Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Ah, the different things are different argument.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

“Squeaker” McCarthy

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

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

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

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

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

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Wednesday Evening Open Thread: Tweet-Check

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A little something to share with your Fox-addled relatives this holiday season, thank you so much Washington Post:

… We made a tool that slips a bit more context into Trump’s tweets. It’s still in the early stages, but our goal is to provide additional context where needed for Trump’s tweets moving forward (and a few golden oldies)…

[Get the extension for Chrome]

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Sometimes, we just add more context, like when Trump announced his pick of Rex Tillerson to serve as secretary of state. Curious for more info? It’s right there in the tweet now.

It takes a little while for the extension to update, so we’ll try to stay up to speed on fact-checking what Trump is tweeting, but it may take a few minutes. This is a work in progress, so don’t hesitate to offer feedback and thoughts.

And don’t hesitate to point to Trump tweets that could use a little explication. That’s the goal, after all.

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Apart from helpful tools towards an enlightened citizenry, what’s on the agenda for the evening?

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  2. 2.

    Bobby D

    Maybe the good people at the WaPo could insert their Trump-check-App…up Chris Cilliza’s ample, useless, ass. While better than most of the MSM, WaPo needs to clean their own damn house, and put out a fact-check app against George Will, Jenny Rubin, Dickie Cohen and the rest of their useless stable of opinion columnists.

  4. 4.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Spent the afternoon decorating a Christmas tree (not mine!) and have committed to spending Friday afternoon making cookies. I am not a cook, but my cousin (who is) has a broken arm, so I will be mixing and rolling and deep-frying and powdered-sugaring under her direction.

    She (cousin) gave me an absolutely scrumptious gift today, a winter coat which had belonged to her mother (my elderly cousin who died two days before the election). The coat is gorgeous — multi-coloured with a dark brown (fake)-fur lining, or reversible so the whole thing is furry. It suits me perfectly. Now I need to hope for a spell of really cold weather in Atlanta to justify this beautiful garment!

    Anyhow, the least I can do in return is take care of the cookie baking! If I come across any nifty recipes, I’ll share them :-)

  5. 5.

    Gvg

    Rubin hates Trump and has been very blunt since the election and was pretty anti before. Now she is still a conservative so I have to say about a 1/3 of the time I don’t grok her point but sometimes I even agree with her. Very odd.
    I think she may be more persuasive to other conservatives than I could ever be so I guess I approve. It seems a little weird sometimes though…I wonder what she is talking about.

  7. 7.

    Ohio Mom

    I think this effort by the Washington Post goes in the “Better Late than Never” box. Still, good for them.

    Our big evening activity just ended: bequeathed a futon to a friend and had a little furniture moving party.

  9. 9.

    kindness

    Yea. The WaPo helped elect Trump. They think indirectly. I’m not so generous. But since they assisted putting the fool on his throne I’ll will use the rotted tomatoes the WaPo brings.

  10. 10.

    JMG

    Had a pleasant chore this afternoon — buying the champagne for Christmas Eve and Christmas dinner hors d’oeuvres, which are always smoked salmon on toast points (I’m a WASP, can you guess?). I am eschewing politics until the 26th for sanity’s sake. I hope all of you here have a wonderful and Happy Holidays! There have always been more than one, unless New Year’s has been repealed.
    Anyway, a little bacchanalia is always in order at this time of year. Go to it!

  15. 15.

    Zinsky

    The mere fact we have a septuagenarian president-elect whose inane tweets would embarrass an eighth grade boy makes me cringe and want to go psycho on the nearest GOP precinct chair.

  17. 17.

    Mary G

    Rubin sometimes falls back on her training – it’s President Obama’s fault that the healthcare bill was not bipartisan, but more often I think she was kidnapped and impersonated by a liberal. She does hate It and has been very rude to Republican congresscritters she feels should stand up to It:

    This is surely the most cowardly group of lawmakers in American history. They are afraid people will harass them online?! Good grief, if journalists took that attitude, no one would be left to write or edit real news.

