Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

I swear, each month of 2025 will have its own history degree.

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

This fight is for everything.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

Wake up. Grow up. Get in the fight.

White supremacy is terrorism.

Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.

“But what about the lurkers?”

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.

We still have time to mess this up!

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

At some point, the ability to learn is a factor of character, not IQ.

Not all heroes wear capes.

Republicans do not trust women.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Let me file that under fuck it.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

There is no compromise when it comes to body autonomy. You either have it or you do not.

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Open Thread: Respite

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Come on over here for a little break. One cute kitteh who has found his very own private place among my grape vines. He was a little annoyed I found him. But thems the rules, you want to play outside in the backyard, I must know where you are. He is magnificent, isn’t he? But don’t tell the others I said so.

I am tuned out today. How are you taking care of yourself?

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  4. 4.

    mad citizen

    I agree on this feline’s magnificence! We used to have a similar looking neighbor cat come over to visit/harass our cats who looked like this. I named him Blondie from the spaghetti western movie.

  5. 5.

    Marcopolo

    Here’s some good news:

    Virginia voter registration stats for 2018 so far:

    •172,116 new voter regs. 101,491 in 2014 & 89,975 in 2010
    •106,401 of new regs are under 35
    •In 2017, young voter turnout was highest in state history. 2018 likely higher

    Source- FOIA of VA Board of Elections #BeAVoter

    Note that there are more 2018 new registrations in the young voter category than entire new registrations during the 2014 election cycle.

    Also too, there is another FL Senate poll, this time giving Gillum a 9 point lead (54-45). So far Gillum has led in every poll since the primaries.

  6. 6.

    MagdaInBlack

    Beautiful sunny crisp fall day in Northern Illinois.
    I suspect my 2 beasts are sleeping in the sun.

  7. 7.

    TaMara (HFG)

    He’s nursing a wound on his tail right now. I think he and Jake got into it. Not sure why, but Scout is still in heat and though everyone else is fixed, those pheromones are powerful things. Can’t wait for Scout to join the fixed crew, this has been no fun for any of us, though she’s been a good sport about it all.

  8. 8.

    scav

    Well, it’s going to be a very bad day for any weeds in my immediate vicinity — vicinity defined loosely as may need additional space. Neighbors won’t mind my attacking their shotweed.

  12. 12.

    trollhattan

    Can has enough hair to make ALL the sweaters.

    Do cats have hair or fur? I understand there are rules.

  13. 13.

    Waterg

    Is this your new kitty? His coloring reminds me a little bit of your gorgeous kitty Harley, may he rest in peace. I bonded with Harley in some inexplicable way the first moment I laid eyes on him, and I have never forgotten him.

    And now I’m crying about Harley; my emotions are this close to the surface this week.

  18. 18.

    jacy

    I haven’t talked here about it because it was too painful, but I recently lost the best cat in the world, my Spike. It was pretty traumatic for me.
    BUT — we waited a bit and went to the local cat rescue and chose a new baby. He’s the most darling cat ever. He’s 5 months old and has cerebellar hypoplasia, which makes him a little wobbly and uncoordinated, but it’s not severe, so it mostly just give him a sort John Wayne gait, keeps him from jumping more than a foot, and causes him to wipe out when he races around corners. But he is the sweetest, most lovable little critter. His name is Mouse and every time I get a little sideways I go and lay down on the bed and he jumps up and snuggles with me and purrs until I feel okay again. He’s the best.

  23. 23.

    WaterGirl

    @TaMara (HFG): I assume you knew this was WaterGirl – I have no idea where the rest of my nym went.

    That’s the way it is sometimes. I often go back to the quote from Washington Irving that gives me so much comfort:

    There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief, and of unspeakable love.

  27. 27.

    eclare

    @jacy: I inherited the cat from my parents who went on a “J” kick when I was in high school: Jezebel, Jerome, Jelly, and Jacy. I may be leaving one out….

  29. 29.

    Mnemosyne

    @jacy:

    I still miss my late great cat Boris, who was the best cat ever (albeit not the smartest cat ever). I love all three of our current cats, but none of them can replace my boy.

  30. 30.

    scav

    @Waterg: I’ll probably just discover it on my own as I continually work my way from yard to yard. Some lemonade might be nice by then . .

  32. 32.

