Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

In short, I come down firmly on all sides of the issue.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

I didn’t have alien invasion on my 2023 BINGO card.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

I was promised a recession.

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

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

“woke” is the new caravan.

Don’t expect peaches from an apple tree.

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

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

Their freedom requires your slavery.

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

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

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

How can republicans represent us when they don’t trust women?

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  1. 1.

    lamh36

    I posted a clip the other day, but here’s the full video

    FULL VIDEO: Black folks asked “What Would It Take For You To Vote For Trump”

    What would it take for you to vote for Trump? | Keep it 100: Black in Am… https://youtu.be/c5k-a_y9834 via @YouTube

  3. 3.

    jl

    @Baud:  Too bad for us that we can’t see what else they photoshopped onto him.

    Edit: I guess that makes no sense, but this is a Baud comment subthread, so I’ll let it stand.

  10. 10.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    My FB hate follow who is the biggest trump humper I know posted yesterday that he now thinks drumph is going to lose. The comments of all his idiot friends were a sight to behold. The alternative fucking universe phenomenon is no joke.

  11. 11.

    jl

    Re GOTV, I wonder if it is a good idea to send money to AZ (B +4.3 per 538) , FL (+ 4.2) and NC (+2.6) . And seem to trending to B. Those states have early in-person voting, and start counting mail votes early. If they go Biden, good chance winner is called election night, won’t need to wait for PA or WI.

  12. 12.

    PsiFighter37

    @Old Dan and Little Ann: I was out on business yesterday, and some folks decided to talk about the election for a little bit. It’s not even about issues – the biggest thing that came up was Hunter Biden’s massive billion-dollar grift from China to start a hedge fund. Jesus, that was an eye-opener and a bit sad, because that is the stupidest thing to get hung up on.

  15. 15.

    lamh36

    @Pete Downunder: cool.  I look for them . th

     

    ETA: Got them.  So I’ve been at least 2x already, but only once for a “extended” time.  This will likely be the first time I’ve spent longer than 3 days, especially if my fam comes through with me

  17. 17.

    mali muso

    On the GOTV front, tonight I am writing postcards for Eric Holguin, a Democratic candidate for Texas State Rep. Let’s run up the score!

  18. 18.

    germy

    AG Barr contemplated charging BLM protestors with insurrection while he was aware of an *actual plot* to overthrow the government of Michigan by right-wing fanatics.

    People must recognize the seriousness of this moment. If the plot had succeeded it could have triggered.. a lot.

    — Robert J. DeNault (@robertjdenault) October 8, 2020

  20. 20.

    Jeffro

    @Old Dan and Little Ann: yup

    even my dad has thrown in the towel… I am getting the occasional “both sides” comment and he really liked Biden‘s Gettysburg speech.

    next up will be more of, “ You know, I never liked the guy, I just liked his policies…”

  21. 21.

    Gin & Tonic

    Here’s an official statement by SoS Pompeo on upcoming elections in Africa.

    “Hold on” you say, “there are 54 nations in Africa. Which one(s) is he talking about?”

    Luckily you have the full text of his statement available there, so you can presumably figure it out. What, you can’t?

    Channeling Kay and her comments on low-quality hires.

  30. 30.

    raven

    After a beach trip I’m sitting on the couch not doing Lil Bits eyes here at home for the first time in more than a decade.

  31. 31.

    TS (the original)

    @Gin & Tonic:

    From your link

    Repression and intimidation have no place in democracies.

    Must be why trump is not happy with Pompeo at the minute.

  32. 32.

    PsiFighter37

    @NotMax: Definitely has a self-important streak, but honestly – I liked him way, way better than Maddow. She gets way too bogged down in the weeds for prime-time TV IMO.

  34. 34.

    Ken

    @Jeffro: Is it the loser stink?  There are people who want to be able to say they voted for the winner.  Trump is shedding them nearly as fast as viral particles.

  35. 35.

    zhena gogolia

    @raven:

    Oh, I was afraid that would be so difficult — taking care of her has been part of your routine for so long. Those are the moments that get to you.

  36. 36.

    Ken

    OK, I just did a google search for “pence covid” and a link to deadline.com showed up.  It’s dated one hour ago and has the caption “DEADLINE. DO NOT PUBLISH UNTIL THE NEWS CROSSES. Vice President Mike Pence…”  The URL has “vice-president-mike-pence-tests-positive-has-coronavirus-after-donald-trump” but gives a 404.  Are they a prank site or did I stumble across something?

