Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

You are either for trump or for democracy. Pick one.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

When you’re in more danger from the IDF than from Russian shelling, that’s really bad.

75% of people clapping liked the show!

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

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

They spent the last eight months firing professionals and replacing them with ideologues.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Petty moves from a petty man.

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

Mediocre white men think RFK Jr’s pathetic midlife crisis is inspirational. The bar is set so low for them, it’s subterranean.

The desire to stay informed is directly at odds with the need to not be constantly enraged.

Jack Smith: “Why did you start campaigning in the middle of my investigation?!”

the 10% who apparently lack object permanence

Cancel the cowardly Times and Post and set up an equivalent monthly donation to ProPublica.

There are a lot more evil idiots than evil geniuses.

Lick the third rail, it tastes like chocolate!

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

Not rolling over. fuck you, make me.

We’re watching the self-immolation of the leading world power on a level unprecedented in human history.

People are weird.

You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.

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  3. 3.

    jackmac

    I once had a Maine Coon — beautiful but surly to everyone but me. He almost made it to age 21 before ailments caught up with him. My family has had a lot of cats over the years but he remains my all-time favorite.

  4. 4.

    I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet

    Pretty kitty. I think he wants to see your card though – it says so right there. ;-)

    As if Puerto Rico didn’t have enough problems, Huge blackout after power plant fire.

    :-(

    I sure hope things look better there, and elsewhere in these United States, on Wednesday November 9…

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  6. 6.

    EriktheRed

    Yes, it’s pretty depressing ATM.

    I’m a happy Cubs fan, but I’d be so much happier if the team weren’t owned by a tRump-supporting wingnut POS. Apparently said wingnut POS is funding a major PAC to help Republicans keep the Senate.

    What’s really depressing is that it may actually work.

  7. 7.

    Big R

    Better than two of mine, who are even less subtle. Titus taps my knee with his barely-out claws, and if I don’t take the hint, starts nipping at my arms. Albie, if the food bowls are lower than he wants, starts playing soccer with them.

  10. 10.

    Aleta

    @schrodinger’s cat: I love the purring in my ear (even though it’s too early, I can go back to sleep during). But then Charles (coon-type) begins combing through my tangled scalp with his claws. Tingly way to wake up.

  12. 12.

    eclare

    You will NOT read this magazine. Much thanks for the kitteh pic after a nasty few days. I forget, is Steve polydactyl?

  13. 13.

    Roger Moore

    That sounds like feline SOP: hold humans’ stuff hostage until they meet your demands. It also works with chairs, TV remotes, keys, shoes, and many other household items. It’s almost as popular as the “wake them up and don’t let them fall asleep again until the food bowl is full” approach.

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    StringOnAStick

    Steve is a handsome guy; I’m a sucker for his color pattern and fur length. I’ve never met a polydactyl IRL, would love to though.

  20. 20.

    PaminBB

    Such a cutie. Reminds me of my late lamented Larry. Mackeral tabby markings similar on head, with long dense fur, and big rib cage (wide). Incongruously falsetto voice, how does Steve sound?

  21. 21.

    CaseyL

    He has the most awesome expressive face. I think it’s the pale rings around his eyes.

    Today has sucked. I just despair of things getting better. I shouldn’t, I know, but it’s so very hard to feel hopeful with the white supremacy movement out and proud and with the explicit full backing of the GOP.

  22. 22.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    @efgoldman:

    I had a cat who would stick his giant paw under the closed door and rock it back and forth in the jamb, making a huge noise: bdda-bdda-bdda! Nobody slept through that.

  23. 23.

    Steve in the ATL

    @efgoldman: @Steeplejack (phone): I have had cats who could turn doorknobs. The knobs were crystal so presumably easier to grip than round metal ones.

    I also had a cat who would grab the window screen with his claws and shake it until someone let him in. Asshole.

  24. 24.

    Aleta

    @efgoldman: Oh I had a cat once…what a cat he was. A big bruiser who looked a lot like Tunch. I’d close the bathroom doors to take my bath in peace from him. Paws under the door, ignored. The door knob would start to rattle, and I’d ignore. Then the knob (old porcelain doorknob, old door) would begin to turn back and forth, back and forth.

    It freaked me right out the first time, which happened at night to boot. Eventually the door would click open and he’d waltz in, tail held high.

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    BlueDWarrior

    @redshirt: I would argue the only thing about the Ricketts that’s different han most other team ownerships when it comes to their politics, be it on the left or right, is that they are quite open and pround about their right-wing-ness, at least the Dad and the actual politican son is. The two who are named the owners of the Cubs are less ‘strident’ in their right-winged-ness, but I doubt the apple falls too far from the tree.

    And honestly, barring some extreme circumstances, I cannot be bothered about the particular politics of the ownership of sports teams. And I say this as a die-hard Cubs fan who is more or less abhorred by the things the Gov of Nebraska has done and the father (who I think either owned or was part-owner of AmeriTrade).

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    Aleta

    @Steve in the ATL: If a window blind was down and he had to see out that window, this same cat would thrust his giant head through the slats, breaking them clean off until he’d made an open square a little larger than his head, at the right height. Over the years he did this at every window except one. (The one with the expensive blind, which the dog finally broke for feeling lonely on his first night here.)

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    Aleta

    @Roger Moore: The cat Charles here will bat at a prized picture on the wall next to the computer, a framed handwritten poem on special paper, gift from his famous poet brother to my roommate. Who’s deeply oblivious whenever he’s programming, until the frame falls off the wall and my roommate jumps up to feed the cat. This happened at 1 am every single night for at least 5 years.

  29. 29.

    stinger

    I scrolled down excitedly, only to see that what Steve was actually standing on was a pile of magazines.

    Disappointed.

  30. 30.

    ET

    Of course he isn’t subtle. He is Maine Coon and he has extra toes…. (I had a kitty with extra toes and don’t think that doesn’t matter when it comes to attitude)

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