Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans: The threats are dire, but my tickets are non-refundable!

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

All hail the time of the bunny!

I did not have this on my fuck 2025 bingo card.

“A king is only a king if we bow down.” – Rev. William Barber

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

The unpunished coup was a training exercise.

If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

Every decision we make has lots of baggage with it, known or unknown.

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

With all due respect and assumptions of good faith, please fuck off into the sun.

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

T R E 4 5 O N

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

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

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

Republicans firmly believe having an abortion is a very personal, very private decision between a woman and J.D. Vance.

If a good thing happens for a bad reason, it’s still a good thing.

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  1. 1.

    BGinCHI

    I wish Marvin would hurry and blow her up with his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.

  2. 2.

    Dee Loralei

    TPM is reporting that Huma Abedin is pregnant. To bring it on topic, isn’t that out of this world?

    But hell, yesterday they reported that some mass grave of children was found in Texas.

  4. 4.

    PurpleGirl

    It’s still light here in NYC, will have to wait for later to see what color the night sky will be. The sky right now, though, is hazy and it’s humid and hot.

  5. 5.

    MattR

    @Dee Loralei:

    But hell, yesterday they reported that some mass grave of children was found in Texas.

    Based on a tip from a psychic no less. I could at least kinda understand the media’s overreaction and sensationalism if there was something more substantial that led them to think there was a mass grave.

  6. 6.

    wobblybits

    Still daylight here, and I can report that currently it is cloudy, humid and hot. I don’t expect much to change once the sun goes down.

    ETA: I couldn’t care less about what Weiner did or did not do with his wiener.

  7. 7.

    lamh34

    @Dee Loralei:

    Ughhh, I am truly over Wiener-gate, dude might be a great congressman, that’s for his constituents to decide, but if that is true and it was me, I’d consider him as a man and husband, to be lower than scum. (I’m not saying his wife should or should not think that, just IMHO)

    I guess it could be worse, his wife could have had cancer and he was stepping out…

    Also prayers and well wishes for his wife and a healthy baby and pregnancy. It’s VIP that pregnant women are not stressed, and this shit has got to be stressful.

  10. 10.

    scav

    Any color it pleases and falling, exploding into dangerously sharp shards of formerly banal realities.

    Practically, I’m cheering on the Oncoming Coldfront. Sort of a cut-rate Doctor but my luck hasn’t been of the best recently.

  12. 12.

    JPL

    Last night I was so tired, I went to bed to watch TV at 8 and the dog rebelled. She went to the back door and kept looking at me as to say it’s still light outside. She finally relented about 9 but still was confused. Tonight I might retire early and watch True Grit, that will teach her.

  13. 13.

    lamh34

    I remember having a “convo” here about how I like to watch ICarly, and if I remember correctly, a few other BJer’s also watch ICarly or have children who do so I just wanted to share some rare ICarly news that coincides with political news.

    Heads Up ICarly fans:

    FLOTUS will have a cameo on an upcoming episode of ICarly.
    http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/06/08/michelle-obama-icarly/

  14. 14.

    Amir_Khalid

    I was at my local mall today. A security guard came up to me today. He’d seen me there in the days just after my accident (2 weeks ago). I think he was the one who saw me in the food court and asked me if I was okay. (I was feeling a little faint at that time and somewhat unsteady on my feet.) He said that he was now relieved to see me looking much better. Nice man. Made my day.

  15. 15.

    KyCole

    I’m re-reading “Half Broke Horses” for my book club. Read it once, but the memory isn’t so great anymore. Damn, but that woman makes me feel lazy! Of course it happens to be 92 outside right now, so staying in with a book is just self preservation.

  16. 16.

    lamh34

    I’m a real chatty Kathy today, but I have a new favorite show on LOGO. I really only watch 1 1/2 LOGO shows religiously, and that RuPaul’s Drag Race/Drag U. But my new fav that I just happened to catch last night is called “1 girl, 5 gays”. Essentially, it a str8 girl moderator (I’m assuming) and 5 gay guy panelists and they discuss random topics.

    Anyone seen it? I think I like it because it kinda reminds me of the discussions I have with my BFF who just happens to be a gay guy and my former-college roommate who is a happily married lesbian woman. My old roommate now lives back home in NOLA, but I really miss our “balls to the wall” conversations we used to have in the dorm or when we’d see each other.

