Maryland Purple Line Gets Federal Funding, Sarah Palin Loses Defamation Suit Against NY Times, and Trump Visits Hurricane Stricken Texas: P.M. Links

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  The Trump Administration signs a funding agreement for the proposed Maryland Purple Line light rail project in the D.C. Metro area. The feds will kick in $900 million.

• Sarah Palin loses her defamation suit against the New York Times.

• A Phoenix man is facing deportation after being arrested for failing to buy a light rail ticket.

• President Trump visits Texas on the invitation of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

• A bizarre patent dispute rocks Oregon's cannabis community.

Comments

[Fist of Etiquette]

Sarah Palin looses her defamation suit against the New York Times.

I hope NYT finds another way to keep her relevant soon.

[Microaggressor]

Kochtopus puppet Christian Britschgi under fire for calling Sarah Palin loose, lawsuit imminent

[Anomalous]

She's had five kids, do the math.

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

Don't let math get in the way of the narrative.

[Fist of Etiquette]

You know who else was a Nazi about things?

[Half-Virtue, Half-Vice]

White people?

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

A certain peddler of soups?

[BestUsedCarSales]

Glen Campbell!?!?!?!

[Crusty Juggler]

Christoph Waltz?

[Cy]

Everyone progressives can't win an argument with?

[Cy]

Everyone progressives can't win an argument with?

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

Nope, it won't come from the NYT. Look for it in tomorrow's AM links, if I get around to it.

[Rufus The Monocled]

Hello.

[Half-Virtue, Half-Vice]

Classic Britschgi, never change.

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

Christian is more constant than Robby's hair was everchanging in the afternoon breeze.

[Fist of Etiquette]

President Trump visits Texas on the invitation of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

You're doing a heckuva job, Melania?

[Rhywun]

The internet is afire with articles saying she dressed wrong.

[Half-Virtue, Half-Vice]

Proper Dressing Etiquette for Disaster Relief was my minor in community college.

[Citizen X - #6]

Confirmed: HV? is a GILMORE? sockpuppet.

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

Mea Tulpa.

[Half-Virtue, Half-Vice]

Pshaw, Gilmore didn't go to college -- 20+ years of aggressive homeschooling I reckon.

[Libertarian]

If she dresses wrong, I don't want to see right.

[Crusty Juggler]

"Hey Melania, try to make yourself look like shit."

[Libertarian]

"Good god, Crusty. I left my heels at home and put on jeans and an ugly white shirt. What more do you want from me?!?!?"

[Memory Hole]

A baseball hat. I think she was wearing one?

[Citizen X - #6]

Sarah Palin looses her defamation suit against the New York Times.

F... fake news?

[EscherEnigma]

Fake? Perhaps.

But not libelously so.

[Fist of Etiquette]

The Trump Administration signs a funding agreement for the proposed Maryland Purple Line light rail project in the D.C. Metro area.

How will Biden get home?

[Anomalous]

It's the Purple Drank Line.

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

Biden is always home.

[Crusty Juggler]

Anheuser-Busch pauses making beer to send water to Harvey victims

A Missouri-based brewery is swapping out their beer for water, sending 155,000 cans to Harvey victims in Louisiana and Texas.

Everyone go out, buy some Bud Light Lime, and force it down your throats in order to thank these heroes.

[Anomalous]

That's giving new meaning to the phrase "give 'til it hurts."

[Half-Virtue, Half-Vice]

More water is the last thing Texas needs, amirite?

*pounds Bud Light Lime*

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

At least you are not drinking an IPA.

[croaker]

IPA = Gay

[Unlabelable MJGreen]

Will any Harvey victims be able to tell the difference?

[Libertarian]

Coors is doing the same thing with their light beer. But it's simpler for them, they just print different cans.

[MarkLastname]

Ah damn I was gonna say that.

