Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

Elections aren’t won by handwringing, cowering, and/or bashing your own candidates.

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

Israel is using food as a weapon of war. Unforgivable.

It’s not hopeless, and we’re not helpless.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

Dead end MAGA boomers crying about Talyor Swift being a Dem is my kind of music. Turn it up.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Can we lighten up on the doomsday scenarios?

When they say they’re pro-life, they don’t mean yours.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

I was confident that someone would point it out and thought why not me.

I desperately hope that, yet again, I am wrong.

Russia bombs Ukraine’s maternity hospitals; Republicans in the House can’t sort out supporting Ukraine.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Putin dreamed of ending NATO, and now it’s Finnish-ed.

The arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend itself. it’s up to us.

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  1. 1.

    Belafon

    “So smile or”

    Not only are they on a roll, but ABC framed the insulin part being removed as Republican’s fault.

  8. 8.

    eclare

    I am happy today.  Nancy says she has the votes, so she has the votes.  Great day.

    And I am astounded by the patience of Joe, Schumer, and Nancy.  I am so glad people like they enter politics.  I would have throttled Manchin and Sinema months ago.

  9. 9.

    dmsilev

    Even the FTNYT has this as a headline: ‘Republicans force the removal of a measure that would cap insulin prices at $35 for private insurers.’

  13. 13.

    randy khan

    I am in a pretty good mood already – an excellent week for the Dems and also an excellent week for my Mets (except, naturally, for the game I attended on Tuesday, but that is expected and so did not dampen my mood, and besides, I got to see somebody hit a home run in his first Major League game, and that’s both rare and a wonderful thing, even when he plays for the team you’re rooting against).

  16. 16.

    BC in Illinois

    Here is a protest sign, featured by Paul Bronks:

    I don’t normally do political tweets but in these times of hate and divisiveness,

    I think this is a message we can all get behind.

  17. 17.

    Raoul Paste

    Now quote these headlines from major newspapers, and there’s your campaign commercial.

    Easy peasy

  20. 20.

    NotMax

    (Repeated.) Slightly reticent about asking because of rhymes-with-lowbid, so consider this tentative feeler as to whether or not folks may be interested in a B-J meet-up.

    Planning to travel to NYC area August 24th through September 8th. Most popular days in the past have been on weekends, so that would mean a choice of

    Friday, August 26
    Saturday, August 27
    Sunday, August 28
    Friday, September 2
    Saturday, September 3
    Sunday, September 4
    Monday, September 5 (Labor Day)
    .
    Preference as to a date? Also too, afternoon or evening? Any strike-throughs are dates someone already has mentioned as not being amenable to their schedule.

  26. 26.

    eclare

    Covid=lowbid.  OK, I guess.  The only thing I could come up with was obit.  Which did not make sense.

  29. 29.

    MagdaInBlack

    I just watched Hal Sparks watch the tfg speech at CPAC. I think Hals strategic use of a fart machine really put the whole rambling whining presentation in the proper perspective.

  32. 32.

    JoyceH

    Jorts the Cat tweeted: “I do not understand the details but I’ve heard we are halfway to doing a thing everyone keeps talking about”

  34. 34.

    Yutsano

    @satby: What is really making the difference I think for all of us right now is that he really made the choice. They could have intervened to save his life, but he said no. After that, the hospital and the hospice both made him comfortable until the end. The fact that he took the dignity to end his life at the time of his choosing I think is making his loss easier. It’s also possible it hasn’t hit me yet.

  37. 37.

    Jackie

    @eclare: Several Progressive Dems have already stated on the record, they’re eager to vote and pass “as is!” Every”one” is willing to get this Bill to Biden.

    Democrats are pumped about the Nov election, and hopefully win both Chambers to pass more Bills that include everything the Republicans shut down because they could. The ability to remove the filibuster will be huge.

  41. 41.

    NotMax

    @eclare

    Too subtle? Okay, amended the text for the next time it comes around in a thread.

    Reaction thus far has been somewhat tepid.

  44. 44.

    West of the Rockies

    What a handsome catboy!  I can almost hear his thoughts:  “I’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe…”

  47. 47.

    JAFD

    @NotMax: Salutations, Not Max !

    Can probably make it, all possible days. Hope to see all youze there !

    Not going to make arrangements this time.  Renovating my building, so have to pack up my stuf, move out for week in later September.  Fun fun fun.

  48. 48.

    Miss Bianca

    OK, the Democrats kicking ass and passing legislation is awesome and all, but for truly awesome? Steve, aka That Magnificent Bastard, on his pink shag poof.

    *That* is awesome. Thank you, JC!

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