  38. 38.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    Lawn sign report from walking the dog this evening. I was noticing the nice row of Biden and Biden-Harris signs lining both sides of one block. Took note of the one Republican lawn, but then realized that all the signs on that lawn were for state races and local candidates. No Trump sign.

    The other Republican lawns still have their Trump-Pence signs and that one guy still has the giant Trump flag on his flagpole. But I take it as a good sign that at least one Republican household is ashamed to have a Trump sign out front.

  41. 41.

    raven

    @zhena gogolia: Nah, it’s ok. It just struck me that I’m so used to reaching for her. We came home to some very nice cards from friends and that helps. We have to turn our attention to the big boy now.

  45. 45.

    A Ghost to Most

    9news.com just released poll of Colorado: both Biden and Hick are up double digits. Ballots go out tomorrow.

  48. 48.

    Ken

    @Baud: @gwangung: That would make sense.  So it’s just their bad luck that the google robots sampled their site as they prepped the article.

    I’m surprised the google link is still around after an hour – unless it’s because people like me keep clicking on it and reinforcing the relevancy algorithm.

  51. 51.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    @Ken: Yep, same thing around here. I just know the names of the Repub candidates due to seeing them on Trump lawns. Also they use a deep blue Democratic-looking background instead of the red they used to use.

  52. 52.

    Mary G

    @raven: They leave such big holes in our lives and hearts. You gifted her a lot of time with your love, eye drops, and eating chair that a lot of owners couldn’t be bothered with.

  55. 55.

    NotMax

    @PsiFighter37

    Have listened to the two daily episodes he’s posted so far. They’re each like a condensation of an entire day’s worth of B-J into 15 minutes.

    Which is not meant to come across as any sort of a bad thing.

  56. 56.

    raven

    @Mary G: We’re trying to find someone who needs the Bailey Chair! We loaded up on meds and only used one dose so the shelter was able to take them.

  59. 59.

    Sister Golden Bear

    @lamh36: To echo what others said downstairs, I’d recommend visiting SF. Fall is usually one of the best times to visit, and both the smoke is down, and SF has one of the lowest Covid infection rates in the nation.

    The fires that are still going aren’t immediately near SF, although the smoke can blow depending on the winds. The wildcard factor is whether any new major fires breakout at the tail end of fire season.

  60. 60.

    CaseyL

    @raven: Oh, I am so sorry.   I missed the news last week, so please let me offer my condolences now.

    I hope the cards do help.  When I get them, they just make me cry some more.

  62. 62.

    raven

    @CaseyL: Yea, there is that. We have to get her ashes and paw print tomorrow and have thank you cards to her three vets. I must say that we shared quite a few laughs about her this past week.

  63. 63.

    Ken

    @HumboldtBlue: I’ve been to Nando’s  twice, it’s OK though a little pricey for what it is. I found the barbeque chicken dry but the skewered chicken was good.  Some friends did not like the spice mixture at all – the restaurant is Afro-Caribbean.

  64. 64.

    Steeplejack

    @Jeffro:

    I thought your father was a dead-ender, based on your past comments, but kudos to him for even listening to, much less liking, Biden’s Gettysburg speech.

  66. 66.

    CaseyL

    @raven: Thank you cards for the vets!  What a wonderful idea.  They sure deserve thanks, for all the good years we have with our critters.

  68. 68.

    Hoodie

    @Ceci n est pas mon nym: We’re down in on the Georgia coast, where we’ve come regularly for the last 20 years. While Trump signs are still more plentiful, I’ve seen more signs for Biden than I ever remember seeing for a democrat.  A lot of the local republicans have signs for local races, but not Trump.

  71. 71.

    Kent

    @Ceci n est pas mon nym: Lawn sign report from walking the dog this evening. I was noticing the nice row of Biden and Biden-Harris signs lining both sides of one block. Took note of the one Republican lawn, but then realized that all the signs on that lawn were for state races and local candidates. No Trump sign.

    The other Republican lawns still have their Trump-Pence signs and that one guy still has the giant Trump flag on his flagpole. But I take it as a good sign that at least one Republican household is ashamed to have a Trump sign out front.

