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Jeez man......It's the WHOPPER!! - Let it be.....

https://www.facebook.com/wegotinjuntrouble/videos/396562181074036/UzpfSTEwMDAwNTkwMzE5OTIyNToxMTIwNDE5MDI4MTY0ODYw/

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-impossible-foods-ceo-burger/vegetarian-patty-gets-the-burger-king-whopper-test-idUSKCN1RD1WO To mark the launch on April Fool’s day, the burger giant released a hidden-camera-style promo video showing the serving of plant-based Whoppers instead of meat to customers who marvel that they cannot tell the difference. “We wanted to make sure we had something that lived up to the expectations of the Whopper,” said Burger King’s North America president, Christopher Finazzo. “We’ve done sort of a blind taste test with our franchisees, with people in the office, with my partners on the executive team, and virtually nobody can tell the difference.” The Impossible Whopper comes at an extra cost - about a dollar more than the beef patty Whopper. But Finazzo said research shows consumers are willing to pay more for the plant-based burger. Plant-based meat has been gaining popularity as more attention is focused on the environmental hazards of industrial ranching. Finazzo said his research shows customers mainly like it for the health benefits. The Impossible Burger patty has zero cholesterol. Impossible Foods, based in Redwood City, California, launched its first faux meat patty over two years ago. A genetically modified yeast creates the key ingredient, called heme, which makes the patties appear to bleed and taste like real meat. OK - This is going too far......Messing with the Whopper........Stop the insanity................

OK. Completely disappointed. That was the worst season finale to date. Last week's episode would have made a better season end. Would have really wanted to see the next season. Now, just meh......Will still be watching, though, just not as highly anticipating. Season 10 better step it up. BTW - The whisperers surely went south (where the sun was) and were not a factor for the wanderers who crossed the borders, and IMHO - Alpha looked preggos in the end.......

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ocasio-cortez-flubs-history-fdr-change-to-constitution She must be upsetting the leaders of the left when the MSM is actually pointing out her flubs........

One thing about PB - he is incredibly intelligent, and if at all possible will not let himself get pigeon-holed into a character of folly in the Democrat Party. SF doesn't hardly align at all with his Liberal/left political views, and absolutely despises the "smart streets" (roundabouts) in South Bend, and don't get me started on "Lime Bikes" (google it) in South Bend where some of the bikes wound up in the river, but I have to respect his demeanor and his ability to sniff out the traps being set for him in the Democrat campaign so far. He would make a worthy adversary as a counterpart to Pence in the debates if he is unable to get the nomination, but becomes a VP pick. Here is a humorous take from Trevor Noah:

and I can even agree with his statement I highlighted.........But if he were white......and said that in the opposite direction, say opposition to casting a black character in a white role...... My point - The reason/motivation/intent is irrelevant, if a white person ever made that same statement in the same context, there would be instant damnation from every angle.......

He's probably glad he didn't buy her those glasses with the corrective lenses......

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/28/black-press-only-at-political-meeting-in-georgia-church/3305136002/ Organizers of a Wednesday meeting about an upcoming mayoral election asked that only black journalists cover the event at a church in Savannah, Georgia. "No media (T.V. Radio, etc.) Black Press Only!" read a sign posted on the door of Bolton Street Baptist Church. The Savanah Morning news reports that white reporters were barred from entering the event while multiple black reporters were permitted to enter. A social media post made by the Trigon Group to promote the meeting says the community gathering was intended to unify support in the African American community behind a single candidate for mayor among multiple candidates. That post also says "Black Media ONLY!" In this Wednesday, March 27, 2019 photo, signs posted on the doors of the Bolton Street Baptist Church are seen during a meeting coordinated to garner support for one black candidate in Savannah's mayoral race, in Savannah, Ga. (Photo: Eric Curl/Savannah Morning News via AP) USA TODAY's attempts to contact to The Trigon Group via phone and email were not immediately returned. Van Johnson, one of multiple black mayoral candidates to have announced a campaign for the November election, is told by a reporter that he was denied entrance to the meeting.I think that's unfortunate," Johnson responded. Johnson also told the station that he believed event organizers had the right to determine who to admit to an event. He suggested he would speak at an event where only white reporters were allowed to attend. WJCL reported that journalists who were allowed inside the meeting were treated "with suspicion." The station says that about 50 people attended the event. The meeting was held as the city's first white mayor in 20 years, Eddie DeLoach, is seeking re-election this fall. Assuming this is not racist?

