Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

After roe, women are no longer free.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

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

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Putin must be throwing ketchup at the walls.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

We still have time to mess this up!

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

It’s the corruption, stupid.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

All your base are belong to Tunch.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

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Was watching the Giants game and got this panicked feeling as I suddenly realized I hadn’t heard the girls lately- “Did I leave them outside? What are they doing wrong?” and so forth. Went into the bedroom and found out why they were so quiet:

I guess that is about as good a way to spend Sunday afternoon as watching football.

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  9. 9.

    Richard

    Wash the sponsoring lawmakers mouths out with SOPA. What an odious piece of shit that bill was.

  11. 11.

    Violet

    So cute! Have they turned out to be good friends, now that Rosie is more under control?

    Don’t think Ricky Gervais’s opening was as funny this year, but the Johnny Depp stuff was really good. Johnn Depp looked really nervous.

  12. 12.

    MikeJ

    @Soonergrunt: I’m thrilled it’s dead, I just wish people hadn’t felt it necessary to lie so much about what it did and didn’t do.

    It did 1) make US based DNS servers irrelevant 2) increase penalties for counterfeiting.
    It did not require 20 years in prison for singing a song on youtube. In fact there was nothing about casual infringement by individuals in the bill. If you ran a web site outside of the US that had files that infringed on US copyright or sold dvds on the street in St Mark’s place you were in big trouble.

    People kept making up all sorts of shit that simply wasn’t in the bill. Thank god and greyhound it’s gone.

  14. 14.

    gogol's wife

    That is adorable. They are so happy.

    Why isn’t it a “Downton Abbey” open thread?

    There’s a great article about Mitt Romney in this month’s Vanity Fair. Very informative. I highly recommend it.

  16. 16.

    FlipYrWhig

    @MikeJ: I heard that if you sang a song on YouTube you’d be whisked away to indefinite detention, and only Ron Paul was speaking out against it.

  18. 18.

    Citizen_X

    Once again, we hear the jackboots of President Bush-Lite Obambi bringing us the DRONES, PEOPLE, DRONES! IN AMERICA!

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Russian tanker with a cargo of much-needed fuel for Nome was moored less than a half mile from the Alaska town’s iced-in harbor Sunday morning, holding for disturbed ice to refreeze before crews can finish work to deliver the fuel, the Coast Guard said.
    __
    Teams on the ground were preparing to deploy two small drones to survey the ice before laying down a fuel hose from the tanker to the shore.
    __
    “Today’s unmanned flight operations will involve imaging the work to lay the hose and provide an aerial perspective the [sic] the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the industry team to support their spill response planning/preparations,” Greg Walker, who runs the drone program at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, told msnbc.com Sunday morning.

    Yeah, sure: a peaceful use for drones. Unpossible!

  23. 23.

    Dee Loralei

    Who needs snugglebunnies, when ya got snugglepuppies? OMG teh cuteness! I just made a black forest cherry tort from Saveur.com, but I did it a bit differently, for my mom’s bday dinner.7 of us only ate a bit more than 1/4 of it. I do hope my neighborhood Obama group is hungry tomorrow or Tuesday, so they can get rid of the rest. It is like 12 inches tall! Fucking humongulous cake, my father said it was obscene.

  25. 25.

    MacKenna

    When I sleep I need to stick my legs and feet outside the covers too. I’m down with these dawgs.

  27. 27.

    Svensker

    @Dee Loralei:

    I just made a black forest cherry tort from Saveur.com, but I did it a bit differently, for my mom’s bday dinner.7 of us only ate a bit more than 1/4 of it.

    You just come sit right her by me, little lady. And bring a piece o’ that thang. Yum!

    @MacKenna:

    Me, too! Hot tootsies.

  30. 30.

    Loneoak

    Hopefully the Packers defense will show up for the Golden Globes and lay down some brutal tackles on the red carpet.

  39. 39.

    Southern Beale

    Yeah kinda shocking he last this long, after all, he is the least crazy/most presidential of the bunch. My takeaway: never EVER speak Chinese at a GOP debate.

  40. 40.

    geg6

    Damn, Cole. That is just an overdose of cute.

    I need it. Henry has stopped eating altogether (though he is still drinking and will eat a treat). My John has finally come to the conclusion that it really is time to call the Rainbow Bridge people. We hope that Henry goes on his own, but this week is the end, either way. I can’t bear to see him so helpless much longer and John has finally resigned himself to the inevitable.

    Even Otis is sensing that things are coming to the end. He is being sweet to Henry, this after years of, at best, pretending he doesn’t exist or, at worst, open animosity. John already is a basket case and I’m well on my way there. I just have to be the strong one until we say goodbye. And then I’ll fall apart like a cheap suit.

    Give your doggies lots of love, Cole. And keep our Henry in your thoughts. He’s been a very, very good dog.

  41. 41.

    Schlemizel

    Didn’t see the opening but what I have seen is what I expect – when you hire Rickey you should know whats coming & play along.

    I liked the line “You’re so much better than last years audience. They had a right stick up their ass”!

    Madonna had the right idea, insult back, too bad she is not good at it. They should get writers to come up with some zingers then its as if everyone is in on the fun.

  42. 42.

    pika

    @geg6: Oh, I’m so sorry–have been through things similar too many times, though even given that, I can’t at all presume to know how you’re all feeling. I’m so sorry.

  47. 47.

    geg6

    Thanks, guys. It’s crazy, but it really helps to share this. Even with online “strangers.”. Maybe especially with online strangers. I can share my anguish, you all get it (being pet lovers), and I don’t have to be strong. I really appreciate that.

