Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

Not rolling over. fuck you, make me.

Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

Their boy Ron is an empty plastic cup that will never know pudding.

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

There are times when telling just part of the truth is effectively a lie.

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

Hell hath no fury like a farmer bankrupted.

It’s a good piece. click on over. but then come back!!

Wake up. Grow up. Get in the fight.

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

“When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re gonna use it.”

Republicans in disarray!

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

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

Human rights are not a matter of opinion!

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.

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

Lick the third rail, it tastes like chocolate!

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Friday Morning Open Thread: She Persists

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… And she hopes we can, too.

What’s on the agenda as we wait for the latest Trumpstuntin’ dung doc drop?
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Speaking of persisting…

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  3. 3.

    JPL

    @rikyrah: It appears that it was designed to do minimal damage and doesn’t stop Syria for using more weapons. It could escalate especially if Trump gets a poll bounce.

  5. 5.

    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    Khyla‏ @Killa_Kai96

    Plot twist: Mexico builds a wall to keep out all the whites trying to escape from the United States when WWIII starts.

    10 replies 138 retweets 296 likes

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    David ?Canadian Anchor Baby? Koch

    Senator Tim Kaine @timkaine

    President waging military action against Syria without a vote of Congress? Unconstitutional.

    685 replies 3,578 retweets 7,698 likes

    I know this will come as a SHOCK, but camera loving, finger-waging scold Wilmer has been completely silent on the entire subject. Real profile in courage, that one.

    Nobody can find him for comment. They may have to put him on a milk cartoon.

  11. 11.

    rikyrah

    Ari Berman‏Verified account @AriBerman

    Nuclear option not only way democracy being undermined. 87 new voting restrictions introduced in 29 states in 2017

  13. 13.

    BlueDWarrior

    @JPL: That’s the thing that concerns me as well. If you are going to try and ground the Syrian Air Force, then lobbing 5 dozen Hellfires aint gonna cut it. Question is what happens if Agent Orange thinks he can do a bombing run to actually blow up some planes on the ground, or something else that would put American assets in the crosshairs of Russian assets (more than they have already)?

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    rikyrah

    Marc Lynch‏Verified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago

    1. Trump team all over place on Syria. Most likely: limited symbolic air strikes to show toughness + notObama, little real impact on war.
    Marc Lynch‏Verified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago
    Replying to @abuaardvark

    2. Such limited Syria strikes will accomplish little, even in deterrent term; carry huge risks of escalation and escalatory counter-moves.

    Marc Lynch‏Verified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago
    Replying to @abuaardvark

    3. Limited Syria strikes would initially be hailed by regional allies and FP commentators who have long pushed for military action vs Assad
    Marc Lynch‏Verified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago
    Replying to @abuaardvark

    4. When limited Syria strikes fail to change much, drumbeat will build for escalation to finish the job. Will Trump be able to resist?
    Marc Lynch‏Verified account @abuaardvark 14h14 hours ago
    Replying to @abuaardvark

    5. Also, can nexperienced, understaffed Trump team manage extremely complex diplomatic and military dimensions of even this limited action?

  15. 15.

    MomSense

    @rikyrah:

    It was voting restrictions that delivered this nightmare to us in ’16. This is how they hope to stay in power in ’18 especially since they know their unpopularity could mean a tidal wave election to take them out.

  16. 16.

    rikyrah

    Greg Palast‏ @Greg_Palast

    Yesterday, a judge issued an order requiring Kansas Sec of State Kris Kobach to give the court a copy of the memo

    Greg Palast‏ @Greg_Palast

    The key item in Kobach’s memo we’ve already figured out: change the Voter Registration Act to require you prove you’re a citizen to vote

    Greg Palast‏ @Greg_Palast

    If #Kobach gets his way, if you want to vote, unless you’ve got a passport, an ORIGINAL birth cert or naturalization papers, you’ll be SOL.

  17. 17.

    The Thin Black Duke

    Is Trump thinking that his voters won’t give a fuck about Paul Ryan killing Medicare as long as he’s killing brown people?

  19. 19.

    rikyrah

    Topher Spiro‏ @TopherSpiro

    REMEMBER: today’s Trumpcare amendment is a precursor to elimination of pre-existing condition protections (!)

  21. 21.

    rikyrah

    Josh Dawsey‏Verified account @jdawsey1

    White House weighs whether to end subsidy payments for Obamacare — stripping them could blow up exchanges.

  24. 24.

    rikyrah

    Sarah Kendzior‏Verified account @sarahkendzior

    If Trump admin military action was being done with humane intent, they would not be banning Syrian refugees. Do not fall for this bullshit.

  25. 25.

    rikyrah

    @Baud:

    I’m gonna be sexist here……
    Men won’t care. Women, who make up 86% of those fighting, will care about healthcare. We will be multitasking.

  26. 26.

    Baud

    @rikyrah: Good. You’ll do a better job.

    I hate to sound petty, but I’m pissed that Trump did the Syria strike from the “southern white house.”

  32. 32.

    satby

    Not going to say good morning because it isn’t. ?
    On current events, I got nada. It’s all been said better upstairs.

    Though it should have been a good morning for me, because I’m getting my new dishwasher and deeper sink installed today. I’ll miss being able to multitask taking a shower while washing the dishes by hand in my shallow little kitchen sink, but I’ll adjust.

  33. 33.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @satby:

    I’ll miss being able to multitask taking a shower while washing the dishes by hand in my shallow little kitchen sink, but I’ll adjust.

    Heh. Enjoy the new.

  34. 34.

    debbie

    @satby:

    Enjoy!

    The apartments I’ve rented have always had deep kitchen sinks, but the bathroom sinks have been significantly undersized (as in more decorative than utilitarian) and with very little (if any) counter space.

  35. 35.

    bemused

    @rikyrah:

    Hmm. Just wondering how many of those heartland, real American, Republican voters would be able to produce passport or original birth certificate.

  36. 36.

    efgoldman

    @bemused:

    Just wondering how many of those heartland, real American, Republican voters would be able to produce passport

    Y’all don’t need no passport t’go to th’Walmart next town over, or th’gas station t’buy beer, or that shack out th’woods t’pick up some meth r’maybe some nice messkin brown

  38. 38.

    laura

    @rikyrah: enough of this bullshit! Voting is a fundamental right, and strict scrutiny is the standard of review for infringement so I simply cannot understand why the courts have not been more forceful in overturning these plans. Maybe THIS judge will do so.
    Failure to address this by both AG’s Holder and Lynch or the Democratic leadership paved the way for more of this. Koback, Von Spasovsky and company will not stop unless force to by . . . . ?

  40. 40.

    Uncle Ebeneezer

    Busy day for me with a couple Progressive/Indivisble meetings in a.m. and then going to Supervisor’s office with a group of activists to push back against proposed carve-outs to the LA Justice Fund (legal fund to defend undocumented Los Angelenos) that would screw over anyone with previous convictions, leaving them to hang to dry in dealing with ICE.

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