Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

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

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

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

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

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

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

This really is a full service blog.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

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

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

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

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

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

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

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  1. 1.

    SiubhanDuinne

    The penumbral eclipse was really nice here in the ATL.

    Don’t think I can stay up long enough to catch the comet, although I’d love to see it.

  2. 2.

    Larkspur

    It’s a Snow Moon! Steak and baked potatoes and a full moon and you with an elegant new hairdo. Life is good.

  3. 3.

    Mustang Bobby

    My brother and I have successfully infiltrated the Boca Raton Resort and Golf Club for the weekend — all expenses paid — where we will be participating in the annual Concours d’Elegance car show and fund raiser. Nary a pussy-hat to be seen, but our very presence is a subtle form of resistance. And fun.

  7. 7.

    Jeffro

    Mrs. J & I went out for some Thai in Fairfax…oh my was it ever good. Had no idea that “Singha” was Thai for “Bud Light” (but per the beer discussion in that earlier thread, that was just fine with me, actually ;)

  11. 11.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @Baud: I was watching the UCLA – Oregon(Bruins Won!!!) game last night and I noticed that the Bruin mascot(Joe Bruin) mooned the opposing players when they were attempting free throws.

    ETA: Can’t see the moon here, it’s raining.

  13. 13.

    Corner Stone

    Not sure I really want to be reminded of Stephen King’s The Stand at this point.it’s all too fucking real.

  15. 15.

    Eric S.

    @Mustang Bobby: I’m jealous. I’d love to be at that car show. Work is going to prevent me from going to the Chicago Auto Show this week. First time I’ve missed it in years.

  16. 16.

    aimai

    Struggling with two papers due back to back next monday and tuesday. Suddenly given a blessed extension on the harder one, in good shape for the “easier” one (potential role for social workers in working with refugee children in the public school system) and so am watching Victoria (BBC version) with spouse and child. The horror I experience trying to write my research methods paper can not be overestimated so the momentary respite I feel is extreme.

  18. 18.

    Adam L Silverman

    @aimai: Hit me up with an email. I used to teach design and method, as well as epistemology. I’ll be happy to help however I can.

  20. 20.

    Elmo

    Leftover sketties here. I made a three-day sauce a week ago: started with seared oxtails braised in red wine, a mirepoix, and two heads of garlic. Then spicy Italian sausage, and simmer alllllllll the next day in sauce to loosen the oxtails. Serve on day three.

    Oh and of course adding the powdered dried red peppers from our own garden, dried in the dehydrator and pulverized. OMG. Best sauce I’ve ever made.

  21. 21.

    Chet Murthy

    These ICE raids … they’ve come to CA (LA and central valley) and I’m sure they’re headed to the Bay Area. Anybody got any idea what groups are doing something about this? Or what a right-thinking person could/should do about it?

  28. 28.

    Skepticat

    Amazing how tRump’s Florida vacations are causing problems here in the Bahamas. The no-fly zones are fouling up charter flights between here and parts of Florida, and considerable air freight is not getting through from PBI. My neighbors haven’t been able to get back to the States because their charter plane simply can’t escape the zone, and a local fisherman isn’t able to get his catch to clients in the Palm Beach area via his usual carrier. I don’t really understand why so much area must locked down for so long, but I keep hearing from people who are seriously inconvenienced. When I talked to the head of immigration yesterday about applying for residency, she laughed and said she expected a lot more requests because of tRump.

  32. 32.

    danielx

    Going to see a band called Stella Luna and the Satellites, not very original, But hey, live music.

  33. 33.

    ? Martin

    @Chet Murthy: Spread the word. Tell people to not answer the door – ICE need a warrant to even check papers. If you are in a position of authority, know your rights and responsibilities. For instance, I am under instructions not to interact with federal officials without my employer’s legal council present. We are making extra efforts to ensure our immigration data is secure and not part of federal datasets unless legally required. Support state and local efforts:

    https://www.lamayor.org/statement-mayor-garcetti-ice-enforcement-actions

    I’m going to wild guess that there will be a rally on the 26th (Oscar night). Be there. The community needs support from people that don’t look like they would have their papers checked.

  34. 34.

    danielx

    @Skepticat:

    I don’t really understand why so much area must locked down for so long, but I keep hearing from people who are seriously inconvenienced.

    Considering the number of people who dislike him, no great wonder. Dronez, you know.

  36. 36.

    Corner Stone

    There is no scale I am aware of to describe how much I hate these fucking Untuckit button up shirt ads.
    “Common problem. My solution.”
    No, you fucking hipster douche canoe. NO!

  41. 41.

    Betty Cracker

    @Elmo: Dear dog, that sounds heavenly!

    @Chet Murthy: We are bracing for it here in FL. Our DACA kids are scared shitless. Wish I had better advice, but I don’t know what to do either.

