WE GOT THEM RATTLED, FOLKS!!
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION JULY 21-3, 2023) — Contemplare et contemplata aliis tradere — St. Thomas Aquinas (To contemplate and to give to others the fruit of your contemplation).
That’s what THE PLANET has done for almost 3,000 columns. There are again that many if you count columns for the Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield Gazette, Berkshire Record, and other local outlets. Add to this the 4,000 radio shows over 14 years on WBRK, plus countless guest spots. No one in local media has been more prolific.
The fruit of this public service? In July 2023, you can tell it in four words:
We’ve got them rattled!
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That’s the silver lining in the dark cloud that is Picklefield’s cancel-culture politics and hence its grifter government.
Ducking us is nothing new. Fat incumbents (those sitting on huge leads because of low voter turnout, apathy, and their own green slime) have everything to lose. Recent examples: Picklefield councilors Earl Persip and Pete White.
You’ve probably heard!
THE PLANET understands the cautiousness. Scared-of-their-own-shadow types hide because they don’t want to be exposed.
Dumpster Earl refused our invitation for a filmed interview, and he made it a cause celebre. He never got the memo: Don’t chase criticism. This led gullible Porkchop Pete to follow (this guy’s last original thought was when Voldor became his fave in cosplay). They don’t want the “hot seat” because they don’t want to be found out. Fakes and phonies tend to be that way. They don’t believe in themselves.
THE PLANET doesn’t chase criticism. We create it, because in poisoned politics it’s always in style.
After THE PLANET published Dumpster’s and Porkchop’s refusals, sunning what they wanted to remain hidden, they played right into our hands. They got on social media and called us old-lady cane-kickers. Consequently, our previous two postings this week have hit record-high numbers — discrete hits from a readership that votes!
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Dumpster gave us great publicity when he posted on Facebook:
Hello All,
Well, it’s campaign season once again, and things are really starting to kick off. An integral part of any election process is healthy debate, and as we begin to receive invitations to share our perspectives and differences with the public, I want to address something very clearly. A local blogger who covers Pittsfield politics is hosting a debate and has asked if I will participate. I declined with pleasure. I will not engage with any platform that is openly racist, sexist, homophobic and hateful.
We have many opportunities to share our positions and ideas, including several credible debates, community events, door-to-door conversations and social media. I’m disappointed that some of my colleagues and other candidates have or will participate in any debate with this hateful platform. Through your engagement, you’re helping this site get more views and clicks, and that traffic is what keeps the hate speech going.
Being on City Council is important to me, but I will not compromise my morals to win a seat. I want my children to be able to look back at this time I spent away from them and understand I was doing it to make their city a better place to grow up in. I ask you to be better for our city and not legitimize this hateful platform.
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“A local blogger” (like they don’t know to whom he’s referring!).
He “declined with pleasure.” Did he say “pleasure?” Dumpster, spies tell us, wrote this by typing with one hand. Hmmm, wonder the other hand was doing?
“racist, sexist, homophobic and hateful” Obviously, he’s referring to himself; that what wokesters do. They take their “ists” and assign them to the person or cause they wish to cancel.
Then he tried to browbeat colleagues: Through your engagement [with THE PLANET], you’re helping this site get more views and clicks, and that traffic is what keeps the hate speech going. Earth to Dumpster: That’s exactly what your Facebook post did!! You don’t get 325 comments to one post by being irrelevant and not addressing people’s concerns.
hate speech: “Ignorance is Strength. War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery.”
Being on City Council is important to me, but I will not compromise my morals to win a seat. Important? (a) Why, man, it’s your life. (b) Compromise his morals? Dumpster, that happened years ago.
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“He’s not a journalist,” they say of Yours Truly.
Of course we’re not!!! Not in this place. Not in this medium.
In Picklefield, it’s no longer “journalism.”
It’s Entertainment, Baby!
Thank you Earl and Pete!
Have a great weekend, everybody.
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“When they try to cancel you, rest assured that you’re living rent free in their heads” — Sir Donald Turpentine, Knight of the Bath.
“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”
LOVE TO ALL.
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So corrupt career politicians do not like people who write about them. Shocked! Shocked! I shouldn’t have written that Karen Kalinowsky collects a city pension, and that her would-be mayoral salary of $115,725 per fiscal year would be on top of her city pension, and that after a term or two as a would-be mayor, she would substantially increase her city pension, which would cost taxpayers a lot of money if she lives a long life. I shouldn’t have written that Peter Marchetti said that he would have to take a pay cut to serve as a would-be mayor, but his would-be future 6-figure city pension would more than compensate for his pay cut. I should not have written that John Krol’s questionable promise to revitalize downtown Pittsfield’s 15 empty storefronts, social services alley reputation, and inner-city Pittsfield always being in the top 10 cities in Massachusetts for violent crime year after year would be like John Krol pasting wings on pigs and then promising to make them fly all over Pittsfield. I should not have written that Pete White is lining himself up to be the next City Council President along with the would-be Mayor Pete Marchetti. I should not write that Earl Persip’s use of unfavorable labels against blogger Dan Valenti is the perfect illustration of the banality of retribution that has defined Pittsfield politics for generations. I should not have written that Mayor Linda Tyer lives in a mansion in an elitist Gated Community neighborhood within a few feet from the Hancock border with her third husband Barry Clairmont, who is a multimillionaire CPA, who is suing Melissa Mazzeo over her free speech comments during the 2019 city general election that his second wife, Linda Tyer, won. I should not write that Tricia Farley Bouvier’s current number one and only legislative priority in Boston to legalize sex work is a disservice to the city she represents. I should not write that Paul Mark is nothing but a rubber stamp for State Senate President Karen Spilka. I should not write that Richie Neal only serves K Street corporate lobbyist firms in the Swamp, which has nothing to do with his mostly rural Western Massachusetts-based Congressional District. I should not write that Ed Markey really lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and that his Green New Deal HOT AIR is undermined by his full support of GE’s proposal to put a capped leaky landfill full of toxic waste industrial chemicals called PCBs inside of a watershed in the polluted Housatonic River in Lee that borders Lenoxdale that is too close to the October Mountain aquifer. I should not write that Elizabeth Warren’s Main Street HOT AIR contradicts her full support for Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign because Joe Biden takes in more money from Wall Street and K Street (along with Ukraine and China) than any other politician in U.S. history. I should not write that Joe Biden always saying he is proud of his middle-aged scoundrel son, Hunter Biden, shows that Joe Biden has failed judgment. But we live in a FREE COUNTRY with FREE SPEECH so I say it and write it with gusto just like the man, the myth and the legend that the Fourth Estate is modeled after: DAN VALENTI! Thank you, Dan Valenti for rattling the corrupt career politicians in Pittsfield politics! Please keep up the good work on behalf of the fictional Mary Jane and Joe Kapanski family who lives in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Don’t buy it Dan he’s been glorifying lovely Linda for the last eight years.