    Not that it means anything as WA is not remotely a swing state. But in my own suburban neighborhood I’ve seen maybe 6-8 Biden signs walking around and not one single Trump sign. That is in total contrast to 2016 when there were more Trump signs and this precinct went almost exactly 50/50 for Trump/Clinton.

    Of course out in rural WA you still see the GIANT Trump signs on barns and hay stacks and such.

  73. 73.

    dmsilev

    @lamh36: Virtual debate would be fine, as the commission proposed this morning. But Trump’s campaign is demanding in-person, and that’s a big nope nope nope without far more transparency into his medical condition and history than we’ve had so far.

  75. 75.

    Steeplejack

    @raven:

    It’s weird how the little gaps and changes in the routine hit you. It took me a hell of a long time to undeploy the housecat’s heating-pad workstation by the computer.

    You gave Li’l Bit a great life. That’s what counts. Best wishes to you and Bohdi.

  77. 77.

    raven

    @CaseyL: We are so lucky to live in a town with a Vet Med Hospital at the University and all the specialists who like to live her.  Her ophthalmologist has clients from all over the south, her cardiologist is top notch as is her GP. It was a team effort.

  80. 80.

    Anya

    Why are we even having debates in 2020? Voters have all the information they need. But let’s be honest, who changes their minds after a debate?

    Biden shouldn’t put himself, his spouse and anyone else who’ll be forced to be that close to the super spreader. He should tell Trump and his campaign to fuck off.

  81. 81.

    Kent

    @Anya:

    Why are we even having debates in 2020? Voters have all the information they need. But let’s be honest, who changes their minds after a debate?

    Some did.   Trump’s numbers declined after his utterly unhinged performance in the first debate

    But there’s no need to do it in-person during a pandemic.  All the cable news channels have talking heads debating against each other every single day from different locations with a moderator in a 3rd location.  It’s what they do most of the day.   They have the technology.   It is very perfected.  We don’t need to use zoom.

  85. 85.

    PPCLI

    @lamh36: If I’m the Biden campaign I press back hard on Trump’s irresponsibiliity and Conley’s destroyed credibility. Stressing:

    a) Why should we believe Conley’s prediction when he won’t even tell us the date of Trump’s last negative test so we can evaluate the likelihood that Joe was exposed at the last debate. Conley has destroyed his credibility. That is his choice, but the price is that he is no longer to be regarded as trustworthy.

    b) Trumps behaviour was shockingly irresponsible in going to the debate without having been recently tested, even though that was a requirement, and having his audience refuse to wear masks, even though that was a requirement. There was genuine concern that Joe would have contracted the virus. There is no way that they are going to give Trump another chance to flout protocols and possibly infect Biden.

    Trump has already had one chance to demonstrate his appalling irresponsibility. He’s not going to get another one. Virtual or nothing. Next time follow the rules

    Seriously: Go on the attack about this. Trump’s actions threatened Biden’s life! Drive that point home. Who the hell is he to be making demands for in-person debates after that disgraceful irresponsibility.

  86. 86.

    raven

    @Gin & Tonic: Yea, she stopped eating and we took her in and they found liver and bile duct cancer. We had to let her go a week ago. Then we think Bohdi fell on the steps at the beach somewhere and he’s struggling mightily.

  90. 90.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    My absentee ballot was issued on Sept. 24 but still hasn’t come. Everyone else I know here got theirs last week. I talked to the county clerk on Wednesday. He said if it didn’t come by tomorrow to call him back. I was impressed by him but I want my ballot!

  95. 95.

    Yutsano

    @Kent:  Don’t look for Dolt45 signs. Look for Culp signs. Those are the mark of the assholes up here. I’ve been seeing a LOT more Culp signs over his.

  98. 98.

    WaterGirl

    @Baud: I hope someone posts a link.  I gave up watching all those shows a long time ago.  i think Beto doesn’t get enough credit for all the work he’s doing.

  100. 100.

    raven

    Anyone used Gabapentin and tramadol with their pups? Bohdi is knocked flat and can’t even stand up.

  101. 101.

    Viva BrisVegas

    @raven: Is a bluefish what we would call a tailor (Pomatomus)?

    I’ve heard tell that you get them up your way.

    We are just coming into the end of their season here.

  103. 103.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Gin & Tonic:

    Wow. Just absurd.

