The Day After Christmas
[guest post by Dana]
It’s the day after Christmas, also known as recovery day for the millions of Americans whose gastronomic indulgences are causing them to pop Pepto-Bismol tablets like, well, like candy! And if you’re one of the recovering, it’s lucky you don’t live in the UK where doctors are now being told they must report patients who are gaining weight. This comes on the heels of a ruling by the EU that “obesity can be considered a disability” and that employers must treat overweight employees as disabled and provide them with whatever is necessary to perform their jobs.
Also in the news, the daughter of Eric Garner doxxed one of the police officers who was present when her father died:
Erica Garner tweeted that cop Justin D’Amico was “another officer that helped killed [sic] my dad,” and directed her 5,000-plus Twitter followers to a Web page that lists addresses for D’Amico and five possible relatives.
The information was viewed about 500 times before Garner’s stunning tweet was deleted following inquiries by The Post.
Jonathan Moore, attorney for the Garner family claims that Erica Garner “did not have any knowledge of what was in those links.”
Garner’s denial:
Anything for a story ..i cant say anything else but this is a very sad attempt to assassinate my character..srry guys my last post 4awhile
This tweet was followed by:
That tweet was retweeted to me ..it was a link i never opened all i seen was the officer name didnt think twice but ppl changed my words
Finally, ask yourself this, if North Korea was not behind the Sony hacking, what would that say about the FBI and this administration?
Kurt Stammberger from the Norse cybersecuirty firm, told CBS News that his team believes a woman identified only as “Lena” was heavily involved in the hack – not North Korea.
“We are very confident that this was not an attack master-minded by North Korea and that insiders were key to the implementation of one of the most devastating attacks in history,” he told the news outlet.
“Sony was not just hacked, this is a company that was essentially nuked from the inside,” Stammberger added.
–Dana
Hello.
Dana (8e74ce) — 12/26/2014 @ 11:08 amThis was done on behalf of North Korea.
It may very well be that Lena was
North KoreanChinese agent and was crucial to the hack.But that doesn’t change anything. Except it may explain what North Korea wa talking about when it said it could prove it was innocent.
Because they know how the hack was done.
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 12/26/2014 @ 11:26 amThis Lena actually may never have worked at SONY.
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 12/26/2014 @ 11:29 amThe cyber community expressed skepticism from day one. To me, the most likely explanation involves an insider, but that does not mean outsiders were not involved as well. Lena might well be the liason between the insiders and whomever was the outside party.
On other fronts, a link that may be of interest.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisias-elections-represent-yet-another-muslim-brotherhood-defeat/
Subtext: Tunisians may have decided the bad old days were not so bad after all.
kishnevi (294553) — 12/26/2014 @ 12:06 pmThe Sony NorK Lena story is one of Sammah’s wet dreams.
JD (995bda) — 12/26/2014 @ 12:17 pmI suspect that NK funded the hackers but doubt it was a solitary action. We need to take down the Kim bank accounts again, as was done before Bush got convinced to try another gambit to get them to be nice. At one time we had closed most of them down. Once that is done, they are pretty harmless to outsiders.
Mike K (90dfdc) — 12/26/2014 @ 12:47 pmBoxing day is the term you are looking for I think.
scrubone (bf085c) — 12/26/2014 @ 1:01 pm7
kishnevi (a5d1b9) — 12/26/2014 @ 1:07 pmOr St. Stephen’s Day.
Tunisians have been on balance, among the best who managed the Arab Spring, they never let their Islamists hold the top rungs of power,
narciso (ee1f88) — 12/26/2014 @ 1:10 pmI will be gastronomically overindulging with No. 1 and 3 sons tonight while watching tasteful art films.
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 12/26/2014 @ 1:24 pmshocking how that isn’t a lead story:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/12/sharyl_attkisson_docs_indicate_atf_was_using_fast_and_furious_to_justify_new_gun_regs.html
narciso (ee1f88) — 12/26/2014 @ 1:49 pmPeak Mike Brown?
redc1c4 (cf3b04) — 12/26/2014 @ 2:03 pmbut, he was a good kid…
redc1c4 (cf3b04) — 12/26/2014 @ 2:05 pmmike brown was a thuggy thuggy hole
i don’t miss him at ALL
you know what i miss is sunshine and little hoppy durzles hopping around up in the hills and i miss my salvadoran place and i miss my nosy neighbors and their stinky dying corpse dogs they would walk so faithfully three times a day
also i miss having the freedom to go without health insurance and i miss breathing the air of a not-fascist little country
and i miss my jewish grocery store and i miss natalie wood and i miss my micronaut collection mom threw away and i miss mountains
i wanna see mountains again gandalf
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 3:33 pmunhappyfeet/ cheer up.
