Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

The words do not have to be perfect.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

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

Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

John Fetterman: Too Manly for Pennsylvania.  Paid for by the Oz for Senator campaign.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

Infrastructure week. at last.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Republicans in disarray!

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

Consistently wrong since 2002

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

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… and nobody could be more pleased about it than Young Peter, I’m thinking.

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  1. 1.

    zhena gogolia

    I love this so much, I’m not going to let tomorrow’s screaming NYT headline upset me.

  2. 2.

    dmsilev

    I think most female dogs would be insulted at the idea that they could have given birth to a Doocy.

  4. 4.

    zhena gogolia

    Twitter has gotten even more restrictive to us non-members. I guess they want to be Facebook.

  9. 9.

    trollhattan

    @debbie: Nice.

    I wonder if Russia still uses the wacky rail gauge the Soviets had? It might impede moving military freight around, but of course not if Belarus and Ukraine still have it too.

  10. 10.

    jackmac

    Is this how Jen Psaki will now refer to Doocy at daily press briefings?

    “Yes, Stupid Son of a Bitch, do you have question?”

  13. 13.

    Rusty

    The man is a lickspittle, but the rest of the White House press Corp is barely better.  They whined about not getting a press conference, asked terrible questions that took no effort to create and were intended as gotchas (Ask a policy question?  They are too good for that), and then whined the conference was too long.

  14. 14.

    zhena gogolia

    As is being said on twitter, the “Let’s Go Brandon” people are going to be very upset about this vulgarity.

  15. 15.

    Roger Moore

    @trollhattan: 

    I wonder if Russia still uses the wacky rail gauge the Soviets had?

    Wikipedia says that they do, which isn’t surprising. Changing your rail gauge is a big hassle, so they wouldn’t do it without a very strong reason. FWIW, Wikipedia lists Ukraine as using the same gauge, so it’s unlikely to be an impediment to invasion.

  17. 17.

    Starboard Tack

    Crappy human being says

    that he’d been duped into getting the COVID-19 jab by subliminal messaging in pharmaceutical advertising — and urged others not to fall for it.

    Good guitar player, though.

  19. 19.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @jackmac:

    If I even knew which channel number Fox News was on, I’d be sorely tempted to listen to Two Boobs and a Girl tomorrow morning just to see his daddy’s reaction.

    Or is Fox leaving all the official reacting duties to Tuckums now?

  20. 20.

    JPL

    I still have my health care is a big fking deal shirt.  It was worth the few dollars that I paid for it.   I hope that he sells SOB shirts.

  22. 22.

    cain

    Cue tomorrow’s headlines on TONE! Let the right wing pearl clutching begin!

    At least Peter, can now be proud that he’s been called a stupid son of a bitch by the President of the United States. He should wear it with honor.

  23. 23.

    Redshift

    @Rusty: This is why I don’t get too worked up about how awful the White House press corps is. Being the White House reporter has always been about getting your mug on teevee. Other political reporters have gotten worse and deserve all the criticism they get, but White House press conferences have never been where news is made or tough questions get asked and answered.

  25. 25.

    steve g

    Received my four rapid tests from the USPS today, having ordered on the 18th. Pretty quick turn around, I would say. The brand is iHealth.

  26. 26.

    debbie

    @Starboard Tack:

    I haven’t seen one pharmaceutical ad about the COVID vaccinations, only public service messages from health departments and city/county/state agencies. He must be hearing voices again.

  29. 29.

    Baud

    @planetjanet:

    At the root of the frustrations toward the reporters are two major crises the Biden administration continues to deal with: addressing inflation and the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. their dumb ass questions.

  30. 30.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Also, I really hope the writers hadn’t finished Colbert’s monologue for tonight, because he really needs to deliver a few Peter Doocy jokes while the story is still steaming fresh.

  31. 31.

    Roger Moore

    @debbie:

    What part of “subliminal advertising” do you not understand?  The pharmaceutical companies are so clever in their ads you don’t even realize they exist.  It’s like everything the Illuminati do.  Only the people who are on to their tricks will notice.

  35. 35.

    Formerly disgruntled in Oregon

    @geg6: Yup. But he’s an overrated player, honestly.