    Some of my friends were formerly Canadian diplomats in Kenya, Cameroon, Senegal (and other African nations I don’t remember — oh, yeah, Côte d’Ivoire). I’m going to send them this link. I’m sure they’ll be amused. And horrified.

  107. 107.

    japa21

    @raven: When our beagle Maggie had her two cervical discs removed the vet put her on both.  It seemed to help.  We told her at the time she better be around for a while and she lasted another 7 years.

  108. 108.

    Scout211

    So this is weird . . .

    At least 8,000 mink dead in Utah after contracting Covid-19

    Utah ranchers have lost at least 8,000 mink to an outbreak of Covid-19 among the animals known for their silky, luxurious pelts.
    The virus first appeared in the creatures in August, shortly after farmworkers fell ill in July, according to Dr. Dean Taylor, state veterinarian of Utah. Initial research shows the virus was transmitted from humans to animals, and so far has not seen any cases of the opposite.

    https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-10-08-20-intl/h_b1b17737445ac5cb60f54df4b0467c5d

  111. 111.

    beef

    Twitter seems to be excited about a short video of Trump that the White House released today.   He’s shown standing on the lawn in front of the White House, saying some blahblahblah.   There’s something weird-looking about the video.  The edges of his suit are very sharp, and the focus in the background is strange.  Some people are saying it’s green-screened.  I don’t know enough about video to have an informed opinion, but it definitely looks weird to me.

    For example:  https://twitter.com/TheRealHoarse/status/1314256654859370500

    Can anyone say anything more definitive?

  114. 114.

    raven

    @Gin & Tonic: I was out on the sandbar with a spoon tied to 15lb mono and no leader. I had to wade and then swim holding the rod up to get it in and I know I was really lucky it didn’t bite through the line.

  116. 116.

    Citizen Scientist

    Just wanted to check in from eastern PA about ballots. I received my mail in ballot yesterday, after receiving an email on Monday (6 Oct) saying that I would receive it in “10 to 14 days”. That tracks with my experience from the primaries, so hoping that it will be similar for many of the Keystoners here that have been saying they haven’t received their ballot yet.

    Now to figure out if I’ll mail this, or go vote in person.

  120. 120.

    raven

    When the Trump administration suspended federal funding in 2019 for most new scientific research projects involving fetal tissue derived from abortions, officials argued that whatever the scientific benefits, there was a pressing moral imperative to find alternative research methods.

    “Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trump’s administration,” the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement released at the time.

    Yet the treatment for Covid-19 received by Mr. Trump — a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies he described as a “cure” in a celebratory video posted on Twitter — was developed using human cells derived from a fetus aborted decades ago.

  130. 130.

    lgerard

    I made one of my very occasional forays to Free Republic to check out their discussion of the recent poll numbers.  While there are commenters claiming that the polls are all fake and part of the Soro’s plan to discourage real Americans from voting, there is also a very palpable sense of impending doom among the brethren.  Quite a few have acknowledged that trump’s virus response and debate performance were disastrous.

    There are many, many, many complaints from swing state denizens that they are seeing nonstop Biden ads and no trump ads whatsoever.

    My favorite commenter knew exactly who is responsible for trump’s demise

    Stupid people under 50 who were taught by “a beatnik sitting on a stool in front of a college class expounding on hating America”

    Beatniks!  Why do they hate America?

  132. 132.

    Anotherlurker

    @raven: I know exactly what you are going thru, my friend.  My boy, Buddy, passed in January.  I keep looking for him in all his favorite spots.

    I cry for all my late canine family members at least twice/month.

    It is very hard saying goodby to them and living without them.

  133. 133.

    laura

    @raven: the firsts are the worst. The unrelenting nerve of time as it marches on without the ones we hold so dear. So sorry for the loss of your wee bonny companion

    Our Chet the weinie dog is on gabapentin and we cut the dose in half in consult with the vet because he was stoned out of his gourd. He’s got some concerning spine stuff and seems to be aging really fast. But we’ll not let him suffer and so gabapentin till further notice. Good luck with Bohdi and his arm – I hope he gets relief.

  134. 134.

    danielx

    Early voting in this county coming up….way I hear it I’m taking a folding chair for the line.

  136. 136.

    Gin & Tonic

    @beef: In-focus foreground and out-of-focus background is typical for shooting at a numerically low f-stop (which actually means a larger aperture.) That’s called a narrow depth-of field. In bright light that isn’t always typical, but I don’t see anything wrong with that shot. Look at this photo, where the background, only inches away, is out of focus. Shot in mid-day sun, too.

