Night owl chat – Joe Bonamassa

Time to groove out to the lightning fingers of Mr. Joe Bonamassa.

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Just Got Paid

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You Shook Me

Bernie?! Paula Deen?! Today Sure Needs Some Laughter

I handed my dad an egg. pic.twitter.com/8HitnbbbMz

— matt (@shadygrenade) June 20, 2015

Someone sent me a 12 minute YouTube video as if I have that kind of attention span. That's like the YouTube equivalent of Lord of the Rings.

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 19, 2015

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A fox: People aren't so bad. I hear they named a news station after us.
[Watches 1 minute of Hannity]
We attack the humans at dawn.

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 18, 2015

No thanks, Jurassic World. If I want to watch something that contains sexism and dinosaurs I'll turn on Fox News.

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 13, 2015

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This one’s for you, Chips. Don’t ever say I didn’t do anything for you 😉

https://twitter.com/hippieswordfish/status/514176568135286784

https://twitter.com/NicestHippo/status/610080859274678272

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https://twitter.com/BrandonEsWolf/status/374589496467009536

look pal im a surgeon it takes a lot to gross me out...*guy eats a grape with a hair on it*...jesus christ

— brent (@murrman5) June 20, 2015

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When a man and a woman love each other very much, Disney or George R. R. Martin will kill at least one of them.

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 8, 2015

[sees girl crying at table after being stood up]
um excuse me
[sniff] Yes
Can u shut up it's our anniversary we're tryin to have a good time

— Jeff Wysaski (@pleatedjeans) June 22, 2015

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[Job interview]
"What are your strengths?"
Me: I fall in love easily.
"Erm, okay... what are your weaknesses?"
Me: Those blue eyes of yours.

— ste(ph)en (@stephenjmolloy) June 16, 2015

https://twitter.com/Tommytoughstuff/status/613477991662944256

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https://twitter.com/ruinedpicnic/status/594999020608692225

Oh really, Carol? It takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown? How many muscles does it take you to mind your own business

— Sage Boggs (@sageboggs) October 6, 2014

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https://twitter.com/NicestHippo/status/606625838956560384

wife: its ruining date night
me: its ruining date night because you're letting it ruin date night
hitchhiker: just drop me off on the corner

— brent (@murrman5) December 8, 2014

#BerningBridges (h/t @Only4RM)

https://twitter.com/elonjames/status/618446837750431744

That was a response to a tweet from a (needless to say white) BernieBot

who claimed Sanders was one of the first #BlackLivesMatter

activists ….. in 1962. Seriously. The idiot deleted the tweet.

https://twitter.com/elonjames/status/618446329266638848

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Bernie has barely mentioned Black Lives Matter. Trying to appropriate #BlackLivesMatter reeks of white privilege. https://t.co/opUPz7pEf1

— MariaMeanMuthafuckah (@desertcronenm) July 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/elonjames/status/618447446641741824

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https://twitter.com/root_e/status/618443826869317632

https://twitter.com/jetpack/status/618465938757783553

Abraham, Martin and Bern. https://t.co/QRxxcyl4XU

— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) July 7, 2015

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https://twitter.com/allanbrauer/status/610861533405573124

Bernie Sander's disgusting postmortem on the 2014 election rings hollow and privileged: http://t.co/Rooj65o9fu h/t @allanbrauer @Only4RM

— author_is_elon (@RaisingOneBrow) June 16, 2015

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Bernie Sanders on "black lives matter." http://t.co/Dq5GSmcBGo pic.twitter.com/ziUMlEWJKq

— Gus (@Gus_802) July 7, 2015

Apparently just hating banks will end racism.

— Gus (@Gus_802) July 7, 2015

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In 40+ years of running for office, Bernie Sanders has never really had to campaign for Black Votes...

...and it shows.

— Malcolm P. Johnson (@admiralmpj) July 7, 2015

Bernie Sanders is the candidate of white Emoprogs that never accepted the black President.

— Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) July 7, 2015

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@TheObamaDiary @MattMurph24 Feels like firedoglake got the band back together for a reunion tour.

— meta (@metaquest) July 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/sherifffruitfly/status/618452771784626176

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https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/618217144015151104

Seeing a whole lot of #GunSense advocates throwing their convictions in the waste bin because... #Bernie. Sad. Sick. https://t.co/DIaTGXyES9

— 🇺🇸🇭🇹 Only4RM 🇭🇹🇺🇸 (@Only4RM) July 7, 2015

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1) Gunmakers flood the market with cheap weapons that serve no purpose than to support Crime. Bernie gave those gunmakers legal cover.

— Malcolm P. Johnson (@admiralmpj) July 7, 2015

2) Bernie supporters are so in love with his anti Wall St. message, they expect me to forgive him for giving those Gunmakers legal cover.