    Don’t let the door hit your ass too hard on the way out, Slowhand.

  36. 36.

    Formerly disgruntled in Oregon

    @Baud: He may have been an asshole too (IDK, but probably…), but at least JJ Cale could write decent songs. Very tasty guitar work as well.

  37. 37.

    Uncle Cosmo

    @Roger Moore: FWIW, Wikipedia lists Ukraine as using the same gauge, so it’s unlikely to be an impediment to invasion.

    I can vouch for that. In the early 2010s I sat for several hours, starting at 3 AM, in a train at the border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine while the bogies were being changed. I passed the time trying to decipher the customs declaration I’d been handed, entirely and exclusively in Ukrainian. Prior exposure to the Cyrillic alphabet allowed me to answer one question (no, I was not carrying anything radioactive) by the time the functionaries returned. Eventually I got through to them that they had to find either a translation or a translator if they wanted the rest filled out, and they eventually did. Welcome to the Former Soviet Union, where any language other than Russian is worthless…(And I include Kyiv, where my Ukrainian phrase book was of no value whatsoever.)

  44. 44.

    cain

    @planetjanet:

    Frustrated? That was a dumb ass question – but you know, it’s easy clicks for these idiots.

    We should actually feed their need for clicks – it’s the new reality

    I think thought we’ll need to be in a lot of diners

  45. 45.

    Roger Moore

    @Mr. Kite:

    It’s actually an 85mm difference.  Oddly enough, the original Russian gauge was 5 feet, which was chosen because the engineers were from the Southern USA, where that gauge was in common use.  FWIW, wider gauges are generally better for heavy loading but worse for tight turns.  That’s why mountain railroads often used narrow gauge, and it makes sense that Russia would be happier with a wider gauge than Western Europe.

  46. 46.

    LongHairedWeirdo

    @zhena gogolia: Recently, I’ve had a lot of success at opening Twitter links in Firefox private browsing mode. I’m not sure if it’s just a lucky coincidence, or if there’s a reason it might help.

  50. 50.

    cain

    Ladies and gents – we have now hit defcon Greenwald! Pearl clutching, talking about press freedom – and asking the tough questions? hahaa!

    Peter Doocy is doing his job as a journalist: holding powerful political officials accountable, asking the tough questions. For that, he is demeaned and verbally assaulted by the most powerful politician in the country, in public, possibly inciting violence by his followers.— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 24, 2022

  51. 51.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    @LongHairedWeirdo:

    I think it’s probably because you don’t start with any Twitter cookie scat in private mode and any you accumulate gets dumped when you exit the private mode. I’ll have to check that out.

  57. 57.

    Spanky

    @JCJ: My sense is that Joe well and truly knew he was standing in front of a hot mic. The man is out of fucks to give regarding the dainty press corps.

  58. 58.

    lowtechcyclist

    @zhena gogolia: As is being said on twitter, the “Let’s Go Brandon” people are going to be very upset about this vulgarity.

    More upset about that, I’m sure, than about an active shooter situation in…Brandon.

  60. 60.

    Mo MacArbie

    I guess “tough questions” is going to be the party line. Would you say so too, Mr. Inflatey Inflatorpants?

  61. 61.

    Mike E

    @Roger Moore: When Clapton asked Buddy Guy (at that sad and fateful music festival in ’90) “How do you follow Stevie Ray Vaughan?”, Guy answered at once, “You don’t.”

  63. 63.

    lowtechcyclist

    @Roger Moore:  The pharmaceutical companies are so clever in their ads you don’t even realize they exist. It’s like everything the Illuminati do. Only the people who are on to their tricks will notice.

    You see the fnords, then.

  64. 64.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    @cain:

    That reaches the level of self-parody.

    Speaking of parody, our own DougJ reached new heights last week when he published a real New York Times bit in his Pitchbot account—about the guy who was incensed that Chipotle burritos went up 75 cents—and a huge number of people were correcting other readers like “That’s a parody account! Of course it’s not real!”

    And, because it’s Twitter, the complainer guy was discovered to be a well-to-do stock trader who got a $9,000 PPP loan for working from home. And who previously paid $16 for a burrito somewhere else and thought it was great.