  137. 137.

    Patricia Kayden

    Trump hasn't commended the FBI for breaking up the Whitmer kidnapping/murder plot because as always he doesn't want to denounce his base— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 9, 2020

  138. 138.

    raven

    @laura: It reminds me of when I got sober. I had never been in an airport where I didn’t go directly to the bar. Then there was the first birthday, holidays and all that jazz. As Buffett says “It just takes a while, just takes a while. . . “

  139. 139.

    Another Scott

    ICYMI, …

    YIKES. Aside from the vertical line and being rotated slightly, this image is an unedited capture from his video.

    Yeah, he's doing great. pic.twitter.com/cwugApn3pR

    — R E Dubs ?? #BidenHarris2020 ⚖️?️‍? (@rwcogito) October 7, 2020

    (The vertical line forces you to look at the two sides separately.)

    Yikes, indeed.

    (via NotLarrySabato)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  140. 140.

    Barbara

    @raven: I took gabapentin for myself and was nearly catatonic after the first dose (as I recall, for shingles). I stopped. Maybe the dose is too high? Taking both together would be even more likely to cause extreme drowsiness.

  141. 141.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    @Citizen Scientist:  Delaware County, western suburbs of Philly. No ballot, no email. Election office said on the phone they were mailed out Saturday.

    My primary ballot arrived Monday evening just before election day, so I ended up dropping it off in person at the voting location.

  142. 142.

    geg6

    @WaterGirl:

    The greatest Pittsburgh Pirate of this century.  Of course, they got rid of him but he has always said he will always call Pittsburgh home.  He does still have a home here and his wife is a local.  When he left the Pirates, he wrote the most beautiful love letter to the city and his fans.  I cried when I read it.  I haven’t watched a baseball game since and probably never will.

  143. 143.

    Mike in NC

    I’ve seen several yards in our development with signs for our Lt Gov Dan Forest (R), who is running 20 points behind incumbent Gov Roy Cooper. Didn’t dawn on me that lots of Republicans can’t bear to have a Trump-Pence sign.

    Forest has a slogan “Run, Forest, Run” which is a ripoff of the Tom Hanks movie where he played a slow but decent man, i.e. not a Republican.

  146. 146.

    Martin

    Yes! Khizr Khan on Maddow. Didn’t realize HIPAA was his legal area of expertise – warned the presidents doctors that their obligation to report a public health issue could jeopardize their ability to practice.

  147. 147.

    WaterGirl

    @geg6: He seems like a good guy with a great sense of humor.  And timing.

    I liked the days when athletes could play for the team they loved and not get traded or whatever.  They played with more heart, I think.

    Sounds like this guy has a lot of heart.

  150. 150.

    WaterGirl

    @raven: Part of the deal with the gabapentin was that it was supposed to kind of keep them “out of it” because when Henry needed after ACL surgery was to just lie there and heal and not be getting up and trying to move around.

    I wonder if that could be part of their thinking with the Bohdi, that he needs to be totally off whatever body part is injured?

  151. 151.

    Yutsano

    @raven: I’m not a dog (allegedly) but I take both gabapentin and tramadol. Gabapentin is for nerve pain and I take tramadol for insomnia. It’s zero surprise poor Bodhi is knocked out. I would call the vet and request either a reduction or an alternative to both. Check if doggos can take baclofen.

  154. 154.

    Sister Golden Bear

    @Gin & Tonic: The tell that’s it’s a green screen is the trees moving in the upper right. It repeats about every 3 seconds. They weren’t even competent enough to film the background for the appropriate amount of time.

    There’s also “jaggies” around Trump’s silhouettes that are characteristic of green shots, which you don’t get with a shallow depth field.

    FWIW, it looks like the same exact outfit as yesterday, which was a little darker because he was in the shade.

    I think Trump’s huge hands may indicate that it was shot with a wide-angle lengths that emphasizes forced perspective.

  155. 155.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @beef: That’s green screened(or Photoshoped), the way you’d normally get something close in sharp focus and the background out of focus is to use a wide aperture on the lens.  But the grass close to him should be more in focus if you do that, it’s all out of focus.

  157. 157.

