Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Giving in to doom is how we fail to fight for ourselves & one another.

The real work of an opposition party is to oppose.

The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

Fear and negativity are contagious, but so is courage!

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

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

Republicans firmly believe having an abortion is a very personal, very private decision between a woman and J.D. Vance.

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

Dear Washington Post, you are the darkness now.

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

Disagreements are healthy; personal attacks are not.

We will not go back.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Many life forms that would benefit from greater intelligence, sadly, do not have it.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Stamping your little feets and demanding that they see how important you are? Not working anymore.

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

If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

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  1. 1.

    MattF

    I got my booster (Pfizer) this morning, haven’t turned into a zombie. Looks like CVS has cut back local vaccine distribution but I was able to get an appointment at a local supermarket pharmacy. Also got my flu shot yesterday.

  5. 5.

    trollhattan

    My kid tested positive this a.m. Says she feels like crap–sore throat, achy, no fever.

    So much for flying to LA to run this weekend, dad’s hoping it’s a very quick case.

  7. 7.

    Brachiator

    @David 🌈 ☘The Establishment☘🌈 Koch:

    BBC –  Queen Elizabeth II has passed

    The end of an era, however one views the monarchy.

    If I recall correctly, Elizabeth’s coronation was the first for a British monarch. Her reign saw the dismantling of the British Empire.

    There will be a hell of a state funeral.

    Charles finally becomes king. Will he retain Charles as his name as monarch?

     

  12. 12.

    oatler

    “Will he retain Charles as his name as monarch?”

    There’s a week’s worth of Colbert monologs (assuming he’s not “on break”).

  16. 16.

    David 🌈 ☘The Establishment☘🌈 Koch

    I’m gonna miss her year end addresses.

    Her messages always contained some wisdom.

  17. 17.

    geg6

    Anyway, because I’m an American, I’m 1000% more interested in what my president has to say.  At work and can’t watch, but I scheduled my booster for the new one and am taking my sister (who has trouble driving due to vertigo) for hers on Saturday.  I’ll be nagging my John to schedule his until he does.

  18. 18.

    trollhattan

    Already queen when I was born, so I’ve seen her face on stamps and coins my entire life. Quite the reign.

  19. 19.

    Martin

    Californians: extended Flex Alert today – 3PM to 10PM. Probably due to cloud cover in SoCal due to Kay keeping overnight temperatures very high. Peak demand comparable to the last few days but forecast to fall off more slowly than previous days due to high overnight temps.

  21. 21.

    trollhattan

    Received an email this week from my heathcare system the flu vaccine is available, and am wondering if the omicron-specific covid booster will be here in time to go for the twofer. Sign me up and jab me, yo!

  22. 22.

    JPL

    @geg6: If the media decided to have a split screen, I’d rather he waits.   It’s an important speech that needs full attention.

  25. 25.

    trollhattan

    @Martin: Clouds must be nice, unless it means hot+humid–do not want.

    We don’t get a break here in the Valley until Saturday, it’s 109, 110 today and tomorrow, with the added joy of a Sierra fire in the region bringing smoke downslope, with some AQI values in the 300s.

    Whee!

  26. 26.

    MattF

    @trollhattan: I tried to do that but the pharmacy strongly recommended making an online appointment for the COVID shot. The COVID bureaucracy makes things complicated.

  27. 27.

    Wanderer

    Years ago royal watchers obsessing on when Charles may attain the throne and George was predicted as his name choice.

  28. 28.

    Brachiator

    @geg6:

    RE: If I recall correctly, Elizabeth’s coronation was the first for a British monarch.

    Huh?  They’ve all been formally crowned.

    I totally messed that up. I meant first coronation broadcast on that new medium, television.

  29. 29.

    Calouste

    @JPL: It just means that she is married to the King, but not head of state. And i assume that at the moment they use it to make the distinction between Elizabeth and Camilla without having to use names. The latter probably is so they don’t have to use a name for Charles, who so far I’ve only seen referred to as “The King”, not as “King Charles” or any other name. But there will be an official announcement, likely tomorrow, that will tell us what is regnal name is going to be.

  30. 30.