  67. 67.

    lowtechcyclist

    @cain: That’s hilarious, since Doocy has never asked a tough question in his professional career.

    And I wonder what, if anything, Greenwald had to say when TFG called the press “enemies of the people.”

  76. 76.

    different-church-lady

    I’m so old I can remember when Trump’s biggest appeal was that he always spoke his unfiltered mind.

  82. 82.

    Mary G

    My CVS texted me today that they’ve had to adjust their hours. I didn’t notice that much difference for ours, but a few have shut their stores to be pharmacy only.

    Is $475 too much to pay an emergency locksmith to change out three different locks in 2+ hours, including one in a warped door that’s taken professional locksmiths hours to conquer and one to quit and refund my money?

    Don’t answer, the peace of mind is worth it. Housemate’s husband was expelled from the house in May after a bad drug thing and moved to Lancaster, which CA jackals can confirm is one of the last places he should’ve gone. He posted some YouTubes of himself shooting school-shooting rifles and screaming about being King of the World.  I would’ve bet after living here five years that he was wholly on “Team Flight,” and never a fighter, but maybe not. The divorce was just final, so it’s the dangerous time. Keep us in your thoughts.

  83. 83.

    Uncle Cosmo

    @West of the Cascades: Didn’t have one handy. (I recognize that eastern Slovakia around Kosice [Kass] was once part of Hungary, but that was 90 years before.) A Russian one would have worked better – it seems to be the lingua franca (sic) east of the EU. Ukrainian worked fine in Lviv but once I got to Kyiv, no luck – everyone wanted to govorit’ po-russki & I remembered all of 20 words, mostly pertaining to chess…

  85. 85.

    Brachiator

    @cain:

    Ladies and gents – we have now hit defcon Greenwald! Pearl clutching, talking about press freedom – and asking the tough questions? hahaa!

    So we have to pretend that Doocy and Greenwald are both real journalists?

  88. 88.

    Kay

    Anthony Michael Kreis
    @AnthonyMKreis
    · 5h
    Legislation has been introduced in the Georgia Senate with to ban any public entity from requiring *any* vaccination as a precondition for services or facility access, wiping out the preexisting standards

    Knew it was next . Say hello to epidemics of childhood diseases!

  93. 93.

    Miss Bianca

    @Mary G: Yow! Keep you in our thoughts, indeed! That sounds super scary.

    Does California have any kind of red flag laws your housemate can invoke? If you have a non-crazy sheriff, housemate can show him/her that video and ask for help from the other county’s sheriff to get the guy’s guns get taken away from him. Just a thought.

  94. 94.

    Ironcity

    @Uncle Cosmo: When I was in Russia the one useful thing I left at home was my Russian English dictionary/phrase book.  It wasn’t too difficult, though the lady in Novosibirsk didn’t like when I couldn’t tell her when the bus to some town or other left.  The tour of Moscow was in Spanish in a car driven by an ex supply sergeant with at least one tour in Cuba and you can get an Egg McMuffin without cheese in the McDonald near Kiev Station by asking for a “Egg McMuffin with nyet fromage.”     No kidding.

  95. 95.

    David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch

    I was having lunch at road side diner outside Rangoon and when my waitress found out I was from America she told me she didn’t like Biden’s “tone”. She said Biden “should reach out to the other side and invite McConnell over for drinks so they can iron out differences like Tip and the Gipper”.

    So that’s the feeling of the heartland of Burma.

  96. 96.

    Mary G

    @Spanky: I agree completely. I believe Joe did it on purpose,  same as the BFD at the ACA.signing. The five or six hours that would’ve been all Biden-negative coverage about inflation etc will now be about Their.Hurt.Feelings which voters will laugh at.

  99. 99.

    Kay

    @Yarrow:

    They oppose vaccine mandates. They never made any kind of distinction. Boy the parents who were mad about schools closing for covid will be really mad when they can’t send them to school due to a polio outbreak.

