Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Chutkan laughs. Lauro sits back down.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

No one could have predicted…

Just because you believe it, that doesn’t make it true.

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

The words do not have to be perfect.

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

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

As long as McCarthy is Speaker, the House will never be in order.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

We’re not going back!

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

Everyone is in a bubble, but some bubbles model reality far better than others!

Battle won, war still ongoing.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

An unpunished coup is a training exercise.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

They’re not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

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

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

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  3. 3.

    Gin & Tonic

    I raise my glass in your general direction, although I don’t think I can make the 400+ miles before you wind it up and leave.

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    The Dangerman

    @PeakVT:

    Landsat 8 launched successfully today.

    Beautiful day for a launch. Once saw a TitanIV go up when I was near Lompoc years ago; a beautiful show (that doesn’t last very long).

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    BillinGlendaleCa

    So you’re sitting under a dinosaur? Isn’t that more the republican way?

    ETA: Sinclair merged/purchased by Satan prior to my becoming one of his minions.

  12. 12.

    Dee Loralei

    Have a blast y’all! Wish I could be there. Want to do one in Memphis the same day the Klan has it’s rally here? I think it’d behoove us to show up and point and laugh at ’em!

  13. 13.

    The Dangerman

    @Gin & Tonic:

    We actually got to see a night-time shuttle launch live.

    Envious! Generally, Vandenburg shots don’t broadcast the times in advance, so it’s hit and miss in my neighborhood. There was a heavy payload launch in the not too distant past that they did advertise in advance, but I was away (and bummed; I have a particularly good viewing location if the weather holds).

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    scav

    @PeakVT: There is something satisfying about that sort of traditional (!) rocket launch. That brief pause of slow momentous lift before it really goes just gets me. And huzzah LandSat and bretheren.

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    Barbara

    I’m an old, so I have this memory of BEGGING my parents to gas-up at Sinclair stations b/c with every full tank the customer received green dinosaur-shaped soap (Apatosaurus, aka Brontosaurus). For some reason, those soaps are a cherished memory of my childhood.

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    gogol's wife

    I can’t remember what it was like to be able to go someplace. Stuck in my house since Friday, plow guy still not here, not clear he can get the driveway plowed even if he does show up. Al Gore is fat.

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    ericblair

    Bah, can’t make it. Wife is out so gotta watch the kids and make sure they don’t build a nuclear reactor in the basement or whatever. I will, however, have a beer in silent tribute.

  20. 20.

    Poopyman

    Here I sit, 18 miles SE as the crow flies, but oh so many troublesome driving miles. I’m polishing off a bottle of cab, however. Do try to keep up.

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    guachi

    Had a blast!

    However, my camera’s battery was drained so no pics.

    And… we got smoked in the second half of trivia. In our defense, we didn’t feel bad not knowing 2007 Top 40 songs or movies with ex-SNL cast members.

  27. 27.

    eemom

    That was REALLY fun. Can’t remember the last time time flew so fast I missed the last Metro.

    Thanks to Elizabelle for the awesomest EVAH idea of the Tunch & Lily name tags! Much enjoyed making your acquaintance, and also that of ET, Pink Snapdragon, Mumphrey, random ephemeral, planetjanet, LG Rooney, Mr. Dillinger, nice young journalist dude and math prof whose names I didn’t capture, charming red bearded former Wonkette blogger, guachi to whose lack of a charged camera battery I could TOTALLY relate, and last but not least of course DougJ and Redshift. A great time!

    Also too, all that beer. omg. Next time a wine bar. [burp]

  28. 28.

    Pink Snapdragon

    I want to second eemom’s comment. What an interesting group of people! So glad Doug Galt suggested it.

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    Redshift

    A most excellent gathering! Can we local Juicers make some arrangement to get together occasionally even without the excuse of an FPer in town?

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    LGRooney

    @Redshift: My wife immediately commented on my lack of social skills when she started peppering me with questions last night upon my return home. “When are you getting together next?” “Did you get anyone’s contact info?” That’s why I prefer to hide behind her in social situations, she knows the rules of human interaction.

    For personal or political (Virginia elections this year) reasons, getting together without the excuse of an FPer is not a bad idea.

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    Elizabelle

    Good morning. Excellent evening, and indebted to DougJ for putting it together.

    Pleasure meeting all of you, and what happens at carpool stays at carpool. Fab.

    Redshift: I think we should do some more meetups, and maybe even do some politicking in Virginia. Got to keep it safe from the Cooch and more transvaginal mischief.

    If we plan another drinks night this spring, we can meet Valdivia (whose ears were burning; she was missed) and other localish BJ fans. Maybe even do a pub crawl.

    Mumphrey: you shall have an 8.5 x 11 nametag, should you want it, but you will always be Mumphrey to me. Regret not getting to chat enough with your end of the table!

    So cool meeting you all non-virtually. Lovely group of curmudgeons. Not knowing 2007 pop songs should not tarnish us much in later life.

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