    ETA: another quote from the article

    Candidly, people this weak and fearful shouldn’t hold public office. If they don’t have the nerve to stand up for their own beliefs (if they have them) and their own constituents, they should find another line of work.

  18. 18.

    mai naem mobile

    @Zinsky: I actually think this is not going to end well for the GOP. It’s not going to end well for all non 1 percenters but I am going to enjoy watching my GOP neighbors living right next to me under the bridge. At least I will have a tent. They’ll be living in an empty cardboard box which was used to pack a made in mexico refrigerator

  23. 23.

    Lalophobia

    So…anything for someone who’s feeling so low that can’t see the point? I’m almost sure it’s being helped along by hormones but….

  24. 24.

    Renie

    any one heard the latest on the inauguration entertainment? last i heard old drumpf was having trouble getting any decent artists to perform; that only 2 had agreed. nugent, obviously, and someone else i don’t recall.

  27. 27.

    SFAW

    @efgoldman:

    Of course, somebody HAS to do quality control.

    Tough though you are, I believe you need some backup. I can be down to your place in about 90 minutes, if need be.

  29. 29.

    SFAW

    @Renie:

    Kid Rock, that other intellectual giant. Of course, in his defense (not that I think he’s anything other than an asshole), at least he didn’t dodge the draft during Vietnam. But he had an excuse — he was under 5 years old when ‘Nam ended — something which chickenhawk pedophile racist motherfucker Nugent doesn’t/didn’t have.

  31. 31.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    @SFAW:

    chickenhawk pedophile racist motherfucker Nugent

    You left out pants shitter.

    ETA: I thought he was supposed to be in jail or dead. Why not dead Ted?

  32. 32.

    Lyrebird

    @Lalophobia: I just played this “spread harmony” ad — and okay I am pretty anti-microsoft in buying habits — about five times: (click here) it’s got two elementary-school activists, the “ask a Muslim for a cookie” gal, and the guy that started the rescue boat for refugees crossing the Mediterranean, for starters.

  34. 34.

    Lyrebird

    @efgoldman: I don’t want cookies, but I do want to apply for a job in RI. I think you guys live there? If I get a phone interview, could I email you somehow?

  35. 35.

    Omnes Omnibus

    So I have purchased this for two soccer fans I know. At one penny plus shipping, it seemed worth it. It won’t arrive in time for X-mas, but late January should provide a good laugh.

  49. 49.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @efgoldman: Yep. Rummy has myriad faults but chickenhawking isn’t one of them.

    @Yarrow: The old drug dealer trick… Give an inexpensive taste and then sock it to you when you are hooked.

  51. 51.

    gene108

    If the tech at the State Department has not improved much, in 8 years, I wonder if Rex Tillersoj will use his own email set-up? And would anybody in the MSM notice or care, if he did?

  54. 54.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @gene108: Why would it matter as long as what he chose was safe and effective? Besides, there is the precedent of other SoS’s doing something similar.

  59. 59.

    NotMax

    (Gonna try to remember to also put this in the morning thread. Apologies in advance for the repetition.)

    DVR alert for TCM junkiies –

    Friday, beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern and wrapping up at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, six ‘Thin Man’ movies back-to-back.

    On Saturday, two lesser known Christmas-themed feel good romantic comedies:

    12:30 p.m. – It Happened on Fifth Avenue – Victor Moore struts his ‘infused with a slightly befuddled sagacity’ persona.
    2:30 p.m. – Holiday Affair – a kinder, gentler Robert Mitchum

  61. 61.

    Lyrebird

    @efgoldman:
    Thanks, sent a test email mentioning BJ just now!

    Pardon slight phobia re: mixing names – I don’t nec. want Google to have my nym & name connected, especially while I am on the job market.

  62. 62.

    Mobile

    Took my tree down, yesterday, and donated it to Habitat. Not feeling very festive for some reason. I’m trying to put 2016 behind me as quickly as possible.

  64. 64.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Yarrow:

    That sort of percentage increase will seem like the good old days once Trump destroys our economy and our currency is devalued.

