Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Just because you believe it, that doesn’t make it true.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

A dilettante blog from the great progressive state of West Virginia.

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

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Infrastructure week. at last.

The republican caucus is already covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

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

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I have been busy in meat space doing people things. Here is a video of Seth’s kittens to make up for my absence:

Also, this has been a great summer for birds. I went to the fern today to take a picture of you all, and the third bird harvest had already been completed and they were gone! Grand total of 11 birbs hatched on the front porch this summer. Not bad.

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  5. 5.

    Ohio Mom

    Is that White Stripe and Grey Feet tussling? I’m having some trouble putting names to faces.

  6. 6.

    FlyingToaster

    @Seth: You have a non-hair knee? Odd.

    Cats mean scratches. I don’t have them because the entire Toaster household is dreadfully allergic (both parents => WarriorGirl is worse than either of us). But I spend holidays at my SILs with 5 boys, 2 cats and a dog. The scratches are part of the territory.

  8. 8.

    trollhattan

    @FlyingToaster:
    One benefit I love from the puppy-dog transition is the point point (heh) they lose those damn needles and get actual teeth. Once the hands heal it’s all good from there.

  9. 9.

    chris

    A fine crop of kittens! This is fun too:

    The petition to rename the stretch of 5th Ave in NY in front of Trump Tower #ObamaAve has gone viral and almost reached its goal. If the street is renamed the new address for Trump Tower will be 725 Barack H. Obama Ave. pic.twitter.com/1ZXQLJePem— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) 17 August 2019

  10. 10.

    Jay

    Any Jackals in Portland tonight, be careful.

    The Nazis are drunk, didn’t get the violence they wanted, many are staying in town and will be taking to the streets again after dark.

    To everyone who helped #DefendPDX today, remember people from all over the country spent money on travel and lodging to start violence with anti-racists and antifa. Stay alert! They're not gonna leave peacefully. They want to get their money's worth thru violent actions. ✊?❤— Steve Ogden (@Steve_Ogden) August 17, 2019

  13. 13.

    Jay

    BTW, the FEC has quietly killed off an investigation into the Russians and the NRA Campaign Finance Violations,

    BREAKING: @FEC's Republicans block all investigation of & enforcement against Russians Torshin & Butina re the NRA & the 2016 presidential election. Result: FEC does nothing to find out the truth behind one of the most blockbuster campaign finance allegations in recent memory. pic.twitter.com/KgrJLJTuZY— Ellen L Weintraub (@EllenLWeintraub) August 16, 2019

  22. 22.

    Jay

    Memo reveals a House Republican strategy on shootings: downplay white nationalism, blame left https://t.co/5JO2bYwbl9My memo to GOP: Own it, reverse it and help bring America together. Stop playing with fire simply to divide and conquer.— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) August 17, 2019

  24. 24.

    Baud

    @Jay:

    Memo reveals a House Republican strategy on shootings: downplay white nationalism, blame left 

    Not exactly breaking news.

  30. 30.

    Dan B

    @Jay: Another asprct of The Family is their connection to Russia. It ties the link between high powered pols, mostly GOP, and Russia so the FEC blocking the investigation of laundering Russian money by the NRA makes sense fir several reasons.

  32. 32.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @A Ghost To Most:

    Would you take and post a photo of the spoon before you ship it off to John? I’d love to see your work!

    ETA: Or what OhioMom said at #28. GMTA!

  34. 34.

    R-Jud

    I’m at a BBQ near Boston with a bunch of tipsy pet-loving lefties. I just made 11 of them watch the kitten video.

  37. 37.

    NotMax

    Cross your fingers, toes and anything else crossable. Came inside out of the sweltering heat to wait for first coat of paint on surface-damaged area of landlady’s car’s bumper I prepared for painting earlier today to dry. Figure three light coats ought to do it. Shall decide on whether or not to forego a clear coat over it later on.

    Once again reminded that I suck at spray painting.

  42. 42.

    SectionH

    @NotMax: Thoughts and Prayers, even. No, I shouldn’t snark at all, that’s a serious challenge you’re into. Laki maika’i!

  47. 47.

    Steeplejack

    @R-Jud:

    I am in a barbecue funk. I went to my favorite, very convenient place—only a couple of miles from my house—a few weeks ago and found that it had been sold (owners retired) and renamed. Gave it a go and thought it was nowhere as good. Went back today to confirm. Same: definitely not as good. Maybe not even “good” at all. So now the search begins again.

  50. 50.

    Jay

    Apparently Devin Nunes, scourge of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and special secret emissary of the White House to the Hill, has gotten tired of all those people mocking him for claiming he’s a Tulare County family farmer just because the family dairy farm moved to Iowa some years ago without him, where it’s generally worked by undocumented immigrants, while he himself stayed in California growing fragrant and multi-flowered paranoid fantasies about President Trump and the FBI, so he’s bought himself a spread of acres in his district, well, maybe half an acre:

    https://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2019/08/for-record-devins-farm.html?m=1

  52. 52.

    Steeplejack

    @Jay:

    Inorite. Liberty Barbecue is relatively close, but they’re a bit lah-di-dah. I discovered a fantastic place last December, Shawn’s Smokehouse, but it’s 40 miles west in Warrenton, VA.

    Maybe this will get me going on the hive of Korean barbecue places in nearby Annandale, which I haven’t checked out yet. Not the same, but it’s a good excuse.

  53. 53.

    SWMBO

    @debit: Watch the whole video. They cut to Momma and sibling kitten then back to the action.

    ETA. Nevermind. That’s the other kitten in a litter box.

  55. 55.

    Skepticat

    Lots of sounds of nature today. Just stepped out on the porch to be greeted with very loud baby bird noises, which made me think of Cole. The purple finches build a nest in the soffit, so I can’t see into it, but they must have hatched a brood very recently–and are the li’l ones ever noisy. Earlier, I heard a lot of frantic splashing; turns out it was caused by two seals tag-teaming a large school of fish. The seals kept popping up with their mouths full of big fish–and big smiles. The fog has cleared, the sun’s out, and it’s warm, probably from the tropical depression spinning up. It’s supposed to stay off the New England coast, as I hope it does so it will avoid snarling up our national championship regatta this coming week.

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