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by John Cole|  February 22, 20214:40 pm| 56 Comments

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Every time I navigate to this website, it makes me happy when I see “Claire is Home” off to the right.

That is all.

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56Comments

  1. 1.

    Wakeshift

    February 22, 2021 at 4:42 pm

    Well said, JGC.

  2. 2.

    westyny

    February 22, 2021 at 4:45 pm

    I would say “second!” but I’m afraid of the Wrath of Cole.  Besides, by now I’m probably fourth! or fifth!

  3. 3.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    February 22, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    @westyny: No, you got the coveted second spot.

  4. 4.

    wvng

    February 22, 2021 at 4:50 pm

    Ditto.

  5. 5.

    SiubhanDuinne

    February 22, 2021 at 4:50 pm

    I’ve had the same reaction, John. It continues to be an excellent thing.

  6. 6.

    CaseyL

    February 22, 2021 at 4:57 pm

    A very excellent thing, and I hope David continues to update us on how Claire is doing.  (Hint, hint.)

  7. 7.

    MomSense

    February 22, 2021 at 4:57 pm

    @westyny:

    First is the worst

    second is the best

    third is the one with the hairy chest

  8. 8.

    leeleeFL

    February 22, 2021 at 5:06 pm

    Just wondering if there is any way to get rid of zergnet?  It really is annoying!

  9. 9.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    February 22, 2021 at 5:06 pm

    By letting some people make some good shit happen here, you make lots of good shit happen. I’m pretty sure that’s not a bad thing.

  10. 10.

    David Anderson

    February 22, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    @CaseyL: So far so good.

  11. 11.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 22, 2021 at 5:07 pm

    @MomSense: ​
     LOL! Haven’t heard that in years!

  12. 12.

    Wakeshift

    February 22, 2021 at 5:08 pm

    @MomSense:

    HEY!

    I mean, objectively, maybe.

    but still… haha

  13. 13.

    MomSense

    February 22, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    @mrmoshpotato:

    ?

  14. 14.

    catclub

    February 22, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    From TPM:

    Trump released a statement describing the Vance probe, which may be reviewing allegations of tax, bank, and insurance fraud, as “a continuation of the greatest political Witch Hunt in the history of our Country.” That now includes the Mueller investigation and two impeachment trials.

    Speaking of which, when is the DOJ going to release the unredacted Mueller report?

  15. 15.

    mrmoshpotato

    February 22, 2021 at 5:10 pm

    @leeleeFL: ​
    1. Fuck ZERGTrash!

    2. If you click on any post title, you can navigate by the upper right hand arrows post-by-post instead of having everything on one long page, and no ZERGTrash.

    Using Firefox here, btw.

  16. 16.

    CaseyL

    February 22, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    @David Anderson:

    ?

    On other topics:  Did anyone listen to the Garland hearing?  I caught some of it, but not all, and generally ignored GQP questions since they’re all morally and intellectually bankrupt.  Did anyone signal whether they would vote against confirmation?

  17. 17.

    Ben Cisco

    February 22, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    Mama Cisco got her second shot today!! I can go home soon!

  18. 18.

    dmsilev

    February 22, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    @catclub: I swear, there are more witches chasing him then there are at an All-Macbeth theater festival.

  19. 19.

    trollhattan

    February 22, 2021 at 5:15 pm

    @Ben Cisco: ​
    Woot!

    Think last week’s weather must have borked vaccine shipments because our county has no, zero, nada appointments for priority groups. Hope they double-up this week, and the planes keep their engines on the wings.

  20. 20.

    trollhattan

    February 22, 2021 at 5:16 pm

    @dmsilev: ​
    Donny wouldn’t get the reference in a million years, but I liked it!

  21. 21.

    MattF

    February 22, 2021 at 5:17 pm

    Open thread, so— we now present the pink trombone.

  22. 22.

    Ben Cisco

    February 22, 2021 at 5:24 pm

    @trollhattan: I was worried – shipments would be routed through Memphis and I already had a package stuck there for over a week. I guess her vaccine got in under the wire…

  23. 23.

    bluehill

    February 22, 2021 at 5:26 pm

    @catclub:  Also waiting for the IRS to either announce Trump’s audit is over or announce that Trump’s audit is beginning.

  24. 24.

    JPL

    February 22, 2021 at 5:28 pm

    @David Anderson: Sweet!

  25. 25.

    zhena gogolia

    February 22, 2021 at 5:30 pm

    @David Anderson:

    Thanks for the updates.

  26. 26.

    Ben Cisco

    February 22, 2021 at 5:31 pm

    @bluehill: I want every appropriate law enforcement agency; regulatory agency; oversight committee, etc. to swarm him like a pack of bullet ants. MAXIMUM EFFORT!

  27. 27.

    trollhattan

    February 22, 2021 at 5:35 pm

    @Ben Cisco:

    “Bullet ants” heh! Pair them with murder hornets. One cannot be too proactive!

  28. 28.

    JoyceH

    February 22, 2021 at 5:35 pm

    I so enjoy ordering groceries online for curbside pickup! As soon as you click to complete your order, you get an email with the subject line, “Groceries ordered! How easy was that?!”

  29. 29.

    Another Scott

    February 22, 2021 at 5:35 pm

    In other news, Reuters:

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested on Monday in Virginia on drug trafficking charges, the U.S. Justice Department said.

    The movie “Traffic” was a pre-documentary??

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  30. 30.

