquitted of all his charges.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-senate-vote-ag-ken-paxton-impeachment

There was talk that the Bush Dynasty was among those behind it.

Banana Republic, man.

[MechAg94]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxQd7evLoOB/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12525153/Lauren-Boeberts-Democrat-boyfriend-apology-Beetlejuice.html
Lauren Boebert FINALLY apologizes for sleazy behavior that got her kicked out of Beetlejuice musical - blaming ANXIETY and her divorce - as viewers slam her over fondling footage

The GOP lawmaker was asked to leave after ushers noticed her vaping and taking photos on her phone.

She was also singing along loudly and taking selfies with the flash on to the annoyance of other theatregoers.

This is what I think it catching the most attention. 

[MechAg94]

On a related note.  I saw this.  Not sure where the bids are being taken.   

[Angel Eyes]

[Ben]

Hey Missouri GOP - get your *expletive deleted*it together! This was incredibly stupid, optics-wise.

https://twitchy.com/chad-felix-greene/2023/09/18/dont-look-away-they-are-coming-for-our-democracy-missouri-gop-burn-boxes-and-the-left-loses-it-n2387411

[Ben]

In Texas of all places:

https://twitchy.com/brettt/2023/09/19/churchgoers-bless-drag-queens-pledge-to-be-allies-to-the-drag-community-n2387471

[Pb]

As we've said before, we have no problem with the "art form" of drag being performed in nightclubs for an over-21 audience. No one cared until they started bringing drag queens into public schools for Drag Queen Story Hour and holding "family-friendly" drag brunches for the kids.

Once again, "conservatives" endorse what most Americans of the past would have rightly recognized as repulsive sexual perversion.

[bedlamite]

[Ben]

Jesus Christ. Here are the new members of a DHS "Homeland Intelligence Experts Group":

https://twitchy.com/dougp/2023/09/20/appointees-to-dhss-intelligence-experts-group-makes-irony-detectors-explode-n2387483

They don't even hide the Banana Republic grift anymore.

[RocketMan]

They don't need to hide the grift because they know they will get away with it, and there is no one to stop them.

[Ben]

Meteor, please. I'll take an asteroid too.

Electric shaver company Braun celebrates mutilation and mental illness:

https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2023/09/21/braun-begs-to-become-the-bud-light-of-beard-trimmers-n2387529

[WLJ]

Meteor, please. I'll take an asteroid too.

Electric shaver company Braun celebrates mutilation and mental illness:

https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2023/09/21/braun-begs-to-become-the-bud-light-of-beard-trimmers-n2387529

JFC

[MechAg94]

As we've said before, we have no problem with the "art form" of drag being performed in nightclubs for an over-21 audience. No one cared until they started bringing drag queens into public schools for Drag Queen Story Hour and holding "family-friendly" drag brunches for the kids.

Once again, "conservatives" endorse what most Americans of the past would have rightly recognized as repulsive sexual perversion.

Those churchgoers are not necessarily conservatives.  Lots of leftist churches out there from what I hear. 

IMO, I don't see that quote as endorsement.  Perverse people are going to do perverse things and society has established specific places for that where kids are not supposed to be allowed.  In the "old days", perverse things still existed, but they were on the bad side of town or some other place that normal people didn't go and shunned. 

[WLJ]

AB: Maybe we screwed up
Braun: Hold our Bud Light

[MechAg94]

Meteor, please. I'll take an asteroid too.

Electric shaver company Braun celebrates mutilation and mental illness:

https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2023/09/21/braun-begs-to-become-the-bud-light-of-beard-trimmers-n2387529

Other than boycotts, is there anything else that can be done to reduce the influence of this push for ESG scores?  Seems to me that every corporation should be taking steps to avoid getting caught up in that, but I imagine it the incentives look attractive to some.

[Pb]

In the "old days", perverse things still existed, but they were on the bad side of town or some other place that normal people didn't go and shunned.

Yeah... because decent people had a problem with perverts.

[Angel Eyes]

https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1704728437620199928

Hundreds of humans who identify as dogs gather at a Berlin train station to advocate for the rights of people who identify as dogs.

The event was organized by a group called "Canine Beings."

If they're stray dogs, can they be euthanized?

[Doggy Daddy]

https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1704728437620199928

If they're stray dogs, can they be euthanized?

Or at least neutered?  Please?

[MechAg94]

https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1704728437620199928

If they're stray dogs, can they be euthanized?

They are not sitting like dogs.  They are behaving like people with masks.