    They’ll think masks were a walk in the park compared to this:

    Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious disease that can be deadly for babies. Whooping cough can cause uncontrollable, violent coughing, which often makes it hard to breathe. Its “whooping” name comes from the sharp breath intake sound right after a coughing fit. In babies, this disease also can cause life-threatening pauses in breathing with no cough at all. Whooping cough is especially dangerous to babies who are too young to be vaccinated themselves.

  100. 100.

    Ohio Mom

    @Mary G: My CVS is closing all together. It’s always been a mis-managed mess.

    And that sounds about right for a locksmith to me, and considering the circumstances, worth every penny.

  103. 103.

    Brachiator

    @David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch:

    I was having lunch at road side diner outside Rangoon and when my waitress found out I was from America she told me she didn’t like Biden’s “tone”. She said Biden “should reach out to the other side and invite McConnell over for drinks so they can iron out differences like Tip and the Gipper”.

    Very interesting. But sad. The GOP seems like a reasonable bunch of guys and gals.

  104. 104.

    stu

    @Roger Moore: Are belligerent countries really still relying on rail to carry out their invasions? Really, RRs were crucial to our Civil War’s armies, some 160 years ago.

  107. 107.

    Mary G

    @Miss Bianca: Actually he’s doing much worse in another place and Housemate’s network are at this moment plotting his arrest if they can get people to talk. We have a pretty strong red flag law, but so no threats specifically against us.  This is all precautionary on our part. I’m just being a drama Queen.

  110. 110.

    raven

    @Kay: I have to say that these morons in the Georgia legislature put forward all kinds of shit that will never pass. Now, unlicensed carry, soon come mon.

  111. 111.

    Shana

    @geg6: On the plus side, Neil Young told Spotify that they could air Joe Rogan or him and to take his music off the service if they don’t drop Rogan.

  115. 115.

    Brachiator

    @raven:

    I have to say that these morons in the Georgia legislature put forward all kinds of shit that will never pass. Now, unlicensed carry, soon come mon.

    There was a city in Georgia that made gun ownership mandatory.

    Ah, yes, from an old CNN story

    In Kennesaw, Georgia, local law says that “every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm.”

    God bless America

  116. 116.

    RaflW

    There’s a clip going around of John McCain just ripping into young Doocy. It’s from 2017, so not even that long ago. “Why would you say something that stupid? Why would you ask something that dumb? Huh?”

    But of course Biden will be held to a d̶e̶m̶o̶c̶r̶a̶t̶i̶c̶ different yardstick.

  117. 117.

    chrome agnomen

    young Doocy may act as if he is pleased by this particular attention, and many will happily reinforce that feeling, but he knows how superior a person the president is to himself in every way, and to be thus regarded by such a man cannot sit well with a ones self esteem.   (if he has any.)

  120. 120.

    Ohio Mom

    @Shana: according to google, a teacup is just under 3/4 of a cup; I’d check other scone recipes for baking temperature and time.

    I’m not going near that recipe though, the three of us in Ohio Family are not going to eat 16 scones.

  121. 121.

    raven

    @Brachiator:

    Sec. 34-21. – Heads of households to maintain firearms.

    (a) In order to provide for the emergency management of the city, and further in order to provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants, every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition therefore.

    (b) Exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who suffer a physical or mental disability which would prohibit them from using such a firearm. Further exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who are paupers or who conscientiously oppose maintaining firearms as a result of beliefs or religious doctrine, or persons convicted of a felony.

    In other words, Kennesaw residents were required to own guns … save for those Kennesaw residents who couldn’t afford guns, couldn’t use guns, couldn’t legally own guns, or simply didn’t want to have guns. Essentially, Kennesaw residents were never actually required to own guns, making most assertions about mandatory gun ownership and crime rates in that town highly problematic

  123. 123.

    Starboard Tack

    @Mike E: Never saw him live but met him once when he had his strat repaired at a music store where I worked. He seemed shy then, too.

  124. 124.

    James E Powell

    Reminds me of an episode of West Wing where Bartlet accidentally on purpose insults James Brolin’s intelligence.

  132. 132.

    Brachiator

    @raven: 

    In other words, Kennesaw residents were required to own guns

    The city passed the law, even if it was a stunt. Kinda like Trump’s wall.

