Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

The lights are all blinking red.

Fight for a just cause, love your fellow man, live a good life.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. keep building.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

Books are my comfort food!

Tick tock motherfuckers!

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

Donald Jessica Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

The gop couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.

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

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

Let me file that under fuck it.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

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

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

If you voted for Trump, you don’t get to speak about ethics, morals, or rule of law.

Nikki Haley, who can’t acknowledge ‘slavery’, is a pathetic shill.

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

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A friend observes: “I give my 2 year old a nutritious food he hasn’t had before and he smells it, squishes it in his hand and then rubs it in his hair. But when he finds a rusty nail on the ground, he without hesitation tries to eat it. How did our species survive this long?”

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  1. 1.

    Cervantes

    A friend observes: “I give my 2 year old a nutritious food he hasn’t had before and he smells it, squishes it in his hand and then rubs it in his hair. But when he finds a rusty nail on the ground, he without hesitation tries to eat it. How did our species survive this long?”

    How our species survived this long is explained, in part, by the difference between the two bolded items.

  3. 3.

    big ole hound

    Crap, baseball for 8 months made even worse by “instant” replay. Four hours of dull games with idiots taking up airwaves.

  5. 5.

    dmsilev

    HealthCare.gov has a lot of visitors right now!
    We need you to wait here, so we can make sure there’s room for you to have a good experience on our site.

    Seems that the Intertubes are full this morning. We should all pity the hamsters powering the servers today.

  7. 7.

    Betty Cracker

    Rays vs Jays at 4:10 — I’m going to have to cram eight hours of work into seven to be ready. Price on the mound!

  11. 11.

    WereBear

    I think my nearly-18-year old cat has reached his point of no return. Abruptly he started losing muscle mass, picking on the other cats, restless at night, and now he’s snatched a quarter size patch of fur off the Maine Coon mix he raised from a kitten.

    He’s never, ever been aggressive. Now, if he’s becoming dangerous to others, it’s a sign he’s really not himself.

    We’ve been treating his dementia for three years now… if good food and supplements aren’t working like they used to we aren’t going to experiment with drugs (very tricky in a cat this old) or put him through a lot of tests. He has zero tolerance for medical procedures.

    We’ll call the vet and do a blood test… but it doesn’t look good and I’m just heartbroken.

    Still, he’s had a very good run against steep odds.

  14. 14.

    WereBear

    @JPL: @SiubhanDuinne: Thanks, yes, it’s so upsetting that it has come to this aggression issue of all things. I just can’t let it go and have him hurt someone worse next time. He wouldn’t want that either!

    The brain is a very important organ. If it fails, it’s as bad as a heart or kidney going. It just has different symptoms.

  15. 15.

    rikyrah

    every story about Obamacare should include mention of the FIVE MILLION AMERICANS that are being denied healthcare BECAUSE OF GOP GOVERNORS.

  17. 17.

    The Pale Scot

    Richard,
    I’ve been on the phone with them and they say the extension is going to be automatic to 4/15, I’m having trouble being IDed, Probably because of my previous career in the CIA running guns to the Contras. /s

  18. 18.

    Betty Cracker

    @rikyrah: I was driving down a major highway in my area this weekend and saw a group of people waving signs about how GOP obstructionism was costing Floridians life-saving healthcare. I’m not sure what outfit was sponsoring the action, but I honked my horn and gave ’em the thumbs-up!

  19. 19.

    Mnemosyne

    @WereBear:

    Oh no! Poor James. It does sound a little like human dementia, though, where people don’t remember their loved ones.

    Eighteen is a really good run for a cat, though. You guys should definitely be proud you got him this far.

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    Mnemosyne

    On the ACA front, here in California they have volunteers from the SEIU calling people and getting them to sign up. They got a bunch of their members certified as navigators so they can sign people up on the spot. It’s a great crossover opportunity because the SEIU covers a lot of nurses and other healthcare workers who aren’t represented by the California Nurses Association.

  23. 23.

    Cervantes

    Richard, the LA Times last night addressed a question you and I discussed briefly last week. They have a number (a minimum, actually):

    At least 9.5 million previously uninsured people have gotten health insurance since Obamacare started, surveys and reports show.

    Article by Noam Levey, based in part on unpublished Rand data. See what you make of it.

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    piratedan

    @WereBear: it’s a terrible feeling knowing that time is running out for a beloved pet, am doing it now and there’s an eclectic mix of sadness, melancholia and gratitude for the time that you’ve had….

  25. 25.

    Richard Mayhew

    @Cervantes: And that number will increase throughout the year as Michigan Medicaid expansion starts tomorrow, and Medicaid has permament open enrollment. So it it is truly 9.5 million by 4/1, an even 10 million by 12/31 is the absolute lowest bound.

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    opiejeanne

    @WereBear: I’m so sorry, WereBear to hear about this. Our pets are so much a part of our families that it’s very hard to lose them.

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    cckids

    @WereBear: I’m sorry to hear that. Your love & respect for your cats comes through so clearly in your writing. Take some solace in knowing how wonderful you’ve made his life.

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    PurpleGirl

    @WereBear: Sorry to hear about your cat. {hugs} for you and scritches for your cat.

    I’ve just come back from a doctor’s appointment at the hospital. It is wild — a lot of people there to get insurance; I mean a LOT of people.

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    Lokahi

    @WereBear: Just saw the bad news about Mr. James Bond, and I am so sorry. He has been such a great cat. All best hopes for the right and perfect outcome for him and you.

  35. 35.

    seaboogie

    @Betty Cracker: You seem to have a lot of horn-honking and digit thrusting opportunities down there in FLA on both sides of the equation. That’s some crazy FL democracy at work there.

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