Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

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

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

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

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

Consistently wrong since 2002

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

We still have time to mess this up!

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

An almost top 10,000 blog!

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

They’re not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

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Respite Thread – Beautiful Things

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Like NotMax, about this time of day I start winding down and can’t continue to deal with the din. The days of the impeachment hearing have been particularly difficult – so much lying, so much bad faith. The lying wouldn’t be so bad if it were an artful, consistent lie. But it’s just throwing stuff at the wall. It’s not clear they even care if it sticks.

I have one friend who goes on Twitter a couple of times a day and just retweets beautiful things and cute animals. Here are a few:

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  5. 5.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @mrmoshpotato: I got Hulu just to watch the good place, and then this last season they started restricting available shows to the most recent three or four. I’m hoping after the finale they’ll release the whole thing. Or maybe I’ll tell Hulu to pound sand and just get the NBC app.

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    NotMax

    For any so inclined the first episode of Star Trek: Picard is available (“for a limited time”) to stream for free on YouTube.

    Verdict is: Relentlessly average. All the trappings, missing the soul.

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    FelonyGovt

    I discovered a charming New Zealand murder mystery series on Acorn TV called the Brokenwood Mysteries. Engaging characters, beautiful scenery.

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    Brachiator

    I wanted a break from Impeachment Fury and various Southern California tragedies. I was going to see the movie Parasite, but didn’t feel like reading subtitles, so I went to see Knives Out again. Still fun even if you know the twists and turns. Daniel Craig may have a new movie franchise character in Benoit Blanc, and Ana de Armas is a good actor and a luminous screen presence.

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    Brachiator

    @NotMax:

    Verdict is: Relentlessly average. All the trappings, missing the soul.

    I don’t know. It mostly worked for me. It’s hard to make a summary judgement on the basis of a single episode. I haven’t seen the most recent episode yet. And I am not big on fan nostalgia, but I think that Picard is a good choice to build a show around.

     

    ETA. On subtitles. I love foreign films, but now find it fatiguing to read subtitles for long stretches. Also, the Russia story was interesting.

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    Dorothy A. Winsor

    Love those stained glass peacocks.

     

    @FelonyGovt: New Zealand is so beautiful. I never heard of Acorn TV. I wonder if the series is elsewhere too.

     

     

    @Brachiator: I saw Knives Out just yesterday. I think it’s a movie you could see more than once because there’s a lot going on that’s easy to miss the first time through.

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    Spanky

    I’m sitting here eating bagel crisps and they keep going down and going down and it doesn’t feel like there’s anything in my stomach. I could eat a million! Just as long as I don’t take a big drink.

  24. 24.

    oatler.

    The relentless use of “Mister Manager” during the hearings gave me fond memories of the Arrested Development episode where George Michael Bluth is put in charge of the banana stand.

  25. 25.

    Shana

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Netflix has had the previous seasons of The Good Place but we’ve had to wait until August or thereabouts.

    The Peacock Room by Whistler at the Freer Museum in DC is amazing. My art historian daughter did her Masters thesis on it all about the conflict between art and commerce. Highly recommended.

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    The Dangerman

    @prostratedragon:

    …Midsommer Murders.

    Love Midsomer; I also enjoy Murdoch Mysteries but might be influenced by my infatuation with Helene Joy (actress). On the off chance she lurks here and likes really tall, REALLY nerdy Dudes…

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    joel hanes

    Swine are native to well-watered forest edges and scrub.  (They love acorns)

    Given sufficient room, shade, clean bedding, and clean water, they prefer to stay clean, and will keep themselves clean.

    When deprived of these things, and especially when there are too many pigs on too little land, mud-bathing helps cool them, and protects their skin from sun.

  29. 29.

    BruceFromOhio

    The few times that the SVPs, VPs, and AVPs are in the same meeting goes much like the ducks in the snow. Lots of noise and amusements, little actual progress.

  33. 33.

    pamelabrown53

    @FelonyGovt:

    Loved Brokenwood Mysteries. The only problem is I watched them all!

    Subscribed to Acorn TV through Amazon Prime because of the Aussie/Kiwi slant.

  35. 35.

    opiejeanne

    @Shana: I loved the Whistler Room, and the feud between the artist and the commissioner. It’s a beautiful room, amazing, and we are so lucky it was saved for us.

  40. 40.

    Gin & Tonic

    For anybody in the metro NY to New England area, you have about three weeks left to get to the Mystic Seaport Museum to see the J.M.W. Turner watercolors. It’s worth the trip, trust me. About this time last year, we stumbled into it at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, and were enchanted. Seeing these works, some of which may be familiar to you, up close, is a revelation. This is the only venue in North America where they will be before they go back to the Tate.

    Go.

  41. 41.

    Mnemosyne

    G finally got me hooked on “Schitt’s Creek,” so I’ve been getting caught up on that in the hope of being able to watch the upcoming series finale.

    And, yes, “Good Place” finale tonight. Melancholy sigh. They’re ending it at the right time, but I’m still a little sad. ?

  43. 43.

    Kayla Rudbek

    Finished and wore a hat for running today: trying to decide whether to go ask a stranger on Ravelry if she wants to sell me a specific leftover yarn so I can finish a knitting project, or whether I should just order a smaller skein from the yarn company.  Going through Ravelry would leave me with more leftover yarn when my project is finished, but going through the yarn company would leave me inclined to buy more yarn in different colors as part of the order.

  44. 44.

    TriassicSands

    There is no doubt about it, the endless lies and monumental stupidity and corruption of Trump and the Republicans are exhausting.

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    HeleninEire

    Loving the “Something Good Open Thread” name.

    Here’s my something good. Dad has agreed to sell the house and move to my apt complex in Queens. WOOP. I need him near me.

    Good on him. He moved to his house 60 years ago. He built it with my mom. Forever when I would say “but eventually you will move out” his answer was “No. Bury me under the apple tree.” (Yeah I grew up with 3 apple trees on a 60X95 lot).

    So now he is measuring his furniture to ensure he can fit into an apt where I live!!  IT FITS!!! Yay. So that is my something good. ?

  49. 49.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    @mrmoshpotato:

    Four seasons is honestly a good place to end a show. Most shows run out of good material around the 4-5 season mark

    In a goodbye to fans, posted to The Good Place Twitter account in June 2019, Schur explained his decision behind ending the series.

    He wrote: “After The Good Place was picked up for season two, the writing staff and I began to map out, as best as we could, the trajectory of the show. Given the ideas we wanted to explore, and the pace at which we wanted to present those ideas, I began to feel like four seasons—just over 50 episodes—was the right lifespan. At times over the past few years we’ve been tempted to go beyond four seasons, but mostly because making the show is a rare, creatively fulfilling joy, and at the end of the day, we don’t want to tread water just because the water is so warm and pleasant. As such, the upcoming fourth season will be our last.

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    debbie

    This is respite-like because it will bring a smile to your heart:

    I can’t link on my iPad, but there’s more than a few people on Twitter suggesting that Adam Schiff be nominated for a Profile in Courage Award. You can nominate him at the JFK Library’s website and it only takes a second or two. Aside from the fact he truly deserves it, it would be one more thing that Trump would not win! Share widely!

  56. 56.

    TomatoQueen

    Hoping this is a live thread still.It’s midnight and I’ve received a shipping notice about my copy of the 2020 Calendar (approx 4 pm) and three hours later yet another Cafe Press notice of refund.  I don’t see anything in the threads today about continuing calendar glitches,  so maybe it’s just me, but maybe not, thought I ought to say something where someone will see it, also sending to WaterGirl. Sigh.

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