Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

Let there be snark.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

When I was faster i was always behind.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

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

The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.

Jesus watching the most hateful people claiming to be his followers

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

Dear elected officials: Trump is temporary, dishonor is forever.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

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

Disappointing to see gov. newsom with his finger to the wind.

Not all heroes wear capes.

This blog will pay for itself.

Bark louder, little dog.

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

Anne Laurie is a fucking hero in so many ways. ~ Betty Cracker

The low info voters probably won’t even notice or remember by their next lap around the goldfish bowl.

The rest of the comments were smacking Boebert like she was a piñata.

Stamping your little feets and demanding that they see how important you are? Not working anymore.

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A Brief Housekeeping Note

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Imagine my surprise to get back from the dog park to find eleven comments in moderation. One from a long time commenter who, for some reason known only to WP, got stuck there as happens from time to time to a variety of our regular commenters. And ten from new commenters all either demanding to see all of Professor Ford’s therapy sessions files and notes and/or referring to our own regular commenters who either expressed that they believe her or recounted their own similar experiences in a variety of disgusting ways. And, amazingly, these remarks were not directed to me or Alain or any of the other identifiably male front pagers or commenters in BettyC’s thread, just the women – both front pagers and regular commenters. Now why is that?

Now here’s the housekeeping note: I move comments like these directly into the trash. I then notify Cole about what I did with the details so he can review, and if he decides I’ve acted rashly, reverse the action I took. I get that those of you in the “fuck your feelings” and “we can’t afford to be PC” crowd are, in fact, a bunch of pissant, pissy, whiny, intolerant, small minded snowflakes that believe you’re constantly looked down upon, under constant verbal, political, social, economic, and religious assault, and are history’s only true victims. I only have the following to say to you:

  1. FUCK YOUR FEELINGS!!!!
  2. WE CAN’T AFFORD TO BE PC ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!

For a bunch of self declared alpha males and females, you’re the whiniest, neediest bunch of people the world has ever seen.

This housekeeping note has been brought to you by my personal manual of etiquette and decorum.

Have a nice night.

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  3. 3.

    Jeffro

    Adam, I’m just not clear what you’re trying to say here…please be a little more direct in the future.

    LOL, j/k, and thanks for making snowflakes go ‘way!

  8. 8.

    Spanky

    Or … could be the work of the third shift in St. Petersburg. Which would be notable for the fact that there’s not been any third shift action lately that I’ve noticed.

    Staffing up for our November election?

  9. 9.

    Bobby Thomson

    MAGAts with glass jaws? They take their cue from the {Gendered insult good enough for Michelle Wolf} in Chief.

  12. 12.

    Bobby Thomson

    @Spanky: don’t kid yourself. There are literally thousands of sleeper Twitter and Facebook accounts ready to spam the shit out of all political posts.

  13. 13.

    Adam L Silverman

    @Dan B: I don’t have any willow trees. The dogs had a great Sunday. They got a pancake when I was making breakfast, there were no thunderstorms or monsoons, and they got to go to the dog park. They’re currently snoozing.

  17. 17.

    (((CassandraLeo)))

    Just dropping in to say keep doing what you’re doing. I’ve got no tolerance for transparent sealioning, whataboutism, trolling, etc. and see no reason why blogs should entertain it. It improves the discussion quality to simply cut that bullshit out at the source.

  19. 19.

    SiubhanDuinne, Badass Jackal

    I love you, Adam. You are usually so calm and measured that on the rare occasions you go into Rant Mode, I’m all “Whoa What The Fuck Was THAT Way To Go Adam!”

    You just stay you, hear?

  21. 21.

    cain

    I miss the old days when the trolls would come and the entire blog would stop whatever sniping they did with their favorite adversary and focus on the troll. Ahh, the great days of miq2xu aka goat boy.. that kid never learned and would get pummeled. :-)

  22. 22.

    Adam L Silverman

    Speaking of pissant, pissy, whiny, intolerant, small minded snowflakes that believe you’re constantly looked down upon, under constant verbal, political, social, economic, and religious assault, and are history’s only true victims

  24. 24.

    Ken

    @Adam L Silverman: Well of course he will, and not just for the reasons you cite. He simply doesn’t know when to keep quiet. Remember, the mainstream press had managed to “forget” about Puerto Rico and Maria until he opened his big fat Twitter account.

  25. 25.

    Adam L Silverman

    @cain: If this was trolling, I would have released the comments and let everyone go to town. This wasn’t trolling.

  26. 26.

    Miss Bianca

    Erk?

    (long-time pestiferous commenter saying, “WTF? Are we being trolled like that? And Adam et. al having to deal with it?” How this be?”)

    I iz a Naive.

  31. 31.

    Cheryl Rofer

    I’ve been seeing notes on Twitter from people who monitor such things about bot activity supporting Trump in various things lately. Haven’t seen anything about Kavenaugh but will keep my eyes open.

    I also had two comments today on Twitter on this subject that I can’t see. Maybe people or bots I’ve blocked?

    I have to admit that I haven’t been checking on comments in moderation. Seems like they mostly get there because folks got something wrong in their nyms or email addresses, and they recognize that quickly.

    But this is interesting. Thanks, Adam.

  37. 37.

    catclub

    @Ken:

    Remember, the mainstream press had managed to “forget” about Puerto Rico and Maria until he opened his big fat Twitter account.

    This. They did not care when that 3000 dead number came up. Now they have to think about why the number grew so high when there were not thousands dead from flooding two days after the storm. – Which is how most Katrina deaths occurred.
    Mismanaged recovery!

  38. 38.

    catclub

    @Gravenstone: i wish that would make a difference. But I think there is a poster here who does not put her faith in white women voters to save us from Trump. What do they know about Trump now that they did not know in 2016?

