Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

This country desperately needs a functioning fourth estate.

Radicalized white males who support Trump are pitching a tent in the abyss.

When we show up, we win.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

Innocent people do not delay justice.

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

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

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

The unpunished coup was a training exercise.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

American history and black history cannot be separated.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

The snowflake in chief appeared visibly frustrated when questioned by a reporter about egg prices.

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

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Respite Open Thread: Kamala and Doug Sunday Morning Interview

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Vice-President Elect and soon to be Second Gentleman:

Enjoyed every bit of this while drinking my morning coffee.

Just Some Fuckhead sent along some cute kittehs, Monkey and Jumbo, that I’m happy to share:

Respite Open Thread: Kamala and Doug Sunday Morning Interview

 

And here are some winter ducks for you. Unlike those crazy Vermont ducks who run inside at the first sign of snow, mine love snow. I often have to shovel a path so they aren’t up to their little eyes in snow, but they do love it. I also shovel out the area under the bushes so they have somewhere to warm their feet.

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  3. 3.

    dww44

    TaMara, I recollect reading your post and/or comments about how you had campaigned against Boebert, but that there were too many folks who just reflexively vote for the candidate with the R after their name. What’s the take on how your fellow Coloradians feel about Lauren at the moment? Do voters feel that she might indeed be complicit in the insurrection on January 6? Any chance she could be recalled?

  4. 4.

    feebog

    Just watched the interview. Man, will it be refreshing to return to normal. Their extended family extends around the world, very cool.

  6. 6.

    catclub

    I also shovel out the area under the bushes so they have somewhere to warm their feet.

     

    Well of course they like snow.

  9. 9.

    Ken

    @OzarkHillbilly: Monkeys are brown, and elephants are grey, so obviously the brown cat is Monkey and the grey-and-white one is Jumbo.

    (Though the brown cat is more orange, or orangutan-colored – but never call an orangutan a monkey.)

  11. 11.

    TaMara (HFG)

    @dww44: I think that was Miss Bianca (she lives in her district if I remember correctly). As I said earlier, the media was all over the shiny new thing, but that shine wore off quickly. There are a couple of petitions to remove her. I’ve only seen state lawmakers successfully recalled (because they voted for stronger gun control and were in red-leaning districts), so I’m not sure how we get rid of her before her next election. Unless of course she’s arrested and charged…that might expedite things.

  14. 14.

    Spanky

    Happy 99th birthday to Betty White! She plans on celebrating “by staying up as late as I want to.”

  17. 17.

    Miss Bianca

    @TaMara (HFG): 

    I did write about Boebert for my local paper, knowing that she would take my county by storm but hoping against hope that the rest of CD-3 wouldn’t be as gullible. Hopes were dashed.

    Meanwhile, this High Country News story about the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch – where a buncha pistol-packing trans folks have started a trans-friendly homestead – gives me some hope for my county’s future. I so want to talk Penny Logue into running for county commissioner. Wingnut heads would fucking explode.

  21. 21.

    Pauline

    My red tabby Aidan is the spitting image of that one (Jumbo?)  He’s also just as large- 20 lbs.

  23. 23.

    Amir Khalid

    In the English Premier League, no score in the top-of-the-table clash between Liverpool and visitors Manchester United. Liverpool need a win to reclaim the EPL lead.

  24. 24.

    mrmoshpotato

    @Spanky:

    Happy 99th birthday to Betty White! She plans on celebrating “by staying up as late as I want to.” 

    ???

    Also –

    Hector Cyr: Let’s not overlook the fact that he didn’t eat me.

    Jack Wells: ‘Cause he just ate a cow, stupid!

  25. 25.

    Ken

    @OzarkHillbilly: The cat on the left side of the picture (as we view it) is the grey-and-white one.

    Now that you’ve made me think about it I am slightly puzzled, assuming Jumbo is in fact the big-boned cat.  Did JSF adopt Jumbo as an adult, or just accurately guess the kitten’s future weight?

  27. 27.

    FelonyGovt

    Thank you so much for posting that interview, TaMara. They are so nice and so normal. What a relief it’s going to be to have people like that in power again.

    And I’m thinking maybe I will need to change my nym…

  29. 29.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @Ken: I was kidding about being colorblind, just using it to set up the question of Jumbo being the skinny one.

    My eldest son is color blind. I once asked him to take some blaze orange flagging out of a tree not 3 feet away from him. He. could. not. see. it.

    “It’s right there.”

    “Where?” with a look of utter befuddlement.

  33. 33.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @Ken: I do not go hunting with him mainly because he’s a smart ass who thinks it’s really funny to scream like a girl when I am reaching into a hollow stump to retrieve a squirrel.

  34. 34.

    Sure Lurkalot

    Speaking of ducks, as we are accustomed to do, I have lately seen both common golden eyes and hooded mergansers on Cherry Creek in Denver…I have taken walks down this creek path for many years and have not seen these ducks before. Shy pretty ducks!

  35. 35.

    dww44

    @TaMara (HFG): You’re right.  I recollect now that that was Miss Bianca. Thanks for the insight.  Yep, it will be interesting to see if there’s proof or not of her role in those Capitol Tours on January 5.

  37. 37.

    eponymous

    @Miss Bianca:

    I would like to adopt your district (since mine has the awesome Diana DeGette) to help boot Qbert. I recently got an email from Morgan Carroll announcing a Beat Boebert Fund. Do you know anything about this? Do you have a good idea where to put funds for the most utility?