  135. 135.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Ohio Mom: I’m not going near that recipe though, the three of us in Ohio Family are not going to eat 16 scones.

    Well, not with that attitude.

  136. 136.

    debbie

    @Mary G:

    My CVS has cut hours and closes for lunch. No wonder it’s taking longer to get prescriptions refilled.

    Hope you stay safe!

  138. 138.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Arne Duncan @arneduncan· 4h

    He can try to sell them, but is anyone buying? There is no bottom…
    Rudy Giuliani is Selling Autographed 9/11 Shirts for $911.00

    Richard M. Nixon @dick_nixon 13m
    What I would do — and I wouldn’t of course advise this — but if I wanted to really get his balls in a vise I might print this story out and tack it to the front of every fire house in New York City.

  142. 142.

    The Moar You Know

    If you have a non-crazy sheriff, housemate can show him/her that video and ask for help from the other county’s sheriff to get the guy’s guns get taken away from him. Just a thought.

    @Miss Bianca:  sadly, not even in California will the cops take your guns if you’re a clear and present and obvious danger to anyone. And it is fucked up that they cannot.

  147. 147.

    debbie

    @raven:

    If you can’t win, cheat. This is the age-old conservative tactic that their party leader has rekindled in them. It turns out that those notions of “personal responsibility” and “self-reliance” that conservatives insist apply to others are too heavy of a burden for themselves. They lose like spiteful children.

    Exactly!  ?

  148. 148.

    Brachiator

    @raven:

    whatever, my statement was about the state legislature.

    We don’t disagree, and I appreciate the clarification.

    I knew people who lived in the city who bragged about the law. Apparently, they were not aware of how hollow it was.

  149. 149.

    different-church-lady

    It’s okay that I’m drinking in bed. It’s a perfectly normal thing.

    It is okay to be drinking in bed, right?

    Fine, it is not at all okay to be drinking in bed I FUCKING HATE THIS JANUARY…

  150. 150.

    raven

    @Brachiator: It was 30 years ago when there were 5000 people there. Now there are 33,000 and  almost 50% non-white. Kennesaw State University is a pretty decent school and the area that used to be the country has been eaten by Atlanta.

  154. 154.

    Roger Moore

    @geg6:

    It’s not so much that May is a better guitarist than Clapton as that he’s proof you don’t have to be an asshole to play well.  In addition to sharing a stage with Freddy Mercury, May is well known for following his career as a musician by finishing his PhD in astrophysics* and campaigning against cruelty to animals.  He seems like an admirable human being, which Clapton clearly is not.

    *Not kidding. His graduate advisor told him the stars would still be there when he got the rock and roll out of his system.  It took longer than the advisor thought it would, but he did come back and finish his dissertation.

  160. 160.

    danielx

    @cain:

    Oooh, if GG is upset it’s terrible!

    Also I am a terrible person for enjoying Greenwald getting his undies in a wad.

  161. 161.

    Roger Moore

    @stu:

    Are belligerent countries really still relying on rail to carry out their invasions?

    I don’t know if they’re “relying” on it, but rail is still really valuable militarily.  It’s the best way of transporting heavy equipment like tanks and artillery any distance- one of the limits on the size of tanks is the dimensions of rail tunnels- and is far more efficient for transporting supplies than trucks.  Trains that had to stop at a border because of a difference in rail gauge would be sitting ducks for an air strike.

  165. 165.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Roger Moore: Every kilometer that your tanks and guns travel by rail cuts down on maintenance and repairs.  It also frees up roads for your wheeled vehicles.

  169. 169.

    geg6

    @Roger Moore:

    Yes, I’m well aware of how amazing Brian May is.  I’m an OG Queen fan.  I still have most of their catalog on vinyl.  I have nothing to play them on, but I won’t part with them and all the rest of my youthful vinyl.

  171. 171.

    gene108

    @stu:

    Are belligerent countries really still relying on rail to carry out their invasions? Really, RRs were crucial to our Civil War’s armies, some 160 years ago.

    Pretty much every country hauls a lot of freight around in trains. Moving arms, soldiers, tanks, etc. is just another category of freight railroads and trains can be used for.

