Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

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

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

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Nothing worth doing is easy.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

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

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

Today’s GOP: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

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Wednesday Evening Open Thread: “I Don’t Try to Predict the Future, I Try to Prevent It” (R. Bradbury)

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So many falling anvils, so few anvil-rated shelters — and that’s just in my small personal circle.

I’m stockpiling non-inauguration-related stories for Friday, in the cynical expectation that they’ll be preempted by breaking news.

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Apart from the slow-rolling tshit tsunami, what’s on the agenda for the evening?

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  2. 2.

    Major Major Major Major

    I’m stockpiling non-inauguration-related stories for Friday, in the cynical expectation that they’ll be preempted by breaking news.

    I’ll be here reading the running commentary by whoever decides to watch, myself.

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    Yarrow

    Some things to look forward to:

    No tweets about "Intelligence" from The Don since word leaked of IC task force on his ass since the spring.

    Talk about ruining the party.
    — John Schindler (@20committee) January 18, 2017

    Also, when full Trump+RIS story comes out, FBI, esp NYFO, has a scandal on its hands that'll make Whitey Bulger look like a routine error.— John Schindler (@20committee) January 18, 2017

  6. 6.

    p.a.

    tRump’s strongest supporters disappointed: rain precludes the torchlight parade. Hard to find brown raingear. Sad!

    John Lewis misspoke: he’s never missed a majority president’s inauguration.

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    Feebog

    Since we are out here on the left coast, plan on sleeping in, going out to breakfast, then taking the Mrs. to a movie of her choice. Not going tp watch Cheeto Benito get sworn in, although I may leave the TV on some obscure channel to do my part in driving down the ratings.

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    Mike in NC

    @p.a.: Just over a year ago we toured the remains of the Nuremberg stadium in the rain, so I have a feeling for what will be happening in DC on Friday.

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    Hal

    Facebook friends once again complaining about how stupid it is to protest Trump. That’s not going to change the election results!

    People voted for a flaming back of dog shit and now they’re pissed everyone doesn’t love the idea of a rancid turd running the country.

  14. 14.

    Mnemosyne

    @Yarrow:

    Man, I hope that second tweet is true. So, so much.

    Also, you will be happy to know that you successfully shamed me into buying a pink thermal t-shirt to wear to Disneyland on Saturday. (Thermal because, just like DC, we’re expecting rain on Saturday.)

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    JordanRules

    I don’t know what I’m doing Friday, but I know what I won’t be doing. Maybe I’ll start Happy Hour super early.

    Nice, funny take from Elle on NFLTG Rep Waters. Hilarious! I love her, she reminds me so much of one of my aunties.

  16. 16.

    Truegster

    I helped crash W Bush’s Inauguration in D.C. it was awesome. We were shoulder to shoulder and when some Bushite would say something positive about him, even in a whisper, we would all loudly mock whatever they said as a crowd. It was like a million Bush hecklers in an outdoor bar, proudly making fun of anyone there showing him any respect at all. I just can’t watch this one, but I would love to crash it in person.

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    sloan

    Inauguration game!

    Who will be the first wingnut to wildly inflate the attendance number, complete with fake photos?

    My guess is Gateway Pundit.

    Bonus points if he uses a pic from Obama’s inauguration.

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    hedgehog mobile

    I’ll be at work but the Trumpette in my office will make sure there’s a TV on in one of the conference rooms. Fortunately I can avoid it. Also plan to wear black.

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    chopper

    @sloan:

    I’m surprised people aren’t already passing pics of O’s inauguration off as trump’s, two days before it happens.

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    Yarrow

    @Mnemosyne: Good for you! A little subtle protesting is a good thing. I hope it helps keep you warm.

    Thought you’d appreciate these tweets:

    Devine (EDITED: WILMER's strategist) helped elect Putin puppet Yanukovych…who defeated rival aided by Axelrod (Obama campaign guru) @ChristinLuvsSno pic.twitter.com/fU57RelQVh— Adam Khan (@Khanoisseur) January 18, 2017

    Manafort and Devine backed Yanukovych, Axelrod backed Tymoshenko-get the pattern? @sassyteapot63 @ChristinLuvsSno https://t.co/ZegGwWXzyg— Adam Khan (@Khanoisseur) January 18, 2017

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    JustRuss

    I just picked up an awesome ugly sweater. I think Friday will be the perfect occasion for its debut.

