Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

Washington Post Catch and Kill, not noticeably better than the Enquirer’s.

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

At some point, the ability to learn is a factor of character, not IQ.

Everybody saw this coming.

the 10% who apparently lack object permanence

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

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

“In this country American means white. everybody else has to hyphenate.”

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Books are my comfort food!

He really is that stupid.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, door #2)

GOP baffled that ‘we don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

There are times when telling just part of the truth is effectively a lie.

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

Their freedom requires your slavery.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

So fucking stupid, and still doing a tremendous amount of damage.

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So I missed wishing everybody a Happy first night of Chanukah, but commentor J. at J-Two-O gives me a chance to rectify my oversight…
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As an animist, and a progressive, I believe in celebrating every possible festival of lights. The Neopagan calendar’s four cross-quarter festivals are Imbolc (candles), Beltane (bonfires), Lammas (hearthfires) and Samhain (lanterns). Those of you who follow other traditions are gonna have to send me emails (click my name near the top of the right-hand column) to bring me up to speed, though… I know there must be some wonderful Diwali YTs…

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As an alternative for the grinches militant atheists among us, Mozilla is sponsoring a red panda webcam at the Knoxville Zoo (h/t Gawker).

If red panda cubs can’t improve your mood, well… got any suggestions?

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    General Stuck

    Thanks for the webcam AL. Loves the Pandas, Red and Giant

    What did the Zebra say to the Wildebeast before crossing the crocodile infested river?

    See ya in hell, ugly motherfucker

    and what did the crocodile say to them both?

    candygram

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    Viva BrisVegas

    If red panda cubs can’t improve your mood, well… got any suggestions?

    Booze, and lots of it.

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    Yutsano

    Hanukkah Samayach! (and no quibbling over the spelling, Hebrew doesn’t transliterate into English well)

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    Suzan

    Are these people trying to be nerdier than the really are or are they really that nerdy? This is not intended as criticism but I can always trust Anne to find the nerdiest musical numbers on YouTube. Is there an app for that or do you just search “nerd/weirdo”?

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    Currants

    Anne Laurie, the link to your address doesn’t work (Firefox, Apple), so I’ll suggest as another winter lights festival Lucia Day in Sweden. (Note: traditionally, “Lucia” was the eldest daughter in the family. Most websites just say “young girl.”) Interestingly, most sources describe it as the first day of the Christmas Season, much like la fête de Sainte Barbe in France, but its origins before Christianity aren’t too hard to figure out–it’s the shortest day (longest night) of the year, so it marks a turning point in the … you know, seasons or whatever. (The French tradition also has pagan/agrarian roots appropriated by religion.)

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    PurpleGirl

    Annie Laurie: Some time ago I began calling myself an equal opportunity deity worshiper; i.e., if a holy day and it’s ritual resonated with me, I would try to either follow the traditional observance or create one of my own. So the four neopagan quarter days get noted, Christmas, Chanukah, Diwali, Tu B’Shevat (the Jewish new year for trees). I add them as I find them.

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