Nope, he’ll be typing up an extremely long, run-on, paragraph in the next few days, stating his love for her “progressive politics” and “her fighting for the little guy.”
I believe someone even posted that JM used to profess his love for Tricia Farley-Country Buffet (D-illegal aliens and prostitutes) and her “progressive” policies, until she eventually blocked him on every social media platform.
And we all know how JM felt about St. Louis’ latest and greatest “social justice warrior,” (former-in title only) DA Andrea ‘Wrong Way’ Harrington.
Pittsfield has really turned the corner with Clown shoes Shagrue at the helm. Downtown is Vibrant not a single junkie roaming the streets. Even the rapists are now free to roam and Bowler somebody better put a BOLO out on him MIA.This city needs a clean sweep and I’m not just talking about North Street.
The parks are a mess boarded up store fronts junkies etc… Pittsfield is little Detroit.
All Promises BARF!! wake up
I was awake John during the Wrong Way tenure.
I watched her send a white male to jail for 2 years. He burned political haybales that supported China Joe Xiden/Harris.
She offered a CWOF for a white female who defrauded her company over $30,000, until Judge Paul Vrabel put an end to that insanity.
I also watched her give a plea deal to a black male, who was an armed, career, criminal, who was caught with ANOTHER gun and was facing a minimum-mandatory sentence of 15 years. She pled it down to 3 years.
DA Shugrue is not a cop. Not sure where you live John, but the DA does perform the role of a beat officer walking North Street.
You should refocus your argument and energy on those who brought those lovely junkies to Picklefield and allowed them to roam North Street.
That would be Tricia Farley-Country Buffet (D-illegal immigrants and prostitutes) and Mayor Flat Tyer.
TFCB bestowed grant money on Flat, in exchange for Boston junkies.
Flat bestowed bike lanes and the Ricky Rumpus Roundabout on taxpayers, in exchange for bums begging on most corners now…..and a few coins in her pocket. But shhhh, don’t tell no one.
Flat Tyer even stated that it, “added diversity to the city.”
Shugrue and Bowler are only dealing with the hand they were dealt John.
The days of Wyatt Earp and his posse of rounding up criminals are over John.
You share facts, MARK. Those dangerous items are not appreciate by the Woke Left.
’bout time MA brought his shoe leather to that diatribe.
It took Harrington four years to mess up the DA’s office. There are very good people in that office. It will take a while but they are on the right path.
It is starting over from the bare beginning.
Perhaps we should mention $86,000 Massachusetts pensions that your parents are raking in up in New Hampshire.
Do you have to post these good awful stupid screeds every day? Stop clogging up the blog with your crap.? Can you please be brief so I can more easily go past this crap? PLEASE!
For JON’s sake, we will be editing down the lllllllllllong screeds. There’s even a capability on our new AI platform that can do that. The Army of Robots will soon be taking over THE PLANET. Watch the skies!! Watch the skies!!
Maybe JM could at least break things up into paragraphs
Or just break things up he’s as repetitive as the the pctv morning stooge. Who is king of repetition.
Someone please bump the record player. Been stuck on the same verses for to long now. Try adding something new on your and stop rehashing the same old stuff you get from others posts.
Bullet vote Craig Benoit
It is so true that what people call others tend to be what is in their heart. The government of Pittsfield continuously shows they do not care about the city nor it’s citizens. Through raping the inner city nature park, giving inferior education yet charging for top of the line, causing unsafe driving situations (changed the plungers for orange barrels in the driving lanes not the breakdown lanes, I believe this is the new Ricky Rumpass maze game!), to stealing the ARPA money for their cronies,etc,,,, The main reason I won’t run for government is guilt by association. I don’t want to be in that group of thieves. I know someone on here wants a city manager but they would be just as corrupt so that is not a good idea and we would never be able to get rid of them. The best thing that could happen is we go back to 2 year terms because our current “mayor” who has abdicated her role since Covid has shown that 4 years is too long to give to some one who is corrupt,
They don’t have to do an interview with the Planet, but they don’t have to gloat about it. If they want to miss a big audience for their message, if they have a message that is, that’s their business, but it’s their arrogance about it that is so annoying.
“Arrogance.” In one word, PAT has explained these stout fellows.
Lazy.
I’d be satisfied if they told us how their time on the city council benefited the residents of Pittsfield and what accomplishment they are most proud of .
There are none. Going on years now.
Oh c’mon now. You are saying they have NO accomplishments.
Well give us one?
Well, I feel that if you look at their meeting minutes, a lot of that would qualify as accomplishments.
It is a job and takes time. It often looks like spinning wheels, but that’s a part of that process.
How well they play with the mayor to screw the Kapanski’s!!!!
Yes, I can understand that.
Krol and Marchetti don’t know that the quickest way to make housing affordable in Pittsfield ma. is to CUT TAXES to stop the elderly financial abuse of senior homeowners….Krol covets the job but won’t stop raising taxes.Pete wants that Mayor’s retirement check that will make him rich.Does anyone believe that Pete and John care about the financial abuse of the elderly in PittsfieldMa….The plan should be to freeze taxes or stop taxing Seniors over 66.A real statement to help them is needed from these out of touch candidates.These guys never ever think about the elderly.This photo op election shows voters how silly they look attending events they don’t care about.It makes me sick to see Pete and John trying to pull off this embarrassing photo op election.Let’s see a plan.Let’s see a plan.Tell us you really don’t care about voters by doing a photo op.These candidate are weak and have zero leadership skills.
Home run TSC!
Kalinowsky for Mayor!
Junkies, crime, The Parks a should be the top Priority. Social services rule the day here.
TSC I think you have been watching Fox for too long, soon you will be supporting the orange man!! Be careful
FOX is on the outs with orange man.
One thing’s for sure, Dan does know how to rile his base!
It’s better to be pissed off, than pissed on.
According to a verified dossier, Mr Trump kinda likes to be pissed ON. Oh it is true alright. You know it is true MT.
Golden showers in Moscow.
The leftists own the queer/pervert stuff.
Putin outlawed sex change stuff for children,
lefist in USA promote it.
Disgusting!!!!
False MSM stuff.
Biden took showers with teenage Ashley, his pubescent Daughter .
What is worse?
And who is his base? Your answer will tell us more about you than what you perceive his base to be.