[Tom Bombadil]

Bruce1: American beer is a lot like making love in a canoe.
Bruce2: How's that Bruce?
Bruce1: It's fucking close to water.

[Juice]

swapping out their beer for water

Let's see if anyone notices.

[Rat on a train]

Water tastes better.

[Cy]

Great advertising ploy and a Kudos to them for the gesture.

[Fist of Etiquette]

A Phoenix man is facing deportation after being arrested for failing to buy a light rail ticket.

That whole light rail system was designed as flypaper for evildoers.

[Careless]

I haven't bought a light rail ticket today! am I in danger of being deported?

Good lord, what a stupid way to report that story.

[Crusty Juggler]

Neo-cons on the Houston hero beat:

Local News Station Catches Dudes Ripping Shots During Houston Rescue

KRIV reported live Monday night about a group of men being ferried to safety in the suburbs of Spring, Texas. One of the men produced a blue bottle and a shot glass, passing it around the lifeboat to share for others to take shots as well.

Texan Talks Flood Prep: Plenty of Water and Food, 'Armed'

"I'm staying. I live in a two-story house. I've got thirty-five gallons of water, I got food for freaking two months or more. Armed," he said before chuckling.

[Libertarian]

"Noooooooooooooooooooooo!"*

*that's what the smug prepper will scream the first time he tries to flush the toilet tomorrow

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

I'd be shitting out my window.

[Juice]

So, just another Wednesday.

[Stormy Dragon]

The two month food supply is MREs, so he won't have to crap for a couple weeks at least.

[EscherEnigma]

Yeesh. If you're prepped for the long-haul like that, you don't advertise that fact even if you include "armed" in your brag. It's just asking for trouble.

[Crusty Juggler]

Angus Royal Marines facing lewd nightclub 'initiation' charges

Seven Royal Marines based at RM Condor in Arbroath are facing trial over a bizarre charge of committing sex acts and drinking each other's urine at a local nightclub.

accused of one charge of public indecency in the smoking area of DeVito's nightclub in Millgate on June 2 2017, comprising acts such as exposing their sex organs, urinating in public, drinking each other's urine and their own, smacking bare buttocks, placing their sex organs in the mouth of others, and performing sex acts on each other.

It's like a Reason staff party, but with less urine.

[Rhywun]

Smoking area?!

*falls out of chair*

[BestUsedCarSales]

As a libertarian I began weeping openly at that as well.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Fewer urines.

[OBJ FRANKELSON]

I thought the USMC were the gay chicken title-holders.

[BestUsedCarSales]

It's not gay-chicken after penetration has occurred.

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

Confirmed: BUCS is a SIV sockpuppet.

[BestUsedCarSales]

I don't think that was one of the people I said I was the other day. Though I recently started being Dajjal as well.

[DajjaI]

Sarah Palin looses her defamation suit against the New York Times.

I'm all for freedom of the press but that seemed like a pretty clear cut case of malicious incitement to me.

[Stormy Dragon]

A Missouri-based brewery is swapping out their beer for water

Isn't 50 years of preparation for one hurricane a bit overkill?

[Libertarian]

"The Trump Administration signs a funding agreement for the proposed Maryland Purple Line light rail project in the D.C. Metro area. The feds will kick in $900 million."

It's just a ruse to deport more illegals who fail to buy tickets. Thanks, Trump.

[Crusty Juggler]

Alabama Teacher Arrested for Sex with a Student

She is charged with one count of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student, one count of second degree sodomy and one count of second degree rape. These are all felonies

Bailey allegedly sent sexually explicit photos and engaged in sexual acts with a student while employed with the Etowah County Board of Education (ECBOE) as a teacher.

My mea culpa for the plain-Jane teacher/student sex story I shared yesterday.

You're welcome, geeks.

[Jerry on the sea]

I wonder why the Daily Mail didn't post this story yet. I really do wonder.

[Fist of Etiquette]

As always, there are two things needed to judge her level of guilt: her attractiveness and the gender of the student.

