Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

If you are still in the gop, you are either an extremist yourself, or in bed with those who are.

Today’s gop: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

Fani Willis claps back at Trump chihuahua, Jim Jordan.

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

Nothing says ‘pro-life’ like letting children go hungry.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

I’m starting to think Jesus may have made a mistake saving people with no questions asked.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

He really is that stupid.

Maybe you would prefer that we take Joelle’s side in ALL CAPS?

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

You can’t love your country only when you win.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

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

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

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

Of course you can have champagne before noon. That’s why orange juice was invented.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

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  3. 3.

    Punchy

    About to see Gubbnah Brownback in the parade. Instructed the spawn to cheer everyone, but boo the bejeebus outta Brownback. Hopefully a sense of shame will follow.

  8. 8.

    dmsilev

    I’m “celebrating” by starting Operation Pack Everything. The movers come in ~2.5 weeks. I have a lot of books. Sigh.

    The really “fun” part is that the sequence goes: Move self out of apartment into temp housing. Then coordinate the move of an estimated 2-3 semitrailers worth of Work Stuff. Then move self into temp housing at the other end. Then locate permanent housing and move self yet again. It’s going to be an interesting summer and fall.

  11. 11.

    Yatsuno

    @WereBear: KITTEH!!!

    This is one of the best weeks of the year for me. I’m thinking I might try spending the week in Canada next year at least for part of it. Should be fun!

  12. 12.

    Libby's Person

    There’s a super-sweet looking old german shepherd at the Jefferson County Animal Shelter in West Virginia: “We picked this old man up yesterday, 6/30/15 from the Summit Point area. He is neutered and micro chipped but so far we have come to a dead end of tracing the chip. He obviously has some serious issues with his skin and has been addressed with our vet and he has a thyroid issue and a secondary skin infection, NOT Mange. He is getting his first medicated bath today. He has a long recovery time ahead of him to address his skin and overall poor body condition. If anyone recognizes this dog please contact us at 304-728-3289. Otherwise, after his 5 day hold we will be looking for a rescue to take him and continue his treatments and rehabilitation. Please share.”

    He has the saddest look on his face in the photo, but he really looks like a little TLC will work wonders. I’d be happy to help pay for his care if anyone can help with this old gentleman.

  13. 13.

    Valdivia

    @Baud: The US is the beginning of history (like the Marx idea of the end of history but in reverse)!

    @dmsilev: Yes I think it has to be partly related to that idea. US Constitution and the bible, same thing.

  14. 14.

    Face

    What do the Brits call this day? Day of Bullocks? National Day of Ungrateful Bastards?

  19. 19.

    dmsilev

    @TaMara (BHF): My plan (or aspiration, really) is to do ~3-4 boxes a day for the next two weeks, plus triaging stuff as I go, and then sprint the last half week or so to get whatever is left done. Today’s job is bringing a few boxes of work-related books into work (to be included with the main move).

    Moving myself is annoying but straightforward. It’s the lab move which keeps me up at night. All sorts of delicate and expensive equipment which has to be carefully dismantled and packed, and then reassembled and realigned and checked for leaks and so forth at the other end.

  22. 22.

    Chris

    Welp, spending all day till 5 cashiering… in a gift shop in a touristy little Florida town that’s expecting several tens of thousands of people to come through.

    Should be a productive day.

    And then I go home and watch one of my favorite cousins set off fireworks and maybe get arrested.

  23. 23.

    Libby's Person

    P.S. I couldn’t figure out how to link to the photo of the old german shepherd, but he’s got standard GSD markings, is clearly pure GSD, and is very skinny – he’s been on his own for a while rather than newly lost. He’ll be very handsome once he puts some weight back on and gets some gloss back in his coat.

  27. 27.

    Germy Shoemangler

    @Chris: Are the tourists generally well-behaved, or do they take out their frustrations/disappointments on you?

    I hope you have an easy and enjoyable day.

  37. 37.

    TaMara (BHF)

    @01jack: Eddie is exactly the dog I was looking for when I was shelter hopping. He’s fantastic!

    @shell: That’s great.

