It’s SO COLD, Ed, that Elizabeth Warren is pretending to be an Eskimo. Just don’t tell her about that yellow snow thing….
FRANK ZAPPA — DON’T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW AND NANOOK RUBS IT
Politico reports, “Bernie’s mystery Soviet tapes revealed.”
It’s 1988 and newlywed Bernie Sanders is in the Soviet Union with his wife, Jane, handing out gifts to the mayor of a midsized city they’ve befriended. The mood is festive as the two bestow the items: A Beatles album, a red “Bernie for Burlington” button, “delicious Vermont candy” and a tape of tunes Sanders recorded himself with fellow artists from Vermont, among other goodies.
You can click on the Politico link above to see the Bernie’s interview in the Soviet Union. However, before you do, watch a bit of the uncut footage of a grocery store in Moscow just a couple of years after Bernie’s 1988 trip. You’ll see why he’s called “Breadlines” Bernie Sanders. The old ‘bomb-thrower‘ hasn’t changed much, has he?
USSR: Grocery store uncut – Moscow 1990-1991
Greta notes that Nork Leader, Kim Jung-un gave new meaning to her call to “put them against the wall.” She further remarked that Kim’s “executing five security officials with anti-aircraft guns’ over false reports” sends just the right message to climate deniers.
**/sarc ‘n /snark

*It was so cold, the politicians had their hands in their own pockets.
*Last night, it was so cold, the flashers in New York were only describing themselves.
*It’s so cold I had to break the smoke off my chimney.
*It’s so cold my balls have become ovaries!
*It’s so cold Dunkin’ Donuts is serving coffee on a stick.
*It’s so cold I had to chisel my dog off a fire hydrant.
It’s true that we’ve not yet passed that “Black Friday” holiday milestone, but one might say that this is a dual purpose post – one to warn you that Christmas themed memes are on their way, and the other to introduce the “Jeffrey Epstein Did Not Kill Himself” category. So… Drumroll please. Just like Christmas lights Jeffrey Epstein didn’t hang himself.
A motorist on the way to work on the 405 freeway in southern California films a raging wildfire. Multiple blazes have erupted across the region this week, forcing thousands of people to flee and smothering cities in smoke.
The Mamas & the Papas – California Dreamin’