— Malcolm P. Johnson (@admiralmpj) July 7, 2015

3) That ain't happening. Too many black kids are killed with these crap guns, and Bernie says we have no right to sue the Gunmakers. NO.

— Malcolm P. Johnson (@admiralmpj) July 7, 2015

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If Pres Obama shared #BernieSanders stance on guns the white progressive wing of the party would be crucifying him right now.

— A Woke antifascist. (@Freefree0Bobbie) July 7, 2015

Ahem--> Bernie Sanders supported the most odious NRA–backed law in recent memory, against Sandy Hook families http://t.co/bHXWBgtobq

— Martha Jackovics beachpeanuts@c.im (@BeachPeanuts) June 25, 2015

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Bernie Sanders proposes to continue using drones! Oops, wait, that's true.

— Gus (@Gus_802) June 12, 2015

https://twitter.com/theonlyadult/status/618522373810188288

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https://twitter.com/Rex4711/status/618431386509312000

If you spent any time bashing PBO over Guantanamo, but now salivating over Bernie Sanders, you are indeed a petty hypocritical mofo.

— ReclaimingMyTime (@MonieTalks_1) July 7, 2015

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https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/618519675408924673

1:14: To Gaza sympathizer: “Excuse me! SHUT UP!”

https://twitter.com/thepoliticalcat/status/617911018753126401

https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/618523444297236480

2000 dead Palestinians in Gaza = “a little heavy-handed”

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Find @BernieSanders's sudden REDEFINITION of the unemployment rate a despicable attempt to discredit Pres. Obama. #BerningBridges

— 🇺🇸🇭🇹 Only4RM 🇭🇹🇺🇸 (@Only4RM) July 7, 2015

Bernie Sanders speech last night re "real" unemployment rate? - picked up by Daily Caller, Wash Times, HotAir, Newsmax and Twitchy. / GFOH

— k8 (@rolling_2) July 7, 2015

Now we have Republicans quoting #BernieSanders re: UE rate to discredit Pres Obama. Remind me again how this will get my vote? #NotVerySmart

— Donna NoShock (@NoShock) July 7, 2015

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https://twitter.com/CarlosPerezCamp/status/618264711096762368

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Refusing to address issues uniquely impacting the black community,

dismissing #BlackLivesMatter as just a phrase,

having a truly horrible record on gun control,

supporting Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza,

voting against the shutting down of Guantanamo,

using GOP talking points on unemployment figures ….. etc

yeah, Feel the Bern 🙄

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The funniest part is that those who support this guy assume those disgusted by his stands on these issues are Hillary supporters …… chuckle.

The Obama Economy: Labor Market Recovery Is The Best In 25 Years

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Hale Stewart: The Recovery In The Labor Market Is The Best In 25 Years

Every month we read stories about what a poor labor market recovery this has been. The latest articles were from Profs. Brad DeLong and Menzie Chinn. I respectfully disagree. With few exceptions, people don’t get a job for social reasons. They go to work each day in order to earn money to purchase necessities, discretionary goods, and to save for future needs. In short, they work because of cold, hard cash. Next, let’s compare two economies that both create 1 million 40 hour a week jobs, but one pays $10/hour and the other pays $12/hour. Clearly the second economy is better. It is paying workers 20% more than the first.

Finally, let’s compare two economies that create 1 million 40 hour a week jobs at $10/hour. In the first economy, there are 3% annual raises, but inflation is rising 4%. In the second, there are 2% annual raises, but inflation is rising 1%. Again, even though the second economy is giving less raises, it is the better one — those workers are seeing their lot improve in real, inflation-adjusted terms, whereas the workers in the first economy are actually losing ground. In other words, the best measure of a labor market recovery is that economy which doles out the biggest increase in real aggregate wages. The bottom line is that, measured 5 years and 11 months out from the bottom, this labor market recovery has been the third best of the 7 expansions, behind the 1960s and 1980s

More here

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https://twitter.com/theonlyadult/status/609907227806314496

12.8 million: That's how many jobs our businesses have added over 64 months of growth—the longest streak on record. pic.twitter.com/esO8lCEJGK

— VP Biden (Archived) (@VP44) July 2, 2015

Chat Away

Best. Toon. Ever. 🙂

Early Bird Rise and Shine

On This Day – Pete Souza: “Family dinner is usually private time. But I heard they were having dinner atop their hotel in Moscow, which overlooked the Kremlin. When they first sat down, Sasha was just having some fun with her dad.” July 7, 2009

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Today (all times Eastern)

11:10: The President meets with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

3:45: Meets with Secretary of Defense Carter

6:15: Meets with the Senate Democratic Caucus; State Dining Room

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On This Day: President Barack Obama greets departing Associate Counsel to the President Alison J. “Ali” Nathan, left, Meg Satterthwaite, and their twin sons Oliver and Nathan, in the Outer Oval Office, July 7, 2010. (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!