    Cheryl Rofer

    Piano lesson today. I’m not as prepared as I should be, owing to the week’s insanity, but my teacher always finds something good about what I’m doing.

  33. 33.

    BlueGirlFromWyo

    Such a beautiful kitty! I miss having a kitty. Maybe the dog will like a friend. :-)

    For self-care, I’m staying off social media aside from this blog, and have restarted my yoga practice. The work it does on the parasympathetic nervous system really helps. I’ll dedicate today’s practice to the jackals.

  34. 34.

    jacy

    @Mnemosyne:

    Yeah, I’ve probably owned a thirty cats over the years, but Spike was my ball of sunshine. He was THE CAT. I found him under the back porch when we lived out in the country, and he was nothing more than a 4-week-old black scribble. Took me three days luring him out with tuna and lunchmeat. From that day forward he was joined at my hip for the next 14 years. Mouse is giving him a run for his money on best cat ever, tho. They may have to be co-best-cats-ever.

  35. 35.

    ruemara

    In the interest of mental health, I can present to you the high & mighty lord floofypants Odoriki deciding that guitar practice is the right time to get some snuggles & loving from his dad. It’s a bit funny how the cats gravitate to the housemate for music practice. But Odo takes the cake. He sits right behind him and when there’s a break in songs, climbs onto the guitar neck to give & get cheek rubs.

  43. 43.

    Aleta

    Ohhh sigh, I love cats like that one vey much. And all the other kinds too.
    Thanks …

    This reminds me of the knock knock joke, which I’ll rewrite:

    Tamara: Knockitty knock
    Me: Who’s there?
    Tamara: Interrupting cat.
    Me: Interrupting cat wh—
    Me: Ahhhhhhh. (exhale)

  44. 44.

    Cheryl Rofer

    @Mnemosyne: My cats are not fond of my piano playing. Zooey in particular would walk in back of me when I was practicing, loudly meowing. But last week I bought the two of them cat balls, which are located in the living room near the piano. On Monday, Zooey slept in his cat ball while I practiced!

    They’ll get accustomed to your singing.

  46. 46.

    ruemara

    @TaMara (HFG): That is definitely the best thing I’ve seen all day besides the housemate doing the cat dance to Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough to cheer me up, which I have been sworn to keep secret until he makes it for bribery purposes.

    @Mnemosyne: IDK, they might just like it.

  49. 49.

    Yutsano

    FLOOFY KITTEH!!!

    I’ve been trying to keep up with people who are on deployment to various spots in the Middle East. There’s a long standing joke about me going all Jewish mom on my friends. They’re not wrong. But they’re (mostly) pretty good at staying in touch. Mostly.

  53. 53.

    Elizabelle

    @LuciaMia: Apples and cider. That is a good thought.

    And cool mornings. Eventually, cool evenings too.

    Last night, we had a gorgeous Harvest Moon. (Might have been a day old, but just gorgeous when it hung there, low and gold.)

  57. 57.

    JeanneT

    I like seeing these lovely cats!

    My kitty, not pictured, is finally eating well – she had 4 teeth pulled three weeks ago, and lost weight while she was recovering. At 17, 7 pounds, with stage 2 kidney disease, my vet wants her to gain weight, not lose! So I’ve been trying this food and that food and this addition and that addition. Today, I think natural hunger finally kicked in: she’s cleaning her bowl every time I feed her, no matter what flavor/brand food I’m offering. Yay!

  64. 64.

    Groucho48

    A bit of good news. From Real Clear Politics…

    WASHINGTON – The race between Republican Rep. Chris Collins and Democrat Nathan McMurray is now a “toss-up,” the RealClearPolitics website said Wednesday as it upgraded McMurray’s chances in what had been a race that “leans Republican.”

    RealClearPolitics did not explain its ratings change, which came nine days after Collins re-entered the race. Collins suspended his campaign Aug. 11, three days after federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged him with several federal felonies in connection with an alleged insider trading scheme.

    McMurray, the Grand Island town supervisor, took to Twitter to celebrate the change.

    “We already knew that we have the momentum, the enthusiasm, the excitement. They can’t stop us,” he wrote.

    McMurray is campaigning hard. Very active on Facebook. Lots of small donations. I sense he isn’t the most liberal guy out there, but, he’s several orders of magnitude better than Collins.

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