Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

The GOP is a fucking disgrace.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

People are complicated. Love is not.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

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

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

Second rate reporter says what?

White supremacy is terrorism.

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

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

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

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

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Bark louder, little dog.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

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  1. 1.

    Poopyman

    That’s gonna leave a mark.

    The vet appointment for Tunch is what I’m referring to, but probably for the guy in the pic as well.

  2. 2.

    shortstop

    Cataract-ridden Granny got into the Photoshop again. Focus and lighting were never her strong points.

  3. 3.

    Poopyman

    “The forest guard being attacked was injured. (AP Photo) INDIA OUT”

    Filed under “No shit, Sherlock.”

  5. 5.

    PaulW

    I am not going to show that photo to my kittehs.

    Currently struggling with the continued horrors of job hunting. Usually by now in the week I’ve found 2-3 jobs to submit resumes to, but not today. :worry:

  6. 6.

    Amir_Khalid

    Poor kitty. He blundered into a human village, got frightened and lashed out at people, who got frightened and lashed out right back at him. And now he’s dead.

  7. 7.

    Villago Delenda Est

    That’s actually a picture of one of Michelle Bachmann’s migraines taking her out for an afternoon.

  8. 8.

    Han's Big Snark Solo

    Did you notice that the cat attacked the one guy in the photo who was NOT wearing a helmet, and bit said guy on the head?

    Smart kitty.

    My 80 pound, three legged boxer likes to beg for attention by coming up to me when I’m on my couch and putting his head in my lap. In so doing he always, even when I try to stop him, manages to crush my groin with his remaining front paw. He is like a ninja.

  9. 9.

    BO_Bill

    My concern this morning is for a goat which was recently jailed by Progressives under highly questionable circumstances. We know that one of the pillars of the Progressive community, millionaire Al Gore, cannot even purchase sex successfully.

    And now we have a goat, behind bars. Poor thing.

  11. 11.

    Mike Goetz

    That picture is a nice metaphor for what Obama is doing to House Republicans right now.

  18. 18.

    Han's Big Snark Solo

    OT, way, way OT, but check out this Sullivan quote from today.

    It shows just how unconservative the current GOP is that it would rather risk the entire global economy than adopt the austerity measures of its British cousins. But today’s GOP is as hostile to the core institutions of government as it is to accountability and compromise. I hope they experience electoral near-death as a result. I see no way for the US to become a serious nation again until this deeply unserious party destroys itself.

  19. 19.

    BO_Bill

    ‘The group of vigilante men came to report that while they were on patrol they saw some hoodlums attempting to rob a car [A Mazda 323]. They pursued them. However, one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat.’

    This poor goat was last seen on its knees, behind bars, next to a pile of straw. This is worse than those 28 bunnies in someone’s backyard.

  20. 20.

    Citizen_X

    I see that picture, and I hear the Australian guy from Jurassic Park screaming, “SHOOT HER! SHOOT HER!”

  21. 21.

    Joel

    While it sucks for that leopard, I cannot for one second fault the people in that village for defending themselves. I’m assuming they didn’t have tranquilizer darts, so they made do with what they had. Such is life.

  25. 25.

    hidflect

    Sez Ox News:

    This is how the Law Of Nature deals with all Birkenstock-clad socialists.

  26. 26.

    Nylund

    This is pretty much exactly what my cat is doing to my bare foot right now. For whatever reason, nothing excites her more than a just-out-of-the-shower bare foot. Its the only time she tries to put her teeth in me.

  28. 28.

    Elie

    Paul W:

    I feel your pain.

    I don’t know if this fits your needs or what line of work you are in (apologies if you mentioned upstring), but joining the business network LinkedIn helped me get some contacts that led to interviews. Nothing has landed but I have a prospect or two that seem serious. Use what you can, I say. Without a doubt, businesses are really really not moving fast these days (wonder why?) Heh

  30. 30.

    Elie

    I love the leopard — not going down without a fight. Yeah!

    While I support that the people must defend themselves, its just such a tragedy anymore that wild beautiful creatures like this leopard have less and less territory to range for their own survival. I hate it that mankind is hogging the planet to the degree that we are out of balance with the earth’s other creatures. It breaks my heart to know this beauty had to be killed…

  32. 32.

    ornery

    Poor guy. Yes poor leopard, what a beautiful beast, but I automatically had some concern for the mauled human.

    Is that out of place?

  33. 33.

    jl

    @32 ornery: Yes, it is out of place on this blog. But it is nothing to be ashamed of, and even admirable. We should show compassion for all creatures, even humans.

  35. 35.

    scav

    We should show compassion for all creatures, even humans.

    And we wonder why people call this a bastion of degenerate snarling radical commie-hippy jackal-traitors.

  39. 39.

    Poopyman

    @scav:

    I believe we’re called “A refuge for a snarling mass of vitriolic vicious jackals”. And no, I’m not wondering why we’re called that.

  42. 42.

    Culture of Truth

    This is why, imo, cats are more dangerous predators than dogs. Cats, for short periods of time, can actually fly.

  44. 44.

    Elie

    I can’t cite the source but I think Erik Alterman is ill with a brain tumor and may be fighting for his health. There hasn’t been an announcement, but I seem to remember that he was battling this thing.

  45. 45.

    scav

    @Poopyman: Don’t worry, they’re cousins in parallel universes. This lot has the terminally grumpy jackal genus down to an art across the majority of the space-time continuums. Best not to inquire too deeply.

  46. 46.

    ShadeTail

    With FSM as my witness, my first thought was “Oh yeah, I need to schedule a vet appointment for Tunch.”

    My first thought was, “Another brony reacting to a non-fan.”

  48. 48.

    burnspbesq

    @ Han’s Big Snark Solo:

    Andrew is right about the Republicans, but spectacularly wrong about Tory-style austerity being the answer to the current economic situation.

    Better than nothing, I guess.

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