[Half-Virtue, Half-Vice]

This is a lock this monster up and throw away the keys scenario. Then again, maybe 'Bama has nonconformist views on objective beauty.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

You're only judging the gender... what about the looks?

[Unlabelable MJGreen]

Oof. And I just started eating my linner, too.

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

When MJGreen's fridge is empty, he eats his bed sheets. He calls it "linner."

[BestUsedCarSales]

Wrong, it's a LIbertarian diNNER and thus all his nightly meals are linners.

[Half-Virtue, Half-Vice]

The second degree sodomy is literally nauseating me.

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

First degree or GTFO?

[shakes head]

[Fist of Etiquette]

Someone tell me what that is. I don't know the degrees and I don't want to look it up.

[Crusty Juggler]

I am sure it is just blowing someone under a certain age.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Thank you for doing my bidding. When the time comes your name will be on the list of those to be spared.

[Half-Virtue, Half-Vice]

Fist does Arya cosplay at his local cons.

[Fist of Etiquette]

NO SPOILERS

[EscherEnigma]

Full citations below, but in this context it means anal or oral.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Perv.

[EscherEnigma]

2nd Degree Sodomy in Alabama:
Alabama Code Title 13A. Criminal Code ? 13A-6-64
(a)?A person commits the crime of sodomy in the second degree if:
(1)?He, being 16 years old or older, engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another person less than 16 and more than 12 years old.
(2)?He engages in deviate sexual intercourse with a person who is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally defective.
(b)?Sodomy in the second degree is a Class B felony.
2nd Degree Rape in Alabama:
Alabama Code Title 13A. Criminal Code ? 13A-6-62
(a)?A person commits the crime of rape in the second degree if:
(1)?Being 16 years old or older, he or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex less than 16 and more than 12 years old; ?provided, however, the actor is at least two years older than the member of the opposite sex.
(2)?He or she engages in sexual intercourse with a member of the opposite sex who is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally defective.
(b)?Rape in the second degree is a Class B felony.

So it's basically three charges that say the same thing: she had sex with a student.

[EscherEnigma]

And to round out the definitions, I found "deviate sexual intercourse".

Alabama Code Title 13A. Criminal Code ? 13A-6-60
(2)?Deviate sexual intercourse. ?Any act of sexual gratification between persons not married to each other involving the sex organs of one person and the mouth or anus of another.

... okay, I'm not a lawyer, but that definition seems a little suspicious. Something counts as "deviant sexual intercourse" if you're unmarried, but not if you're married?

Other gems I found during this search.

Alabama Code Title 13A. Criminal Code ? 13A-6-65
Sexual misconduct can only be committed heterosexually.

Alabama Code Title 13A. Criminal Code ? 13A-11-9
Hanging around and asking for a blow-job is a crime (loitering). Asking for a hand-job is not a crime. Asking for penis-in-vagina sex is not a crime.

Most cases where they used that "deviate sexual intercourse" term were things that were crimes regardless, it's just an additional charge for having sex other then PiV.

[Griffin3]

This is so very much too much information. But I thank you.
[starts pushing up earthen embankment on side of his property closest to Alabama]

[Fist of Etiquette]

So foolproof birth control!

[Crusty Juggler]

Both Lincoln and the Confederacy Were Awful

We're fighting the Civil War again. Whenever both major parties drop any pretense of addressing the real problems facing American taxpayers, their constituents revert to having at each other in "the culture wars." And no culture war would be complete without relitigating what should now be settled history: the reasons for the Civil War.

As always, I take the Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn approach to all Lincoln-related conversations.

[Crusty Juggler]

TW: He looked like this when he sang that sweet tune.

[Fist of Etiquette]

WHO CHANGED YOUTUBE'S LOGO?

[Tom Bombadil]

It completely changes the experience.

