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“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.

Republican also-rans: four mules fighting over a turnip.

Republicans cannot even be trusted with their own money.

When they say they are pro-life, they do not mean yours.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

In my day, never was longer.

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

These days, even the boring Republicans are nuts.

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He wakes up lying, and he lies all day.

Giving up is unforgivable.

An almost top 10,000 blog!

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

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

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

Democracy cannot function without a free press.

A norm that restrains only one side really is not a norm – it is a trap.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

We can’t confuse what’s necessary to win elections with the policies that we want to implement when we do.

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Not loving this new fraud based economy.

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Sunday Evening Open Thread: Shana Tova 5773!

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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset today. Per Brad Hirschfield at the Washington Post:

… Rosh Hashanah promises everyone a second chance, even if it’s their hundredth one. The New Year also carries the promise of a new you. We are invited to see both ourselves and each other in light of that promise. In fact, Rosh Hashanah teaches that with a bit of work, there is no past that cannot be overcome, and no person who does not deserve the opportunity to do so…

Rosh Hashanah is about relationships. Whether between individuals and the God in whom they believe, communities and the traditions which define them, or simply between individuals, whether any God or tradition is a part of their lives, it’s all about sustaining relationships which sustain us and help us do the same for others. Rosh Hashanah invites us to reconnect, repair, and renew. Call it what you will, observe it any way you choose, but if that isn’t worthy of our attention and celebration, what is?

Here’s to second chances and fresh starts!

From the link, the Maccabeats:

As far as we know, this is the first time an a cappella group (or any group, for that matter) has recorded whistling in harmony.

The tune we are whistling is over eleven centuries old and is traditionally sung as an introduction to the evening (maariv) high holiday services.

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  2. 2.

    Joeyess

    Sarah Palin calls netenyahu on the phone: “is Bibi there?”
    “no, Mrs. Palin, he is not in. This is Rosh Hashanah…..”
    “Hello, Rosh. Could you please give him a message?”

    *rimshot*

  5. 5.

    Alison

    See, we Jews *can* be optimistic and sunny :)

    I don’t do much to observe the New Year but I can definitely get behind the WaPo piece. I’m trying to hold onto the hope that the “new me” can include finally seeing some progress, health-wise. Realistically, the chances are…eh, hard to quantify. A year ago, I thought I’d be much better off than I am now, so I don’t want to set my hopes too high, but I also don’t want to give up on hope altogether. It’s a wavering, zig-zagging gray line to walk…

  6. 6.

    aimai

    Finished our pre rosh hashona meal of roast pork. We’ll go to the Workman’s Circle Rosh Hashona which is fantastic and always makes me want to go doorknock for my political candidate. Its a great way to start the election season.

    Right now my daughter and I are watching Bill Nighy in a great movie about a dyspeptic hit man who fails to kill his target.

    aimai

  8. 8.

    bemused

    I just checked my garden one last time and was shocked to see a ton of patty pan squash. It’s been cool, almost frost and dry I kind of gave up on the veggies.

    I need recipes. I can’t grill patty pan for a week straight. This is probably a really stupid question but is it possible to freeze patty pan squash and do something useable with it after thawing?

  10. 10.

    LanceThruster

    As an atheist, my view is that too much of religion seems to be ceremonies and rituals symbolic of some sort of change in behavior or outlook, but without putting forth any actual effort of such.

    That being said, Happy your calendar New Year.

  11. 11.

    Valdivia

    @Anibundel:

    I am bringing in the new year by going to a killer pilates class tomorrow at a way too early time. But I think what better way to celebrate than to do something for one’s health?

  13. 13.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    Ha! No doubt not by coincidence this weeks Dr. Who episode “A Town Called Mercy” was based upon the premise that “America is a land of second chances”. Never realized before how damn clever the writers of Dr. Who are.

  14. 14.

    Mark S.

    I was reading some stupid Jeffrey Goldberg column when I came across this statement:

    But Obama is actually more likely than Romney to launch an attack on Iran. (I explain why here.)