    Living the single life in DFW, with a majority of my friends already partnered up (gay or str8) I really miss just having conversations with adult people and not worrying about if what I say will be too risque or offend there “conservative” issues… It’s probably why I spend so much time commenting on blogs…LOL!

    Anyway, I like the show. Anyone else seen it?

  17. 17.

    Martin

    @lamh34: Quite cool, though I can hardly take any more iCarly and this is likely to cause my daughter to push me over the line. I like the show the first time through, not so much the 4th time through.

  18. 18.

    Violet

    The color of the sky is blue. With white, puffy clouds. They say there’s a slight chance of rain, but I know that’s an untruth. They’re just trying to keep us hanging on to hope.

  19. 19.

    MikeJ

    @Martin: Yeah but what happens when they meet Victorious? What happens to show continuity after creddie becomes canon?

    But, uhm yeah. Once through is enough.

  22. 22.

    lamh34

    @Martin: & @MikeJ: yeah, I’ll admit, that my obsession with ICarly has abaded a bit. I’m now a little obsessed with Tru Jackson V.I.P. I find myself watching it if the dial happens to be on Nickelodeon.

  24. 24.

    Cliff in NH

    What color is the sky in your multiverse, tonight?

    There should be most excellent auroras in northern latitudes some time in the next 24 hours due to the June 7 CME

  25. 25.

    lamh34

    @lamh34:

    speaking of “1 girl 5 gays”, one of the questions was “Does it bother you if ur partner wears socks during sex?” This made me laugh because to my mind, if you’re at the point where your clothes are off, then socks are gonna be the last thing I think about…IMHO.

  26. 26.

    PurpleGirl

    @Amir_Khalid: That was nice and it’s good that you are recovering from the accident. Even if you weren’t badly hurt, there is a shock component which affects the whole body. I know that I fell forward once going up 2 steps and it took over 6 weeks before my chest muscles felt normal.

  29. 29.

    Martin

    @MikeJ: Well, Victorious is a bit easier on multiple viewings, thankfully. Though, either one beats little girl cartoons which I’m glad to be free of.

  33. 33.

    PurpleGirl

    @jeffreyw: Huma Abedin is Anthony Weiner’s wife. She was/is an aide to Hillary Clinton.

    The curried coconut chicken looks yummy. Nom, nom.

  34. 34.

    stuckinred

    @jeffreyw: Wiener’s wife. She was Hillary’s girl friday. Someone made a funny on the picture of you in my flickr!

  36. 36.

    Studly Pantload, a full-service troll

    Let’s continue the astronomy theme and make fun of the other side, for a change!

    I’m all for it, but as a mod, can you get Tim, Interrupted to just pop the question to Eemom, already? Cuz the extended courtship thing is losing it’s freshness.
    =0P
    (Dunno if there’s an official ban on emoticons, here, but there, I just posted one.)

    I live in the PNW, where the standard-issue sky color is grey, as it is today. You can tell it’s not grey (or less than 50% grey) any time any of us from this region start posting, “OMG, big fireball in the sky, what is that thing?!!” Sadly, posting that never gets old for many.

  40. 40.

    PurpleGirl

    @MikeJ: Re: the picture. I once crocheted a “sock-like” pouch for a friend to give to her boyfriend on their anniversary (or was it a Christmas present?).

  41. 41.

    Martin

    @MikeJ: Sock puppet would take me pretty immediately out of the mood, so yeah, put me down as a ‘no’ on socks, just in case.

  43. 43.

    Zifnab

    Can I just say that, after googling her picture, Huma Abedin is freak’n hot?

    Oh Weiner, you fucked up big time.

  44. 44.

    The Dangerman

    @Studly Pantload, a full-service troll:

    I live in the PNW, where the standard-issue sky color is grey, as it is today.

    I just arrived late last night in the PNW for a quick visit; left SoCal in shorts and stocks and left the airport in my parka. Ah, yes, now I recall why I left the PNW again (it coulda been worse; it coulda been fucking glorious like it is occasionally is and I’d be wondering why I ever did leave).

