Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

The real work of an opposition party is to hold the people in power accountable.

Fuck that bum, let’s go Joe!

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

You know it’s bad when the Project 2025 people have to create training videos on “How To Be Normal”.

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

Prediction: the gop will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

You cannot shame the shameless.

Don’t expect peaches from an apple tree.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

When they say they’re pro-life, they don’t mean yours.

Marge, god is saying you’re stupid.

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  1. 1.

    arguingwithsignposts

    So the NYTimes story today – Obama says “systemic failure.” So systemic failure in Obama Admin=One guy burns his balls off=systemic failure in Bush Admin=Over 3,000 dead.

    Obama is as bad as Bush!

  2. 2.

    Col. Klink

    The three stooges of Lieberman, Graham and McCain are at it again. Apparently if we close Gitmo, Western Civilization will fall.

  4. 4.

    A Mom Anon

    I made it through about 3 mins of morning”news” before I shut off the teevee. It seems the CIA knew there was an underwear bomber on the loose about a month or more ago and nothing was done to stop it. And now Yemen is the hotbed of world wide terror plots and we’re all doomed and gonna die and oh the horror and there’s “New Danger In The Skies”.

    I don’t know how people live on a steady diet of fear like that. A few minutes of this madness on TV and I started feeling tired and drained of energy. I just can’t imagine living with that sense of impending doom in my head all the time.

  6. 6.

    asiangrrlMN

    To end the day with dough-hua (tofu pudding. YUM), fried wantons, pork buns, fried oysters, green tea ice cream, and watermelon juice.

    Night market food, bitchez. It’ll cure whatever ails ya.

    P.S. As much as I miss y’all, I can’t tell you how fucking great it is not to be steeped in American politics every day.

  13. 13.

    burnspbesq

    @John Cole:

    WVU dodged a rather large bullet last night against Marquette, but I suspect their unbeaten run ends against Purdue.

  14. 14.

    burnspbesq

    What better way to start the day than with coffee and an open thread?

    Substitute Diet Coke for coffee, and add steak and egg burrito.

  15. 15.

    The Ghost of Richard Jaeckel

    The office building where I work has a sort-of resident stray cat. One usually only sees her at night and she darts away if one gets too close. She was limping around the parking lot this morning, and I got closer than I ever have. No visible injury but by the way she’s hiding under cars it’s something.

    The next person who gives me grief for spoiling my cats, I’m punching in the head.

  18. 18.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @jwb

    I noticed that Times trifecta too. Had been hoping the NYT would hold off for a while longer before following the WaPo off the lemming cliff, but they seem to be racing toward the precipice with all the abandon of Wile E. Coyote chasing the Roadrunner.

  19. 19.

    Svensker

    Since this is an open thread, can someone please explain Jib Jab to me? Apparently people find it amusing, because the latest JJ is posted all over the internets right now and the rellies are flooding my e-mail inbox with links to it.

    Am I alone in finding Jib Jab pointless, unfunny and boring?

    (And Asiangrl — your night market sounds amazing and enviable. But about the time of your posts, you wouldn’t have that problem if you remember to live in the now. Then it’s always the same time.)

  20. 20.

    arguingwithsignposts

    @SiubhanDuinne:
    So, since the guy didn’t succeed, the flight hadn’t landed, and nothing was destroyed except for his laptop, does that mean there still hasn’t been an attack on American soil during the Obama administration?

    ETA: It doesn’t surprise me that they’re following WaPo into freakout mode. HCR is boring process, and what else is there to cover during the post-Christmas dead week? It’s the “Oh, look, a shiny new toy!” school of “journalism.”

  24. 24.

    SteveinSC

    We are having New Year’s Eve supper with a couple of acquaintances (friends yet to be) and one of them is a batshit crazy TeaBagger. He has some little company here that designs hunting attire to fool deer into wanting to fornicate with hunters, making for a really close shot, if you know what I mean. This looney wants to move his company to Bolivia, leaving only an outlet in the US to avoid taxes, etc. He should be more bubbles and fun than a case of champagne.

    @asiangrrlMN: You know what a Yuzu is?