[Stormy Dragon]

Trump fires advisor because "only" 10,000 people came to his rally in Phoenix:

Trump Punishes Longtime Aide After Angry Phoenix Speech, Sources Say

A few more months and Trump's people will be in a full on "afraid to stop clapping first" situation.

[Libertarian]

"Ah, but the strawberries! That's, that's where I had them."

[Rebel Scum]

President Trump visits Texas on the invitation of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Antifa visits TX to break shit assist in disaster relief and 'peacefully' protest fascism.

[Libertarian]

When antifa visits Texas, we'll know that it's either "game over" for the country, or the day antifa dies.

[John C. Randolph]

I wonder if any of the blackshirts are bright enough to realize that their chances of getting shot while trying to kill someone with a bike lock are vastly higher in Texas than in California.

-jcr

[Fist of Etiquette]

By the looks of them, they don't like too much contact with water.

[Crusty Juggler]

Detroit's tiny houses are giving low-income earners a shot at homeownership

Demand for tiny homes has been sweeping the nation, spurred in part by the high cost of owning and the desire to live simpler, with less.

In Detroit, the fad is serving a different purpose: An opportunity for low-income residents to become homeowners, reports Jeffrey Brown of PBS NewsHour.

[Unlabelable MJGreen]

Disgusting.

[BestUsedCarSales]

I'm all for Tiny Houses and hope that local governments don't fuck them too hard.

That being said, I am a giant of a man, almost 7 cubic feet of human being. So I will not live in a tiny house myself.

[Chipper Morning, Now #1]

7 cubic feet in the shape of a normal distribution when lying down?

[BestUsedCarSales]

I'm a perfect cube who is 7x7x7.

[Stormy Dragon]

No, you'd be a perfect cube who is 1.91.... x 1.91... x 1.91....

[BestUsedCarSales]

You're right, but I thought that sounded too small when I did the math.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Seattle leads the way in tiny houses. They're made of nylon, have zip-up doors and can be put up in minutes.

[Memory Hole]

Trump went to Camp David on Friday as the category 4 hurricane made landfall, leaving Mike Pence and others in the situation room to deal with the storm, while he sat alone at his desk and fumbled around Twitter. He sent out tweets as if he was watching a great show about the "HISTORIC" storm and seeming to thank the people of Houston for it:

"HISTORIC rainfall in Houston, and all over Texas. Floods are unprecedented, and more rain coming. Spirit of the people is incredible. Thanks!"

Then he rambled on about his big election win in Missouri?

http://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trum.....13671.html

[BestUsedCarSales]

Let's give him credit where credit is due, Trump can ramble with the best of them.

[Stormy Dragon]

Thanks!

Who is he thanking, and for what?

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

He's thanking America... for #Winning, bitch.

[Red Rocks Baiting n Inciting]

leaving Mike Pence and others in the situation room to deal with the storm,

If Pence actually has the power to control the weather, maybe he can do something about this global warming thing.

[Half-Virtue, Half-Vice]

Man, I just remembered that Telcontor the Wanderer (close?) lives in TX. Haven't seen him on here in a while, he was PM links-ing the night before landfall -- sounded like he was a bit nervous about the storm. I hope he is doing well.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

I suspect some sort of hat will be in order.

[Liberty =><= Equality]

A Phoenix man is facing deportation after being arrested for failing to buy a light rail ticket.

If it were a US citizen who did it, Reason would have said they were arrested for stealing a ride aboard the light rail. But they have special exonerating phrasing for illegals, just like the MSM has special exonerating phrasing for cops.

[BestUsedCarSales]

Seems kind of silly for sure. Complain about the immigration law all you want, but it just seems silly to complain about this.

[Cy]

You must be one of those people whose brain hurts when it encounters cognitive dissonance.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

A bizarre patent dispute rocks Oregon's cannabis community.

I started reading the linked article and then it just got weird. Whatever broheim.

[BestUsedCarSales]

Sounds like a guy who thinks he's Lex Luthor.