    Just catching up on some of the bullshit that’s been going on (was hanging out in the countryside of Oregon w/o a net connection; was going through withdrawal). Can I be the very last to say Weiner, WTFF? Also, I read someplace that the Palinistas are changing wikipedia to reflect the “fact” that Revere was just a ringin’ those bells; Palinistas, WTMFF, she’s a dolt, deal with it.

  45. 45.

    SiubhanDuinne

    The sky was blue and high above
    The moon was new, and so was love
    This eager heart of mine was singing
    Lover, where can you be?

    Seems to fit AL’s sky question AND the secondary Weiner-Abedin topic.

  47. 47.

    RossInDetroit

    It hit 95 today and was humid as heck. Luckily this is just what I need to get over this 10 day bronchitis. Tomorrow I’m allowed back to work. The AC will be a setback but I have my meds.

  48. 48.

    Studly Pantload, a full-service troll

    @Zifnab:

    With dudes that wander, it’s hardly related to how relatively attractive their mate is.

    Keep this in mind so you don’t lapse into a dead faint if Dennis Kucinich ever gets publically busted for seeking some side action.

  49. 49.

    RossInDetroit

    Today I signed up for a new employer sponsored health plan. The cheapest Blue Cross plan was $120/week for 2 people. That’s a HUGE chunk of my meager pay. This shit has got to stop.

  52. 52.

    Martin

    @Studly Pantload, a full-service troll:

    With dudes that wander, it’s hardly related to how relatively attractive their mate is.

    Indeed. And for guys that aren’t pathological wanders, just because they have a hot wife doesn’t mean that she’s that into them.

  56. 56.

    PurpleGirl

    @Narcissus: Yeah, they really are. The dumb thing is that the Dems going after him probably think that Repubs will think better the Democratic party and maybe for a Dem (sometime) but as we know… it won’t matter a bit. Not at all.

  57. 57.

    Amir_Khalid

    @Zifnab: Rich/powerful/successful men who cheat on hot wives, often with less-attractive women, aren’t looking for something better. They just want more — because they’re the big dog around here, and the big dog always gets more, right? It’s the dark side of the bold and daring approach that brings them success: reckless personal conduct. At least, that’s how I make sense of their motivation.

  58. 58.

    Mnemosyne

    @RossInDetroit:

    Holy crap! That’s one of the advantages of working for a Giant Evil Corporation — the health insurance companies can only push them so far because they know that every other health insurance company in So Cal is chomping at the bit to get our 50,000 employees on their rolls.

    G carries his own health insurance, so I only have to pay single prices. Even with the deals we get, the price does seem to go up geometrically when you add a second person.

  59. 59.

    The Dangerman

    @Studly Pantload, a full-service troll:

    The bluest skies you’ll ever see are in Seattle.

    True; summer in Seattle, when (if?) it arrives, is glorious.

    Most dangerous day of the year for the Dangerman driving in the Seattle area (excluding those thankfully infrequent ice storms)? The first day the sun came out in the Spring (or Summer).

  61. 61.

    boss bitch

    @PurpleGirl:

    Yeah, they really are. The dumb thing is that the Dems going after him probably think that Repubs will think better the Democratic party and maybe for a Dem (sometime) but as we know… it won’t matter a bit. Not at all.

    nothing personal, but this statement is ridiculous.

  64. 64.

    PurpleGirl

    @boss bitch: A few words are missing, my bad.

    Yeah, they really are. The dumb thing is that the Dems going after him probably think that Repubs will think better of the Democratic party and maybe vote for a Dem (sometime) but as we know… it won’t matter a bit. Not at all.</blockquote

    Look, many Democrats are conservative and it often seems that they will vote with Republicans or cave in on policy thinking that Republicans will reciprocate in the future. We know from experience that Republicans don't do that, especially the current crop won't.

  65. 65.

    Ben Cisco

    “Partly Sunny” and hotter nell here in the Queen City.
    __
    Thanks to a heavy workload, today was a day sans Weinergate. I could use a few more of those.

  67. 67.

    Allen

    @Studly Pantload, a full-service troll: From a former Seattle resident, having moved to Portland 40 years ago to get out of their horrendous traffic, I would have to say Portland’s weather is significantly better. And wait for the July thru October weather. The only thing that Seattle has that Portland doesn’t is the sailing. Which from my point of view is not a minor point. Give me Seattle in the 40’s and modern boats and all would be perfect.