  28. 28.

    Phyllis

    Make mine reheated leftover sausage & grits casserole. The tv is o.f.f., at least until the bowl game at 8 tonight. I have a mani-pedi @ 5:30 EST. I plan to leave a little early and do some after-Christmas sale shopping for me. Only 4 1/2 days left of my winter break, and I’m not going to let all this noise get me down.

  30. 30.

    burnspbesq

    @SteveinSC:

    This looney wants to move his company to Bolivia, leaving only an outlet in the US to avoid taxes, etc.

    I don’t give legal advice in blog comments, but your pal needs to get better tax advice than he is currently getting.

  31. 31.

    AkaDad

    This looney wants to move his company to Bolivia, leaving only an outlet in the US to avoid taxes, etc.

    That’s an excellent way to show your patriotism.

  32. 32.

    Steeplejack

    My circadian rhythms are shot. I was off Sunday and Monday, worked at the Big Box Bookstore last night, am off today and work the morning shift tomorrow, then different shifts Friday and Saturday. Watched Wallander last night (the Swedish one, not Kenneth Branagh), then was up until 4:30, sort of out of it but not a bit sleepy. Then of course woke up like clockwork at 7:30. This probably means a siesta is in the cards for this afternoon.

    Part of this, I think, is that I don’t have a software project in hand right now, so my home time tends to “drift” a little. Have been thinking about starting a personal project until a paying one comes along.

    Question: Python or Ruby? I know a little about both, have been thinking about really learning one of them.

  33. 33.

    SteveinSC

    @asiangrrlMN: Very fragrant, like a mixture of lemon and tangerine. The look like a rough, yellow tangerine and the Japanese use them a lot in their cooking. E.g. they dry the fruit slices for use in tea, float them in Winter Solstice baths, core them, add miso, sake, scallops and bake them for the flavor. The juice is extracted for citrus vinegar. Don’t know if they are grown in Taiwan, though.

    @AkaDad The guy is serious enough to have gone to the state capitol for one of the “spontaneous” demonstrations. He got after me one day about why I didn’t join him, the country’s going to hell in a handbasket, etc. I told him I was a fucking socialist and he seemed stunned. Hmmm, wonder why?

  34. 34.

    Mako

    I prefer a nice toast with my coffee, maybe a spot of jam.
    Thread is so hard to get out of one’s teeth.

  35. 35.

    Betsy

    @SteveinSC:

    I told him I was a fucking soc alist and he seemed stunned.

    Nicely done. Having to realize that “normal” people (i.e., people that they know/are friendly with in real life) don’t see the world as they do is one of the best things that can happen.

  36. 36.

    Mako

    @SteveinSC:
    Very fragrant, like a mixture of lemon and tangerine. The look like a rough, yellow tangerine and the Japanese use them a lot in their cooking…

    Yuzu. Nasty business for raw eating.
    Mikan are tastier with toast and coffee.

  37. 37.

    Chuck Butcher

    It might make you feel better to know David Schuster was just pushing back against the GOP talking points on underpants with Rep Chris Rogers (R-MI) regarding particularly Heokstra. Pretty fun watching Shoe Bomber Reid and his federal trial brought to bear.

    Rogers kept his composure and somehow maintained a reasonable tone while being eviscerated. Schuster did call him too classy a guy to send out a fundraising letter based on a bombing attempt within days, as Peter did. (Rogers chuckled) I have to wonder what it is like to be somewhat sane and have to repeat the GOP crap lines?

    Funny stuff sometimes – unless you take it seriously.

  38. 38.

    asiangrrlMN

    @SteveinSC: Hm. Not sure. I will ask my mother. I wouldn’t want to miss it if we have them here. And, fuck yeah! Sockulism!

    @Steeplejack: Hi, Steepman. My circadian rhythms are shot, too. I pick Ruby because I like the name better.

    @Tattoosydney: New blog entry up with yesterday’s best photos. Many from the night market. One of me eating tofu pudding, my favorite dessert. My bro will be uploading a ‘best of’ set every day, and I will link to each one from my blog. Thanks for the supportive words. They really help.

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