    Ksmiami

    February 22, 2021 at 5:37 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: yeah now can a certain blogfather call his fuckstick Senator and tell him to stop preventing women from serving in Biden’s cabinet? My patience with Manchin has really run low and I’m ready to fly to WV and find a young smart person to primary him…

  31. 31.

    Ken

    February 22, 2021 at 5:38 pm

    @Ben Cisco: @trollhattan: Why not cut out the middleman, and use bullet ants and murder hornets directly?

  32. 32.

    rikyrah

    February 22, 2021 at 5:45 pm

    @Ben Cisco:

     

    YEAH!!!

  33. 33.

    jeffreyw

    February 22, 2021 at 5:54 pm

    I could have has a vax appt for Saturday and had to turn it down because we were snowbound, they called again today and set us up for  Wednesday, noon.  No idea what brand we will get.

  34. 34.

    zhena gogolia

    February 22, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    I love Merrick Garland and Alexander Vindman.

  35. 35.

    raven

    February 22, 2021 at 5:58 pm

    @jeffreyw: Did you register with the VA for it?

  36. 36.

    trollhattan

    February 22, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    Oops, will move up one post.

  37. 37.

    J R in WV

    February 22, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    So glad she is home…

  38. 38.

    zhena gogolia

    February 22, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    Something that cheered me up enormously was that the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle had clues for Jen Psaki and Lloyd Austin.

  39. 39.

    zhena gogolia

    February 22, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    @trollhattan:

    Congratulations!

  40. 40.

    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

    February 22, 2021 at 6:06 pm

    @Ken: I find your proposal acceptable.

  41. 41.

    lowtechcyclist

    February 22, 2021 at 6:07 pm

    @Ksmiami: ​
     

    My patience with Manchin has really run low and I’m ready to fly to WV and find a young smart person to primary him…

    Mine too, but in WV, it’s either Manchin or a party-line Republican. And frankly, I don’t think even Manchin wins next time. In the meantime, a 50-50 Senate is way better than one where they’ve got 51.

    We simply have to pick up some Senate seats in 2022, that’s all there is to it, so that not every last thing is dependent on Manchin’s and Sinema’s whims.

  42. 42.

    Ken

    February 22, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    @zhena gogolia: Further verification of my theory that the world is run by a secret cabal of cruciverbalists, who bring certain people, companies, products, etc. to prominence so they can use their names when creating the puzzles.

  43. 43.

    jeffreyw

    February 22, 2021 at 6:10 pm

    @raven:

    No, with the county health dept.  They tell me we need to bring in photo ID to show we are over 65.

  44. 44.

    Ksmiami

    February 22, 2021 at 6:12 pm

    @lowtechcyclist: I get that but he’s getting out of line..

  45. 45.

    JPL

    February 22, 2021 at 6:13 pm

    @zhena gogolia: That was pretty nice, and I imagine she was proud.

  46. 46.

    Ruckus

    February 22, 2021 at 6:14 pm

    @jeffreyw:

    Pfizer and Moderna are so close in efficiency that it really shouldn’t matter.
    Word is that Moderna is first shot annoying and from personal experience Pfizer is annoying on the second. Seemingly annoying for a day or two and then back to normal.

  47. 47.

    westyny

    February 22, 2021 at 6:14 pm

    @mrmoshpotato: Then my work here is done.

  48. 48.

    Suburban Mom

    February 22, 2021 at 6:15 pm

    @zhena gogolia: Hey, I’m not done with that puzzle yet!

  49. 49.

    cain

    February 22, 2021 at 6:16 pm

    @Ksmiami:

    @SiubhanDuinne: yeah now can a certain blogfather call his fuckstick Senator and tell him to stop preventing women from serving in Biden’s cabinet? My patience with Manchin has really run low and I’m ready to fly to WV and find a young smart person to primary him…

    I must admit that his questioning of all the PoC women is annoying and unhelpful. There is nothing wrong with Deb for Interior. I have no idea what his problem is. Also punishing someone for mean tweets is a dumb take.

    I dont’ know whta game he is playing with his constituents or what he is seeing internally to act like this.. but he’s going to get more shrill as more EOs start coming out of the White House.

  50. 50.

    Kathleen

    February 22, 2021 at 6:17 pm

    @MomSense: But seven is the one who goes to heaven!

  51. 51.

    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

    February 22, 2021 at 6:26 pm

    @cain: What he NEEDS to do is get his ass in gear. Just the POCs he has a problem with? ?

    I do agree though, best we can do is get enough people on board that Manchin and Sinema don’t matter.

  52. 52.

    Raven

    February 22, 2021 at 6:27 pm

    @jeffreyw: yea I had to do that here. I registered with the VA and they sent me a text offering it at the local clinic.

  53. 53.

    J R in WV

    February 22, 2021 at 6:37 pm

    @trollhattan:

    Aww!  That’s so cool…!! Glad for her.

    Always good to excel at something you love…

  54. 54.

    J R in WV

    February 22, 2021 at 6:42 pm

    @Raven:

    they sent me a text offering it at the local clinic.

    That’s where we got ours, local Primary Care Clinic for our tiny rural county. The county seat was completely shut down Friday as we drove across town to the clinic, power was out for the vast majority of the county that day, Friday.

    When we got home around 6 in the evening it was getting dark, and we could see a light inside the house. When I opened the car door, no noise from the generator, blissful silence!

  55. 55.

    cain

    February 22, 2021 at 6:56 pm

    @Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant):

    I’m just really sick of the fact that we are always in a situation where we are someone’s bitch.

  56. 56.

    The Fat White Duchess

    February 22, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    @Ben Cisco: Congratulations! Excellent news!

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