Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

I wonder if trump will be tried as an adult.

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

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

Cole is on a roll !

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

The fundamental promise of conservatism all over the world is a return to an idealized past that never existed.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

This fight is for everything.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

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

President Biden is doing good where he can, and getting it done.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

“Loving your country does not mean lying about it’s history.”

Donald Trump, welcome to your everything, everywhere, all at once.

Second rate reporter says what?

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

Fight them, without becoming them!

Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.

American History and Black History can not be separated.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

Fani Willis claps back at Trump chihuahua, Jim Jordan.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

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  1. 1.

    Redshift

    I should be in bed.

    The RSS feed didn’t reconnect in my feed reader. Not a complaint, just an FYI. I looked it up again and the one I added is working fine, in case anyone else is in the same situation.

  2. 2.

    Chetan Murthy

    @Redshift: I noticed the same thing.  Unfollow, then follow, fixed it.

    BTW, I notice that the posts aren’t in descending chronological order.  That is to say, the newest post is not the first on the page.

  4. 4.

    JWR

    Heather Cox Richardson was on Amanpour & Co last Friday night. Transcript and/or 17 minute video at the link.

    05.27.2022
    Heather Cox Richardson on American Gun Culture

    Heather Cox Richardson wrote this week that “America’s gun free-for-all is a symptom of the takeover of our nation by a radical extremist minority.” Her “Letters From an American” newsletter has gained a huge following, and she speaks with Michel Martin about the state of American democracy and the failure of attempts at gun control.

    BTW, the temporary site was great, but this place, with all its little blemishes*, looks and feels sooo much better. It’s definitely home.

    • Using my browsers Back button to navigate comments is still hinky. And I have no idea why typing an asterisk gave me a List item. But no big deal, it’s HOME!
  5. 5.

    M. Bouffant

    Okey-doke, testing, testing … this thing on? Hello out there, I can hear you breathing …

     

    Damnit, moderation is not the answer!

  8. 8.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    I just spent 8 hours at the Home of the Orange Apron, putting together ONE delivery, hundreds of pieces of lumber.  Whoever put this delivery together must have dropped acid before setting it up.

  15. 15.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    Here’s a bit of the order I was dealing with…one line calls for 39 2″x6″x20′, then a few other items and 5 2″x6″x20′, which totally confused our order fullfillment app.  Why not just have one line with 44 2″x6″x20′?  Totally bonkers.

  16. 16.

    JPL

    @JWR: Thank you for the link.   Her newsletter is a treasure and I’m pleased she continues to write.

  17. 17.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    @JWR: I won’t even discuss how crazy my work schedule is…I told the HR person, I need 2 consecutive days off, since I’m a photographer and I need to travel to dark places that can be a bit far away and can’t do that with one day off.  Nope, get like Thursday and Sunday off.  Nuts!

  18. 18.

    Mousebumples

    @ BillinGlendaleCA: any luck trading shifts with coworkers? Eg, can someone pickup your Wednesday, and you’ll work their Sunday?

    Working in retail is generally not fun. Hope your coworkers are good, at least.

  20. 20.

    Betty

    Just checking to see if the site remembers me. Thanks for being here, Annie Laurie.

  21. 21.

    Steeplejack

    @Chetan Murthy:

    The posts are in the usual descending order except for Cole’s initial one at the top, which I’m sure is glued there for a while to let people know about the comeback.

  23. 23.

    Steeplejack

    @M. Bouffant:

    Repeating from last night, for all who wonder:

    The blog is starting over from scratch, so everybody’s first comment goes into moderation until it is approved by a front-pager. After that you’re good to go for future comments, if you checked the “save my info” box below the comment form.

  25. 25.

    WaterGirl

    @Redshift: Mine came back on its own.  I use Leaf, which is fed by Feedly.

    It just came back a few minutes ago.  My guess is that after no response for some time, different RSS readers check sites on different schedules.

    The lazy route worked for me!

  27. 27.

    JWR

    @ BillinGlendaleCA: “I told the HR person, I need 2 consecutive days off,”

    Why don’t you guys just start a union??? /s

    But dude, that sucks. Speaking of sucktitude, one time a few of us were on an important job and had worked overtime all week, when we were asked to come in 11-12 hours on Saturday, followed by the same hours on Sunday, but in one guy’s garage machine shop. That was 12 days I swore I’d never repeat.

  30. 30.

    John Cole

    I’d like to note that in her very first post back on the new site, Anne Laurie spent it yelling and dragging me. So things are back to normal.

  31. 31.

    WaterGirl

    @John Cole: I haven’t read the post yet, so I can ask this in good faith.

    Did you deserve the yelling and the dragging?

    edit: okay, I just read the post up top.  That’s yelling and dragging?

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