Gazzer (c44509) — 12/26/2014 @ 3:36 pmi’m cheerful Mr. gazzer i’m just flush with appreciation for things i took for granted
also i looked and looked on every shelf for rompope today at my corner liquor store
FAIL
so i got some amarula instead
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 3:41 pmIt’s only an eternity, happyfeet. It will pass before you know it.
nk (dbc370) — 12/26/2014 @ 3:50 pmthis could be the best place yet but you must overcome your fears
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 3:54 pmYour neighborhood. I told you about the Greek pastry shop. One mile straight West on Lawrence, at Kedzie and then some, are the Korean stores. Go North to Devon and Western, those are the Indian sub-continent stores that are not 7-11s or gas stations. Straight West on Devon to California and a bit more up to Sacramento are Jewish groceries and bakeries. The Korean and Indian neighborhoods, you’ll know you’re there by the smell of the spices.
nk (dbc370) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:07 pmi’m on it soon
i been dropping the ball on venturing out lately
kooky stalker lady through me off my game but it’s been over 24 hours since her last text
i think she’s catching a clue
either that or i’m just a dirty birdie
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:15 pm*
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:23 pmWhut? Did I somehow miss a prior exposition informing about the kooky stalker lady?
elissa (5c0bd9) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:28 pmErr, does she look like Glen Close or like Kathy Bates?
nk (dbc370) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:29 pmyeah she kinda does look like kathy
she really kinda does
no real prior exposition…
you kinda think hmmm this is a lil much
then you think gosh that’s a lil stalkery
then you turn off your phone lock your doors and don’t go out for a couple days
the last straw was when i was the only one at office and she showed up on one of her vacation days
then confronted me about calls she eavesdropped on
i heard you talking about whatever why didn’t you ask me i was just down the hall there’s no reason you should ask m-
and i’m like oh ok this is what we did would you have done something different?
and she was all
well i don’t know… i don’t know what you did i was just down the hall and you didn’t ask me
and i have the whole thing on my monitor and I’m like see? this is right, right?
and she’s like
oh whatever nevermind next time you’ll know to ask me
and i’m like yes of course
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:37 pmI hope you don’t have a pet bunny, hf.
Gazzer (c44509) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:40 pmMr. Feets, you may find this extra depressing.
kishnevi (294553) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:41 pmhttp://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/12/ashland_woman_accused_of_taunting_police_with_bacon_sausage
oh man this must be one of them seasonal affective things
everyone needs to have a tasty glass of milk and a lil sun on their face
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:44 pmhappyfeet-
mg (31009b) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:47 pmhttp://www.bing.com/search?q=every+breath+you+take&form=APMCS1
And not even Baby Jesus is safe these days:
kishnevi (294553) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:49 pmhttp://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/12/police_baby_jesus_taken_replaced_with_pigs_head
https://www.google.com/#q=lapel+camera&tbm=shop&spd=5816296504547787157
nk (dbc370) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:49 pmamazon has synchronicity for $5 so i put it in my cloud
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:56 pmThere is an answer and it is GPS
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/19/baby-jesus-gps-nativity-scene/20630021/
elissa (5c0bd9) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:56 pmi have all her increasingly manic texts and IMs
from the reaction i get from the people i’ve shown it’s pretty compelling
i only have monday and tuesday to worry about and i have a half day of pto left to burn this year
so if she shows up i can just say i’m a go get a tasty sammich and just not come back
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 4:58 pmi think we’re good though
no texts in 24 hours means she got the hint
so she’ll have to find another outlet for her legitimate concerns about how life is making her not feel happy inside
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:00 pmBetter look under the bed, just to be sure.
Gazzer (c44509) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:07 pmJoe Biden will be attending police officer Ramos tomorrow. I believe I read that Ramos’ widow gave de Blasio her okay to attend the funeral. It would seem good form for him to skip it, lest he draw the attention away from Ramos. Plus, given how many law enforcement people will be in attendance, does this help or further hurt the city’s relationship with the NYPD?