  27. 27.

    Yarrow

    Okay that went to moderation. Editing:
    @Mnemosyne: Good for you! A little subtle protesting is a good thing. I hope it helps keep you warm.

    Thought you’d appreciate these tweets:

    Devine (EDITED: WILMER's strategist) helped elect Putin puppet Yanukovych…who defeated rival aided by Axelrod (Obama campaign guru) @ChristinLuvsSno pic.twitter.com/fU57RelQVh— Adam Khan (@Khanoisseur) January 18, 2017

    Next one in next comment.

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    Mnemosyne

    @hedgehog mobile:

    Technically, I’ll be wearing black — that’s what color my Hillary t-shirt is. It’s the “pantsuit spectrum” one, so it should be subtle enough not to get me thrown out of Disneyland for making a political statement.

    (Since Orange County went for Hillary by a majority, I doubt any employees would throw me out on their own, but I don’t want them to have to do it because a Trump whiner throws a public tantrum and demands it.)

  32. 32.

    JustRuss

    @sab:

    There ain’t no Russian spelling cuz they don’t use our alphabet.

    Oh yes, “your” alphabet. For now, comrade. /putin

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    Patricia Kayden

    @Hal: Your FB friends are going to have many fits then because there will be scores of anti-Trump protests for years to come. He is historically unpopular and will become even moreso after January 20th. His unfavorability ratings are already comparable to those of George W. Bush in 2008.

    Did your FB friends think that the vast majority of Americans who did not vote for Trump were going to just sit around twiddling our thumbs? The Tea Baggers certainly wasted no time in (unsuccessfully) trying to tear down President Obama.

  35. 35.

    hovercraft

    @Major Major Major Major:
    I will donate to the therapy fund ( alcohol or traditional therapy) for those who make this sacrifice. Nothing can induce me to watch, I will check in on BJ, and other safe places, to see how the dark ages were ushered back into this world.

  37. 37.

    Yarrow

    @hovercraft: I will not watch either. Going to be playing soothing music and working. I’ll check in to see if there’s been some kind of coup or other excitement. If that happened I might turn on the TV.

  38. 38.

    Jay Noble

    Wouldn’t it be great if immediately after the swearing-in, a nice FBI, or capitol policeman stepped forward and served him with subpoenas for all the various shenanigans he’s pulled?? Remember FISA handed out at least one warrant. Warrants lead to arrest and subpoenas don’t they? :-) Heck, Throw in an IRS agent while we’re at it.

  39. 39.

    Roger Moore

    @sloan:

    Who will be the first wingnut to wildly inflate the attendance number, complete with fake photos?

    Who will have the worst fake photos? I predict at least one wingnut will reuse photos from 8 years ago and forget that the weather was different.

  40. 40.

    Yoda Dog Democrat

    @Hal: No what is fucking stupid beyond comprehension is voting for someone who makes fun of disabled people, brags about his dick size in a presidential debate and tweets out his stupid fucking feelings about the fucking Twilight films at 3am in the morning.

    He is openly anti-american FFS. Who the fuck are these people and when, exactly, is it ok for me to protest according to them?!
    /rant

  42. 42.

    Mnemosyne

    @Chip Daniels:

    You should probably have the Wikipedia article handy that explains it’s a distress signal so you’re ready to counter the people who will claim it’s, like, totally disrespectful and proves you hate America.

  44. 44.

    Raoul

    what’s on the agenda for the evening?

    Well, I’m coughing and restless in the DT Philly Marriott, hoping I can get a better night’s sleep tonight than last (or the night before that, which was at home but also sucked). Traveling sick really, really sucks, though I did attend about 85% of the day’s conference content.

    If any BJers are at Creating Change, uhh, I’m not really sure how I’d know, but I can look back at this thread (if anyone else is still visiting it).

    Surrfel. Cough. Snort. … Second thought, you’d be nuts to be near me.

  45. 45.

    sloan

    @Roger Moore: Ha ha ha, yes! We were there and the first thing anyone who went mentions about that day is how it was SO DAMN COLD. Because omg it was cold. And you’re just sitting there for 6 hours freezing your butt off waiting for everything to happen.

  48. 48.

    Chris

    @Hal:

    Facebook friends once again complaining about how stupid it is to protest Trump. That’s not going to change the election results!

    No more than stupid than voting for Trump. That’s not going to make America great again.

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