Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Let there be snark.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

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

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

White supremacy is terrorism.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

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

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

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

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

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

He really is that stupid.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

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

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

We’ll be taking my thoughts and prayers to the ballot box.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

Bad news for Ron DeSantis is great news for America.

“I never thought they’d lock HIM up,” sobbed a distraught member of the Lock Her Up Party.

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  9. 9.

    TenguPhule

    @schrodingers_cat: I could live with either the big ugly ads or the annoying autoplay ad.

    No, I lie. I can’t live with the autoplay ad.

    But both at the same time is really asking too much of us.

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    CaseyL

    Twitter is, ahem, a-twitter over this ad by Dan Helmer, a Democratic candidate in VA-10:

    Helmer Ad, “You’ve Lost That Centrist Feeling”

    The ad is getting really harsh reviews, but I think it’s funny and cute. If he wanted to get attention, he seems to have succeeded.

    I don’t know anything else about him, but a guy who can laugh at himself gets brownie points right off the bat.

    Also, he’s defining support for Planned Parenthood and ObamaCare as “centrist,” much to RW dismay. That can’t be a bad thing.

  13. 13.

    TenguPhule

    @Major Major Major Major: Alain said something about how the big ads were supposed to replace the autoplay ad. And that there were apparently worse alternatives to this.

    But those ads can’t possibly be generating the kind of hits needed since I’m fairly certain the regular readers here hate all of them.

  14. 14.

    Yutsano

    @CaseyL: Okay I just watched it. The ad is total cheeseball but it definitely will leave a mark on Comstock. It doesn’t hurt that Helmer is quite photogenic.

    And that whole thing about no bad publicity? Hey folks are talking.

    @TenguPhule: I will not click on anything sponsored by Taboola.

  15. 15.

    RedDirtGirl

    Question: is everybody getting 8 ads before the comment section on the mobile site? And is there something I can do to make them disappear?

  17. 17.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @RedDirtGirl:

    Question: is everybody getting 8 ads before the comment section on the mobile site?

    No.

    I am getting only 6 ads before the comment section. (FWIW, even though I use mobile devices exclusively, I always keep BJ set to Desktop Version. Much more attractive, much easier to navigate, IMO.)

  18. 18.

    CaseyL

    @SiubhanDuinne: Haven’t had a whole lot of respect for Charlie since he went full BernieBro during the primaries. And he doesn’t say what it is about the ad that put his teeth on edge; maybe it’s not sober and high-minded enough for him? Cheesy and playful doesn’t float his boat?

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    Yutsano

    @CaseyL: Pierce has been hit or miss for me lately. And yes the ad is a cheese fest. But there is nothing in there that will damage Helmer. And it’s getting name recognition beyond what a typical political ad would do.

  23. 23.

    ? ?? Goku (aka The Hope of the Universe) ? ?

    @Yutsano:
    I personally think this ad will have little affect on the race 1 year from now. 2018 is our election to lose at this point, really. Trump and the GOP are so bad and opposition parties traditionally do well in midterms.

  26. 26.

    RedDirtGirl

    Howdy, Helen. Life is good. Just passed the 1 year mark with the fella. Any more dating stories from your neck of the woods?

  28. 28.

    Waratah

    @CaseyL: Thank you for the link, I had heard of this and wanted to see it. It is really awful but I loved it. He is going to get a lot of attention .
    if I lived in his district this ad would have me looking up who he is and what he stands for.

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