  172. 172.

    raven

    @geg6: Electra Glide in Blue was on the other night. He and my high school friend “Hawk” Wolinski are in it! Hawk wrote “Ain’t Nobody”.

  173. 173.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @different-church-lady:

    Fine, it is not at all okay to be drinking in bed I FUCKING HATE THIS JANUARY…

    You hate it? I have a week left of Dry January and you just gave me the best idea I’ve heard in a while

  174. 174.

    Mike in NC

    We’re suffering though “The Last Duel” on HBO, starring and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Directed by Ridley Scott. Can’t remember a longer and more boring movie in ages. My eyes are glazing over…

  176. 176.

    Lyrebird

    @Mary G:  This is all precautionary on our part. I’m just being a drama Queen.

    What @Jay: said.

    And,

    you are being cautious in a country that still shrugs at domestic violence far too often.

    FWIW we will send thoughts of safety your way, too.

  179. 179.

    Brachiator

    @Mike in NC:

    We’re suffering though “The Last Duel” on HBO, starring and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Directed by Ridley Scott. Can’t remember a longer and more boring movie in ages. My eyes are glazing over…

    I guess things have not neatly come full circle for Ridley. Scott’s directorial debut was the fascinating 1977 film The Duellists.

  180. 180.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Well, Rachel just reported at the close of her show that POTUS phoned Doocy and apologised to him directly. Which, Rachel said, was the adult, decent, mature, right thing to do.

  181. 181.

    gene108

    @debbie:

    Smallpox, here we come!

    Smallpox hasn’t come back in 40 years, since it was eradicated. People born 45-50 years* ago and younger have not gotten a smallpox vaccine.

    Seriously, what smallpox and polio (nearly eradicated) show is mass vaccinations can eliminate transmissible diseases. They are success cases in the power of universal vaccinations to eliminate diseases.

    I know people love sarcasm on the internet, but measles and whooping cough have had resent outbreaks. Smallpox not so much.

    *The age cut off for no longer needing the smallpox vaccine varies by the country your from, and possibly what part of the country.

  183. 183.

    Leto

    @SiubhanDuinne: Doesn’t mean we still can’t laugh, point, and call him, “A stupid sob”. I was doing that anyways, but now I picture Joe in sunglasses, smiling, pointing, saying, “stupid sob.”

  184. 184.

    Jerzy Russian

    @SiubhanDuinne:   Did the President say “I am sorry you are a stupid son of a bitch”?

    On a related note, I tell my students “There is no such thing as a stupid question, only the people that ask them”.  As proof, I roll tapes of recent White House press conferences and media events.

  190. 190.

    Steve in the ATL

    @Ironcity:

     

    you can get an Egg McMuffin without cheese in the McDonald near Kiev Station by asking for a “Egg McMuffin with nyet fromage.”

    I come here for the practical knowledge that helps me in my daily routine

  197. 197.

    J R in WV

    @Mike E: ​
     

    Buddy is great, such an ebullient and confident performer. One of my (many) musical regrets is not getting to see SRV, though.

    Saw Stevie Ray years ago, Lonnie Mack opened for him and tore the place up and down. The show was awesome, a small hall with about 3,000 folks cheering for more music.

    Way more recently saw Buddy Guy on his 82nd birthday tour, he came down off the stage and ripped a long solo standing in the aisle righ beside me!!! His roadies were beside him every step up ond side of the hall and down the other side. What a great performer and person Buddy Guy is. Have seen him 3 times right here in town.

  202. 202.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @raven:

    I clearly remember when Sandy Springs was a crossroads with a gas station, a pizza parlour, and a convenience store. You drove through Sandy Springs on your way to the mountains for the weekend.

  204. 204.

    Jay

    Seen today,

    “Vaccination doesn’t mean you won’t die from a disease,

    just like education won’t mean you won’t be a f€cking moron!”

  207. 207.

    Jay

    @NotMax:

    at work, we have been collecting dismissive snark, to distribute,

    eg: “ I did my own research”,

    ”where did you get your medical degree and which laboratories did you use?”

    tired of the morons.

  208. 208.