I’d be more curious to learn who Kindergarden’s base is.
From reading the Prof’s posts, he seems to side with the race grifters, race hustlers, and the “climate change,” crowd.
In other words, he’s an old, liberal, PhD. white guy, who thinks and believes if you don’t side with him and his left-leaning philosophy, you’re wrong, or worse yet: “Ultra MAGA,” or “ultra-right.”
K will skirt the issues that destroy the narrative, such as black men killing each other in record numbers EVERY weekend. Or how, Barry Obama ILLGALLY spied on an incoming US President and American citizens, under false pretenses and made-up evidence.
It’s all good though K, because like your Supreme Leader Joe Xiden said, “white supremacy is our countries greatest threat.”
Well, I’ll tell you, Markus. My base consists of citizens who believe that the most important thing is telling the truth. Truth rules, rather than spitting out insane, obvious untruths simply because the leader of the cohort says it is true.
My base also eschews calling people by made-up, insulting, names rather than given names.
My base also doesn’t stoop to gutter talk because we can’t think of a better response to an argument.
My base also believes it is honorable to make up for past (and present) injustices that have been wrought upon certain members of our society.
That would not be Dan’s, or your, base.
ROLF!!!
Liberals and truth is an oxymoron.
E.g. the current incarnations of THE FIB and DOJ
And the Office of DIE.
Exactly, the same group pushing us towards WWIII.
That truth K?
K
Yours is not a base. It’s an aBASEment.
–Telling the truth: THE PLANET’s base has that checked.
–Calling people by their names. Check.
–Gutter talk. Check,tiny segments of both bases.
–Past and present injustices? My base believes that the past, while it may be precedent for some issues, has gone and left. It’s over. Larry, Kevin, and Robert aren’t walking onto the court anytime soon. Your base wants to use the past to “victimize” the present and engage in revenge for past injustices. My base wants justice for all, now.
You are free to say anything you like because you know your followers can’t tell truth from fiction.
I am free to say anything I like because that’s what I do. I believe in the First Amendment.
Dan, if you go against K’s hard left-leaning narrative, you’re just spreading “disinformation” to your MAGA crowd.
Is that correct term used by democRATS to censor free speech that pushes back against the narrative, Prof?
What the leftists call the “conspiracy theorists” are batting 1.000 for 3 1/2 years now.
Maybe they should be called experts instead.
They ARE called experts by the non-MSM.
The hard left supports democracy and the Republicans support Trump….
That is a fact, much to their detriment, because Trump will win the primary but lose the general election. Trump is the best thing that has happened to the Democratic Party since JFK, witness the senator from Georgia.
No sir
“safe and effective”
“80 million votes”
“the border is secure”
……………
If you want to say something, Trap, say it.
So full Your eyes are brown.
How’d u no?
Coming out the ears too……..
Excellent point, especially about the Past. Cherish our heritage, live for the future and that fosters creativity and happiness.
gutter talk: yes that is very limited, except for the GOB’s. They have a strong monopoly there.
Thanks CHAZ. It’s the typical Woke response: take what you do (that’s negative with negative energy) and accuse the ones you are trying to cancel of those very things. Live for the moment, but thoughtfully, to build better tomorrows.
It’s down to Democracy or Trump….simple choice
Liberty, TSC. It’s about Liberty.
You and your base just lie and make stuff up but thanks for being a polite liar.
You are welcome.
Well the Dems don’t tell the truth, the rainbow coalition doesn’t tell the truth, education leaders don’t tell the truth, Biden, Pelosi, Warren, Schumer, Feinstien, AOC, Omar. Sawell, Schiff, FBI, CISA, DOJ, Kerry, BLM. Antifa, Main Stream Media, Movie Stars, Directors, TV personalities, the 3 stooges, TSC,JM, Fizzlehead all don’t tell the truth. So who is this truthful base that you state??????
Well, I, unlike you, tend to see the folks you mention as truthful. More importantly, I see the other side as basically untruthful. You evaluate both sides and make your choice.
You have gone full Rush and FOX….YOU lost your freedom to think.You admire Trump Jordan Green Gaetz Flynn Giuliani Lake Bannon Miller.FOX gives you the trigger word of the year….Hunter..LOL….where is Melania?
certain members of our society are the victims of paternalistic white liberals
Except that Joe spelled it correctly (countries > country’s).
When you have nada else, resort to proof reading posts by others.
Not used to the push back and being put in your place repeatedly, are you Prof?
Easy to espouse your views when others are dependent upon you for something and give no push back.
It tends to inflate one’s ego and feeling of self importance.
We are not in your class-luckily, I might add.
How does crow taste Prof? You’ve got to be sick of it by now.
Yum!
Basically the 30-40% MAGA group, which constitutes, I would estimate, around 80-85% of the contributors to this blogsite.
P.S., thanks for cleaning up your grammar.
I believe that 4-5 here are highly fixated on national party stuff. Both Dem/Republican and fairly matched in numbers.
Then there are crossovers who split their focus on local and national.
And some who really don’t care at all about national junk.
“…fairly matched in numbers…”? Not even close, not by a long shot.
I kind of get tired of the TDS posts from low information posters
Watch more Gutfeld and the 5
Why you say my grandma not clean?
Oh well, I tried…
DR. WONG
Your English is improving by the day!
He has an interpreter
He is a blogger whose attempts at humor rely on the low-hanging fruit of stereotypic Asian typecasting.
Did the whoppie cushion traumatize you growing up too, Prof?
I’m willing to bet you made a few Asian jokes growing up.
You were an officer in VN-get the f*ck out of here with your nonsense.
I’ll guarantee you made a few “low hanging fruit” jokes during your time in VN.
Typical liberal hypocrite you are.
No, I didn’t use that language.
During wartime? GTFO
You amaze me. Only person I met (here anyway), that kept his complete composure during extreme situations. War would certainly count in my book.
Unless you never sniffed the front lines and were an officer stateside during VN. I might believe you then.
Is Sainthood next for you Prof?
The view from the ivory tower must be nice.
You wouldn’t believe me no matter what I said.
Funny animals people are. All day I laugh and watch
It is true.
Many Asians can take a joke. Do yourself a favor and watch yourself some JOE KOY videos on YouTube or NETFLIX. The guy is Filipino and hilarious and is not shy about making fun of Asians from all countries.
Check out Chris Rock dissing black people. By the way there are many absolutely side splitting commedians on streaming for free and you can see most people can roll with the humor while others pretend to be mortally wounded. They need to get a life.
It is the year 2023 and people need to stop getting all butt hurt about freaking words.
Well said, SNARK.
Me like joke. I tell you joke. Ten dollah.
