Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

After roe, women are no longer free.

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

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

Let there be snark.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

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

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

Chutkan laughs. Lauro sits back down.

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

We’ll be taking my thoughts and prayers to the ballot box.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

As long as McCarthy is Speaker, the House will never be in order.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

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

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

Trump’s legal defense is going to be a dumpster fire inside a clown car on a derailing train.

Take your GOP plan out of the witness protection program.

Cole is on a roll !

This fight is for everything.

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  5. 5.

    Soprano2

    I got to take my mom out for Mother’s Day, so that was fun.  I got to buy her a hanging plant. I couldn’t find any that were worth having last year.

  6. 6.

    eclare

    My first family get together in over a year will be next weekend.  My aunt turned 90 in April of last year and we’re having cake and ice cream.  My cousin said everyone’s vaccinated, should be fun!

  8. 8.

    Jay

    So the Tarzan backstory is plausible?

    Don’t have many Mom’s in my life, called Tool Rental Tech Support late yesterday. 45 min on hold, one tech in a Texas Call Center, for 897 stores.

    Spent 35 min talking to her about a Tech issue, she was clueless about. She had to take out an “issue report” and kick it up the food chain.

    PITA, but you get farther being nice and polite, and making an effort.

    At the near end of the call, wished her a “Happy Mothers Day”.

    She just gushed, as I was the only person all day, to say that to her.

  9. 9.

    something fabulous

    It is my birthday today! I have no kids myself, and my mom died 13 years ago on April 30, so this little stretch is always a little bittersweet for me, and the years my birthday is ON mother’s day, even more so. This year of course so crazy in so many other ways, was so grateful to be able to have a little gathering with 6 friends at an outside restaurant– just got home from it a bit ago. Last year, a group Zoom reunion that happened to be on my birthday: would never have predicted the year to come. But progress, of a sort! Happy mother’s day to all you mamas, of human, duck, step or god child, or whatever role you fill for your family of choice!

  10. 10.

    Jay

    @Soprano2:

    Buckerfields here used to have a “Mothers Day Event”, where you, or kids, with expert guidance, could build a basket of your choice, from hundreds of bedding plants and dozens of pots.

    Closed for the second year in a row due to Covid.

  12. 12.

    NotMax

    A paean to mother, with a half dozen journeyman character actors doin’ their thing like a well-oiled machine.

    ;)

    For those who recognize the faces or voices but can’t right off the bat put a name to them:
    Zasu Pitts
    Nat Pendleton
    Edward Everett Horton
    Ned Sparks
    John Qualen
    Pert Kelton
    .

  13. 13.

    Jackie

    I still have no timeframe when I’ll get to reunite with my daughter and grandsons. They live in Florida. I have no desire to travel there, and, as of yet, they have no way to travel here. She’s vaccine hesitant, and the boys are under 12.  DeSantis has ruined any thoughts of me visiting FL for the time being, and I’m in WA.?

  15. 15.

    Jay

    @Jackie:

    22,800 cases of all variants , ( even Indian). since Spring Break in Floriduh,

    and that’s with 1% of Covid cases in Floriduh being gene sequenced.

    Disneyland anyone?

    Sorry, about your situation Jackie.

    Fuck DeSantis.

  17. 17.

    opiejeanne

    @Jay: Disney World is in Orlando, Florida. Disneyland is in Anaheim, California and is the original park. They are run independently of each other.

    Disneyland is open to California residents only, with limited capacity and the tickets are expensive. Pretty sure masks will be required and anyone refusing to wear one will be bounced out of the park with no prospect of a refund, and possibly being arrested. Not sure if proof of vaccination is required.

    Not sure what the Florida park is doing but they will probably require proof of vaccination and require masks.

  18. 18.

    opiejeanne

    @Jackie: Hi Jackie! We live just outside Seattle on the east side, in Woodinville. Welcome to WA.

    I hope your daughter gets her vaccine soon.

  19. 19.

    opiejeanne

    Our two daughters and their husbands visited us for Mother’s Day, as well as my niece and her husband. They came bearing food and helped put up the new greenhouse. Everyone is vaccinated, and we had a great visit.

    We all got to hug each other, without fear. It was wonderful.

  21. 21.

    Jay

    @opiejeanne:

    I am front line, a disposable worker.

    Had covid, ( intubated), long haul, much of it has gone away with my first shot, will get the second, if I am lucky, in September.

    0 tolerance for maskholes and covidiates.

  22. 22.

    Ruckus

    @something fabulous:

    Happy Birthday!

    Mine is 2 months away and I will be retired before I then, when turn 72.

    My mom died just over 9 yrs ago and my sister, one of my best friends, went 4 yrs before that. Dad 20 yrs ago. I try to look forward rather than backwards, the last 20 yrs have seen so many I know, gone. The world keeps spinning, it keeps moving and that’s how it should be. It’s just a wee bit hard some days to see all the joy and the wonderment of life and living. It’s there. But the last year has been a lot harder for many to see it. To see why we settle for less in politics, in life, in living. Getting up every day is amazing, I’m glad I get to keep doing it, I just wish that some days would be a bit nicer, a bit more, a bit younger, a bit more wonderful. The last year has been a darkness in all our lives, in the lives of all of the billions in the world. We have a chance to have that light come back a little brighter, I hope that we can see that, experience that, embrace that, and not have to live in a world where some have actual hate for their fellow humans, because of their color, country of origin, religion or lack of, money or lack of, gender or desire to change that, that we can actually live in a world that isn’t fighting over scraps while others have far, far more than enough too much.

  23. 23.

    something fabulous

    @Ruckus: Thank you for this! I always look forward to your perspective on things. Very moving, and food for next year forward’s thought.

  26. 26.

    Sloane Ranger

    Mothers Day in the UK was on 27th March this year but my mother died many years ago at the ridiculously early age of 59. So, no-one to send flowers or chocolates to.

    Loved the video.  My u3a had a Zoom talk last week from an animal behavioural expert who specialises in primates and our cousins think and reason and feel much more than we realise or even, sometimes, want to acknowledge.

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