Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

How can republicans represent us when they don’t trust women?

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

Bogus polls are all they’ve got left. Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls a year from now.

Bark louder, little dog.

In short, I come down firmly on all sides of the issue.

I am pretty sure Katy Tur wasn’t always such a bootlicking sycophant.

“That’s what the insurrection act is for!”

Republicans would impeach Biden if he bit into a whole Kit Kat rather than breaking the sections apart.

Bad news for Ron DeSantis is great news for America.

Live so that if you miss a day of work people aren’t hoping you’re dead.

Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

When the time comes to make an endorsement, the pain of NYT editors will be palpable as they reluctantly whisper “Biden.”

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

You know it’s bad when the Project 2025 people have to create training videos on “How To Be Normal”.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

It could be worse. Vance could have said “post-menopausal sows.” Waiting for that audiotape to surface.

Russia bombs Ukraine’s maternity hospitals; Republicans in the House can’t sort out supporting Ukraine.

I wonder if trump will be tried as an adult.

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

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

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  2. 2.

    Pinacacci

    It’s not so bad so far. My trashcan blew over.

    ETA about 15 miles inland. Today will be the messy day for us.

  4. 4.

    Ceci n'est pas mon nym

    Word from my sister is that the eye swung out to sea and they (my BIL; rest of family evacuated) are getting tropical storm conditions and flooding, no worse.

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    LurkerExtraordinaire

    Weather Channel just announced a storm death in St. Lucie. Details forthcoming, I’m sure.

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    Pinacacci

    @LurkerExtraordinaire: A lady had a heart attack and the responders couldn’t get there in time. The weather channel has been awful but I can’t get too upset with the fear mongering because a lot of people still don’t take evacuation orders seriously (and they absolutely should).

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    Botsplainer

    Skeletor may want to rethink his decision to not extend voting registration, depending on voting demographics between JAX and Pompano Beach. He thought he was brilliant when it was looking like a West Palm landfall…

  14. 14.

    Face

    @Pinacacci: TPM has an article up about how Gov. Scott is refusing to extend voter reg deadlines. No wonder some people wont evacuate, if it precludes them from being able to vote.

    Ive rarely seen a more partisan move than refusing to extend registration dates despite a Cat4 in your backyard.

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    Barbara

    @Botsplainer: As I understand it, the request had more to do with the cancellation of last chance voter registration drives over the weekend. Those most likely won’t be renewed in time for the deadline, not to mention a lot of people left town and now need to get back. But that’s still a lot better than what might have happened.

  21. 21.

    CaseyL

    I want a miracle hurricane that devastates only the reddest districts of Red States, on Election Day.

  22. 22.

    BruceFromOhio

    From the Hosting Matters link above:

    Manual bean grinder, moka pot, and a grill. Rest assured your support team will not be without one of the major food groups.

    Good to know the NOC has appropriate business resiliency resources in place.

    FL and GA peoples, please be safe.

  25. 25.

    Major Major Major Major

    Stay safe, everybody! And all the little servers!

    Related, Slate has some dreadful fearbait article about how the hurricane might! absolutely! turn this into another Florida 2000! It’s a dreadful, absolutely phoned-in old-timey slatepitch. Sad.

  26. 26.

    MomSense

    @Steve in the ATL:

    HA!
    @Mustang Bobby:

    Maybe God is pissed that all the Christians have been ignoring the gospel according to this hurricane’s namesake and is reminding them about that we are supposed to help each other.

    Obviously I don’t think God has anything to do with it but I’m tempted to tell my Trump voting Christianist former friends who live in Florida that this is the message.

  27. 27.

    Florida Frog

    Most everyone of us evacuated Amelia Island yesterday. I fear for the few diehards who remained. They may do exactly that. I hope the Hurricane Center’s new storm surge model is over-predicting. If the model is right we are not expecting to have much to go home to once this blows past. This is going to be a tough few weeks, maybe months.

  31. 31.

    Hal

    So Loretta Sanchez dabbed at the debate with Kamala Harris last night. Please, polls, stop trying to draw the youth vote this way. It was cringy when Hillary didn’t and Sanchez looks worse.

    http://theslot.jezebel.com/lorretta-sanchez-girl-dont-do-that-1787485310

    Though maybe she’s hoping the yutes don’t remember this gem.

    Sanchez was asked why the president had endorsed Harris in the unusual race between two Democrats this year. Speaking in Spanish, she noted that Obama and Harris are longtime friends, then added: “She is African American. He is, too.”

    Sanchez, in a statement after the interview aired, said she “in no way” implied or intended to imply Obama endorsed Harris for racial reasons. “I was stating the fact that the endorsement was based on their long-term political relationship,” she said.

    http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article91430872.html#storylink=cpy

  33. 33.

    the Conster, la Citoyenne

    @Florida Frog:

    I was just on Amelia Island this spring – had drinks and lunch at the Omni – loved it! I can’t imagine how they don’t get hammered. Nothing appeared to be on ground above sea level.

  34. 34.

    Florida Frog

    @Mustang Bobby: @Mustang Bobby: They are gorgeous. I give a talk from time to time at the History Museum and such places about the mechanics of live oaks and how they are our best protection from storms. Live oaks are so beautifully adapted to storm stress. Their center of mass is so low that they are very difficult to overturn. Of course if the soil is completely saturated, even they are vulnerable. Most of the live oaks in New Orleans survived Katrina. I hope most of ours do as well.

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    p.a.

    @Amir Khalid:

    After 20 years songs, every band starts rewriting its old hits.

    Fixt. But I’m a cynic: “You think that’s good? You should hear their self-produced reel-to-reel! Dude, home-made guitar amp and you can hear car traffic in the background. It’s AWESOME…”

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    Florida Frog

    @the Conster, la Citoyenne: Not so, Conster. We have a hill in the center of the island that is nearly at El 20 feet. Seriously though, most of us are in big trouble. Its such a beautiful place and I dread going back to see what’s left.

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    Felonius Monk

    SIL in Boca Raton seems to have come thru intact. Now worried about niece and Navy nephew in St. Mary’s, GA.

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    HinTN

    @Florida Frog: My uncle had one of those block beach houses nestled behind the dunes south of Fernandina in the sixties. It has always been my model of what life at the beach should be. One year a storm came and took one of the two dune lines away. Mother Nature wins when she wants to. Hope you find yourselves ok when you return.

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    shomi

    As predicted by Drudge, It appears that the worst of the Hurricane will miss the mainland so the dire predictions didn’t happen. So clearly it’s a libruuul conspiracy or whatever horseshit they have been trying to peddle.

    Major x3 likes to hang out there with his buddies so maybe he can explain it to everyone.

  43. 43.

    shomi

    Why pick Jacksonville for hosting? Not exactly a hosting mecca and their pricing doesn’t look like anything special.

  47. 47.

    Mnemosyne

    @Gindy51:

    You mean this year’s holiday stamp choices, or all of them, always? Because if you hated the “Charlie Brown Christmas” stamps, there’s gonna be a rumble. ?

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    SWMBO

    Checking in from Pompano Beach. It is an overcast, blustery day but nothing unusual. The neighbors to the west of us lost power yesterday. Don’t know if/when it will be restored. It was dramatic hearing the gunshot loud explosions and watching the sparks shower around the power pole. No one was hurt but it was impressive.

    My daughter lives in Casselberry (NW Orlando area) and they’ve lost power already. Here’s hoping it gets restored quickly. They have a little water seeping under the front door and garage door but so far (knock on wood) this is the worst of it for them.

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