Kim’s Convenience.
Very funny.
Also, Jews have way too many stereotyping jokes – we’ve exceeded our quota and must start shedding some. Think Woody Allen. “Jew! Did you hear that?! He said ‘jew.’ I’m surrounded by anti-semites!”
You order chinese food?
Yes. Ten dolla. Evryting Ten dolla.
Remember the former Jae Chung’s on North Street?
I remember reading Jae used to serve fresh fish daily that he caught from Onota rake.
Blue gill? Haha
Since you don’t know, Dan, I’ll inform you that that humor is based on stereotypic Asian typecasting. And you wonder why the professionals don’t want to associate with you?
No. It’s based on your LibLoon obsession with literalness and your desire to crush free speech, including humor. The depths of your gullibility and the fact that you are oblivious to your totalitarian tendencies amazes me. Not only don’t you know what I know, you don’t know what you don’t know.
You are correct. It is true that I don’t know what I don’t know.
Same with me, K.
All the Republican diversions won’t help the rapist when he goes before America and tells the stupids these charges are LOL FAKE…you will all believe every word that this deciever tells you.He will tell the idiots only he stands between them and Qanons deep state.I wonder at what point will you all come to Jesus
The liberals/deep state have been trying to frame POTUS Trump for 7 1/2 years now, TSC. Corrupt HBeast/DNC, THE FIB, DOJ, Sotero, Senile Joe, …
All their efforts have failed and those are the people that belong in the crowbar hotel.
Well from your posts, unless you repent I don’t think you will be seeing Jesus on your judgement day, I may be wrong but like I said it seems your posts are not very Christian
“When a man calls his brother a heretic, we know for a fact that one is.”
-Rushdie
Thank Biden for this.
NYC spreading the joy (and diseases) of criminal aliens, treated better than homeless US citizens.
Any busloads expected in Berkshire County? Think elected officials would let us know?
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/town-inspectors-visit-rotterdam-super-8-plans-18208189.php
Migrants arrive at Rotterdam motel as officials decry NYC silenceLocal officials question why other guests were kicked out of the Super 8 motel with little notice
ROTTERDAM — Migrants bused from New York City arrived at a Super 8 motel where residents of the Carman Road business were kicked out Tuesday.
“The sudden displacement of the motel guests, some of them indigent, caused a stir Wednesday among local officials outraged that people confronting poverty were seemingly left without living quarters to make way for the new arrivals……..”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/18/health-department-released-thousands-of-illegal-im/
” The government is releasing thousands of illegal immigrant children with latent tuberculosis infections into American communities without assurances of treatment.
Nearly 2,500 children with latent infections were released into 44 states over the past year, according to a court-ordered report on how the Health and Human Services Department is treating the children………..”
How many adults are in the same condition? What other diseases do they harbor?
TB nationwide, and malaria in Texas & Florida after the 2022 release of “genetically modified” mosquitoes. In addition, farming & food sources are being destroyed in the name of climate control. The global masters are trying to exterminate the populace.
Conant has it down to a science. Do the job in the ward and sleep at the council meetings.
Maybe they can take a few bucks from free cash and put a kurig in council chambers.
Well, they already have a Kronick and a Kalinowsky. A Kurig is a little too much. Perhaps a Kubrick?
Kaczynski
Karloff.
Kramden
Koko the Klown.
Kramer
I have a few pillows the rat infested tenants left he can have those.
They will have to pay a consultant first on the purchase of it. Then figure how many cup capacity, color and placement of it. Of course raise property taxes to cover the cost of everything.
Mr Pillow can help them out.
I would sleep through the meetings as well, it’s not like anyone listens to anyone and they just talk nonsense for the most part. Some councilors bring information to the meetings but they are very few. You can always watch it on pctv and listen only to the what he wants. Getting a good nap in was good advice from Einstein.
I applaud Conant for catching a few Zzzzzzzs, if he did. I like the way he keeps his own counsel. At least he doesn’t join in with the Bought-and-Sold on the council (we all know who they are), and by the way, people I talk to in Ward 4 say he’s done an excellent job. Second most valuable on the dais after Sir Chaz.
“I like the way he keeps his own counsel. “
I get that sense too.
He’s not paid to sleep.
Every American is participating in record employment….The illegals are needed to fill 8 to 10 million jobs….Our economy is going in the democratic direction which always leads us out of all republican failures after the wealthy raid the profits
They are going to kick you out of your section 8 TSC.
You’ll be replaced with a family of criminal aliens, and have to move to Springside park. Get your tent and hibachi ready.
L0L
So, Earl ‘Dumpster Diver’ Persip doesn’t want to do a debate with you Dan, because in his words, it’s “openly racist, sexist, homophobic, and hateful.”
Of course, like a true hard left-leaning democRAT, Earl fails to list any examples of any of this on the Planet. If you disagree with him, you’re automatically ‘racist,’ based on his skin color alone.
But I have a couple of questions for The Dumpster about racism.
Scroll down to the second to the last paragraph on this link below. Earl describes himself as “white-passing.” I have never heard this term before. Seems racist to me as a white person. So, I’ll ask my questions.
Earl, if I get a really good tan this summer, will I be “Hispanic-passing?” By your logic, my skin tone will have taken on a brownish-like hue, like a Hispanic male. This would make me “Hispanic-passing,” correct Earl?
I’d like some BBEC “Vibe It Up” money, but I can’t because I’m “white-passing” and not vibe enough.
Persip lays out case for third term on Pittsfield city council | WAMC
You’re on fire, MARK. Great point about how racist Dumpster truly is. Judges on skin color and nothing else. Has the typical “gimme” and “victim” mentality that has held continue to hold down certain ethnic groups. It’s selfish in the extreme, since it helps his own position but hurts his group — as “diverse,” “inclusive,” and “equity-driven.” And as I said earlier, folks like Earl find facts inconvenient.
Doesn’t matter what color he is, buffoons come in all colors.
This made laugh!!!
Dumpster:
Yeah, I think one of the biggest things is bringing reasoning to the debate at the council meetings, having people look at the overview of any issue, and also getting people to work together and understand both sides. So things can actually get accomplished for the residents of Pittsfield.
Reasoning, Debate, togetherness, both sides and accomplishments, 99% of what comes before him and others is predetermined before the show starts in the meetings. Who the f*#k are they trying to kid?
OPIE
This quote is the essence of political fraud. “Reasoning, debate, togetherness, both sides” … yes, like he demonstrated in the interview we did with him on PLANET VALENTI VIDEO … NOT!!!