    OTOH, I will be able to pay off my student loans with a potato.

  66. 66.

    Lyrebird

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    ETA: My rage goes in weird directions at times.

    And thank goodness for that! Meaning, in these times when “Irony, R.I.P.” memes are getting trite, and when any more pounding of one’s head against the wall might get you over the Chronic Whatsit Encephalopathy threshold, going weird is better than going insane.

  78. 78.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Lizzy L: Won’t this be fun? If I won the lottery in the near future, I would park a shitload in Swiss Francs just to keep it safe.

  79. 79.

    Phylllis

    @NotMax: It Happened on Fifth Avenue is a particular favorite. Charles Lane plays a landlord in a memorable cameo. That man was old when he was young.

  84. 84.

    Aleta

    @Lalophobia: Since Nov., good music is the only thing that removes my pain for awhile, or else some word from friends. One thing today was Stayin’ Up Late by Ruthie Unger. Al Greene helps me. Sam Cooke, Bill Withers, Aretha. I don’t know what you like, but …. find something among the TED talks, or history podcasts and get warm, close eyes? There are some kinds of green tea, the more shade grown ones, that are high in theanine. If you live in a city you could try that. It should be fresh leaves and made at the right temp or else the effect isn’t there. There’s traditional things to eat with it that have a good mood effect. A few years ago during a bad time, impossible to overcome, I found some youtubes of thich nhat hanh that shifted my mood. I skipped around them until something rang a bell for me, rather than forcing myself to listen just for the sake of it. I’ve found that buying small but good presents to drop off somewhere for kids is helping me. There’s a couple of internet sites that ship free right now. Dropping off cat toys at a shelter. The Crown on Nflix is good when I can concentrate.

    It feels like it won’t get better, but that changes. Someone here once told me ‘Remember to breathe’ ; that still helps, Take care.

  90. 90.

    Dog Dawg Damn

    So I’m reading that Trump team is contemplating an immediate 5% tariff on all imports.

    http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/21/politics/donald-trump-tariffs/index.html

    The Trump transition team is floating the possibility of an early executive action to impose tariffs on foreign imports, according to multiple sources.

    Since this lone measure will do absolutely nothing to revive manufacturing jobs and will ultimately just tax U.S. consumers for . . . no . . . reason . . . might there be an ulterior motive?

    Is it possible the long game is to replace Income tax with Import Tariffs? Is that crazy-talk? When you want to cut income taxes and raise tariffs, isn’t that the outcome?

  93. 93.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    @Dog Dawg Damn: That’s the way they used to fund government before the income tax. They figured out 100 years ago that it was both insufficient and had perverse effects.

  95. 95.

    Yarrow

    @Lizzy L: I heard that, depending on what part of the country you live in, it’s apples, peaches or grapefruit for mortgages. Persimmons are for toiletries.

    @Omnes Omnibus: The US has been the world’s reserve currency and safe haven. I don’t see that staying the same. Swiss Francs are probably safest.

  101. 101.

    Aleta

    @efgoldman: If it stays true that Obama has succeeded in weakening ISIL, it won’t be long before Tr takes the credit. I have to go turn the burner down under my blood now.

  117. 117.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    Weather Underground’s prediction for rain today was 0.12 inches, we’ve had 6/10 of an inch so far.

  123. 123.

    Calouste

    @efgoldman:

    Only three people injured inside the Swiss mosque, although the gunman offed himself and possibly killed someone the day before. Not really comparable with 12 fatalities and 80+ injured, with the killer still on the loose.

  128. 128.

    Kathleen

    @efgoldman: Can I sneak in behind rikyrah and NotMax? Home made Christmas cookies are the absolute best treats in the whole world! (Along with a really good chocolate covered cake donut).

  130. 130.

    Procopius

    I know you’re trying to be helpful, but i wouldn’t trust any “fact checking” program (not app) from Pravda on the Potomac. It’s likely to rate “Assad used chemical weapons” or “Russia hacked Hillary’s email server” as “TRUE.”

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