Agree - Even IF the Federal Government was to fund the special Olympics, it sure shouldn't be under the Department of Education.

Apparently the SWAT team was dispatched to deal with this level of lunacy by parents who choose not to vaccinate their kids......Because they certainly must be nuts..... The doctor feared something that turned out to be a glorified sinus infection.......(Something a vaccine wouldn't cover anyway)...... Yep - better send SWAT in....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6858543/Shocking-video-shows-Arizona-police-officers-forcibly-removing-two-year-old-boy-home.html https://abc7news.com/swat-team-with-guns-drawn-raids-home-for-toddler-with-fever/5220780/ CRIME & SAFETY SWAT team with guns drawn raids Arizona home for toddler with fever Updated an hour ago CHANDLER, Arizona -- Video shows a SWAT team raiding a home in Arizona with guns drawn looking for a 2-year-old child with a fever. The raid came as a result of a fight between the toddler's parents and a doctor over his medical care. But now, local lawmakers say it went too far. It was a scene that resembled police trying to take down a dangerous fugitive, bust down the door with guns at the ready. But instead of a fugitive, police were looking for a toddler believed to have an extremely high fever. State representative Kelly Townsend says she's troubled by the video, and she's played a big role in getting legislation passed requiring Children's Services to get a search warrant before removing children from a home in a non-emergency situation. But she says she never thought this would be the result. "The doctor chose to use DCS to remove the child, and DCS chose to use the police, and the police chose to use the SWAT team," she said. "That is not the country that I recognize." Townsend says it all started back in February, when the parents took the 2-year-old, who isn't vaccinated, to a naturopathic doctor for a fever of about 105. The doctor instructed the parents to take the child to the emergency room, but the fever broke after the doctor's visit, so they never went. Upon learning that, the doctor called DCS, which then called Chandler police to check on the child. The father refused to let police into the home, and later that night, officers came back with a search warrant. "At that point, who now owns control over the child?" Townsend said. "And it seems like we've now given that to the doctor, and the parent no longer has a say or they risk the SWAT team taking all of the children and potentially the newborn." Townsend says she can see both sides of the story, a concerned doctor and protective parents, but she is questioning how it was done and the amount of force used. "We need to admit that in this situation, it was a mistake," she said. "There are other situations where there is neglect, there is abuse, and that is what we need to focus on." Townsend said the child actually had an upper respiratory infection and not meningitis like the doctor had feared. The kid had a fever........And the parents who chose to avoid vaccinations obviously have no idea what they are doing.......

https://nypost.com/2019/03/25/mueller-madness-the-media-pundits-who-got-it-most-wrong/

Step 1: pull down pants Step 2: look down Step 3: you know what you are Step 4: consult an anatomy book (pre 2008) if in doubt.........

