Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

The willow is too close to the house.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

It’s time for the GOP to dust off that post-2012 autopsy, completely ignore it, and light the party on fire again.

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.

This fight is for everything.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

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

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Just because you believe it, that doesn’t make it true.

Republicans in disarray!

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

“Squeaker” McCarthy

Americans barely caring about Afghanistan is so last month.

They’re not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

Optimism opens the door to great things.

You can’t love your country only when you win.

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

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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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