    Patricia Kayden

    AG Barr contemplated charging BLM protestors with insurrection while he was aware of an *actual plot* to overthrow the government of Michigan by right-wing fanatics. People must recognize the seriousness of this moment. If the plot had succeeded it could have triggered.. a lot.— Robert J. DeNault (@robertjdenault) October 8, 2020

  158. 158.

    Steeplejack

    @beef:

    I read a shitload of the comments, and the expert consensus (I know—Twitter) seems to be that it is green-screened. The background lawn doesn’t have the right kind of fuzzy depth of field. One person said the bushes moving in the background seem to be on a loop (movement in a little clump at the far right of the screen and a tiny bit right next to Trump’s left ear), but I couldn’t see well enough to confirm that.

    I have no idea what it “means.” It’s just part of the crazy Kremlinology we’re doing these days.

  159. 159.

    ballerat

    @PPCLI:

    Trumps behaviour was shockinglyirresponsible in going to the debate

    Easier lift if you start from the premise that he was trying to get Biden infected. His behavior then isn’t shocking. Callous and utterly ruthless, yes. But what he did scans if he wanted to sicken Biden.

    Trump gets away with what he does under the cover of the benefit of the doubt. Always. It’s how he got to where he is.

    He’s as malevolent and calculating as he is stupid.

  164. 164.

    raven

    @Yutsano:  We took him to a vet at the beach. Our vet was a bit concerned when I talked to him so I’ll hit him up in the am.@WaterGirl:  It’s his front knee and there was no break. I’m carrying him around right now but that can’t last.

  166. 166.

    Miss Bianca

    @Mary G: Christ, I wish that were true here. I see Trump/Pence signs all over the dang place around here. Not a ton of them, it’s true (except for outside the right-wing newsletter’s office), but still, more than I’d like. Oh, well. Nice to hear that Biden *and* Hickenlooper are up by double digits – now we just need Diane Mitsch Bush to come through in CD-3!

  168. 168.

    Ridnik Chrome

    @geg6: The greatest Pittsburgh Pirate of this century…

    He used to kill my beloved Cubs whenever they played the Pirates. But I’m glad we’re on the same side this election season.

  170. 170.

    debbie

    @Steeplejack:

    My eyes aren’t good enough to detect waving bushes on this iPad mini, but for the background to be that out of focus, the grounds would have to be larger than I think the WH actually is.

  174. 174.

    Quiltingfool

    I just got a robo call from Biden campaign in Missouri telling me they are handing out Biden/Harris signs (in my neck of the woods)!  They will be in Warsaw on Friday.  I haven’t seen any Biden signs around here, no surprise, but there isn’t a Biden campaign office here – but there is a Trump office, which I flip off every time I pass.  I think if Trump didn’t have an office here we wouldn’t have very many Trump signs.  My renter next door put a Trump sign in the yard.  Not happy about it, but I’m not going to forbid it.  He is on disability now (poor guy had some heart problems, and then found out he had skin cancer) and I guess he doesn’t think that Repubs would rip that money right out of his hands.   I get so tired of folks here (in my area) who bitch about others getting “handouts” while they work hard and never got any help from the govt; it’s all I can do to not remind them that the government paid for their babies’ births, their education, etc.  Now, I’ve been lucky that I never had to have food stamps or other kinds of relief, but many people I’ll never know paid taxes so I could have a K-12 education, and some scholarship and Pell Grant money for college, and I’m grateful for that.  So I don’t begrudge paying taxes for education (I don’t have children) and I don’t begrudge folks getting help when they need it, or children getting food and medical care.  I think we just don’t do enough to help others.

  179. 179.

    Jeffro

    @Miss Bianca: yeah I know, right?  I’m not getting my hopes up but for the past week or two, FroDad has sounded like someone who realizes it’s over, he’s been duped, both.

    BUT…he’s still holding out for an R-majority Senate, so F him, politically speaking.

  181. 181.

    Patricia Kayden

    Here’s some real talk. I’ve been covering Michigan politics since 2004. Republicans are losing their minds because they have never dealt with a Democrat like Whitmer who won’t back down because this isn’t about politics. It’s public health. So they’ve stoked extremists.— Susan J. Demas ? (@sjdemas) October 9, 2020

  182. 182.

    Ajabu

    @Gin & Tonic:
    “Hold on” you say, “there are 54 nations in Africa. Which one(s) is he talking about?”

