Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

Wake up. Grow up. Get in the fight.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

Since we are repeating ourselves, let me just say fuck that.

If you voted for Trump, you don’t get to speak about ethics, morals, or rule of law.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.

President Musk and Trump are both poorly raised, coddled 8 year old boys.

Republican also-rans: four mules fighting over a turnip.

“woke” is the new caravan.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

Humiliatingly small and eclipsed by the derision of millions.

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

There are times when telling just part of the truth is effectively a lie.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

Reality always gets a vote in the end.

Today’s gop: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

They want us to be overwhelmed and exhausted. Focus. Resist. Oppose.

Second rate reporter says what?

They spent the last eight months firing professionals and replacing them with ideologues.

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  1. 1.

    lgerard

    Two of Donald Trump’s top lieutenants are hosting a thank you event on Saturday evening for big donors who helped the president’s political operation rake in nearly half a billion dollars in 2019.

    White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel are set to headline an event in Palm Beach, Fla., where dozens Trump’s biggest givers are expected to congregate. It is slated to be held at the home of Bill Koch, the billionaire brother of industrialists Charles and David Koch.

    Why is a government employee “headlining” a campaign event? I guess Jared can do it all.

  2. 2.

    TheMightyTrowel

    Hello from the hottest day on record in my city. A quick follow up on Australia Fire News:
    -Victoria has lowered the number of people unaccounted for to 6 (from 28) – still only 2 confirmed deaths
    -2 more people died this morning in S. Australia
    -there are a bajillion fires burning at emergency levels (ie, impacting on homes/communities, likely to cause death to anyone in their path)
    -Because these fires are so big, a number are making their own weather – thunderstorms (meaning more lightning that could spark more fires) and fire tornadoes emerge from these pyrocumulus formations, but they also make the fire fronts super dangerous because they create their own wind systems (huzzah!)
    -One of the fires in the middle of NSW is now burning in underground coal seams – both ironic and awful
    -The PM was shamed into actually holding a crisis meeting with leaders in parliament. They activated the Defense Force reserves and also leased a couple more big fire fighting planes from other countries and these should be here soon
    -The PM’s party immediately turned his announcement into a flashy add with party branding and a link to donate that looks like it’s supporting fire relief but is actually a donation to the party (wankers)
    -Things are cooling down a bit but the wind change coming with this front is going to make the next few hours pretty awful on the firegrounds – please keep thinking positive things in our direction
    -word of advice: unless you want deeply depressing the-future-is-fucked scenarios interspersed with weird wildlife stories, don’t email late at night (east US time) with Adam

  5. 5.

    Jay

    BREAKING: A Whistleblower told the FBI that Trump’s Deutsche Bank loans were backed by Russian state-owned bank, VTB Bank. VTB was proposed lender for Trump Tower Moscow and allegedly funded the Rosneft Deal. New docs show deep ties between Deutsche + VTB. t.co/WpEs2305KP— Robert J. DeNault (@robertjdenault) January 3, 2020

  6. 6.

    Betty Cracker

    @TheMightyTrowel: I’ve been following the fire news, mostly on Twitter. It’s beyond awful, and the loss of wildlife is staggering. I hope y’all get some weather relief and soon!

    I’m up in the middle of the night thanks to what sounded like a largish critter crashing through the woods nearby. That’s not usual — we’ve got tons of wildlife around here, including deer, bears, feral swine, etc. But this creature came close to the house, and the noise set my little dog to baying like the Hound of the Baskervilles.

    The commotion even woke the mister up, which is virtually impossible to do; he once slept through a ceiling-mounted glass light fixture crashing to the floor and smashing into a zillion pieces about three feet from his head! Anyway, the dogs and the mister are all snoring again, but I’m wide awake.

    A big storm is on the way, so the wind is picking up. Trying to decide if I should have another go at sleep even though I suspect it would be futile or just make some coffee, sit on the porch and wait for the storm.

  7. 7.

    Duane

    @TheMightyTrowel: Thanks for keeping us informed of the events. Seems like more of an international humanitarian approach is due. Cost shouldn’t prevent the best possible efforts.

  8. 8.

    Mary G

    This thread from a friend of an Australian firefighter is fucking heartbreaking:

    24 years ago, my childhood friend, Gary, married a woman from Australia. They built a home in Kangaroo Valley, west of Sydney, where they've raised two boys, a number of dogs, and likely too many chickens & sheep to count. Just before Xmas, I wrote him to ask about the fires.— Matthew Battles (@MatthewBattles) January 2, 2020

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    mrmoshpotato

    @TheMightyTrowel:

    looks like it’s supporting fire relief but is actually a donation to the party (wankers) 

    Just wanking it out down under.  Disgraceful.

    Thanks for the update.  Hope those planes get there soon.

  15. 15.

    MomSense

    Humanity is facing an existential crisis with climate change.  We are seeing the horror and devastation of it in Australia and what do the leaders of Australia and the US do?  Morrison’s Party is fundraising off of the crisis?  I wish I had words for how fucking furious this makes me.  And here is the US our idea of leadership is to try and start more war and conflict in the Middle East. We are too stupid to exist as a species.

    I wish I could talk rationally about what is happening in India, but the widower of my dear friend thinks Modi is a “strong leader” and I decided not to get into it with him when I ran into him at the grocery store.  He watches nothing but Indian channels on his dish network and they make Fox look like amateurs.

  16. 16.

    MomSense

    @debbie:

    It’s like the Soviet response to Chernobyl.  Asking for help means admitting  you have a problem you can’t manage.

  17. 17.

    jimmiraybob

    “American Imperialists have treated bass as a rhythm instrument for too long,” Kim Jong-Un proclaimed…”

    Uh.  Has he not heard Victor Wooten?  I demand a battle of the basses and am confident that America will prevail! USA! USA! USA!

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    Ella in New Mexico

    Inside the plot by Iran’s Soleimani to attack US forces in Iraq

     In mid-October, Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shi’ite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River, looking across at the U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad.

    The Revolutionary Guards commander instructed his top ally in Iraq, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and other powerful militia leaders to step up attacks on U.S. targets in the country using sophisticated new weapons provided by Iran, two militia commanders and two security sources briefed on the gathering told Reuters.

    The strategy session, which has not been previously reported, came as mass protests against Iran’s growing influence in Iraq were gaining momentum, putting the Islamic Republic in an unwelcome spotlight. Soleimani’s plans to attack U.S. forces aimed to provoke a military response that would redirect that rising anger toward the United States, according to the sources briefed on the gathering, Iraqi Shi’ite politicians and government officials close to Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.

    Soleimani’s efforts ended up provoking the U.S. attack on Friday that killed him and Muhandis, marking a major escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran. The two men died in air strikes on their convoy at a Baghdad airport as they headed to the capital, dealing a major blow to the Islamic Republic and the Iraqi paramilitary groups it supports.

    Say what you will about this guy but he was no dummy.

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