Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

“woke” is the new caravan.

The desire to stay informed is directly at odds with the need to not be constantly enraged.

Second rate reporter says what?

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.

Giving in to doom is how we fail to fight for ourselves & one another.

This chaos was totally avoidable.

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

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

“I was told there would be no fact checking.”

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

President Musk and Trump are both poorly raised, coddled 8 year old boys.

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

Republicans want to make it harder to vote and easier for them to cheat.

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

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  4. 4.

    TaMara (BHF)

    Well I’m baking up a storm. The house smells like oranges as I make a Clementine Cake. Dark Chocolate Chip-Walnut cookies next. Still waiting for the snow. It was in the 60’s again here in Colorado.

    Oops, the Department of Tourism in Colorado would like me to let you know that it is snowing up a storm in the mountains, so book your ski trips now and if the weather holds, come down to the front range and get a round of golf in, too.

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    Cris

    @DougJ: I still approvingly quote portions of that Klein special — such as “I can’t stop my leg” or the untranslatable Yiddish punchline — but nobody other than my brother knows what I’m talking about.

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    Emily L. Hauser/ellaesther

    What’s going on chez moi? I’m so glad you asked!

    1) I opened up a Holiday Marketplace on my blog, at which some of the fine and talented commenters from Balloon Juice and Ta-Nehisi Coates are flogging their fine and creative wares.

    So far, these include (among other things): Laura W.‘s awesome artwork, a variety of books, photography, knitting patterns, and an appeal for unused yarn (really!). It’s a potpourri! Balloon Juicers with something to sell should come by and post a little something about it, and Balloon Juicers who want to purchase unusual and wonderful things should check out the options! No one will get rich, but perhaps some nice things will find their way into the hands of nice people.

    2) My super-smart 6th boy discovered today that he got the best score at his school on a math test designed for gifted 7th and 8th graders, and I don’t usually boast about these things, but wheee! How fun!

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    Bill E Pilgrim

    That’s a great song.

    Klein is also one hell of a singer, I’ve always been amazed. It’s funny to see him sing it, I’ve had it on a comedy collection CD I got years ago, and clearly it was meant as satire, but a mixture of that and just straight sentiment about where he’s from and a place he loves, and over the years I came to think of it more as the latter. So it’s odd to see him playing it so much for comedy, for me.

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    MattR

    I had the pleasure of seeing Robert Klein headline at a small comedy club one mid-week night in the winter of 2000/2001. The best part of course was the unannounced appearance by Jerry Seinfeld. It was after the end of Seinfeld, the show, and he was getting back into the standup flow before doing his first special for HBO (or whoever it was). He did a Q&A after his set which would have been much cooler if I had come up with a witty question.

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    SiubhanDuinne

    @Emily L. Hauser/ellaesther:

    *Perhaps your Facebook account is missing an A?*

    Are you talking about Cleek’s Fcebook ccount?

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    junebug

    Still fighting the good fight in the lower level trenches. This guy promises a retraction in the morning, but this other lying radio host could use a few more emails.

    It’s all lies about the Medal of Honor ceremony that just won’t die.

    I’m not giving up on this.

    Help set the record straight, if you can. If there is one thing I won’t take, it’s disrespecting both a Medal of Honor recipient and the president at the same time.

    Idiot flame starter is here.

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    Anne Laurie

    @Emily L. Hauser/ellaesther: Bananagrams! — aka, ‘Scrabble for the rest of us’. I never enjoyed Scrabble, too much emphasis on numbers, but I looove Bananagrams. Which really can be played, as they say, by people at all skill levels… younger kids get a tile advantage, and the hyperliterate can take extras, and it’s time-limited. So a group of varying skill points can play a game that’s equally exciting to everybody, and there’s no long periods where “the dummy” tries desperately to find something usable while “the expert” fidgets & sighs. It even makes a good solitaire game.

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    Rita R.

    As a Bronx native, that made me smile. The best part is his shout-outs to different places in the borough, a nod that only Bronxites can really appreciate. And the Bronx really is beautiful this time of year. :)

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