    @Skepticat: Yeah, every time Fuck Nugget goes to Disgraceland, it’s gonna scramble airspace. I keep hoping the SS will get the stones to tell him he has two choices: 1600 Penn or Camp David. But I guess that’s not gonna happen.

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    ? Martin

    @Betty Cracker: We’re in full on crisis mode at work. I’ve got hundreds of students on visas from the 7 countries, so that was last week. I’ve got hundreds of DACA students, and upwards of a thousand students with DAPA parents, so that started today. They’re all confused, scared, etc.

    There are plenty of days when seceding doesn’t sound like such a terrible idea.

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    ? Martin

    @dm: Yep, and he made a move to get an NFL team. I don’t think he cares about sports, I think he just wants the status that comes with owning a team.

  52. 52.

    dm

    @debbie: Well, the Patriots are probably jaded about the whole visit-the-White-House thing. After all, they got to go in 2014 when the place still had class.

  53. 53.

    Miss Bianca

    @Elmo: I can haz dinner at your hous plz?

    Well, ok, I had a nice cornmeal crust pizza and some Chianti, so I can’t complain, but still…!

  55. 55.

    JanieM

    @dm: Brady skipped in 2014. Not that I’m a big football fan in the first place, but I do live in New England, and I was done with Brady after that. He went when Bush was president. In 2014 he pleaded some bullshit excuse about family commitments IIRC.

  56. 56.

    amk

    What do you think of twitler’s threat of signing a new diktat on travel ban? Are the sane state attys prepared for it?

  57. 57.

    Jeffro

    @Shana:

    Where did you go? That’s my neck of the woods.

    I’m partial to Kob Kun, down the street from me.

    We’ll have to give that a whirl sometime soon! We went to Courtside – it’s usually that or Sisters as they’re closest. Still learning the ins and outs of the menus but it’s a very rewarding kind of study indeed!

  58. 58.

    Elmo

    @Gin & Tonic: Just finished it off! Wife and I made four meals out of it – I always cook as though I’m feeding my three brothers, parents and myself, when it’s just me and my wife.

  59. 59.

    ThresherK

    @? Martin: Jeffrey Loria is thinking of selling the Florida Marlins. Baseball is thinking of paying him to go away so he doesn’t drive the franchise any further into the ground.

    I hope Trump’s not getting any ideas to get back in the biz.

    Tonight we had buttermilk cornmeal pancakes. Pancakes are a winter storm must-have in our home.

  61. 61.

    Elmo

    @Miss Bianca: oh gawd, you said pizza. I loooooooove pizza!
    My Dad used to say that the cornmeal (which I lurve btw) is from the Italian baker scratching his beard.

  64. 64.

    Elmo

    @Betty Cracker: Thanks! I was really pleased with how it turned out. I had to chill it overnight to get the fat off, and the fat ended up being a quarter inch thick.

    And spicy!

  65. 65.

    Adam L Silverman

    @Sab: I can’t carry a tune to save my life, which also makes learning/speaking foreign languages difficult as my pronunciation is likely to create a diplomatic incident. I make really basic mathematical errors not because I don’t understand what I’m doing (for the most part), but because I can’t see the errors I’m making when I’m working the numbers – as in kicking a 3 into a 5 while doing the calculations (thank someone’s, anyone’s, no one’s Deity/Deities for computers!). I can neither water ski or snow ski. Nor can I ice skate. And there’s a bunch more things there too.

  70. 70.

    lgerard

    @EBT:

    I thought the bill was to limit trumps ability to lift sanctions by requiring congressional approval of any changes

  71. 71.

    zhena gogolia

    Just watched the fantastic Smokey Robinson Gershwin award celebration. He is a class act — he sang “Our Love Is Here To Stay.” Beautiful.

  73. 73.

    Adam L Silverman

    @EBT: That’s not actually what that piece of legislation would do. It actually gives Congress the oversight of it. Meaning that the President cannot unilaterally lift the sanctions. Instead Congress would have to approve.

  79. 79.

    Bupalos

    You should have shared. Then you both could have had steak and potatoes instead of him having all the steak and you having all the potatoes. Next time post sooner and we can help you with this beforehand.

    PS I know its probably a little embarrassing that you didn’t think of this yourself, but no one judges here.

  80. 80.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @humboldtblue: Donald’s behavior in that is beyond terrible. He sets new standards in assholishness. The simple bullet of an assassin will not do for him.

  81. 81.

    efgoldman

    @? Martin:

    I don’t think he cares about sports, I think he just wants the status that comes with owning a team.

    And the fact he gets piles of money like Scrooge McDuck, basically for doing nothing or even tanking.
    That’s Dipshit Dollarsign all the way.

  82. 82.

    efgoldman

    @amk:

    Are the sane state attys prepared for it?

    The question is: Are there any competent and willing lawyers at DOJ prepared for it.

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