  38. 38.

    narya

    Hominy is almost done cooking–posole later today, with the turkey stock from the thanksgiving bird, and (yes, I know it’s Not Traditional) some spinach so there’s a vegetable in there. Also: some baguette, with Rush Creek Reserve cheese. Will be reseasoning a pan, and baking some cranberry muffins with lots of seeds and fiber. And making the pizza dough for tomorrow. Right now, trying to talk myself into going for a run.

    Some of you may have seen that I had a delayed reaction at the injection site (Moderna, shot 1) on Friday, a week after the shot: swollen, red, hot. It is nearly gone today, and even yesterday it was significantly better, so it was a pretty transient reaction.

  39. 39.

    Geminid

    @Miss Bianca: Boebert won by a little under 6 points, the same margin by which trump won the CO 3rd. Hopefully a strong candidate can knock her out in 2022. Redistricting may help Democrats some; if population growth in the 3rd is less than the state average, some voters will have to be added.

  44. 44.

    Betty Cracker

    Doug E’s son looks so much like him! The Times did a fun Zoom interview with the Emhoff kids. An excerpt (Cole is the son):

    Cole: I was a senior when they got together, and I remember I saw a tweet that someone did. It was a photo of Kamala at the Kavanaugh hearing, and someone tweeted, like, “I’d hate to have to look at that face and explain why I’m late for curfew.” And I was thinking, “I’ve literally had to do that.”

    Haha!

  48. 48.

    WereBear

    One thing I haven’t seen mentioned is how both our Prez & Veep elects are part of blended families.

    That’s lovely role-modeling :)

  51. 51.

    WereBear

    Also, since the second subject is cats, I do wonder if Cat People are not unsuited to politics?

    What i mean is, dogs would love to shake hands on a rope line. They are retail campaigners. I see cats as more the Wonk element.

    Since one theory is that people choose pets to reflect a side of their personality. I love dogs, but the social pressure of a normal campaign would be excruciating for me to handle. I’m a homebody and sometimes, being a writer, a hermit.

  54. 54.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    @WereBear: I think that depends on the dog. Max was half Chow, half German Shepherd dog and he went from happy-go-lucky puppy who would follow the neighbors home to attack dog when he grew up.

  55. 55.

    M31

    @Aleta: wow thanks, those are great!  pretty accurate transcriptions, too :-)

    though I’m not sure all the octaves for the humpbacks were correct though

    “oh yeah humpback whale is a transposing instrument”

  57. 57.

    Betty Cracker

    @WereBear: Interesting theory, that people choose pets to reflect part of their own personality. I’m an introvert and homebody but am definitely a dog person (though I also love cats). Maybe its a complementary pet choice — adding a more gregarious companion to the mix to balance things out? :)

  59. 59.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    The cat and I are having issues this weekend. Or rather, I’m having issues, she doesn’t give a crap.

    What I learned this week is that cats are the natural enemies of jigsaw puzzles. I love jigsaw puzzles, love having one out on a table for weeks that you stop by and work every once in awhile, a few pieces at a time.

    We haven’t done one in years but started one about the middle of last week. Spent an afternoon getting most of the edges put together and then left it.

    Next morning, found that the cat had disassembled about half the frame and dropped most of the pieces on the floor. Grrr. With a feeling of futility and inevitability, we put it back together. Next day, much of the other half.

    This is going to be a long battle.

    Here is Tanya looking triumphant at winning today’s battle of wills.

  63. 63.

    WereBear

    @Betty Cracker: I like to say:

    Dogs are sports, cats are theater.

    You and the mister like to go out and bird watch and paddle a boat. Dogs can go, cats cannot.

    I spend most of my time (now) reading, writing, and watching movies. Cats are easier to please when I’m busy with that :)

  67. 67.

    mayim

    @Ceci n est pas mon nym:

    I have two solutions that I use:

    Thick, clear plastic tablecloth to put over the puzzle when not working on it. A sheet of rigid plastic works as well and I don’t need the clips to hold it down the way I do to fully protect a tablecloth from scampy Scout.

    JigsawPlanet.com. Not as fun in many ways, but a free account lets you create your own and save progress on puzzles others have created. You can also change the shape and number of pieces.

  69. 69.

    Geminid

    @Geminid: Well, redistricting will change the CO 3rd, but not like I thought. Colorado will likely gain a seat, going from 7 to 8. Not sure how this will affect the 3rd. Colorado has an independent commission that draws state and federal districts.

  70. 70.

    Miss Bianca

    @eponymous: I know that there is now heavy “beat Boebert” momentum. But I’ve removed myself from the state Democratic email chain, so I’m not sure which would be the best place to donate. I will make it a priority to find out!

  71. 71.

    Gvg

    @Ceci n est pas mon nym: You need to put a poster board on top and weight it. Remove to work it.

    there are foldable poster boards for presentations that fold in 3. Those are bigger but also easier to store. That is what I use.

    also I do an iPad version, I can do it even in the car when I am waiting for curbside this Covid time.

  72. 72.

    No One of Consequence

    @catclub: I too was struck by the thoughtfulness of this. How wonderful. ;)

    Thanks for the smile on a cold evening.

    Peace,

    NOoC

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