    Feathers

    Can any post on the death of the Queen at least acknowledge how many jackals come from countries who fared very poorly under British rule. Also that there were many calls for an apology for this, which she refused to give. She offered sympathy and regret to the Irish back in 2011, so why not everyone else?

  31. 31.

    Matt McIrvin

    The stories aren’t unconnected. Elizabeth got COVID earlier in the year and had a rough time of it. Being 96 will kill you all by itself, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it contributed.

  32. 32.

    geg6

    @JPL:

    The media, as usual, has to show both sides.  A good American president giving us good news that is boring to the Village because it helps regular people and honoring a vapid, stupid rich person who never did a thing for America or Americans and probably spent almost no time thinking about Americans unless they were persecuting her beloved child molesting son or showing admiration for the daughters-in-law she hated.  Both sides!

  33. 33.

    Brachiator

    @trollhattan:

    Already queen when I was born, so I’ve seen her face on stamps and coins my entire life. Quite the reign.

    On coins, Queen Elizabeth’s profile always faced right.

    The new king will face left.

    Tradition.

  35. 35.

    CaseyL

    More interested in what Biden has to say, since I’m not British; but as a lifelong English/British/Celtic/Etc. history nut I do note the Queen’s passing and wonder what will happen next.

    It’s no secret Charles has been champing at the bit to be King.  Is there something in particular he wants to do now that he has the job?

    And I have an appointment next week for the new booster.  (I mask up all the time anyway, and it would be the height of maddening to get Covid at any time, after fending it off this long, but especially less than a week before getting the latest jab.)

  36. 36.

    JPL

    @geg6: It’s canceled.   I’ve been watching Guilt on PBS and haven’t seen the last episode.   Now might be a good time.

  37. 37.

    StringOnAStick

    Hmm, we complain about the media not showing Biden’s addresses about important topics, and here in a thread about exactly that, a Biden address, it turns into a la morte de Liz thread.  Human nature I guess.

  38. 38.

    Brachiator

    @Villago Delenda Est:

    “Charles” is pretty problematic.  After all, Charles I lost his head.

    Good point. And Charles II was a wild and crazy guy. So, probably George or Edward if Charles is not retained.

    ETA. There will never be another King John. He was too much of an asswipe.

    And no King Arthur. He was more mythological than real, and if a monarch had the nerve to name himself Arthur, he best be bringing Merlin and Excalibur, too.

  40. 40.

    Brachiator

    @JPL:

    Camelia will be Queen Consort, but not sure what that means.   Queen once removed?

    No. Just spouse of the king, but not in any way a co-ruler.

    Charles, or whatever name he chooses, will be King regnant. A ruling King.

    William and Mary were joint Monarchs. Mary actually had precedence in the line of succession as daughter of the king.  But William insisted that they go Dutch.

  42. 42.

    CaseyL

    My guess is that Biden’s speech will be postponed for quite a while, maybe until tomorrow, so the MSM can get Queen’s Death out of its system.

  45. 45.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Brachiator:

    Elizabeth’s coronation was the first for a British monarch.

    With only a few notable exceptions, every English/British monarch since the Conqueror has had a coronation.

    HLM’s coronation was, however, the first one televised. Is that what you meant?

    (Going back now to read the comments in case that’s what you meant.)

  46. 46.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Brachiator:

    William and Mary were joint Monarchs. Mary actually had precedence in the line of succession as daughter of the king. But William insisted that they go Dutch.

    Oh, well played :-)

  48. 48.

    Felanius Kootea

    @Feathers: Irish twitter seems to be featuring some rejoicing. Nigerian twitter is mixed, with one person facing backlash for ghoulish comments about her passing.

  50. 50.

    J_A

    @Brachiator:

    William III was Mary II first cousin (her father and his mother were siblings), and he was second in line after Mary’s sister Anne.
    By being co-crowned with his wife, he jumped over his sister in law. After Mary’s death he remained as sole king until his death, to be succeeded finally by his sister in law Anne

    After this anomaly, Parliament did not agree to grant Anne’s husband, George of Denmark, the title of King or King consort. George became the first “Prince Consort”. