Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

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

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

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

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

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

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

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

The GOP couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.

Come on, man.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

“But what about the lurkers?”

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

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Bigfooting Cole For a Good Cause: The Durham Foodraiser!

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Normally I wouldn’t be posting this late, but I was scrolling through various Twitter feeds while commenting in my earlier post and came across T. Greg Doucette’s Foodraiser. At Levenson’s Twitter feed. And since Levenson is right in saying:

(For the Hebrew impaired a mitzvah is a good deed)

I decided that this is something everyone here, who is awake, reading, commenting, lurker, should know about.

Anyhow, there’s a really long thread explaining the Durham Foodraiser, but the bottom line up front is that Doucette, a lawyer from Durham, NC, has been raising money every year for the past four years to make sure that children in the public schools in the poorest areas of Durham who would ordinarily be suffering from food scarcity while school is out for the winter holidays have enough to eat. He’s got a bunch of matching donors, so a $1 donation winds up being something like a $26 donation or something, I got kind of lost because he keeps tweeting that he’s added matching donors through the thread. Regardless, any donation you make is going to get matched. And he’s got a 501c3 in place this year, so your donation is tax deductible too! The Foodraiser will remain active until 11:59 PM PST. So there’s still time to donate if you’ve got a couple of extra bucks that could do some good as we head into the holidays. Here’s Doucette’s thread.

And here’s where you go to donate:

Do read the whole thread if you have the time as he’s a very good storyteller.

You all know what to do!

Open thread!

 

Reader Interactions

17Comments

  1. 1.

    Adam L Silverman

    I’m going to watch the second half of the Connaght V Benetton Pro14 rugby match. You all know what to do!

  3. 3.

    JAFD

    Good morning, jackals !

    Had cataract surgery on left eye this past Thursday.  Think it went well, as did operation on right

    Saw doc Friday morn. He seems happy with his handiwork, said the anesthetic might leave me feeling woozy a couple of days.

    Am trying to set screen brightness to comfortable level, former settings now blindingly bright.

    Sorry if not communicating much. More when eyes adjust.

    Anyway, Doc sez I’m now Officially A Cyborg,

    and (when ye %&^&^@#@#*& pandemic is over) I can host

    my Party Of The First Part.

    So I put in a coupla bucks,

    a thank you gift to the Gods and Patron Saints of Medicine and Surgery.

  7. 7.

    Debbie(Aussie)

    Not sure if Amit is here, but in case he is. Amit, am so terribly sorry about Miss Bianca. Extra?s thoughts and love from downunder.

  8. 8.

    Amir Khalid

    @Debbie(Aussie):

    A cat’s love is a blessing. One day this little black kitten decided to follow me home, and she blessed me with her love for 16 years. I’m feeling teary today, no surprises there, and rather lost. I am grateful for your kind thoughts.

  10. 10.

    Aleta

    @Amir Khalid:  When certain of my cats got old (and now with this dog) I’ve  told myself that two things they really want are to have their person around a lot, and if possible to not have to leave home.  Seems like you gave that to her.

  12. 12.

    Mary G

    @Amir Khalid: It’s such an honor to be chosen. I went into the Pasadena Humane Society “just to look around” and this cat reached out a paw as I was going by and tapped me imperiously on the shoulder. We had almost 21 years together. What a hole they leave in your life when they go.

  13. 13.

    WereBear

    @Amir Khalid: Sixteen years is a big chunk of our lives, and the whole of theirs. I’m so glad you met so early in her life, and gave her such a long one.

    If it helps, I have a post on dealing with mourning cats, After a loss, how long before we get a new cat? that people have told me was very helpful.

    The answer is that doesn’t matter. Because we never stop missing the gone cat. And that doesn’t stop us from loving a new one.

  15. 15.

    ThresherK

    Donated. (Don’t let the “1 day” thing fool you, PayPal will still take it.)

     

    Blogmaster: As one of the few Nordiques-to-Avalanche fan converts, I appreciate your Bigfoot logo here. (But, and I get to say this, it’s a very strange secondary logo.)

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