  48. 48.

    Elizabelle

    @geg6: Keep us posted.

    Octavia Spencer wins best supporting actress. All right! And quotes Martin Luther King on the dignity of labor.

  49. 49.

    Schlemizel

    @geg6:
    I hope you can focus on the good times.

    I know from my own experience that unloading here can bring a surprisingly heart-felt response that can lift your spirits. I don’t understand it but I have felt it. Hopefully knowing that a group of internet losers do care & feel your pain can be of some comfort to you.

  50. 50.

    Alison

    @geg6: I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I have been there, and it is always so hard. And it’s not even a question of being strong – you’re human, and it’s painful, and there is nothing wrong at all with feeling and showing that pain.

    Thoughts are with you and yours.

  51. 51.

    Yutsano

    @geg6: He’s telling you it’s time. You’re listening. It’s a small comfort I know, but at least you know that. Big hugz hon.

  54. 54.

    Karen

    I just realized that the only TV network show to win anything was on PBS. You need cable to watch the other shows. I guess since I won’t be able to afford to get Showtime or HBO, I won’t get to see those shows. Neither will anyone who can’t afford cable.

    I am happy that they showed Morgan Freeman’s clip on The Electric Company. TEC was my introduction to him.

  55. 55.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @geg6:

    Am so sorry. It’s tough, but you know you’re doing the right thing. Hugs tou you and your John and an extra loving scritch for Henry.

    And I know what you mean about “online strangers.” It’s so weird, but completely wonderful, what a community this is.

  57. 57.

    gogol's wife

    @geg6:

    I’m really sorry. I’ve been following the saga, and I know how much you love and care for Henry. He knows too, of course.

  58. 58.

    Violet

    @geg6:
    I’m so sorry. You’re doing the right thing for Henry, but that doesn’t mean it’s the easy thing. Sending hugs.

  59. 59.

    Violet

    @Karen:
    Yeah, it’s really getting to where you can’t watch any of the best shows without paying for premium channels. But Modern Family just won, so that’s a network show.

  61. 61.

    dance around in your bones

    @geg6:

    Aw, that sucks. The last time I went through this, we had called the vet to come and administer ‘the dose’, but our beloved doggie died in the night. I guess I felt better about that, but still…shit, it’s never easy.

    Just….hugs. Things happen as they do, life sucks and all that.

  62. 62.

    PurpleGirl

    @geg6: Oh, that is sad. But you and your John will feel better that Henry will be past the pain and discomfort he is feeling. Hug him and pet him; show him he is loved. You took care of Henry the best you could. And hug John, you both need to find solace.

  63. 63.

    Violet

    Well that was a really lame Golden Globes. I don’t think Ricky Gervais was even trying. And I can’t believe “The Descendents” won so many awards. It was the one film I did see out of all the nominees and I thought it was average at best. Disappointing.

  64. 64.

    Dee Loralei

    @geg6: Best wishes to you and your John, you are doing the best for Henry. You are doing an immensely difficult thing. Henry is telling you it is time. Remember the love and joy he gave you and celebrate his life……and sometime, many years from now, you will celebrate his death, and acknowledge his dignity. I am so sorry.

  65. 65.

    JCT

    I’m terribly sorry geg6, this is always awful — good thoughts your way.

    I spent the afternoon visiting animal shelters because I am going insane from solitude with my entire human and animal family 2500 miles away. As soon as I can convince myself that kittehs can tolerate a few days of being boarded every so often I’m going to find me some kitteh siblings to rescue and have them come live with me in my freaking trailer.

    And thanks for that awesome pic, JC — first smile all day after AARON let me down.

  67. 67.

    Mnemosyne

    @Karen:

    Almost all of the cable networks put their stuff out on DVD, so you can still catch up after the season. It’s not ideal, but at least you can find out why people are still raving about “The Sopranos.” You may even be able to check them out from your local library if you don’t want to pay to rent them.

    In other news, my bicycle was stolen Friday night and I am very pissed off right now.

  69. 69.

    suzanne

    @geg6: Hugs. You and John and Henry are in my thoughts. I hope you can soon think only about how much you love him without the grief. More hugs.

  70. 70.

    ruemara

    @geg6: Oh I’m so sorry. Know that you are freeing him, and you’ve given him a lot of love and joy. All my best to you, John and Henry.

    That is one wicked cute shot. I mean, it is teh koot.

  72. 72.

    MacKenna

    @geg6: Blessings to you and Henry. My thoughts are with you. It really really hurts to lose a four-legged friend.

  74. 74.

    moe99

    @geg6: A dear friend just lost her cat last night after a week of injecting him with fluids. And I’ve had to do the same for several of my dogs. I really feel for you. This is tough stuff.

  75. 75.

    Jebediah

    @geg6:
    I am so sorry. What you are doing and going through is so goddamn difficult and painful – take whatever comfort you can from knowing you are doing the right thing for Henry. Every one of us who has been there feels for you, and when you are able to look back and reminisce on the time you had with him, you’ll know you have nothing to apologize for. Little comfort now, I know, but someday it will be worth something.
    You have my sympathy and condolences.

  76. 76.

    debbie

    Karen:

    My library has all the series on DVDs. I’m getting ready to start Sons of Anarchy, but I’ve pretty much seen every series I’ve wanted to.

  77. 77.

    ellie

    I am sorry about your puppeh, geg6. I had to put my Ziggy down in early November. I can’t think about it too much; it is too painful. I miss hugging him.

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