Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Democracy cannot function without a free press.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Lick the third rail, it tastes like chocolate!

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

Optimism opens the door to great things.

The way to stop violence is to stop manufacturing the hatred that fuels it.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

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

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

If America since Jan 2025 hasn’t broken your heart, you haven’t loved her enough.

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

It’s the corruption, stupid.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

White supremacy is terrorism.

Bark louder, little dog.

They punch you in the face and then start crying because their fist hurts.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

I don’t recall signing up for living in a dystopian sci-fi novel.

“Facilitate” is an active verb, not a weasel word.

Roe is not about choice. It is about freedom.

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  3. 3.

    Chacal Charles Calthrop

    Steve is beatific.
    I finally saw Dune and while a newbie unfamiliar with the book can follow the plot, it’s scarcely worth one’s time to do so. The whole movie is just a set-up for the next film, one beautiful shot followed by painfully detailed (if incoherent upon further contemplation) exposition followed by another beautiful shot, etc. At each new image of Timothy Chalamet meditatively contemplating yet another visual signifier of the House Atreides, I could only think, yes, he has a destiny, he must come to terms with his destiny. We’ve figured that out by now! in fact, we were told that within the first ten minutes! Can we just get on with the story, please?

  8. 8.

    HumboldtBlue

    Ya know what’s hard? Agreeing 100 percent with Tom fucking Friedman.

    “I am more worried about this country than I have ever been in my life. I am not convinced we are going to be able to legitimately transfer power in the next election.”

    Steve is a beauty, that’s photo-shoot quality right there.

    I can see the calendar — Toms of West Virginia, “Meet Steve, he’s single loves long walks on the porch, loves eating from a bowl on the floor and has complete control of humans.”

  12. 12.

    Old Man Shadow

    “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” ― Terry Pratchett.

  16. 16.

    AJ

    @HumboldtBlue: Holy sh1t, Tom Friedman? Wow

     

    John – thank you for this blog, it’s been a deep solace for me through Trump and the pandemic. I come here every day. It helps a lot.

  19. 19.

    HumboldtBlue

    @Gin & Tonic: ​ 

    I had to get the research fingers out. I had no idea Tom of Finland was —

    a Finnish artist known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and for his influence on late 20th-century gay culture. He has been called the “most influential creator of gay pornographic images” by cultural historian Joseph W. Slade.

    That’s why we read this blog.

  30. 30.

    Adam L Silverman

    @Chacal Charles Calthrop: @Major Major Major Major: The best version, in terms of actually faithfully telling the story on screen, is still the three part Sci-Fi miniseries from the early 00s. The effects aren’t that great, especially as time has gone on and the limited budget shows compared to Villeneuve’s version. The only really weak link in the Sci-Fi ministries is the lead actor. Alec Newman is just stiff. The British, Bulgarian, and Italian actors in the cast are fine, Newman is just meh.

  32. 32.

    NotMax

    @Major Major Major Major

    Used to be display cases of various minerals under black lights in an otherwise darkened room at the old Hayden Planetarium. No idea if it’s still there.

    Many, many decades later can readily remember which one made the biggest impression on kidlet me: aragonite.

  35. 35.

    majii

    Steve was recently forced to go to the groomer when he clearly wasn’t in the mood.  And besides, Steve does whatever the heck Steve wants to do.  Furthermore, he’s a handsome fellow, and I just happen to love fur critters.

  37. 37.

    J R in WV

    @Major Major Major Major: ​
    I didn’t know you collected rocks… me too! Mostly crystals with some fossils I found myself. Kentucky has lots of great sea bed fossils, geodes with crystals, fluorites, Ohio also…

    Danny and I joined a club that organized trips on weekends to big/famous quarries in Ohio and Indiana, we had to take an MSHA safety class! Which many folks ignored the rule about staying away from the highwalls. Have way too many rocks, built a big garage/shop with shelves for bulk storage of rocks.​

    Danny was my collecting buddy, inspired me to collect. When I was a little kid, I dug for buried treasure with my mom’s tablespoon. Dan showed me that there are actually precious stones that anyone with a little drive can go collect in reality.

    He was from up in anthracite coal mining country in PA.

  39. 39.

    Gammyjill

    I recently returned to Ballon Juice after taking off a year or so, and I’ve been hoping to catch a glimpse of that magnificent bastard.

    And there he is. He’s worth coming back for.

  40. 40.

    Reality Bites

    Haven’t posted for a while, but still lurk! Not even sure I remember what nom de post i used here! But I bought the calendar one year and donated to a few animal posts.

    So i thought I would throw this out there in case anyone has ideas. I’m helping to spay and neuter and do vet care for a large colony of feral cats near Roanoke Virginia.

    Their current home will be bulldozed soon. Anyone willing to take two or three Barn cats or Warehouse cats or Marina cats or two or three cats for anywhere, I am willing to transport within any reasonable distance. We are doing great on our fundraising, but not too great on relocation ideas.

    Feel free to reach out for any further information. I’m trying to post everywhere I can think of that has big numbers of animal lovers!

    Ken

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