Dana (8e74ce) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:10 pmI hope Vice President Biden is not planning to speak.
elissa (5c0bd9) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:12 pmYes, de Blasio is attending,
Dana (8e74ce) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:14 pmshe was trying to turn the boston piggies into cannibals?
that’s diabolical
the end times
they draw near
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:24 pmI said the other day that I thought the widow would take the high road with deBlasio. I also said that he did not deserve that break.
Gazzer (c44509) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:32 pmGraciously declining to attend in order to not distract from Ramos might be seen by rank and file as a good-faith step toward healing the rift.
Dana (8e74ce) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:37 pmGood point. That might be the smarter choice. So I doubt he will do it.
Gazzer (c44509) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:39 pmI miss MayBee
JD (1359d9) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:48 pmGazzer,
Shameful ego.
Dana (8e74ce) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:49 pmSo unusual in a pol/must I?
Gazzer (c44509) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:50 pmThe Obama say they remain committed to building a nation that provides opportunity for everyone. They say there’s much to be thankful for as families light the Kinara, a candle holder used to celebrate Kwanzaa.
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:55 pmmaybee is ok yes?
she’s just not here
and even though I know how very far apart we are it helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star
except for stars here are hard to come by
they’re like sunshines
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 5:57 pmWhat do they call the candle holder to light the fire to cook the missionary?
nk (dbc370) — 12/26/2014 @ 6:04 pmpicklehead?
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 6:21 pmEmailed by a friend:
“If Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Trayvon Martin had been killed in Afghanistan…
“Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Louis Farrakhan wouldn’t even know their names.”
Truth.
navyvet (66f9d3) — 12/26/2014 @ 7:23 pmneither would anyone else
happyfeet (831175) — 12/26/2014 @ 8:36 pmNot completely off topic: The Wire, now remastered in 16×9 HD, is being shown in a marathon on HBO Signature and HBO Go, one season per day. Season 2 Saturday. See how big cities really work.
Kevin M (25bbee) — 12/26/2014 @ 10:29 pmnot true… those who served with them, and those of us who care would know.
3%
redc1c4 (b340a6) — 12/26/2014 @ 10:36 pmDe Blasio could take the high ground, send an advance copy of his intended remarks to Mrs Ramos and ask if her husband would have preferred the mayor deliver them in person at the funeral, or would she rather the mayor send a wreath to express his regards but keep a respectful distance.
It would be a show respect for the family by letting them control access to the funeral and he’s be able to defend the choice of venue for his remarks as her decision.
ropelight (b61824) — 12/27/2014 @ 5:36 amwell we saw this in ‘Shadow Recruit’
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/theory-emerges-sony-hacking-suggesting-russian-hackers-article-1.2057181
narciso (ee1f88) — 12/27/2014 @ 7:32 amso they won’t be voting for in the Golden Globes
http://nypost.com/2014/12/27/pakistani-officials-furious-over-countrys-portrayal-in-homeland/
narciso (ee1f88) — 12/27/2014 @ 10:05 amRegarding the EU obesity thing – obesity IS a disability. Sorry but it really is. I put on some baby weight and all of a sudden life gets way more difficult. Climbing stairs, standing for long periods of time, etc. And I know it’s a life choice really, but aren’t many diseases caused by bad life choices?
Georganne (e37667) — 12/27/2014 @ 11:42 amThe problem I have with obesity being labeled a disability and lumped in with other disabilities is that obesity is almost always self-inflicted whereas any number of other disabilities most certainly are not self-inflicted. Why should they be equated or have laws requiring they be treated as if the same? Especially at the cost of of taxpayers.
Dana (8a69ce) — 12/27/2014 @ 12:19 pmAlso, one can recover from baby weight gain fairly easily through diet and exercise, but there are any number of actual disabilities that are not recoverable no matter what is tried.
Dana (8a69ce) — 12/27/2014 @ 12:49 pmThe obvious question then – What about lung cancer? If you’ve been a smoker all your life and you’re dying from lung cancer – should you not be eligible for disability payments?
Is this THE Dana?