The words and reasons Dumpster and Menu Boy used to duck out on you are one thing, but that Dumpster and Menu Boy actually believe them is more
disturbing.
Predetermined puppets playing politics poorly and pathetically in Pittsfield.
But what Persip says is absolutely correct, as anyone who follows this blog knows full well. It’s just that the MAGA crowd who posts here for some reason is in denial and loathe to admit it.
And the leftists are delusional.
Denial of what Prof?
Do I think you are like every other hard lean-left PhD Prof I had, who believes because you have a paper of the wall that awarded you a doctorate in whatever, makes you smarter than most others.
I 100% agree you fit that mold.
All book experience, but when I asked you how much time you’ve worked in an actual low-income housing project or any amount of real time (not research time) in a low income residential area, you NEVER answer, because you haven’t.
I have.
Tell me what it’s like when you roll through the projects at 3AM on a school night and a bunch of elementary aged kids are playing basketball, as if it’s 3PM.
And you wonder why we “MAGA’s” question failing government, public school systems, and offices like DIE.
I never saw any of those “social justice warriors” out there either.
In fairness to OB and the DIE Office, that racist idea was too ludicrous to even suggest or consider in my tune. It was not around.
So, back to the issue, how would you handle that Prof? You see all those kids playing hoop. Do you look for the parents? Lecture the kids? Do nothing?
Explain it to the Planet like we are your students.
You are an unarmed social worker that you left-leaning D’s advocated for over police officers during the “defund the police” movement.
Let’s see that PhD in action.
In 3, 2,1…..action Kindergarden:
Passionate and powerful, MARK.
I did answer you Mark, I guess you just forgot. I told you that I have never spent any time in any black ghetto.
And what are your reasons for believing that you are smarter than everyone and you know all the answers?
You spend your time castigating me and vilifying me for my beliefs, making up stories about what I am and believe, based on what you think you know about me from my simple responses.
Free speech it is, and I am proud of the consistent thumbs-down I get here because I am keenly aware of the mindset of those making those judgments.
No, I don’t “castigate” you for your beliefs.
I’m just calling you out for your hypocrisy.
You stated you read and received white power literature in the burbs. When I asked you to post a link or proof of this, you couldn’t.
When I ask you about black on black gun violence every week, you pull the Muhammad Ali and duck and dodge that, but call us “racist” because we feel DIE is racist, a duplication of HR services, and a waste of taxpayer money.
When I ask what you’ve ever done to try and better the black community, again you’ve done nothing.
But I’m racist, huh Prof?
BTW-you’re the one correcting grammatical and punctual errors on people’s posts, NOT ME!!
Kind of defeats your “you think you’re smarter than everyone” argument above, huh Prof?
I’ve never called you racist, Markus.
I never received WS flyers and pamphlets myself, but they were received by citizens in my congressional district, and our school district had to create curricular materials to deal with parental backlash, as I told you before. Just google ‘white supremacist flyers’ and you’ll find plenty.
Or, you can search what ‘ghost of George Wallace’ posted on this blogsite a few months back to get an idea.
What are they denying?
They are in denial that they hold views that are outside the mainstream, and also that contributors to this blogsite are so often unprofessional in demeanor. And that professionals don’t want to debate or be interviewed by Dan because they don’t want to be associated with or encourage that behavior. Oh, and the election denial as well.
K
Comments on the Internet and Social Media “are so often unprofessional in demeanor.”
Seriously? Have you been to other sites? All (I think all) local media have stopped real-time commentary. THE PLANET is the only one to keep it going. We have invested heavily in building up our platforms: firewalls, security, algorithms, and a low-level form of AI — all with the intention of keeping alive free speech. If it’s “unprofessional” so be it. At least it is allowed, it has an outlet, and each “unprofessional” comment is an endorsement of our Constitutions. The alleged “professionals” who do not sit down with a true professional for a filmed interview, an entirely different medium where professionalism rules, are people who spit on America’s values–the very values they swore under oath to uphold.
They just don’t want to be associated with it – an understandable and reasonable choice.
They are setting the bar a bit higher. As you say, “If it’s “unprofessional” so be it.”
Well it is, and you are suffering the consequences if they don’t want to play with you. Remember, their choice is free as well.
K
Coming back for more, I see!
Of course it’s their choice. I never said it wasn’t. Setting the bar “a bit higher?” You have completely missed my point about the beast that is online “journalism.” You have to invest, which we have (it’s called putting the dough where your mouth is), to keep comments under control, which we have. A few go overboard. Your answer is to “cancel” them. Our answer if a belief in the value of First Amendment rights. As for consequences, the only ones THE PLANET “suffers” is more traffic. You should see our numbers.
I’ll let you in on a little inside baseball. We’ve been getting so much traffic that we’ve had to suspend ads. Our ad agency and our IT guy want to boost us up to a premium level. That requires a nullification of ad shortcodes. The code to serve ads is still running but, instead of serving an ad, the it now serves null back to the browser. Shortcodes will be modified to serve new types of ads. When that time comes, close will be modified to serve future ads from any platform of THE PLANETs choosing. In nontechnical talk, ad online ad brokers are coming to us! In downtime from ads, we even negotiating receiving premiums simply for the privilege of hosting ads in the future.
You want to keep this line going? Bring it on. You will never get the last word with this string.
Thank you and all of our Right Honorable Good Friends on the dais who have not come on with me. It’s driven traffic to bursting!!
Sorry Dan, it is sad but true that your polity cannot dissociate Dan X from Dan Y.
It is your brand.
K
For an intelligent man, how naive can one be? They are different mediums, part of the brand, yes, but separate in content and approach. As far as “your polity cannot dissociate Dan X from Dan Y,” I just did! That’s the beauty of the brand. You notice on my videos, they are done under the Europolis umbrella. That’s my contextual and contentual holding company.
You’re doing very well and I am very proud of you and admire you.
See?
In a world where social conditioning is “professional”. What ever you do, don’t tell the truth.
At least half of the country has those views. . You just can’t accept that your perspective isn’t the only one. Very childish.
My perspective isn’t the only one, I just think it’s the better one. Just like you think your perspective is the better one.
I’m happy to see you didn’t deny the childishness of your perspective
I do, in fact, categorically deny it.
“during the country’s latest racial reckoning.”
Dafuq Landes talking about?
He needs to go back to journalism school. He sux.
He’s a left wing childish loon.
We all know why he wouldn’t do a debate w Dan.
The current people who believe they are uniquely entitled to run the city will cancel you, harass you, and try ruin you by any means necessary. They will go after anyone who dares to deviate from their Circle Jerk leadership.
