Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

A consequence of cucumbers

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

The willow is too close to the house.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

The revolution will be supervised.

People are complicated. Love is not.

We’ll be taking my thoughts and prayers to the ballot box.

Let’s finish the job.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

When do the post office & the dmv weigh in on the wuhan virus?

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

Bark louder, little dog.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Today’s GOP: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

This fight is for everything.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

In my day, never was longer.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!

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Early Morning Open Thread: ‘Homeless to Haughty’

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From commentor Renee L:

This kitty was living in the bushes behind my mom’s duplex, and one summer morning my mom called and told my 14 year old son that she’d been feeding the kitty and thought he would like to take her home. As I was stricken that morning with the results of a pretty good party the night before, I was in no shape to protest much. My son managed to coax her into a carrier with infinite patience and more than a few treats. Lucky for both of us, his patience was rewarded with the addition of Kittren to our little family.
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Although extremely shy and skittish initially (she hid under my son’s bed for two days), she has since become the Queen of her (and our) world and all who deem themselves worthy of her attention. Five years later, our loyalty is intact….

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  8. 8.

    IndyLib

    What a pretty kitty!

    SOS to AnneLaurie and anyone else that lives in the Newport/Providence/Boston region. I’m going to be in that area next week for 3 days and I would really appreciate any restaurant recommendations (especially breakfast places). We’re staying at the Jailhouse Inn in Newport for one night, but we don’t know where to stay in Boston. Is there anywhere downtown that is nice but not ridiculously expensive? Recommendations for things to do or see in the area would also be greatly appreciated.

  9. 9.

    John S.

    THE TEA PARTIERS ARE COMING!

    Tea Party set to win enough races for wide influence

    Talk about a media blowjob. 33/538 Teabaggers in the House and 8/100 Teabaggers in the Senate may possibly win election according to the story. The media considers this HUGE and very IMPORTANT. By comparison, there are 79/538 and 3/100 members of the Progressive Caucus, but nobody really gives a shit.

  10. 10.

    The Grand Panjandrum

    Update on Todd Willingham case:

    Members of Mr. Willingham’s family, working with lawyers who oppose the death penalty, had asked for the rare and controversial hearing, held here on Thursday, to investigate whether Mr. Willingham was wrongfully convicted. They argue that the proceeding, known as a court of inquiry, could restore Mr. Willingham’s reputation, a right guaranteed under Texas law, even to the dead.

  11. 11.

    Apsaras

    Oh lord how can you all talk about cats when The First Lady (aka Our Black Panthress In Chief!) is destroying democracy! SIREN.GIF!!!

    She totally went into a polling place and let some kids take her picture and told some kids that they should help her husband’s agenda. (Which we all know is stealing all the white people’s money and using it to buy Cadillacs for everyone who lives off the green line.)

    WEEP, EAGLE, WEEP!

  16. 16.

    Uloborus

    I Can Haz Thot. In a previous thread it was pointed out that the White House has very little control over how the DOJ handles cases. That seemed a bit shocking, but then I remembered the Bush administration. Remember how much control Bush and his Master had over the DOJ? That was scandalous. They weren’t supposed to. The DOJ is theoretically apolitical. The only control the President has is making high level appointments.

    Bush abused that power. Abused it ruthlessly. Anybody remember that? How he was appointing ‘Loyal Bushies’ over qualified candidates? How he was appointing them to positions that you can’t be fired from?

    So… those people are STILL THERE. Heck, in every branch of the executive. That’s really disturbing to me. Now I’m wondering how tense things must be in the DOJ because of it.

    DISCLAIMER: This is speculation and memory, not research. It is presented in the spirit of ‘How the fuck long will we be cleaning up Bush’s mess?!’

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    thalarctos

    @IndyLib:
    Breakfast joints: Deluxe Town Diner, Mt Auburn St Watertown (Uncommon Grounds, right across the street, is also good); Russell House Tavern (for brunch, anyhow), Harvard Square; Zoe’s, also in Harvard Square; Renee’s, Teele Square Somerville
    For Lunch: Mr Bartley’s Burger Cottage, Harvard Sq (best d*mn burgers anywhere)
    Things to do and see: North End, USS Constitution, Beacon Hill, South End, Back Bay, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Symphony (depending on when you’re here), walk or jog along the Charles River Basin (especially the Esplanade).

  21. 21.

    Pathman

    How come my last comment was deleted? I was equating John with Juan Cole. That is a compliment, isn’t it? And Johann Hari did link to John’s post.

  24. 24.

    J sub D

    A noble rescue. Feral cats survive and even manage to breed, but their lives must be miserable. Cat’s belong indoors or in a barn, I hate seeing them forced to brave the elements.

    Kudos to three generations of the Renee L. family.

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