Thursday Night Open Thread: The First Really Boring Tweets

Posted by Oppo on 25 February 2021, 9:00 pm

Or were they just spam?

The First Marconigrams Sent Across the Atlantic to The New York World Newspaper

London (via Marconi wireless via Glace Bay, N. S.), Oct. 17, 1907.
To the New York World:
Greetings to the Americans through the New York World in the words of Burns:
Man to man the world o’er
Shall brithers be for a’ that.
(Lord) LOREBURN, Lord High Chancellor of England.

London (via Marconi wireless via Glace Bay, N. S.), Oct. 17, 1907.
To the New York World:
Greater miracles than those of old bewilder us to-day.
(Andrew) CARNEGIE.

London (via Marconi wireless via Glace Bay, N. S.), Oct. 17, 1907.
To the New York World:
I earnestly trust that this marvellous discovery may tend to enrich the mutual affection and confidence between the two great branches of the English-speaking [race.]
(Ven. William Macdonald) SINCLAIR,
Archdeacon of London and Chairman of the Pilgrims’ Committee.

Sounds like that last guy’s winding up for a sales pitch.

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These Are Great Legal Minds We’re Up Against, Folks

Posted by Oppo on 25 February 2021, 8:00 pm

Biden’s AG Pick, Merrick Garland, Just Refused To Say Illegal Border Crossings Are A Crime. Says He “Hadn’t Thought About It.”
National Pulse | 02/22/2021 | Natalie Winters
When pressed by Senators on the legality of illegal border crossings, President Biden’s Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland revealed he “hadn’t thought about it.”
“Just a fundamental question. Do you believe that illegal entry at America’s borders should remain a crime,” Senator Dick Durbin asked.
Garland replied: “Well, I haven’t thought about that question. I just haven’t thought about that question.”
“I think, you know, the president had made clear that we are a country with borders and with a concern about national security. I don’t know of a proposal to decriminalize but still make it unlawful to enter. I just don’t know the answer to that question – I haven’t thought about it,” he adds.

I wish the source was the Babylon Bee.

Biden Downgrades $2,000 Check Pledge From $1,400 to Handful of Salt “for Illegal Immigrants as Well as White Kids”

Posted by Oppo on 25 February 2021, 7:00 pm

“Well, you’ll all get a — uh — you — ah — all — ah — Now here’s the deal — a literal salary! Number one. You have the word of a Biden!” He then left it to the states to distribute, as the federal government did not have the power to do so.

Via the Wokeback Machine

Posted by Oppo on 25 February 2021, 6:00 pm

British spy chief apologises for LGBT staff ban
Irish Independent via Press Reader | 20th February 2021 | Dominic Nicholls
The head of MI6 has apologised for the “misguided, unjust and discriminatory” ban on gay spies, 30 years after the restriction was lifted.
. . . the government-wide security ban was lifted in 1991.