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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Trump should be leading, not lying.
Fucking consultants! (of the political variety)
Democracy cannot function without a free press.
75% of people clapping liked the show!
Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.
Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard
Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity
A fool as well as an oath-breaker.
A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals
… gradually, and then suddenly.
No Kings: Americans standing in the way of bad history saying “Oh, Fuck No!”
Hot air and ill-informed banter
Let’s not be the monsters we hate.
There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.
You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.
A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.
Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?
Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.
Radicalized white males who support Trump are pitching a tent in the abyss.
Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.
Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.
“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”
Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.
Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.
JaySinWa
I invoke my right to remain silent.
Old School
Good night!
Omnes Omnibus
Nice Temptations track.
Poe Larity
Do we have to?
rikyrah
Peanut got her booster shot yesterday.???
JAFD
Good news about the jackals of Europe
csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0105/Coyote-like-golden-jackal-is-laying-claim-to-Europe.-Why-now
Found this, btw, at
mikethemadbiologist.com
whose collection of links, scientific, political, and cultural, is well worth checking out
Have great weekend, everyone – keep warm, dry and healthy !
Omnes Omnibus
@rikyrah: Cool.
JWR
Drive-by AP link-drop before my CVS run. BRB:
FlyingToaster
@rikyrah: WarriorTeen got theirs this afternoon. There have been too many breakthrough cases at school; about half of 8th grade is now boosted.
Poe Larity
Pope Francis’ sneak out the record store, I wonder what album? Maybe he’s an Elvis Costello fan. Tears for Fears album is not out yet.
Omnes Omnibus
Joey and Ronnie.
brendancalling
Obligatory Motörhead. Phone won’t let me use the link tool, so: youtu.be/7oGHqMijc3M
Steeplejack
RIP, Ronnie Spector. Some rainy songs.
The Ronettes, “Walking in the Rain.”
The Shangri-Las, “Remember (Walking in the Sand).”
The Toys, “A Lover’s Concerto.”
Lou Christie, “Rhapsody in the Rain.”
Outliers: Brasil ’66, “Chove Chuva (Constant Rain).”
The Sir Douglas Quintet, “The Rains Came.”
Finally, in the Tops vs. Temps discussion, I have to say that after extensive study I have come down on the side of the Four Tops. A masterpiece: “Ask the Lonely.”
LeftCoastYankee
Tried some of Jon’s moves… big smiles, and a hip replacement… good trade!
Steeplejack
@rikyrah: ?
Omnes Omnibus
@Steeplejack: Memphis and Hi have an answer: Can’t Stand The Rain.
Steeplejack
@Omnes Omnibus:
Eddie and Ronnie.
frosty
@JaySinWa: Good one! I was trying to think of something snarky but that was way better than what I was coming up with.
frosty
@Steeplejack: Ah, the Shangri-Las. My favorite girl group (although any time Darlene Love sang it was close … “very very close”). Oops that was the Shangri-Las again LOL.
Steeplejack
@Omnes Omnibus:
Good one.
The Dramatics, “In the Rain.”
NotMax
@Steeplejack
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
The Rain, The Park and Other Things
Omnes Omnibus
@Steeplejack: I remember being too hip for that song until RONNIE. You just can’t argue with that.
Steeplejack
@Omnes Omnibus:
Inorite.
Omnes Omnibus
@NotMax: And with this, I am off to bed to sleep the sleep of the just.
brendancalling
@Steeplejack: i saw Ronnie live in 2019. Got some video on IG. She had the entire audience crying like babies. Just amazing.
Steeplejack
@Omnes Omnibus:
You bastard.
NotMax
@Omnes Omnibus
Handel, Water Music.
HumboldtBlue
@rikyrah:
Our clan is one booster away from all youngsters vaxxed and boosted.
The adults, on the other hand, eh.
Jay
@rikyrah:
yay!!!!!!!
mrmoshpotato
@rikyrah: Great!
opiejeanne
@Steeplejack: Ha! If he hadn’t posted that link, I was going to.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@opiejeanne: Yes, but have you heard The Beatles version?
p.a.
Good morning!
Anyone have experience w community solar? I know rules, laws will vary by jurisdiction, just looking for a general overview.
Ohio Mom
@rikyrah: Whew! And Woot! Woot!
Nancy
Nice to wake up and see how busy you all were in the early AM (EST). Thanks for the videos and all the suggestions.
LiminalOwl
Nobody’s posted this yet? Rainy Days and Mondays
A personal favorite that’s much less well known: Greg Greenway, Waterfall
And, just for completeness’ sake though I’m not especially fond of it, Laughter in the Rain
pluky
Bit of 80’s groove.
Here comes the Rain again
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cC9OhK2Ovw0
Quinerly
@rikyrah: ♥️
NotMax
@Don’t Rain on My Parade.
;)
cope
“Who’ll Stop The Rain?” by the group that had the most #2 songs without ever having a #1.
Another Scott
@Poe Larity: My phone tells me that Jethro Tull has a new album coming – YouTube – The Zealot Gene (3:58)
Cheers,
Scott.
S. Cerevisiae
Dead thread but I have to mention Zeppelin’s The Rain Song, preferably the live version.