    I’m off to play, but I’m looking forward to coming back to this thread and seeing all the pet pics.

  38. 38.

    Corner Stone

    @The Pale Scot:

    Although there have been numerous fatal alligator attacks in Florida, the Orange County attack may be the first of its kind in Texas.

    That’s because people from Orange County know the damn alligators will bite you on the ass. This fool was lately from somewhere else and just happened to get killed in TX. It would’ve been a rattlesnake if he had taken a job in AZ, or bear attack in AK, this was going to happen sometime.
    The article doesn’t say but he obviously had had a few.

  40. 40.

    raven

    @Josie: That was just before the vet said “NO MORE BALL” for the Bohdi. He may have known what was coming.

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    01jack

    @TaMara (BHF):

    Eddie is exactly the dog I was looking for when I was shelter hopping

    I was volunteering at a shelter and took Eddie out to various events to try and help him get adopted. Turned out I got totally sold on him myself!

  46. 46.

    Botsplainer

    On this July 4, let us not forget the efforts of the scribes who put the effort into inscribing the directions to the treasure on the back of the Declaration of Independence in invisible ink, using several levels of holographic imagery.

    That had to be hard.

    Also, I’d like to acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice of Russell Casse, whose actions on July 4, 1996 saved us from the alien invasion.

  50. 50.

    Josie

    Three years ago I had to put my big dog Teddi to sleep due to her inability to rise or walk. She was thirteen years old and my guardian and best friend. I cannot even write about her now without tearing up. I was lucky enough, however, to find another good and loyal friend who has helped to heal the hurt. He is sweet, smart and a natural comedian. This is Duncan in his favorite spot on the couch next to me while I read, crochet, watch tv, etc.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/49146863@N03/18789518273/in/dateposted-public/

    This is Duncan in his second favorite spot by my feet when I am on the computer.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/49146863@N03/19223938589/in/dateposted-public/

    Happy Independence Day to everyone.

  52. 52.

    Corner Stone

    @Face:

    In Gainsville, Gators fuck you. Sometimes against your will.

    Finally! At long last Trump can finally know the answer to “Who’s doing the raping?”

  58. 58.

    Corner Stone

    It keeps randomly threatening to rain again here. A few rumbles and then nothing for a while. We were supposed to take a beating today but it hasn’t materialized yet, although it’s humid enough that if you consider opening the door your clothes get sticky.

  61. 61.

    Yatsuno

    @TaMara (BHF): PUPPEH!!! I’m about to get a flat and no one will allow a dog of that size around here. And I’m trying to not kill my budget too much, so aiming for a certain amount so unfortunately no houses unless they fit that bill. So…we’ll see what happens.

  62. 62.

    Corner Stone

    @srv:

    turning King George into a salve master over the Colonies.

    Not sure what all the job entails but I think I’d quite like to be a salve master.

  63. 63.

    jeffreyw

    @Josie: Yep, she’s made herself comfy here. She’s still very nervous around new folks, almost like she fears they will break out a vacuum cleaner any second…

  68. 68.

    ThresherK (GPad)

    @Corner Stone: What I don’t get is how he talks with someone about “how do you meet people to date” andafter commissrrating with fhem, says, “what if you could meet this guy?” and shows them a small phone pic.

    Not creative. Not different. All those places people aren’t meeting right-enough folks? They already know what they look like. I don’t know what the proverbial fishing is on any site, but if it is a different kind of dating site, that doesn’t illustrate it very well..

    Maybe it’s a thing of mine because I was single during the “reply with a short letter” newspaper personals. Placing and getting responses to one’s the ads was free nand anonymous, and there were enough non-creeps in the male userbase that normal women hadn’t fled the scene. I had a very nice success rate in responding to womens’ ads with a few paragraphs.

  70. 70.

    J R in WV

    Hi,

    No puppy, but personal news to share in one spot:

    I have had a second (left) shoulder replacement procedure 9 days ago. It was successful, but more difficult than the first (right) one last Feb, so recovery is slower and more arduous (actually a lot). I “exceeded all protocols” for mobility on my right shoulder, according to my PT Master, but that looks to be a bigger challenge this time.

