Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

You cannot shame the shameless.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

Republicans in disarray!

I really should read my own blog.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

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

Not all heroes wear capes.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

People are complicated. Love is not.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

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

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

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  2. 2.

    Another Scott

    Praying Mantises are good!

    Thanks for the OpenThread.

    For some reason, the Visual and Text tabs aren’t showing in this Comment window. Here’s assuming that I’m in the Text mode…

    LOLGOP at Eclectablog:

    […]

    When a federal court ruled in 2016 that North Carolina’s Republicans had aimed to disenfranchise black voters with “an almost surgical precision” and not one elected Republican resigned from the party, the Republican party should have been put to sleep.

    This was before Trump was elected, before documents proved that the GOP had systemically put racial gerrymanders into place across the country, before this month when only a single Republican in the House voted to restore the power of the Voting Rights Act. The VRA is the single piece of law backed, once both parties overwhelmingly, that led to the few decades in which America at least aspired to be a liberal democracy based on equal representation.

    The Republican Party has committed itself to cheating to win for several reasons — foremost among them that Republicans know they cannot win any other way.

    […]

    This.

    LOLGOP is always worth reading on Twitter, even moreso in long-form at Eclectablog and elsewhere.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  3. 3.

    Mike in NC

    First month in our old townhouse in Alexandria, VA we both adopted a long haired orange kitten and bought a real Christmas tree. Suffice it to say orange fur and tree sap don’t mix.

  4. 4.

    mad citizen

    Praying Mantises have always freaked me out–too large and so creepy looking.  But as I got older and have been a homeowner, I appreciate them now.  Did not see one this past fall.  We do have a tree this year, cut from our local School for the Blind.  Hopefully it’s clear of the mantises.

  5. 5.

    lgerard

    Officials shared a photo showing a mass, saying they can contain between 100 and 100 eggs.

    That certainly narrowed it down

  8. 8.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    I never heard of this guy, but twitter tells me he wrote two books with Scalia

    Bryan A. GarnerVerified account @BryanAGarner
    I’ve always called myself Republican. I keep my Twitter feed generally apolitical & will continue to do so. Generally. But as of today, I’m switching parties. Over impeachment. The Republican positions aren’t consonant with intellectual honesty. As of today, I’m an Independent.

    won’t get as much coverage as Jeff Van Drew, of course

  9. 9.

    geg6

    First year with Cleo in the general home population.  Thankfully, we put our tree in our formal living room where it can be seen from the road.  Because we have now had to close the doors to the room and so no worries.  She couldn’t be kept away from it.

     

     

  13. 13.

    trollhattan

    That last image says so very much.

    Kid in my kid’s HS class is headed to the US Olympics swim team and if I were a betting man, I’d wager we’ll be watching him in Tokyo this summer. He’s broken two of Michael Phelps’ youth swimming records and is still just 17. Here’s a summary.

    I remember him from peewee soccer, when our kids were still playing co-ed. Darn kids keep growing up so fast.

  14. 14.

    Roger Moore

    My big accomplishment for the day is making a big batch of marmalade.  I bought 8 pounds of Seville oranges from my favorite citrus farmer at the farmer’s market and spent the afternoon turning it into 18 jars of marmalade.  It’s a lot of work, but it’s totally worth it.  There’s nothing better on toast than butter and homemade Seville orange marmalade.

  15. 15.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @Butter Emails: 

    POLITICO @ politico
    Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a moderate Democrat who is strongly opposed to impeaching President Donald Trump, is expected to switch parties and become a Republican

    freshman MoC from southern New Jersey. Expect much Very Serious Concern from Chuck Todd tomorrow

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    trollhattan

    Florida mantis egg cases appear very different from what we have in California, which are smaller and much more orderly. I’m objectively pro-mantis but admit I freaked the fuck out discovering they fly, on account of having one fly past my face at night. Had no idea.

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    Jharp

    As a youngster I had a buddy who thought It would be a good idea to feed a preying mantis to his pet anole lizard. Did not work out. The preying mantis won with a slash to the neck.

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    geg6

    @trollhattan:

    I feel you.  I was watching “This Is Us” earlier this fall and they had a flash forward to one of the main character’s sons, who is blind, but has become a big pop star. I thought I knew him and it turned out I did.  He was the only boy in my oldest niece’s dance school.  He was fantastic then as a dancer and he really is blind.  I did not know he could sing but I knew he could act from his dancing.  He was one of the best dancers at that school.  Very expressive and very precise.  Very pleased to see his success.  But I can’t believe he’s at that point.? Of course, my niece is a mom, so I shouldn’t be so surprised.  They do grow up so fast!

  20. 20.

    NotMax

    First time attempting banana bread in the super duper bread machine today. Had some heavy cream left over from making vodka sauce last weekend which wasn’t going to last much longer so used that in place of the milk. Smells divine, taste testing to come later on.

    @Roger Moore
    There’s nothing quite like full-on traditional home preparation.

    :) (What’s linked is some 50 years old and still never fails to elicit chuckles.)

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    Johnnybuck

    Everybody I yell at on Facebook is ranting about process, not evidence. They know, they know and they know we’re here and we’re coming. Don’t despair, we’re winning this.

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    Other MJS

    @Roger Moore: I found this somewhere in the above threads. Hilarious.

     

    My following has demanded my story about 1,000 baby praying mantises. So, here we go. About fifteen years ago, I lived in Tampa Bay. If you’ve ever been, you know it’s hot, humid, and grows bugs big enough to mug you for drug money. 1/ pic.twitter.com/LIBkY7boEe
    — Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) September 7, 2019

  33. 33.

    Mallard Filmore

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

     

    I’m switching parties. Over impeachment

    Really? A perverted Senate impeachment trial was the red line, the breaking point? Baby snatching and child trafficking didn’t do it? Letting kids die of flu in concrete cells is ok?

    I hope someday he can share the joy his party has let loose.

  34. 34.

    Redshift

    @trollhattan: During one of the first summers in our house, I was mowing the lawn and this thing flew up in front of me. It was a praying mantis with at least a five inch wingspan. I don’t remember if I knew before that they flew, but I’ve never forgotten since then!

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    leeleeFL

     

     

    @joel hanes: I was born knowing about Republicans in 1951.  My Pop had a saying:  A working man who votes Republican is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.

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