Sounds just like the administration currently in power in Washington DC. They will cover up their bribery schemes and say that’s old news that was found to be untruthful even as new documents and information becomes available to show that the Joe Biden and Hunter influence schemes were going on when Biden was VP. Now we are giving billions to Ukraine for a war when Joe was involved with these very lucrative deals with the Ukrainians. What was Joe giving in return for the millions?
They claim it was debunked already.By whom is the question. Oh,wait debunked by themselves and Media.Yeah, ok.
White and Persip along with five other councilors are made members of the mama Tyer Maffia.
They are working on Wahconah Pork
Just doing what they are told to do and not stepping out of line. Puppets are not allowed to step out of line. And these are fine obedient puppets.
Peter puppet picked a peck of pickle ball peccadilloes in Pittsfield per probable persistent political persuasion.
Probably!
Where were they for the paras in the schools? Where were they during the sixty accidents roads mismanagement ? How about the gymnasium floor stink?Where were they with sochol? I just went down pecks at Onota. Because of the bad faded directions in the road guarentee an accident there soon. West street from B C C is soon to e a two mile long speedway.
Curtis thinks we need more chiefs than Indians in the schools
It’s Big Mama. Due to unfortunate circumstances.
Dan the betaman fails again.
Being a” baseball fan” ?
Or just likes the tight pants..
Soon his hunter pics be public in court filing, censorship is a crime dan
Somehow dan
Missed dicky Neal’s and Bob’s buying of votes, via 3 million $ in wasted government resources, for a facility, which historically cant support itself.
Wahconah park isn’t a destination, unless your an undocumented Democrat.
” howie carr”
Back under the desk dan , let missy mazzeo handle the real work.
TB
Anyone who can follow the (ill)ogic of this will accompany me to Fenway Park next time I’m there on my press pass. RE: Baseball. No I am no longer a “fan” in the sense I used to be. I left the game long ago, when the $$$ for everything got crazy. As for the tight pants, actually, I prefer the old woolen unis. Hope you get well soon!
Baseball died when it got “woke”. At least they have not had drag queen shows at Fenway,…….YET!
Last time I went to Fenway was the last time Seaver ever pitched.
He did 8 shutout innings. Then they bought in “The Steamer” who promptly gave up runs in the 9th. Tom got a no decision and Stanley the win, when Sox scored in the bottom of the 9th.
I remember seeing members of the 67 Sox at Wahconah. They drew good crowds back then and baseball was fit for kids/children
George Scott playing pool on North St.. Pool Hall I think the name was?
The Hi Cue
Thanks!
I’m a former fan of all professional sports. The fans are treated like shit. The money is all that matters. Wahconah Park is a 15 Million dollar project if they want it done right. Field needs to be elevated and surrounding areas too. Also concourse could be rapped around the field. Dugouts should be real dugouts below grade. Grandstands should go over the top. The 1,600 hundred number is to low if they want to have other events besides baseball. 4,000 is more accurate for fans of music and festivals.
I am sure they will build a nice ball park.
I am also sure it will be used mostly for events OTHER THAN baseball and that will be by design. There is no way it would be able to support itself with baseball and is basically currently another Pittsfield parasite of taxpayer funding. The few “fans” that show up to games these days do not scratch the surface of the costs to run the place never mind fund all the fireworks. It is being sold to the public as a baseball stadium but does that pass the smell test?
Predictably it will, after 15 million dollars of initial investment (probably to balloon to closer to 30 million) (mark my words on this), and after all that, just like the Berkshire Museum and Colonial theater, become another hungry step child for the taxpayers to feed.
Name one thing the special interest have invested in that has proven to be able to take care of itself without gigantic tax breaks or continued taxpayer support.
FIZZ
GREAT last sentence. What taxpayer-subsidized project has actually provided a return on investment that made money … made $$$ for taxpayers, that is, not the Special Interests?
First and foremost the project will never make money. One…the aesthetics problem is massive. Two….what venue are you going to bring in there that will sustain a consistent market? Three,it rains a lot here. Neal just opened up a can of worms akin to another big dig. The water diversion is a costly nightmare let alone the structural improvements. Remember this.
Where was the after ceremony,Burger King?
Key to watch out for is who gets to own/run/collect profits from the concessions and souvenir/swag booths? That was a stumbling block for Bouton when he would not give that up. They are going to do now what Bouton was going to do years ago only the benefactor will be private and the city/taxpayers will get the upkeep bills.
The Bouton Group was going to do with entirely PRIVATE capital!
Boutons problem was he was a Yankee. Lol
Tax and spend.
Ducks and geese love it
Turtles too
Was that Joe Buzas talking to Pat McKernan in the photo.
What, with Wahconah Park being redone,are the chances Pittsfield Reads will go with sports writer Dave Zirin’s books Bad Sports or A People’s History of Sports?
He has a lot to say about what happens in a city when new stadiums are built and the impact on taxpayers.
And flood plains.
Planet posters. The incredible raise coming for water and sewer rates has been brushed to the side by the gobsig government. Remember you must pay to cover @ 165 million dollars of new spending on unnecessary updates at the water and sewer complexes
I stated earlier that w/s rates will be so high that the rate payers in many instances will pay more for w/s than they do for their mortgages. Bring up info on your computer about w/s and check back in here and tell us what your w/s rate will rise by this time next year. The number will shock you. Further remember that these raises will continue for the next two decades. If I am elected I will work to reduce 84 million dollars of unnecessary work at the water plants which will reduce these rates dramatically. I suggest all residents study these rates which you will be able to do by bringing up ( water and sewer rates pittsfield) and then calculate your bill. Make sure you are sitting down when you bring up this info as you are going to be shocked. The mayor and council don’t want you to know this information and by withholding it they are responsible for lack of fiduciary responsi ility to the rate and taxpayers of our beloved pittsfield
You have toldus. I’m paying over 1200 more in taxes a year this year alone.
I know that the job of this website is to be critical and contrarian, but for Christ’s sake can’t they be given credit for landing a huge federal grant and trying to do something positive with it?
I don’t know that Grant has strings attached, don’t you see what’s going on down there? nothing,that’s what’s going on. You. can’t fix the water problem kindergarten that’s one amongst many. We have to stop fu ding these retreads, if they were that important they should’ve been taken care of at the time they were going down the shitter i.e. Springside House.
Q: “Whose buried in Grant’s tomb?”
A: Picklefield.
Was there any 3 million dollar grants for a basic needs like freaking water projects? Or is baseball more important?
How about lowering the punishing tax rates?
So… Not all the Grants and Benjamins from the ARPA funds and the GE settlement money then?