    Both joints were past used up from my hobbies of building and rock collecting, which destroyed the cartilage, and the end of that bone-on-bone grinding pain is well worth it. Otherwise healthy for 64-y-o guy.

    Planning trip somewhere in fall after adequate recovery, suggestions welcome.

    One-handed typing is a drag, so will stop now.

    Best wishes, Happy 4th, etc!! Will have a beer in celebration, so feel free to hoist one w/ me…

    JR

  72. 72.

    Eric S.

    Ozzie, master of the house.

    Happy 4th, everyone. I have to prep a tomato, onion, cucumber salad for BBQ at a friends house. He has a 5th floor deck facing west. At dusk we go up and watch the fireworks from Chicago’s western suburbs.

  74. 74.

    Josie

    @Yatsuno: Right? He is supposedly full corgi but is huge. My son and I think there is some german shepherd or collie snuck in there somewhere.

  80. 80.

    WaterGirl

    I wanted to reply to half the comments and comment on all the pet photos. In lieu of that, I will just say well done, all.

    Happy 4th.

  82. 82.

    Brachiator

    On the road to visit with friends.

    Hope everyone who is celebrating, observing, bbqing or drinkifying has a Happy 4th!

  83. 83.

    TaMara (BHF)

    @MobiusKlein: Good lord, that’s no mouse…if that had been running through my house I would have promised my cats tuna for life to rid me of it. Those cats deserved an award for that catch.

    Also, I’ve looked at every pet picture link and all I can say is, we have an awesome zoo here. ;-)

  85. 85.

    Chris

    @Germy Shoemangler:

    Nah, they’re good. I’m still getting to know the place, so there are plenty of times when I can’t answer their questions and they COULD be frustrated assholes if they chose to. Generally, they don’t choose to.

    (Most common tourist languages besides English: Spanish and German, and more rarely French and Russian. Don’t ask me why).

  87. 87.

    TaMara (BHF)

    @trollhattan: Beautiful girl. We adopted a young Dalmatian when I was 8. Her family was leaving for overseas. Pure dalmatian, but her spots all touched, she was beautiful. She was an awesome, sweet dog.

    We lived in an integrated military community and one of my best friends was African American. He was sitting and petting her in our living room, and he said to my mom, as he was looking at Molly’s beautiful spots, “this is how the world should be, all blended together.” It was 1970 and I’ve held that memory close to my heart ever since.

  90. 90.

    MobiusKlein

    @TaMara (BHF): They caught the beast outside, brought it in. No tuna for them.

    Side question: do dead rats go into the Green waste for composting by city, or straight to the black bin for landfill?

  91. 91.

    trollhattan

    @MobiusKlein:
    Not green waste, as meat & guts don’t turn into mulch. Regular garbage. Also, too, there’s always a chance they’ve eaten poison bait, which is why I’m adamant about getting caught rats away from my dog (something quite displeasing to dog, dog owner and the rat).

  92. 92.

    Pogonip

    Hang in there, pets; in another 12 hours or so you can all come out from under the bed.

  93. 93.

    trollhattan

    @TaMara (BHF):
    Lovely story. Gracie is our second and both our Dals have been adopted. We met Gracie in a Denny’s parking lot, brought there by the crazy Dalmatian lady from Fresno. Bruno, our first, was dumped by the owner at a home in the country known to locals as folks who took in strays. He was eight months when we adopted him and lived to be nearly sixteen. Still miss that big boy.

  95. 95.

    Mnemosyne (tablet)

    @Chris:

    If you’re anywhere near Ft. Myers, I found out while I was there that one of the airlines had added a nonstop from Munich to Ft. Myers, and that bumped the number of German tourists up considerably.

  98. 98.

    JCT

    And here are the dogs – In this pic Kaleigh the beagle is “tolerating” her new sister, Rosie the rottie. They actually get along well, Rosie is her little shadow. The cats are somewhat less tolerant… though watching the 3 cats chase the puppy across the house this AM was damn funny.

    https://flic.kr/p/vA5kqk

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