Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

When you’re in more danger from the IDF than from Russian shelling, that’s really bad.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

The desire to stay informed is directly at odds with the need to not be constantly enraged.

Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

There are no moderate republicans – only extremists and cowards.

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

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

Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

Lick the third rail, it tastes like chocolate!

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Trump should be leading, not lying.

It’s a good piece. click on over. but then come back!!

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

Giving in to doom is how authoritarians win.

We still have time to mess this up!

You know it’s bad when the Project 2025 people have to create training videos on “How To Be Normal”.

A norm that restrains only one side really is not a norm – it is a trap.

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

The revolution will be supervised.

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

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    WaterGirl

    Paging Amir.  Some folks were asking after you today, hope you can make this zoom!  We’ve had some international folks at our zooms today.

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    Felanius Kootea

    It was good to see people at the 6 p.m. (3 p.m. for me in LA) meeting, even if briefly.  Just finished eating a slice of dark chocolate bourbon pecan pie from Akasha (a restaurant in Culver City, CA) with ice cream and I think it’s the best thing I’ve ever eaten. Almost makes up for not being able to visit my family in New York.

    Happy Thanksgiving everyone and thanks WaterGirl!

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    Mike in NC

    We’re spending Thanksgiving evening doing what all Real Americans do, binge watch “The Crown” on Netflix.

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    mrmoshpotato

    Watch this!

    via Green_Footballs

    Italian singer Adriano Celentano released a song in the 70s with nonsense lyrics meant to sound like American English, apparently to prove Italians would like any English song. It was a hit, and resulted in this: THE GREATEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN. pic.twitter.com/B3mQWmQgXq— Harry (@HarrietMould) November 26, 2020

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    frosty

    Wi-fi is unstable; it doesn’t help that both kids are home and playing something on Younger Son’s new gaming PC. I’m enjoying it when it works though!

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    PsiFighter37

    Completely missed y’all – after kiddo was down, my wife and I watched 3 episodes of “The Morning Show” (really good IMO – much better than most TV shows about a TV show; also helps that the cast is phenomenal), and now it’s time for sleep so I can hit 6AM wake up duty. I will try to make an in-person one whenever circumstances allow for it.

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    Rob

    @mrmoshpotato: I lived in Italy in the early 70s when that song was on the radio and I even bought a single/45 rpm of it. However I didn’t see the performance until some time in the oughts after it was on YouTube. By then I had lost the record in a moved. I still love the song.

    I was on this Zoom briefly, had to leave, didn’t say anything. It was nice to see all you folks.

    Back to lurking.

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    something fabulous

    Wasn’t that nice! Thanks so much– lovely to see so many folks, especially after being so much of a hermit this last long while IRL. Thanks again for putting this together– and so many in one day for all the different zones! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

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    Amir Khalid

    @Chris Johnson:

    Maybe next time, I’ll work up the courage to turn on my camera.

    But I got to see your guitars. And it looked like you were at your studio workstation. I couldn’t compete with that.

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    SFBayAreaGal

    I am so happy that I met all that attended the last Zoom meeting. Thank you Watergirl, John and everyone that helped make this go.

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    Nyrobbin

    It was great attaching faces to the names/nyms. I was at the 2pm and 10pm ones. I mostly lurked and enjoyed the conversation. When I unmuted and tried to speak I wasn’t sure if anyone heard me. I didn’t have the camera on, and I noticed my nym on the call was “newbaby” which was my name for my first iPhone.

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    WaterGirl

    @Nyrobbin: I never heard newbaby speak at any of the zooms, and it looked like you were muted all the time.

    It’s easy to change to your nym from within zoom.   Will keep an eye out for you at the next one!

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