Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

“Perhaps I should have considered other options.” (head-desk)

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

White supremacy is terrorism.

Come on, man.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

He really is that stupid.

Democracy cannot function without a free press.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

“Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on.”

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

Washington Post Catch and Kill, not noticeably better than the Enquirer’s.

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

I did not have this on my fuck 2025 bingo card.

Bark louder, little dog.

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

Books are my comfort food!

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

Second rate reporter says what?

“Loving your country does not mean lying about its history.”

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

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Respite: Crossing of the Awesome Streams

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So this happened:

 

Adam sent this to me a couple of nights ago; I suggested he post it here, but he bounced the ball to me, so, via Silverman, who seemingly does not want to sully his reputation for fierceness, let’s all take a midday moment of awesomeness before getting on with our scheduled apocalypses.

This thread is as open as it gets.

 

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  7. 7.

    different-church-lady

    True story: I’m at MOMA a few years ago checking out the Serra exhibit there. It’s getting towards closing time and I walk past a gallery and see a crowd out of the corner of my eye, look over, and think, “Oh, hey, that’s The Starry Night.” But there’s too many people gathered around it, so I decide I’ll come back in a few minutes.

    I walk around the corner into the next gallery, and I’m stunned by a huge Jackson Pollock filling up my field of vision. Based on images I’d never much thought of Pollock one way or another, but seeing this one in the flesh I’m utterly transfixed.

    The Starry Night: “Huh.” Pollock: “WHOAH!”

    I never did make it back to The Starry Night.

  9. 9.

    MattF

    Impressive that Starry Night and the first Webb image work together so well. Try drawing your own version of Starry Night from memory. It’s hard to get that feeling right.

  11. 11.

    Leto

    @Ken: Yes. It’s the “PrtScn” button on your keyboard, or if you’re on a mobile device press your finger to the image and then press “Copy”. Instant NFT.

  12. 12.

    Benw

    Awesome!

    Im waiting while my daughter is getting her first color and cut today, and I did not understand the scope of this operation!

  13. 13.

    trollhattan

    @Gin & Tonic: In the latest edition of Russia’s “I wouldn’t have hit the b#%ch if she hadn’t made me” Lavrov is declaring they are just gonna have to take more Ukraine because the US and the rest of the west are giving naughty Ukraine long-range weapons (such as those taking out Russian ammo depots), which threatens Russians who are in the parts of Ukraine that Russia already stole. I think I have that right.

    Russia’s military focus in Ukraine is no longer “only” the east of the country, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

    In an interview with Russian state media, he implied Moscow’s strategy had changed after the West supplied Ukraine with longer-range weapons. Russia would now have to push Ukrainian forces further from the front line to ensure its own security, he explained.

    The US had earlier accused Russia of preparing to annex parts of Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine in February, claiming falsely that Russian-speakers in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region had suffered a genocide and needed to be liberated.

    Five months on, Russia has occupied parts of the east and south of the country, but it failed in its original aim of capturing Kyiv and has since claimed its main objective was the liberation of Donbas.
    Since February, the West has supplied Ukraine with increasingly powerful weapons to use in its defence against Russian forces. Mr Lavrov says that has forced Russia to expand its objectives further.

    “We cannot allow the part of Ukraine controlled by [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky… to possess weapons that would pose a direct threat to our territory,” Mr Lavrov said in the interview with Margarita Simonyan – a well-known commentator on Russian TV and editor-in-chief of broadcaster RT.

    “The geography is different now,” he said, naming the southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions as Russia’s latest objectives. Moscow’s forces already occupy parts of both regions.
    -BBC

  14. 14.

    Jay

    @trollhattan:

    moron speak.

    if Russia could take and hold more areas of Ukraine, that simply moves the number of Russians in range of HIMARs, forward.

    Larov is just simply re-stating with a new “justification”, Russia’s original goals.

    And is providing more reason’s for Ukraine and the International Community to ignore attempts at a “negotiated” settlement.

    Has Larov made contact with Stiener?

  17. 17.

    prostratedragon

    Not too respitey, but I’m dashing out:

    A senior Secret Service official tells @JuliaEAinsley employees got two emails reminding them to preserve records on their phones, including text messages, before their devices were “restored to factory settings” as part of a planned reset and replacement program.
    — Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) July 20, 2022

  23. 23.

    Ken

    @pat: link to nytimes.com Absolutely jaw-dropping propaganda. AKA lies.

    The NYT has a reputation to maintain.

  27. 27.

    JoyceH

    Glad to see Biden speaking on the climate, but should he be standing out in the sun wearing a suit when it’s over ninety degrees there right now?

  28. 28.

    Sure Lurkalot

    @Benw:

    my daughter is getting her first color and cut today, and I did not understand the scope of this operation!

    I’m not sure why, but this gave me the giggles. Everyone could use a giggle now and then, so thanks.

    Hope she likes her new do!

  30. 30.

    Scout211

    Reposted from downstairs. This news seems more respite adjacent.

    Some hopeful news about the upcoming senate vote on the Respect for Marriage Act.  link to cnn.com

    CNN)Republican and Democratic senators said Wednesday they expect a bill to codify same-sex marriage to eventually win the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster, a sign of growing public acceptance and a sea change over an issue that had once badly divided the two parties.
    While most GOP senators are likely to vote against the bill, lawmakers in both parties believe there will be at least 10 Republicans who would join all 50 Democrats and advance the bill to a final up-or-down vote.
    Buoyed by the 47 Republicans who voted for similar legislationthat passed the House Tuesday, senators expected a similar show of bipartisan support when the measure hits the Senate floor.
    One key Republican, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, told CNN Wednesday he “probably will” support the bill. And, importantly, Republican Whip John Thune said he expects the legislation will have similarly strong GOP support in the Senate as it got in the House.

  31. 31.

    OW.

    Wow.  That image is insanely gorgeous.

    ETA: I’m in moderation?  Did the move reset us all to new commenters?

  33. 33.

    catclub

    @Leto: ​
     

    and then press “Copy”. Instant NFT.

    the NFT is the token on the blockchain that says “I (my blockchain handle) have a copy of this jpeg.”

  34. 34.

    Elizabelle

    @HumboldtBlue:   The pizza delivery guy should get any training he needs to join the fire department, or any emergency management agency he chooses, if he would like to go that route.  Career path, and benefits.

    He has demonstrated his courage and fitness, with heading into a burning building, without protective equipment, for the benefit of others.

    Good to see body cams picking up some good behavior.

  36. 36.

    Benw

    @Sure Lurkalot: almost 3 hours in and still going! I bought her a slice to eat while she waited for the dye to set which the salon ladies thought was hilarious!

  39. 39.

    PaulB

    The GoFundMe account for the pizza delivery driver, who was injured in his rescues, is now nearly $500,000. The original request was for $100,000 to cover his medical bills.

  41. 41.

    J R in WV

    This thread is full of the most wonderful stuff any Balloon Juice thread ever had. Starry Night, Webb deep space, Pizza Delivery guy saving kids, all just great.

    Thanks!

  42. 42.

    KSinMA

    @different-church-lady:  Ha! My true story is that I went around a corner at MOMA (where I go about once every 50 years) and came face to face with “The Starry Night.”  I had a very similar reaction!

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