Jul 082026
 

Yesterday, I heard something very disheartening from Malcolm Nance’s warcast – and all three agreed – that the MSM in Europe is parroting Russian talking points as much as ours are. The latest is that Russia is claiming their current strikes are retaliatory (when they’ve been doing the same thing since 2022 – or maybe even 2014.) What’s going on with global oil prices is also not pretty. It is currently artificially low (so keep your tank filled – maybe even some full containers on hand). But we are closer and closer to a real worldwide shortage, and the pricing won’t matter much when there isn’t any to be had. Oh, and in case you were wondering why the Orange Ogre is whining about Greenland again – it could be because, after he bribed or threatened FIFA into lifting a suspension they had imposed on the biggest bully on our team, Belgium beat us anyway – and Denmark was rooting for Belgium.

This is a Substack video – in which Glenn Kirschner is PISSED to the point of 37 minutes and “legal terms” such as “shitshow,” “assclowns”, “grabass” as well as addressing Todd Blanche as “sport.” I don’t really expect anyone to watch it, but, being Substack, there is a transcipt.

I doubt this will surprise anyone here. And it appears to me that most of this increase is initiated by the Papaya Palatine personally. (My apologize to papayas, which alleviate nausea rather than initiating it.)

To me this undersells the contributions of African Americans to the American Republic. IIRC, the first American killed in the Revolution was Crispus Attucks – a Black man, Many more Black men fought for the Union in the Civil War – and in World Wars I and II – and since. And Black women too – if not allowed to fight with arms, by caring for the wounded, gathering intelligence, dealing with mail, breaking codes, and more than I can think of. But I get it – the authors here are more interested in putting together an effecive playbook for a better future than in remembering the past. And they are right. An effective playbook is needed. And so is the will to use it – in people of all colors.

Just as there are decent and kind people in red states – there are monsters in blue states. Washington may be blue – but it still has monsters like these. I’m inclined to hope they are all in debt for the rest of their sorry lives paying for the $17 million they owe – plus interest. Including the school employees.

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Dec 172022
 

There is no doubt that the FIFA World Cup fever engulfs its fans and inspires them to dress up in support of their nation’s team.  The efforts they put in to making their costumes to support their countries at football’s biggest carnival is simply amazing!

But my gob was smacked when I was treated to this outfit:

When I first saw this, I thought it was fake – some CGI (Computer-Generated Image) or VFX (Visual Effects) character with augmented reality that was promoting the World Cup by honoring Brazil’s incomparable Pelé (who is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time having led team Brazil to World Cup Championships in 1958, 1962 and 1970).

I had the definite impression that I wasn’t really seeing an actual human being, but rather an animation enhanced by special effects.  It truly seemed more like a digital rendition of a football player – like someone had just walked out of a video game.

But it’s a real person in the most imaginative costume I’ve ever seen!

 

@maskbusters

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♬ original sound – MaskBusters

In fact there are three people decked out in these fabulous, mirrored costumes that have virally taken the World Cup fans – and Netizens of the world – by storm.  Beside Pelé there’s one sporting a red jersey that portrays Cristiano Ronaldo, star of the Portugal national team.  And finally, a third character all decked out in the quirky mirror outfit of a referee.

@onefootball

Replying to @Luis Aguilar 👽 They are 🤩 @maskbusters #worldcup

♬ All I Want Is You – Disco Lines

 

@espnfc

This #Brazil fan came ready at the #WorldCup 🇧🇷👏 #qatar #soccer #neymar (via cahemota/Twitter)

♬ sonido original – Minuto 90

Turns out that these costumes were not crafted by a Brazilian or Portuguese fan – but are the creations of a company called MaskBusters.  It’s located in Slovakia, and like you, I had lots of questions about their creations.

Sadly, I couldn’t find out as much as I wanted about the costumes or MaskBusters itself – but here’s what I did learn.  They’re made of triangular pieces of colored reflective material forming a mosaic-like geometric outfit in a broken-glass pattern that’s sewn onto a layer of fabric.  (You can make out the zipper on the back in a few of the frames.)  The consensus of Netizens’ comments is that it’s most likely a thin plastic or possibly mylar – so it’s probably fairly lightweight.

I was unable to find out how hot they are, but probably not as hot as a lot of college and professional team mascot costumes are.

You can hire MaskBusters to design a costume for your event, but they don’t sell them.  Apparently they have a crew of models who perform while using the mirroring costumes the client requested.  I have no idea what the cost might be – either with a Google search or at the MaskBusters website.

Here’s a sampling from their portfolio of what they’ve created in the past:

Finally, sadly for the man dressed as Pelé, after reflecting on his team’s loss I’m sure he was “shattered” into a Brazilian pieces.

(I forgot – how many zeroes are there in a Brazilian?)

 

 

 

 

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