Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

Disappointing to see gov. newsom with his finger to the wind.

“A king is only a king if we bow down.” – Rev. William Barber

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

We still have time to mess this up!

Republicans: The threats are dire, but my tickets are non-refundable!

Marge, god is saying you’re stupid.

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

The real work of an opposition party is to hold the people in power accountable.

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

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”

Many life forms that would benefit from greater intelligence, sadly, do not have it.

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

Let there be snark.

’Where will you hide, Roberts, the laws all being flat?’

… gradually, and then suddenly.

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  1. 1.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    The wife says our Nikki, the cocker spaniel, is fat; Nikki went on a diet today.

  2. 2.

    Mustang Bobby

    I’ve seen that look on many a pup: that maddeningly patient and forgiving stare as you go about your life and they are waiting for you to mind-meld with them so that you will do what they want you to do: feed them, walk them, give them a belly-rub. Adorable.

  7. 7.

    opiejeanne

    We caught our neighbor’s pooch running down our street, picked him up just as an idiot roared around the corner. He’s a nice pup, didn’t want to see him get hurt. She was at work and the girl who was keeping any eye on him down the street turned her back on him for just a second when the door was open and he was gone, heading home. I let the girl know we had him and that he was safe and she handed me his leash. He decided that meant it was time for a walk and he led my husband right to his house and waited for him to open the gate. Sweet, well-behaved little guy.

    We kept him inside because we don’t have a fenced yard, and it was only for a half hour but our cat is now stressed out, licking off all the fur from the inside of her left arm.

  9. 9.

    PurpleGirl

    The Cracker boxers are cute.

    @opiejeanne: Poor kitty. How did she do after you gave the pooch back its human? Give your kitty some skritches for me.

  11. 11.

    raven

    @Betty Cracker:
    There were at least 81 people on board
    All passengers released except for crew and 5 foreigners
    The pilot reported a threat from a passenger claiming to have an explosive belt

  16. 16.

    SiubhanDuinne

    CNN has a sidebar piece on their website called “How to Handle a Hijacker.”

    It’s too early in the morning for (or late at night) for CNN’s version of “Terrorism News You Can Use.”

  17. 17.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    I also learned a high tech approach to finding where the dog pooed; it shows up as a nice and bright white spot on my thermal imaging thingy for my phone.

  18. 18.

    raven

    Off to the big city! Just my luck that the Prez will be there, I hope I can avoid gridlock!

  22. 22.

    Zinsky

    They aren’t overweight – they are just undertall. The skinny legs exaggerate the girth. Cute.

  23. 23.

    gogol's wife

    They don’t look fat at all. They remind me of James Norton and Robson Green with their shirts off on “Grantchester” the other night. Nice and muscly.

  26. 26.

    J R in WV

    I grew up with a tall style boxer, named Ginger because, well, she was ginger brown. Cuddled with her often. Sweet dawgs! Now we have bog old country labs, one blonde-tan and one white-but-for-country-dirt. Loves me some labs now, too. Pets and tunny rubs. They will behave for milk-bones.

  27. 27.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    They iz beautiful and we like to see them on the front page.

  28. 28.

    Mystical Chick

    I know no one will likely see this but I miss John Cole’s energy on this blog. I enjoy all the other writers who share their special interests but it feels like JC has just gone missing for the most part. I haz a small sad.

  30. 30.

    opiejeanne

    @PurpleGirl: Scratches applied. The over-grooming was the way she reacted. Also, her tail was on perma-floof, every hair on it and along her spine standing on end for nearly half an hour after he’d gone home. It’s only been about three months since something set her off and she licked herself raw the last time, but we never figured out what caused it that time. The first time it was because of construction noise, the pounding on the original foundation when they cut a crawl space for the addition, the second time was last summer when there were nails being pounded into the new deck.
    She’s young, only 3 yo. Poor baby.

  32. 32.

    gogol's wife

    @Mystical Chick:

    I agree. He puts all his energy into Twitter.

    @opiejeanne:

    I can’t stomach Happy Valley, so I don’t have that problem! For me he’s Sidney and Prince Andrei. I wasn’t crazy about the mystery this past week, though. They’re trying to be “gritty,” which doesn’t fit the show.

  34. 34.

    Paul in KY

    @opiejeanne: I was out walking at a local park that dog owners also frequent to get their animals to crap on property they don’t own. Is a leash requirement, but many let them off. This guy let his off & it headed for a good smell, etc. he was calling for it & it would not go back. I was walking by (as he’s calling for it) & it walked up to me wagging tail, etc. I captured it for him.

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