I have enjoyed some of my happiest moments at Wahconah Park. The water problems reared their ugly head, but the net result was always overwhelmingly positive. That iconic place has remarkable potential now just as it always has.
A few alligators and we could have a mini Everglades
Spearing frogs and carp?
Ok with that but it will be spent for xtras and the taxpayers will still be burned to the ground paying for it. For freaking ever. Come back to us when you hear (if it is ever let out to the public) that the new cost is going to double because nobody factored in inflation and other unanticipated cost overruns. How long have you been in Pittsfield? The Colonial theater and Pittsfield Airport upgrades are just two examples of how mega million dollar projects went to tera million dollar projects.. It is what they do and they are very good at it.
Not too late to find another hill to die on sir. Going to be very little return on any financial or personal investment in this burg baby.
You man like The BIC? Budgeted at $3 million. Then it was $9mm, $12mm, before coming to rest at $13mm.
Wow. I guess I better hold tightly onto my purse strings. I ain’t goin’ nowhere.
When your tax bills, (property tax, water and sewer tax , CPA etc.) come, your purse strings are pried open and there is nothing you can do to protect your hard earned money. And each and every one of these taxes is projected to climb steeply as the city has bottomless debt that generations will be paying for.
Oh yeah it is true!
You are very convincing.
$3 million is small compared to the 15-30 million expected cost.
Think of it like so: you come home and discover your wife bought a new house. She says, “I inherited $30,000 so I put used it for downpayment. I also signed for you [make believe]. So, the good news is we only owe $270,000! :)”
Maybe you would say “we should have talked about this first”?
Why did Neal go find seed money before the Council reviewed and voted on the project? It’s good old Cheeseface again.
Excellent analogy. And the whole city budget fits the same mold. There are two possible scenarios here. One, the taxpayers are saddled with the heavy debt load, or, Two, the city goes bankrupt.
In Pittsfield, because there is no oversight, the taxpayers will pay or lose their homes. Fixed income seniors are already becoming a thing of the past in Pittsfield. Tyer takes care of her friends but she is no friend of older people. Someday she herself will be old and may be in the same boat. I hope so.
Well, you can always live in Dalton.
Or Stockbridge!
She won’t be in the same boat. Not by a longshot. The fixed income, if they are lucky, are house rich cash poor. Most aren’t even that fortunate.
And the funding comes from taxpayers of which 95 percent of the people will never reach that destination.
Due to water issues they should just continue raping Springside park and build the new stadium there
Build the goddamn thing on stilts. Many homes and buildings along the Mississippi river are built on stilts and you can actually catch perch and bullhead from your front porch during the rainy season. What kid would not want to go to a ballgame and do a little fishing between innings instead of spinning around in a circle getting dizzy like a damn fool?
Of course now, if the city cannot get life guards, then each kid may need to be issued a life preserver with his ticket. Ever heard of a kid drowning at a baseball game? Me either and it should not happen at a 30 million dollar floating stadium if people just be careful. Don’t fish while talking on your cell phone kids. Good advice.
Yeah the city can’t find lifeguards to staff lake beaches for 2 months but they can build a new stadium on swamp land, and hire people to run it.
Your city leaders have failed you!
Why aren’t you people demanding an independent forensic audit before the Clairmonts leave office?
And all the giveaways of covid cash – who is following up on that? Certainly not Conant, Persip, White etc.!
The first audit that needs to happen is the ARPA cash giveaway. Lots of things to find there, I’m told. Creepy crawlies, mostly. Any candidate and any race that promises to initiate this will win a seat.
Maybe a floating stadium is the ticket! People would come from all over to see it, especially in a deluge.
That’s the kind of marketing we could get very good at.
Theoretically, yes.
However, this is a $3 million MacGuffin.
Make some popcorn and watch this movie until the end.
It’s just a drop in the bucket
Thanks for the tip!
Prosecutors drop case against man accused of setting fire to Olde Forge restaurant | Crime | berkshireeagle.com
Come on clown shoes Shagrue. I thought this was going to change???????
Berkshire County man acquitted of rape, assault charges Friday | Crime | berkshireeagle.com
This guy also set fire to other homes in Pittsfield off of Springside Avenue while he was in a group home in that area. No charges were filed at that time either!! Wonder if he has to kill someone before he is held accountable? Supposedly they moved him to another group home. Not only is our government failing us, so is the judicial system. It is getting worse day by day especially in Pittsfield.
And the group home which is supposed to be monitoring him did not do their job…I say Old Forge and the residents house who was burned should sue the group home
Sue the state
Here is what Dina will do for a photo op and write up in the Eagle.On July 26 she will answer questions on engineering of the proposed changes at the west street intersection. She has already had two articles in the Eagle and will get yet another photo op of the event.
I know we can’t survive without hearing from Dina. I’m certain she will be talking to the engineering of the project. Is there anything that Dina can’t do? She is the weakest link on the city council to ever serve on the city council. We can’t miss this ditzy event.
What are YOU doing to campaign for the ward 6 seat?
Crickets?
Chatting with a Lib-Loon today, who was anguishing over what to do with these people who remain unaccountable. I said something along the lines of, “Well, since all the social networking, public dollars, and every other durned thing we try has proven ineffective, the answer is simple?” She asked, “What’s that?” I replied: “Shoot him, of course.” Saves everybody a hassle. Of course, being a Loon-Lib, she took me seriously, incapable of seeing my remark as a satire on the ineffectiveness of the system of which she is a paid part. I’m pretty sure she’s now telling fabulous fibs about what a heartless, emotionless, unfeeling I am!
She just wanted to know what your answer was. You should have just given her a straight answer.
Well, K, of course I did give her my “answer,” which was more of a policy response. I left that out of my brief comment above. My intention was only to report the “highlight” of the exchange. When the numbers of derelict citizens reaches what they are now, a sane, civil, democratic society cannot keep up. It opens the door for more Big Government, which is another name for totalitarianism.
This is what happened when the government closed all the locked institutions and put these type of special needs people back into society. There is a massive amount of people even in Picklefield that should be institutionalized in a lock facility where they are safe with three square meals and a roof over their heads. Unfortunately, this political decision has left hard working taxpayers in the minority. What this political decision has done to these special needs people is cruel to the point of being criminal.
Interesting.
The Rise and Fall of the Chief Diversity Officer.
Companies including Netflix, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery have recently said that high-profile diversity, equity and inclusion executives will be leaving their jobs. Thousands of diversity-focused workers have been laid off since last year, and some companies are scaling back racial justice commitments.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chief-diversity-officer-cdo-business-corporations-e110a82f
Maybe because everyone in the companies are so brainwashed that they no longer need people to enforce their agenda.
