Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

đŸŽ¶ Those boots were made for mockin’ đŸŽ”

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

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

Take your GOP plan out of the witness protection program.

I was promised a recession.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

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

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

“More of this”, i said to the dog.

No one could have predicted…

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

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

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

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

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

Not all heroes wear capes.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

When do the post office & the dmv weigh in on the wuhan virus?

Hot air and ill-informed banter

The willow is too close to the house.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

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Thursday Evening Open Thread: Democrats, Always Having to Be the Responsible Grown-Ups

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  2. 2.

    piratedan

    It IS kind of gratifying how easily the “old clothes” fit the media, Dems HAVE to compromise, Dems HAVE to be bipartisan, the GOP never has to do these things… it’s like we know who’s the favorite in the family is… one kid has to show their work and do their chores, while the other goes out in the yard and tortures the neighborhood cats and shoots squirrels and birds with pellet guns.

  3. 3.

    TomatoQueen

    Fbuk is full of antics and shenanigans today, so dog knows what was ackshirley  understood in my post earlier this afternoon. But in the spirit of the blues singer who says, “Say it again,”:

    I take comfort in the notion that at least one of those pouring scorn on prudent precautions will end up intubated, or with any luck it will be their elderly auntie. We can talk about ‘nice’ on November 4th, because as of today I am sick of this shit.—*Myself up on my titanium-enhanced hind legs.

  4. 4.

    hells littlest angel

    Trump could make a very timely and effective (and even inexpensive) ad for TV by just holding a flashlight under his chin and saying, “It’s mourning in America!”

  5. 5.

    mali muso

    Parents of toddlers, I recommend Puffin Rock for a very zen tv show for you and the littles. Gentle music, Irish accents and educational content about the natural world.

  7. 7.

    Kayla Rudbek

    Over 45 minutes (and still counting) of waiting in line to vote in Northern Virginia at a satellite county government office. At least we have a good parking spot so we can get home quickly once we’re done. And the restaurants along the street here are making chicken…

  9. 9.

    The Eccentric

    Hello!

    It really does feel like we’re on two different worlds that are existing simultaneously. I can’t get over Jenna’s tweet from above…I would think a lunatic who holds rallies where people have to be hospitalized for freezing, followed by one where people suffer from heatstroke would inspire far more fear than someone who tries to keep his attendees safe. Unreal!

    Apparently The Orange One was unaware of what was going on at the Orlando rally and kept asking if they were friend or foe, almost urging the crowd to attack the ones trying to help. How anyone could vote for this menace is beyond me….

    I want to deeply thank the jackals who have sent me money, along with their kind thoughts. It was mentioned that this was reminiscent of the infamous Jurassic Pork, who seemed to spam quite a few sites years ago with a never-ending series of pleas for money. I have no connection with Mr. Pork, and believe me, this was the last thing I wanted to do. I have no intention of continuing to rely on your good faith. This is a one-time situation. 

    I’m not entirely sure why the address I gave didn’t resolve properly, since it seemed to work on my end, but that may be because I initiated the account. Several people have donated, so it apparently worked for them. If you’d like to help, you can use my email address Edmund.Kowalski at gmail dot com to send through PayPal.

    It really troubles me to delurk and ask for assistance, but sometimes the hand that’s dealt is a particularly bad one. So, if you can help, great. I promise to pay things forward once this situation resolves itself. Thank you for your generosity and I look forward to delurking permanently and contributing to this forum. 

    Kindest regards and thoughts to all. Next Tuesday can’t get here soon enough.

  10. 10.

    featheredsprite

    IF the election goes well, find some place safe and celebrate like you’re 20 again.

  11. 11.

    NotMax

    FYI.

    The forecast for election day over much of the U.S. is extreme….. extremely pleasant, with minimal storminess and precipitation.
    [snip]
    Precipitation that day? Almost nothing except for a few sprinkles in New England. Even Seattle will be dry! Source

  12. 12.

    Immanentize

    Voted in Medford (translated from “Meffid”) MA today.  Early voting in MA is odd.  You fill out a ballot like you would on Nov. 3, but you seal that in an envelope that goes into a locked box instead of a Scantron vote counter.  To be counted Nov. 3 or 4.  Cant remember which.

    It was coldish  (47) and raining pretty good.  I had to stand in the fully masked and appropriately distanced line outside for 20 mins. Sadly I didn’t have an umbrella, just a plain grey cotton hoodie.* Then, 20 minutes inside to V-O-T-E.

    Easie peasey.

    * You  P fans know what I mean…

  14. 14.

    The Eccentric

    @HumboldtBlue: That’s absolutely delightful! Fun to see something magical happen in the real world….and I don’t think he’s going to forget this birthday for a long, long time.

  16. 16.

    HumboldtBlue

    @debbie:

    My nieces and nephews have kids his age and it’s gotta be heartbreaking for parents to deal with this nonsense as kids miss out on childhood milestones.

    Speaking of Yoda, my friend Opal Jane (8) has now got a hamster named Ham Solo.

    @The Eccentric:

    Yeah, gotta find a slice of happiness somewhere. Good luck on your fundraising.