Georganne (e37667) — 12/27/2014 @ 12:58 pmDana with out modifiers, is the Dana,
narciso (ee1f88) — 12/27/2014 @ 1:10 pmBetamax Brown doesn’t dissapoint
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2014/12/15/city-journal-blasts-brown-s-appointment-of-kruger-to-state-supreme-court/
narciso (ee1f88) — 12/27/2014 @ 1:28 pmThe obvious question is: If putting on some baby weight is a disability, then WTF is getting your legs blown off by a land mine?
nk (dbc370) — 12/27/2014 @ 1:34 pm1984, is a how to guide for these people.
narciso (ee1f88) — 12/27/2014 @ 1:39 pmWe’ve gone from “Care for the widow and the orphan” to “Care for the lazy fat-ass who eats 4,000 calories a day sitting in front of the TV”, and every self-indulgent cry-baby in-between.
But that’s not the worst of it. The worst of it is that too many think they are entitled to anything anybody else has not because they have done anything to earn it but just by virtue of being born; too many are willing to exploit that in order to be the leaders of the ochlocracy*; and it’s starting to look like only an apocalyptic disaster will shake some sense back into Western civilization. If even that.
*mob rule
nk (dbc370) — 12/27/2014 @ 2:22 pmThis is why we can’t have nice things:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/protester-who-advocates-peace-charged-with-setting-fire-at-berkeley/article_ad4006c5-06ab-5b7e-8a7f-3fd2ed4dbbcb.html
elissa (87425c) — 12/27/2014 @ 3:59 pm“Oh Tagamet, Oh Tagamet, your relief is so amazing…”
Patricia (5fc097) — 12/27/2014 @ 10:34 pmhttp://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2014/12/28/american-achiever-of-2014-sarah-palin/
narciso (ee1f88) — 12/28/2014 @ 6:53 amPresident Obama gave federal workers the day off.
Not sure this will add to his legacy. Next year December 26 is a Saturday and in 2016, it is Monday, and they’ll get Monday off anyway in order not to lose the December 25 holiday day off.
Sammy Finkelman (1b38fa) — 12/28/2014 @ 5:58 pm11. 68. Sure do wish even a handful of Republican men could fight like girls.
Lessee, West, Cruz, Lee, Walker, ..
DNF (a6032a) — 12/28/2014 @ 7:03 pm@nk
I didn’t say putting on some baby weight was a disability. I was just speaking from my own experience. I put on some baby weight and it made me more sympathetic to the plight of the obese. That is all. And I’m sorry to be crass but…if you’re too fat to work than that is a disability. One can argue the point that this is a self-inflicted disability but…what of it? And it most certainly does not make me any less sympathetic to the plight of an injured soldier or anyone else’s suffering for that matter. But it is what it is.
Georganne (e37667) — 12/29/2014 @ 6:16 ami’m starving
happyfeet (a037ad) — 12/29/2014 @ 6:18 amI’m sorry I was snappish, Georganne.
We should have a sense of humor about things like this. I, for one, am happy to live in a society where poor people are fat, and being fat is considered malnourished and even a disability.
I definitely don’t want to be like that clown who calls himself Center for Science in the Public Interest (it’s just one guy, who looks a lot like SEK actually) and goes around nattering about the calories in watermelon. Or like Moochelle. Somebody should give her the news — no amount of dieting is going to narrow that beam of hers.
nk (dbc370) — 12/29/2014 @ 8:04 am“One of the most frequently quoted and photographed Ferguson protesters was charged Saturday with setting fire to a Berkeley convenience store last week.”
– elissa
I gotta admit, I was really really hoping it was gonna be Greg Williams.
Leviticus (f9a067) — 12/29/2014 @ 8:38 amI mean Greg Packer. Dammit.
Leviticus (f9a067) — 12/29/2014 @ 8:41 amGreg Packer is not a protester.
He is “John Q. Public.”
Sammy Finkelman (d542b2) — 12/29/2014 @ 8:46 amI still wonder who shot and killed the young friend of Mike Brown and then set his body on fire. Payback for testifying to the grand jury?
I guess the media are too busy attending looting and burning sites to look into it.
Patricia (5fc097) — 12/29/2014 @ 9:02 amDeandre Joshua was not a grand jury witness, and is described as a friend of Dorian Johnson, but also as a “good kid, not into drugs” and as employed by Walmart. He is not described as a friend of Michael Brown.
His body was found the morning after the grand jury’s decision not to indict was announced and just a=yards from where Michael Brown was killed.
http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/12/deandre-joshua-friend-of-witness-to-michael-brown-shooting-murdered-shot-in-head-body-set-on-fire/
I would guess this was probably connected with criminal activity, but not because he testified in this case, because he didn’t.
Sammy Finkelman (d542b2) — 12/29/2014 @ 12:47 pm