  69. 69.

    MikeJ

    @Allen: Hahahah! Traffic! In Seattle! Hahahaha!

    As someone who moved from Washington, DC, I can assure you, Seattle has no traffic. None.

    There are more weasel attacks out here though.

  70. 70.

    OzoneR

    Yes progressives, this was your hero

    Weiner’s opening came in 1991, when the City Council was radically expanded, from 35 to 51 seats. One of the new districts, the 48th, would be in Southern Brooklyn. It was a neat match for Weiner. The new seat was in the heart of Schumer’s district, there was no incumbent, and the population was heavily Jewish. He jumped in the race.
    He was not the favorite. Two other candidates with more name recognition, deeper ties to the community, stronger organizational support, and bigger bankrolls seemed to have the inside track: Michael Garson (the candidate of the Brooklyn Democratic organization) and Adele Cohen (the favorite of a progressive/labor coalition that backed candidates across the city in ’91). It was a low-profile race, but Weiner attracted positive reviews, aggressively campaigning and using his performer’s flair to steal the show at debates and candidate forums. But as the all-important Sept. 10 Democratic primary approached, the consensus was that he’d come up short and that, as Newsday put it in an editorial endorsing one of his opponents, he should “try again next time.”
    It was at this point that Weiner’s campaign decided to blanket the district with leaflets attacking his opponents. But these were no ordinary campaign attacks: They played the race card, and at a very sensitive time. They were also anonymous.
    Just weeks earlier, the Crown Heights riot — a deadly, days-long affair that brought to the surface long-standing tension between the area’s black and Jewish populations — had played out a few miles away from the 48th District. The episode had gripped all of New York and had been national news. It was just days after order had been restored that Weiner’s campaign distributed its anonymous leaflets, which linked Cohen — whose voters he was targeting in particular — to Jesse Jackson and David Dinkins, who was then New York’s mayor. It is hard to imagine two more-hated political figures in the 48th District at that moment. Jackson just a few years earlier had called New York “Hymie town,” and it was an article of faith among white voters in Weiner’s part of Brooklyn that Dinkins had protected the black rioters in Crown Heights — and thus endangered the white population — by refusing to order a harsh police crackdown. (Two years later, Dinkins would lose to Rudy Giuliani by an 80-20 percent margin in the 48th District.) The leaflets urged voters to “just say no” to the “Jackson-Dinkins agenda” that Cohen supposedly represented. At City Hall, Dinkins held up the flier and branded it “hateful.”
    It’s impossible to say what precise effect this all had on the election, but it clearly didn’t hurt Weiner. In a surprise result, he finished in first place — 125 votes ahead of Garson, and 195 ahead of Cohen. Only after the ballots were counted did he admit that he’d been behind the leaflets, claiming that “We didn’t want the source to be confused with the message.” This prompted an editorial rebuke from the New York Times, which noted that “Mr. Weiner’s hit-and-run tactics tarnish his come-from-behind campaign.”
    Not that it mattered. The primary was over and Weiner had won. The general election was a formality, and months later he became the youngest City Council member in New York history. Seven years after that, he parlayed his Council spot into a seat in Congress, and you know the story from there. But who knows where Weiner would be today if he hadn’t made such a dark appeal to racial hostility days after a notorious riot?

    http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/06/07/anthony_weiner_1991/index.html

  71. 71.

    Studly Pantload, a full-service troll

    @Calming Influence:

    Heh – I’ve got a gorgeous shot I took overlooking Lake Washington and the Cascades (across the street from Lakeview Cemetery) on my work desktop that says different.

  73. 73.

    redshirt

    Boston traffic for the win. It’s not only dense and dangerous, it’s all insane. And rude.

    Sky here is an urban shade of yellow.

  74. 74.

    Brother Shotgun of Sweet Reason

    @MikeJ: Having commuted on both ends of the Baltimore – Washington corridor, I used to laugh at my Baltimore colleagues complaining about the traffic. Rush hour? Rush hour??? Baltimore has a Rush Minute.

    A couple years ago I checked the clock and odometer on the Capital Beltway in NoVa. An hour later I had gone 2.7 miles. I coulda walked it faster.

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