    Elsewhere, here’s Kamala dancing again

    And Sarah Cooper is back, still brilliant but this one isn’t that funny.

  22. 22.

    enplaned

    Better reason to not congregate in public at a Biden victory demonstration/party/whatever is that it’s a soft target for someone heavily armed who is p*ssed off that Der Trumpenfuhrer has not triumphed.

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    Kayla Rudbek

    And to note: the Trumpsters (I. E.  the Republican Party booth with sample ballots) packed up and left, and the Democratic Party booth still has a rep onsite. It reminds me of Kay’s comments regarding low-quality hires. About 1.5 hours in line and still not in the building yet

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    Kattails

    @featheredsprite: “Celebrate like you’re 20 again” wold probably kill me given the substances that were being handed around at that time. But I will work on the spirit of the thing.

  29. 29.

    WaterGirl

    @Kattails: Did you see that DougJ put up a thermometer for Four Directions yesterday?  the 4 groups that you liked to at VoteAmerica (or something like that) isn’t set up in Act Blue.  But Four Directions was one of those groups, so we have the BJ thermometer for that.

  30. 30.

    The Moar You Know

    Better reason to not congregate in public at a Biden victory demonstration/party/whatever is that it’s a soft target for someone heavily armed who is p*ssed off that Der Trumpenfuhrer has not triumphed.

    @enplaned:  My wife wanted to have a properly distanced celebration (it would be, nobody here is stupid) in the middle of our cul-de-sac.  Hell to the fuck no, precisely for the reason you cite.   Sadly, this will happen, more than one, November 4.

  31. 31.

    Geoduck

    I hope that Biden just up and cancels most of the inaugural. Get the people who need to be there for the swearing in, wearing masks, do the deed, give a televised speech and get to work.

  34. 34.

    opiejeanne

    @featheredsprite: Someone here said they were ordering an air horn for Election night, in case it’s a clear win.

    I just remembered that we have a boat horn that we got when our youngest was in HS to use at the football games. It’s a red-orange plastic horn and when you blow into it it produces a very loud obnoxious noise. I need to find ours for Tuesday night so we can be loud and obnoxious on our front porch, and wake up all of our Trumpy/Republican neighbors.

  35. 35.

    FlyingToaster

    @Immanentize: re early ballots

    but you seal that in an envelope that goes into a locked box instead of a Scantron vote counter.  To be counted Nov. 3 or 4.  Cant remember which.

    November 3.  Most towns are having open observation of the ballot processing.  Every day or other day the precinct bins are emptied, one at a time, the votes “checked in” (like the second check in at the table next to the scanner), envelopes turned “signature away” from the person opening, removing and unfolding the ballots and placed in the precinct lockbox.  On Election Day, the early-vote lockboxes go up to the precinct polling places with their zeroed-out scanner.  Then, before the polls open, they start scanning in the ballots.  Whenever there’s a lull in voters, they scan in more ballots.

    I’ve watched them do this in Watertown D-10 for the 2018 general and my husband watched them for the 2020 primary.

  37. 37.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    @Jenna Ellis:

    Good grief. If somebody says you should wear a parachute before jumping out of a plane, are they giving in to the fear?

  38. 38.

    FlyingToaster

    @MomSense:

    Aww, I used to vote in Slumerville. Hillside School. Please tell me it is still there.

    Nope, it’s gone, but nearly all of the Somerville schools have been replaced.

    I used to vote at Conwell (Capen Ct), and that and Powderhouse (Broadway) were combined into West Somerville Community on Powderhouse.  Healey(?) is now Winter Hill Community. Et cetera.

    Brown is still there.  It’s like 120 years old.

  39. 39.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    @opiejeanne: I need to find ours for Tuesday night so we can be loud and obnoxious on our front porch, and wake up all of our Trumpy/Republican neighbors.

    I’m still trying to decide if and when and how to celebrate Tuesday night. Knowing that there will likely be a lot of anxiety and attempted overturning of vote counts for weeks, I think my best case scenario is a quiet celebration Tuesday night or Wednesday am, followed by the huge one when the election is certified in Joe’s favor.

    I think I’ll be with all you jackals and see how we collectively feel about the celebrate-o-meter. And if it’s a sleepless night as it was on my birthday in 2016, but the celebration comes at 5 am, so be it. You damn well bet I’ll celebrate.

  42. 42.

    Scott Alloway

    @featheredsprite: I will celebrate as I did in 2008. Champagne, tears, and laughter as Biden declares victory. Then I will play “Happy Days Are Here Again” from speakers on the porch. I am an 70-year-old white guy from New England, exiled to Pennsylvania due to marital status.

  44. 44.

    Matt McIrvin

    @Immanentize: I heard Education Commissioner Riley is recommending keeping schools open in red zones and threatening them with some kind of audit if they choose now to go virtual after Thanksgiving, instead of promising to follow the state’s recommendations. It seems like our Nice Republican overlords are starting to show their death-cult bona fides.

  48. 48.

    Neldob

    If its a decent win my kazoo is coming out for some singing and dancing on the front porch. Let the local repug wretches wake and weep.

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