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/jordan-peele-says-i-dont-see-myself-casting-a-white-dude-as-lead-us-1197021 Hot off the record-breaking success of his latest high-minded horror flick, the writer-director advised Hollywood improv students on ego, marijuana use and why minority actors will always star in his films. On Monday, as the town buzzed about new box office records set by Us, the film's 40-year-old director, Jordan Peele, was not wiling away the hours in a Universal lot bungalow fielding congratulatory calls from studio execs. Peele was on a cramped stage in East Hollywood at improv mecca Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, the starriest guest yet for the school's new conversation series. There was a sense of familiarity hovering over the proceedings. No surprise, as Peele got his start in improv before landing on MADtv in 2003, then achieving sketch-comedy stardom with Comedy Central's Key & Peele in 2012. Peele gave the standing-room-only audience — a diverse set of 20-something improv students, aspiring storytellers and fans — about an hour and 20 minutes of his time in a wide-ranging conversation that covered his hugely successful career, his marijuana dependence (a double-edged sword), the making of Get Out, inclusive casting and his favorite Twilight Zone episode. The audience gave Peele a raucous standing ovation when he entered the room, a conquering hero dressed down in dark denim jeans, black Nikes, an Aviator Nation hoodie and T-shirt with Corey Feldman’s face on it, for some reason. UCB co-founder and moderator Ian Roberts, who executive produced Key & Peele, began by mentioning Us' $88 million global box office haul — the "second-biggest opening for an original live-action film," he noted. Added Peele: "That's after Avatar. The stats get cooler when you say the thing that beat me." "The best way to end this great weekend is with you guys,” Peele told the crowd of 200. The moderator asked Peele when he first recognized his earliest glimmers of talent. That would be when Peele was in fifth grade doing a stint at TADA! Youth Theater in New York City. He recalled feeling a “burning sensation in my gut” that was hotter than his shyness. Peele was cast in a show that proved to be “the first win in a long career of wins and losses.” From an early age, Peele showed natural skill at drawing, painting and other visual arts. “But the performing part came out of nowhere," he recalled. "It surprised everyone.” No one more so than his single mother. “When I was 7, I did an impression of Ronald Reagan and my mom gave me great feedback,” he said, before launching into that wobble-headed impression with a raspy, "Hello." He credited his skill with impressions and, later, improv to his ears. The art of listening, he continued, is something that continues to inform and elevate his work. "Nothing is more important," Peele insisted. "The more you are armed with what you take in, the more ammo you have. ... Directing for me is about hiring the right people, listening to them and helping them do the best job possible." Peele said he’s also learned how to listen to his ego — and to turn down the volume. “You have to shelve it,” he said. “You have to check it constantly. It’s so easy for it to come out and rear its ugly head.” That can happen anywhere from the set of a $20 million horror film to the humble improv stage. “The ego is deceptive and it will screw you up,” he said, adding that when it comes to performing, the “honest response” will always get the biggest laugh. He name-checked Steve Martin and Martin Lawrence as major influences in comedy; in directing, he listed Tim Burton (“the aesthetic and the fact that he was telling these fairy tales about 'the other'”) and Ridley Scott ("Alienand Thelma & Louise were two really important movies for me — very different, but perfect”). In high school, he knew he wanted to be a director, but rather than go to NYU to study film, he picked private liberal arts school Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York. "The day I didn't go to NYU, I said maybe [directing] wasn't for me," he recalled. In the end, Sarah Lawrence wasn't for Peele, either. He dropped out after two years in order to study improv and sketch comedy, noting a dearth of black performers in those fields, a hole he intended to fill. "I knew I had to leave," Peele said. "But it's not a classically lucrative industry, so it's not like I can recommend that black people get into it because it doesn't pay." The line drew weary laughter. He moved to Chicago and studied at Second City, where he met Keegan-Michael Key. The two brought their talents to Los Angeles and landed on their feet with gigs on MADtv. Toward the end of his contract on the Fox sketch show, Peele said he was offered his dream gig: a spot in the cast of Saturday Night Live. It was around the time that then-Senator Barack Obama was "becoming a thing," he explained, and Peele did an uncanny impression of the future president. But MADtv producers wouldn't let him out of his contract, ending his SNLdreams. He locked himself in a room and started smoking a lot of weed, plotting his revenge, "like a comic book supervillain," he explained. Then it hit him: "I wanted to be a producer," he realized. "These producers are making these decisions about art and comedy and they don't know anything about art and comedy. I want to be a producer and bring my artistry and they'll all be sorry." Peele decided he first had to "be great" and gave himself "seven to eight" years to get there. So he started developing multiple projects simultaneously to see what stuck. Get Out was one of those early scripts. "Every two weeks I'd go, 'What the fuck am I doing? I'm writing a movie where a black man is victimized and all the white people are evil and I'm trying to get the audience to have fun,'" he recalled. "But if you could make that fun … that's what brought me back." He eventually finished the script. Producer Sean McKittrick bought the thriller spec on the spot, to Peele's utter surprise. That turned to shock when McKittrick said he was on board with the idea of Peele directing it himself. Budgeted at $5 million, the film became a cultural phenomenon, earning north of $250 million worldwide and winning Peele an Oscar for best original screenplay. He saw his status in Hollywood change almost overnight. With the success of Us, he's now well on his way to joining the rarified ranks of blockbuster auteurs like Christopher Nolan and personal hero Scott. Fame is still something he's figuring out. "I don't envy someone who gets famous overnight," Peele cautioned. "The hardest part is being recognized. I used to think that being in the public eye gave you power. But all of a sudden, they have the power and can come up to you an hour into dinner." But there are other kinds of power, and Peele plans on wielding his judiciously. One way is to continue putting black faces on the screen in leading roles. "The way I look at it," he explained, "I get to cast black people in my movies. I feel fortunate to be in this position where I can say to Universal, 'I want to make a $20 million horror movie with a black family.' And they say yes." It's a formula he's not interested in messing with. "I don’t see myself casting a white dude as the lead in my movie. Not that I don’t like white dudes," he said, nodding over to his moderator pal Roberts. "But I've seen that movie." The line drew loud applause and shouts of agreement. "It really is one of the best, greatest pieces of this story, is feeling like we are in this time — a renaissance has happened and proved the myths about representation in the industry are false." During an audience Q&A, a woman asked Peele to name his favorite episode of The Twilight Zone, seeing as he's taking over from Rod Serling for CBS All Access' planned reboot of the sci-fi anthology series. Peele cited "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street." The story centers on what happens to a neighborhood when they fear aliens have landed in their town. "It points out the ugliness and flaws of humanity," Peele explained. "That's what I like to do with my stories. The real monsters are within us. When people get together we are the greatest monster we've ever known." SF literally cannot wait for the new Twilight Zone. Peele is going to smash it. The above is a compelling story, and I can even agree with his statement I highlighted.........But if he were white......and said that in the opposite direction, say opposition to casting a black character in a white role.......well then it just became racist......Right?