    So I followed the link and learned important facts like:

    I argued in a previous column that Romney is more likely than Obama to oversee a revitalized Middle East peace process. That’s because conservatives are better positioned to make peace; liberals are generally better positioned to launch preventive strikes at the nuclear programs of rogue nations.

    I see the chances of Romney presiding over a Middle East peace process about the same as I see the Houston Astros winning the World Series this year.

  15. 15.

    SiubhanDuinne

    It’s a “Shana Tova” thread. So what does the too-clever-by-half Google Ad algorithm choose to run at the top of the page?

    An ad for ChristianMingle, that’s what. With the headline “Jesus Christ is Lord!”

    Insensitive Google algorithm is insensitive.

  17. 17.

    LanceThruster

    @Litlebritdifrnt:

    I was thinking of how that Lorne Greene space series (Battlestar Galactica?) was supposed to be about LDS.

    Any other productions meant to be derived from somebody’s sacred text? I know Apocalypse Now! is supposed to mirror Heart of Darkness and Oh Brother Where Art Thou is The Odessy.

  22. 22.

    Davis X. Machina

    @LanceThruster: Everything is based on everything else, as we now know thanks to Vladimir Propp that there only 8 actant,s and 31 functions.

    This simplifies covering campaigns enormously… and makes actually going to events on the trail superfluous.

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    calliope jane

    @LanceThruster: Unforgiven is The Iliad, to add another one.

    I enjoy O Brother very much and one night I was watching it on AMC’s “DVD on TV” (informative pop ups). At one point, they share the story of one of the Coen brothers giving the script to a neighbor, Tim Blake Nelson, to read. As a Classics major, he was all, “Oh, do you want me to review the mythology?” What, no! We want you to read a part. :)

  24. 24.

    WaterGirl

    I don’t watch the sunday shows anymore, but I am confused by what I have been reading.

    Some of what I read made the case that Bibi has figured out that Obama is going to win and that today he was all “oh, I wasn’t trying to mess in the elections here, Obama is a strong ally, and I trust hime” and other stuff makes the case that Bibi came out promoting the whole read line thing again and is still clearly trying to interfere.

    Not sure what to believe.

  25. 25.

    gene108

    60 Minutes doing what David Axelrod told them to do and prop up Obama’s failed foreign policy of appeasement.

    They have a former Israeli “spy master” on, who says bombing Iran would be a bad idea and there’s not need to stop them now and we can wait a few years to let current tactics work out.

    God the liberal media sucks. Thank God for Fox News!

    /channeling-inner-wingnut

  30. 30.

    Dee Loralei

    Shana Tova y’all!

    No one thought it weird that MittBot v.1 was in the robot video? He of the UncannyValley was the hairless mask about half way thru.

  32. 32.

    muddy

    @bemused: I use patty pan squash to make chutney, which I process in glass jars. I found the patty pans had the best texture for this use. In general with summer squash I grate it and freeze it 4 cups to a bag to make quickbread with later.

    The chutney is great, and excellent with cheddar cheese on a sandwich. Everyone raves about this one. Sometimes I forget to put the cloves and the peppercorns in cheesecloth, they are softened so you won’t hurt yourself, but are still much firmer than the veg of course.

    Patty Pan Chutney

    4# patty pan, diced 1/4″, sprinkle with salt and leave overnight. Drain off the water and put in a pan with:
    8 cups diced onion
    1 tsp mustard seed
    1 tsp ground ginger
    1 tsp turmeric
    1 tsp cayenne
    7-1/2 cups white wine vinegar
    And in a piece of cheesecloth add:
    6 cloves
    10 peppercorns
    Bring to boil and add:
    2 cups brown sugar
    Simmer 1 hour, take out the bag of spices.
    Pack into pint jars and HW process for 10 min.

  33. 33.

    trollhattan

    My primary wish is for Stephen to man the atone phone tomorrow night. “Shalom, how have you wronged me?”

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