Just reviewing who our city councilors are, let me know if I got it correct.
My way(or mayor’s way) or the highway man(?)
CosCos Man(?)
Why did I return man
Sleeping man
LGBQTIA2+ man/lady(?)
Confused lady
Silo Man
Invisible man
Dumpster Diving man
Seems like ganga man
I’m a ladies man dreaming man
Great crew to be working with, where do I sign up, ha,ha,ha
To tedious. One word. Lugnuts.
Country Music Television, getting the “Bud Lite” treatment for dropping Jason Aldean’s song “Try that in a small town”.
1) Song is now #1 itunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1_RKu-ESCY
2) https://dunning-kruger-times.com/bla…-is-my-friend/
Blake Shelton has announced that he’s backing out of a $30 million project with the network.
“Jason is my friend,” said Shelton, “He deserves better than the disrespect shown to him by CMT.”
3) Hank Williams Jr resigns from CMTs board of directors
These bullies have to get the message that what they think is not important to the majority of the people of the United States. The Marxists and Communists have infested all of the companies in our society and want to control everything including our thoughts.
Wow, Pat. I can’t tell if you really believe that. I suspect you do.
You believe :
men can get pregnant, Biden got 80 million votes, the jab is safe and effective, 20-30 million new criminal aliens is “immigration reform”, CRT and transgenders are crucial to the USA military,……
Cultural Marxists have been worming their way into colleges and universities for years. It’s no mystery that college graduates bring cultural Marxism to corporate board rooms
That is correct. When I was in Economics 101, 1987, the professor introduced Marxism. He said, “they claim to be ‘market free,’ but in truth, they simply redesign the market to fit their supply/demand. You cannot eliminate the Market.”
I suspect he would be promptly fired from Williams College if he said that today. Protest is the main course of college fare, and it’s a call and response. The school manufactures huge banners, organize special grading and attendence manipulations (boycotting/striking students get attendance credit), and the students hit the dorms and strike.
It’s the last generation that will get away with it, I think. The Soviets burnt their old academies to the ground, and then they built new ones trying to rebuild what their version of 60’s Kids destroyed. Albeit it took almost 60 years to make the full revolution.
If Marxists and Communists had infested the companies in our society, believe me, you’d know it.
Progressives (the cute name Marxists and Communists gave themselves until they admit who they really are.
We do know it
Marxists and communists are mythological horrors. The real ones are pretty dull, don’t wear a “I’m a Marxist” pin, but they are devastating.
For example, they want to force Americans to buy hybrid water heaters. They are a neat technology: they suck warm ambient air and transfer to your water tank saving a good bit of electricity and also dehumidifying your space (somewhat.) Problem is, they only work in the South. Most Americans can’t really use them and will be forced to warm water with crappy underpowered elements with a burnt out compressor sitting on top of their machines. Also, requires a substantial amount of free space around the machine, so that rules out apartments, small houses, etc…
Result: we will pay triple for our appliance and get poor results. A blackmarket for conventional water heaters will spring up.
We are watching how ‘green’ energy fiats are working in California and here too. As the demand, driven by bureaucrats, for lithium and solar/wind grows, natural landscapes are turned inside out in strip mining and land clearing. No one benefits, carbon is not reduced, new horrible environmental costs are wreaked upon once sacred species (whales), but bureaucrats secure Power and their corporate sponsors get really rich.
That’s how communism works, K.
Charlie,
They want people in Texas to buy EVs, when the grid caan’t support an air conditioer for 1 bedroom in 100 degree heat.
Meanwhile their home sits atop an oil desposit greater than the Saudis (Permian basin).
Indeed. Green energy cannot be green. Ever.
Even the Sociologist and environmentalist, Dr. Jane Kronick told me, when I was a young socialist, “no energy is environmentally friendly.”
In my day, it was “Shut the Nukes Down” pins. Now, it’s nuclear power (no more ‘nukes’) is a good idea.
Also, our energy standards are probably cleaner than most others. Plus, it’s greener to pipe oil domestically, little risk and little energy needed, than to pour crude into ships and smash them up on our coast lines.
I will consider myself edified.
It was so easy even the Biden’s could do it!
All of my political friends asked me – Jon Melle – what I want for my 48th birthday.
I told Linda Tyer that I want a new Lexus luxury car, to play pickleball, and for her to give me a vibrant and dynamic key to the city.
I told Barry Clairmont that I want him to get over it already after a little less than four years ago, and to please tolerate free speech in Pittsfield politics even if it hurt his big ego.
I told Peter Marchetti I want march next to him in next year’s Pittsfield 4th of July parade.
I told John Krol that I want to roll in Kapanski Ka$h.
I told Karen Kalinowsky that I want to be a double dipper by doubling my public salary plus retirement nest egg that is subsidized by the fictional Mary Jane and Joe Kapanski family who pay their hard-earned municipal taxes in Pittsfield.
I told Craig Gaetani that I want to fire anyone who disagrees with him.
I told Earl Persip that I want to unfavorably label all of his critics on his behalf.
I told blogger Dan Valenti that I want him to know that Tim Shugrue and Tom Bowler have not done any better than his most unfavored politician named Andrea Harrington, despite his since disproven written arguments that it was her progressive policies and leadership that failed to prosecute violent crime in Pittsfield.
Happy birthday Jon.
His birthday is in August.
Jon Melle’s 48th birthday is today: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023.
Happy B’day, JM!
Happy b day Jon.
A day that will live in infamy…..
Happy birthday jonnie
Will Biden step down from office before he is impeached?
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/you-read-it-here-first-joe-biden-will/
Stop the invasion!
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/total-number-illegal-aliens-who-entered-us-under/
Three criminal alien families, are moving in with Kindergarden, and TSC is getting evicted from sec 8……going to tent city at Springside Pk
But I only have 3 bedrooms…
“Our country is so overcome with lawlessness and debauchery that anytime a foreign government institutes laws to protect it’s citizens, their heritage and its borders, it’s labeled totalitarian and a dictatorship by the usual suspects in western media.”
Anyone watch the animal control meeting? Neighbors complaining about some other neighbors dog wiear they live in fear no only of the dogs but the neighbors. The place is always in drugs dealings. One older participant was saying two black men came at her door trying to intimidator, supposedly from these neighbor acquaintances. Anyway they fear for their lives.
Hooked on phonics
And you have a City Councilor and a police officer on the board? BUT,the craziest thing I heard was the chairmen of the committee telling one one the neighbors to but some kind of citrus mace? As a defense? That was her acute resolve. Wow.
The next big thing will be the Obstruction of Donald Dinks re-election suppression.