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-jussie-smollett-charges-dropped-20190326-story.html The CPD and the Mayor appear upset.......

Smollett was a victim? Apparently his $100,000 bond was enough restitution................ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5746142-Jussie-Smollett-bond-proffer.html https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/jussie-smollett-charges/index.html Smollett — who authorities said filed false reports of a crime — was indicted earlier this month on 16 felony counts by a Cook County grand jury. Cook County State's Attorney has dropped the charges against actor Jussie Smollett. Here's what prosecutors said in a statement: Attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes released this statement:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/435520-buttigieg-surges-to-third-place-in-new-iowa-poll South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) surged into third place in a poll of the Iowa caucus released Sunday. Eleven percent of likely Democratic Iowa caucusgoers surveyed by Emerson Polling said they would pick Buttigieg to be their 2020 presidential nominee. Overall, Buttigieg placed third behind Former Vice President Joe Biden, at 25 percent, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), at 24 percent. The only other candidate to receive double-digit support was Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who was the choice for 10 percent of respondents. "The biggest surprise in this poll is Mayor Pete, last week we saw him inching up in our national poll, and now he’s in double digits in Iowa, America is going to be asking who is 'Mayor Pete'?" Spencer Kimball, director of the Emerson Poll, said. Buttigieg, who has formed an exploratory committee but has not officially declared, was polling at 0 percent in Emerson's January survey of Iowa, which shows his recognition and support have grown significantly in the last few months. The Indiana mayor's campaign cleared the donations threshold to participate in presidential debates earlier this month. His performance in Sunday's Emerson poll was boosted by placing second in the 18-to-29-year-old demographic, with 22 percent. Sanders led that category with 44 percent. “If Buttigieg is able to maintain his momentum, his candidacy appears to be pulling from the same demographic of young voters as Sanders, and that could become a problem for Sanders,” Kimball said. Emerson surveyed 249 likely Iowa Democratic caucusgoers between March 21 and 24. The margin of error for the sample is 6.2 percentage points. So if Mayor Pete stays in, it appears he becomes a problem for Bernie........How long will the Dems let him stay? OR - will they keep him around to bring Bernie down enough for Biden to surge? Funny thing is, neither Mayor Pete nor Biden has officially announced yet.....