Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

Everybody saw this coming.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

“woke” is the new caravan.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

Bark louder, little dog.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

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

The words do not have to be perfect.

Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!

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

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

Not all heroes wear capes.

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  10. 10.

    Keith P.

    @Pogonip: Last I heard, there was a hail storm, and when JC went to take pictures, all the hail was human teeth. I think JC is putting together a blog post telling any supernatural beings responsible to go suck a bag of salted dicks.

  11. 11.

    WaterGirl

    I missed the first 20 minutes – I bet I missed all the good political stuff. I often record the oscars, emmys, tony awards on Tivo and then blast through them in 30 minutes or so, only watching the good stuff. But I forgot this was happening tonight.

  14. 14.

    WaterGirl

    I started recording The Tunnel with episode 5, so I just bought episodes 1-4 on iTunes. Hope it’s worth it! The Tunnel appears to be a PBS show that requires a subscription if you didn’t catch it in real time when the show aired.

  15. 15.

    Schlemazel

    @Pogonip:
    You know the toothbrush was invented in West Virginia, right?

    Had it been invented anywhere else it would have been a teethbrush

  19. 19.

    hovercraft

    @WaterGirl:
    It was originally a Danish – Swedish show called The Bridge, it was pretty good, I haven’t gotten round to season 2 yet but plan to.

  24. 24.

    Keith P.

    @Pogonip: FYI, that was a callout to American Horror Story (FWIW, I was bored to tears by the premiere of Roanoke Nightmare, whereas I could not be kept away from Hotel). I think if it was “American Horror Story: My West Virginia Nightmare”, the tooth hailstorm would have been played for comedy. Moreso if the house in question was Cole’s…would be a much better show, really.

  25. 25.

    the Conster, la Citoyenne

    @BR:

    Jon Favreau who was on Obama’s staff in 2012 said that Romney was polling so far ahead that the networks stopped polling FL. Obama won it.

  28. 28.

    Brachiator

    Kimmel has been pretty good. Good opening, some nice Trump digs, good mix of jokes that acknowledge good performances and mock the stars without being overly harsh.

    Damn. A Cosby joke. Nicely done.

  31. 31.

    laurax

    @BR: Did it! Canvassed for early in-person votes with my mom (age 74 and counting, S/P 2 different kinds of cancer) in the rain here in OH yesterday. Does feel better than sitting back and watching polls, especially in a swing state. Got some good landscaping ideas, too. Best door: 60-something grandmother who has been making every single young person who comes through her house register to vote for Hillary. She gave us 2 completed registration forms she hadn’t yet dropped off at the B of E. A one-grandma GOTV operation.

  36. 36.

    Calming Influence

    Re: Dolphin anthem protest, Miami police, losing right to free speech:

    The 1st amendment doesn’t protect me from someone pointing out publicly that I said something stupid. But it’s supposed to protect me from the government if I say something the government doesn’t like. That the Miami police (=goverment) would not protect the Miami Dolphins because the don’t like what they said or did seems – what’s the word I’m looking for? Oh yeah, unconstitutional.

  37. 37.

    Schlemazel

    @laurax:
    Spent 6 hours yesterday calling for the 2nd district race. Jason Lewis is a racist homophobic xenophobe ex-radio asshole running to replace giant asshole John Kline. Angie Craig is the Dem and she stands a chance so we are doing what we can.

    I live in Keith Ellison’s district which is safe despite his being a Muslim and black. The metro areas of MN are pretty decent places. Out in the shitstain areas you get Michelle Bachman now Tom Emmer. We probably can’t win there but we could flip Kline’s seat and Paulsons 3rd.

  40. 40.

    No One You Know

    @eclare: @Mike in NC: @Mike E:

    I tried to watch it. I couldn’t get into it: sounded like the worst combination of Aspergers and major depressive episode packaged into a character and given a voice. It out-Kafkas Kafka, for me.

  41. 41.

    Sarah, Proud and Tall

    @hovercraft:

    The Danish/Swedish Bridge is great – season 2 was off a bit but season three was phenomenal.

    @eclare: Mr Robot is really good. Great characters, shot composition and titles that make me geek out, and writers who obviously feel they have the luxury of telling their story in a measured and thoughtful manner.

  42. 42.

    Larkspur

    I was going to watch all this stuff on the television machine tonight and throughout the week but then my housesitting job got cancelled at the last minute and I have no TV at my apartment. The debate is supposed to be this week, right? Hmmm. Radio, the streaming thing, or I have to invite myself somewhere close enough for me to walk, because yes, I will be drinking.

  46. 46.

    Renie

    I’m so off tv that I don’t know who half these people are; its similar to being at the check-out and I have no idea who the people on the magazine/tabloid covers are

    I think that’s good?

  49. 49.

    Larkspur

    @Aleta: Now you’ve inspired me. I have to look closely at all the many Democratic and move on.org emails I’m getting to see if there’s gonna be a local viewing place. I’ll make a viewing contribution.

  50. 50.

    Mai.naem.mobile

    I have not watched any of the drama series and only watched a couple of beers. Hardly knew any of the actors. I like Jimmy Kimmel though.

  51. 51.

    Matt McIrvin

    @the Conster, la Citoyenne:

    Jon Favreau who was on Obama’s staff in 2012 said that Romney was polling so far ahead that the networks stopped polling FL. Obama won it.

    From what I remember, if that happened, the situation didn’t last. Sam Wang had Florida as a tossup on election eve; it was the one state he couldn’t call, so he basically flipped a coin and guessed Romney would carry it, but he guessed wrong.

  52. 52.

    Wapiti

    @Calming Influence: My SIL is a public defender type for appeals; she notes that the “off-duty” cops working these security jobs still have all of their authority of the government. So I think yes, it’s unconstitutional, and unprofessional. It seriously exposes the city to a lawsuit. I wonder if cities might have to revisit contracts to either not allow off-duty work, or withhold giving the off-duty cops the authority of the state.

  56. 56.

    WaterGirl

    @Brachiator:

    Tatiana Maslany. Orphan Black. Yes.

    She won? Finally! It’s a travesty that she hadn’t won until now. Just ridiculous. But yay for better late than never.

  58. 58.

    WaterGirl

    @Steeplejack (tablet): Okay, thanks. I watched the first 4 episodes of The Tunnel tonight, and while I knew that it was sort of based on the same premise – dead body on the border, half on one side and half on the other – I had no idea that it really is the same story over and over again, just with slightly different details.

    I kept feeling like I was in some parallel reality, watching The Bridge again, only different. It was slightly disconcerting.

    edited

  59. 59.

    patrick II

    @WaterGirl:

    The show that was on FX was the American version which starred Diane Kruger — and she was damn good. The first year of the American show was a variation on the book and earlier show. The second year went off the rails.

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