    Kay

    @debbie:

    “MY child doesn’t have whooping cough and honestly it just kills a tiny percentage of (total) babies. Why do I have to do something about it?”

    I could absolutely see it. They’ll have bar graphs of whooping cough deaths compared to total population and it will look tiny. We’ll hear the auto accident comparison again. They’ll “do their own research”. The vaccine wanes so you’re supposed to get a booster- therefore that means it “doesn’t work”. What’s the distinction?

  211. 211.

    Jay

    Corp did a shout out the other day,

    but also issued a call to action,

    the Corp qualified for $760m in Federal and Provincial Covid “relief”,

    didn’t take a penny,

    pointed out how bureaucratic the hoops were,

    pointed out how scammers were able to take advantage of the system while many small businesses couldn’t,

    and said that if a local to us business was closing because of Covid costs, we are supposed to raise hell with our MLA’s.

  213. 213.

    Jay

    @Another Scott:

    if you have a basement with the hot water heater in The basement, one can do passive recirculating hot water with just a run of pipe and a valve.

    Hot water rises to the top, ( if it can), cold water sinks to the bottom, (if it can),

    No need for pumps if the layout is correct.

  214. 214.

    Redshift

    @Kay:

    “MY child doesn’t have whooping cough and honestly it just kills a tiny percentage of (total) babies. Why do I have to do something about it?” 

    Yep. I used to work with a guy who was an anti-vaxxer, and through I never engaged, I’d overhear stuff like this. One time he was talking about how hilarious it was that his wife who was vaccinated was the only one in the family who had caught whooping cough (I think, can’t remember for sure), and did you know the virus has mutated so the vaccine doesn’t work any more…

  216. 216.

    Starboard Tack

    @Jay: You can also use the cold water supply as the return but I think that requires a pump. Saw it on Ask This Old House.

  219. 219.

    Another Scott

    Meanwhile, in Alabama…

    VICTORY: Today a federal court struck down Alabama’s newly drawn congressional map.

    The state legislature must draft a new congressional map that contains two districts where Black voters have the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice.

    — ACLU (@ACLU) January 25, 2022

    Good, good.

    We have to fight them every single day, and we will win some when we do.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  220. 220.

    Jay

    @Starboard Tack:

    if the heater is at the bottom of the circuit, you put a tee connection at the cold water supply for the heater. Above the tee you put a one way flow valve in, so that the house water can enter from the plumbing, but the cold water feed cannot backflow into the house hold plumbing. You then connect the lowest part of the hot water circuit to the tee.

    no need for a pump, hot water as it cools flows into the heater where convection currents connect “the loop”.

    With the right layout, it’s all passive.

    Wrong layout, you need a recirculating pump.

  222. 222.

    Jay

    1. @Omnes Omnibus:

    I like metric, beats imperial, more so if you have to make stuff,

    Prefer 13mm to 1/2 inch to Whitworth,

    do you really want to go back to Whitworth?

    also prefer Robertson to Phillips or Slot.

  239. 239.

    Uncle Cosmo

    @Brachiator: So we have to pretend that Doocy and Greenwald are both real journalists?

    Urinalists. They whip out their wee, wee willies, wave them around, and wee-wee all over the nearest wall, hoping something of their smelly, insubstantial effluent will stick. (The only bit that does stick dribbles down their trouser legs as they fumble around trying to zip up & pretend nothing’s amiss.)

  240. 240.

    Miss Bianca

    @Kay:

    “MY child doesn’t have whooping cough and honestly it just kills a tiny percentage of (total) babies. Why do I have to do something about it?”

    This is almost exactly the sentiment expressed about COVID measures here in the schools. It makes me crazy.

  241. 241.

    JML

    @J R in WV: Also seen Buddy Guy multiple times. He’s just amazing. Sadly, I did not discover Stevie Ray until after he passed (have mercy, I was young). But when I was in high school the local blues fest was still free, and I went a LOT, and got to see some pretty amazing artists.

    It hurts that Clapton is a covidiot. I’ve loved his music. But the reality is he hasn’t been relevant as a recording artist for roughly 20 years. So while it’s a shame that he’s making some of his last years an utter embarrassment, I find him easy to ignore now.

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