    Mzungu mzungukeni

    (Old Swahili saying from colonial times)

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    TS (the original)

    @beef: I’m late to the thread & also no expert but trump was not filmed on the white house lawn. His video is superimposed on a background of the White House – and not very well.

    Check out some of the media shows where folks are blended into a background which is not where they are – it can be done so much better.

    Trump has hopeless staff – in every area, not just at the top.

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    Calouste

    @SiubhanDuinne: Even if it isn’t faked, look how pale his hands are in the photo that Slate uses. If he didn’t use all that make up he’d look like he’s on death’s door with that skin color.

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    Aleta

    @raven: I’ve used tramadol on a cat and a dog (post surgery) and did not like it for them at all.  Made each of them agitated, anxious, or act like they’re seeing things.    Gabapentin is really different.  I’m not a vet but here’s my understanding.    I’ve  read that gabapentin shouldn’t be used together with an opioid (like tramadol).  My dog is taking lyrica which is a precursor to gabapentin, same action but much less is needed.  The vet recommended / prescribed either one;  says gabapentin has been more studied in dogs as to dosing.  Their action as I understand it is that they interrupt nerve signals to the brain, so works on nerve pain, on  epilepsy and on anxiety.  (Originally developed and still used to prevent seizures for epilepsy.  My partner has tried  both for stenosis;  he felt lyrica was preferable so we’re doing that.)  When the dose was too high, my dog was a bit out of it, but I reduced the dose and he’s like his normal self but w/o pain (and  w/o perhaps anxiety-caused panting).  I think his pain/nerve pain in his head must be pretty severe, but this is working well for him.  By well I mean he has good energy, appetite, loves meeting his human and dog friends, takes fairly long walks.

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    geg6

    @WaterGirl:

    I don’t have my email linked to my phone.  I’ll shoot you and email tomorrow and then just upload from the phone then.  Thanks!  Your memory is impressive. Loads better than mine. ?

  198. 198.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Calouste:

    I noticed that (the pale hands) on a different video from yesterday. Or Tuesday, I forget. But the squinty right eye and puffiness/droopiness  on the right side of his face are the most obvious signs, to me, that something serious is wrong. Side effect of the meds? Stroke? I dunno, but it’s a terrible look.

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    Citizen Scientist

    @geg6: Yeah, I’m glad that even though the Bucos let him go, we kept him in PA.  Great player and great human!

  203. 203.

    Citizen Alan

    @Barbara:  I got put on Gabapentin a few weeks ago, I’m fine with it now, but that first day, I suddenly and with no warning got high as a kite for several hours. Among other symptoms, I was literally not able to read and understand what I was reading. Freaked me the hell out.

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    Another Scott

    @beef: (I didn’t listen to it.)  People are making a big deal about the lighting and shadows, but it’s extremely common for photographers and videographers to use white or reflective panels (outside the field of view) to change the lighting on a subject.

    FWIW.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

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    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @Another Scott: The only way you’d get that effect is a really fast lens, then you actually get a portion of the subject out of focus(people have depth).

    ETA: I’ve run into this problem photographing flowers, one part is in focus and even less than an inch away it’s a bit out of focus.  Since I’m shooting with a cropped sensor, I’m not shooting with that fast a lens.

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    Ilefttxwhenannlost

    @lamh36: I am a huge fan of sf and moved here in 1995…that said it’s my hellscape home right now…none of my fun is open…live music, restaurants, museums, even public parks and beaches if folks are acting the fool…even walking neighborhoods isn’t fun, especially with smoke we have had…54% of store fronts are boarded up…way more homeless and worse off…15% vacancy in my building…never more than 1% pre-covid…don’t see much fun here right now

  210. 210.

    Origuy

    @ExpatDanBKK: Only in Chicago and the DC area right now. They are in Canada, too.

    There’s another chain that has peri-peri chicken, called Port of Peri-peri. They seem to me to be about the same as Nando’s.

  211. 211.

    Origuy

    In SF, the DeYoung Museum and the Legion of Honor are open. I’m planning to go to the Frieda Kahlo exhibit at the DeYoung next month. They are limiting admission so I’m going on Member Wednesday.

  212. 212.

    Chris T.

    @CarolPW: My doc gave me gabapentin for neuro pain once (from a lumbar disc issue). It just made me stupid, without touching the pain. The tramadol worked better, but wasn’t great either. What worked best was the thing I expected not to work at all: acupuncture.

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