  39. 39.

    The Midnight Lurker

    Thank you, Dr. Silverman. I have no doubt that this kind of thing will become more prevalent in the next few days before Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote, and keep getting worse right up until the midterms and beyond.
    You would not believe the ratfucking Cruz’ campaign is pulling. Some really sick shit. I marvel at the level of the mind that comes up with some of this stuff.
    These people will do anything to stay in power. Anything.
    We’re at war, folks.

  44. 44.

    Duane

    @Adam L Silverman: You and Cole seem to be thinking alike tonight. Many others too. That rotten orange is coming to my city on Friday. I’ll be there.
    Fuck you feelings, empathy and all the rest. Lock him up.

  45. 45.

    Lyrebird

    Thank you Adam!

    Ya know, Robyn Penacchia has a regular column about “garbage men” where she exposes some of the rancid swill spewed by various misogynists on the web. I respect her bravery, but I would so much rather come here and see this. Or hear germy or Mumphrey Pumphrey talk about their wives with appreciation. Or AL or Mnem or Major^4 about their husbands. And so on.

    Thanks.

  49. 49.

    RepubAnon

    Republicans: people who can kick a defenseless man when he’s down, and then claim that they are the real victim because they stubbed their toe while doing so.

    Example: Right wingnuts claiming that anyone criticizing them in any way is infringing upon the wingnut’s First Amendment rights… because only right wingnuts have free speech rights.

  51. 51.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    recounted their own similar experiences in a variety of disgusting ways. And, amazingly, these remarks were not directed to me or Alain or any of the other identifiably male front pagers or commenters in BettyC’s thread, just the women – both front pagers and regular commenters. Now why is that?

    Some people don’t realize how easy it is to not read that front past posters who is clearing being a troll? I got caught up with it for a moment and then sat back, thought why was I getting upset with people I other wise agreed with, realized that front poster was deliberately twisting the story for the luz just to piss everyone else off (at lest I hope so, go we all so screwed if even the left is going full derp) and like Fox News, simply ignored them after that.

  53. 53.

    Adam L Silverman

    @Enhanced Voting Techniques: Have you considered reading this whole section together?

    And ten from new commenters all either demanding to see all of Professor Ford’s therapy sessions files and notes and/or referring to our own regular commenters who either expressed that they believe her or recounted their own similar experiences in a variety of disgusting ways. And, amazingly, these remarks were not directed to me or Alain or any of the other identifiably male front pagers or commenters in BettyC’s thread, just the women – both front pagers and regular commenters. Now why is that?

  55. 55.

    Ella in New Mexico

    Jesus H. Christ I do not ever, EVER want your job, Adam, John or any of the front-pagers here at BJ.

    I’m SO glad all I have to do is manage people’s life and death health while they’re in ICU.

  57. 57.

    Adam L Silverman

    @Ella in New Mexico: Honestly, these weren’t the worst comments I’ve seen. At my last writing home, we got much, much worse on a regular basis. And, in my opinion, we tolerated far, far too many of them.

  58. 58.

    NotMax

    @Adam L. Silverman

    Yeah, it comes with the territory. Used to write for a top 100,000,00 blog and run another and that sort of sick-making stuff constantly slithered in.

    Interesting experiment would be for you to post once or twice as Agatha Silverman and see what that draws out.

  60. 60.

    J R in WV

    @Adam L Silverman:

    Three people “close to the White House told them “they expect the president to go after Kavanaugh’s accuser rather than to turn on the judge.

    Well, HELL YES he will.

    Lump: “That SLUT has no right to block my Supreme Court savior who will keep me from being FORCED to testify in front of a Grand Jury!!”

    Paraphrase as I can’t do a grammar free rant as Trump does. We are in a moral free zone now, from the RussoRepublican mobocracy.

  61. 61.

    NotMax

    @NotMax

    Dropped a zero.

    top 100,000,000 blog

    Also should note that much of it is definitely unadulterated sexism. A female sounding nym is suggestive but by not necessarily indicative of gender, and becomes a target by its very existence.

  64. 64.

    Amir Khalid

    @Adam L Silverman:
    In active voice:

    I decided. I acted. I spared no one.

    See? Active voice is nice and punchy. On the other hand, it sounds like it’s all about you. I seem to recall the Republicans griping about Obama saying “I” all the time..

  66. 66.

    joel hanes

    @Tim:

    he best post I’ve ever read on this blog

    The night that vanderleun claimed
    on Lawyers, Guns, and Money
    to be aware of all internet traditions
    towers above all other nights on the internet.

    Sadly, No! and Balloon Juice reflected
    just a bit of The Greatest Thread Evar Bar None

    It was Epic. Legendary.

  67. 67.

    Achrachno

    Adam: “snowflakes that believe you’re constantly looked down upon”

    I’m sorry but they are right to believe that — at least I tend to constantly look down on them. And it’s getting worse as time goes along. For some reason my feelings about the wingnuts never seem to improve.

  68. 68.

    J R in WV

    Thanks, Adam!

    While I do believe in freedom of speech and opinion, some people have no knowledge or factual basis for their opinions. Thus, their opinions are mere mush poured into their head through their eyes and ears.

    We gain nothing from listening to these people’s opinions, as they are not based upon an understanding of reality, but come from within a bubble of disbelief.

    So thank you for removing their ranting and nonsense from our blog space!

    Well done!

  71. 71.

    opiejeanne

    @Adam L Silverman: Thank you for that. Betty’s thread was a serious discussion by men and women of how prevalent assault is, and the women who spoke about being assaulted do not deserve to be verbally assaulted. I’ve never shared my story before partially for that reason.

    Again, thank you.

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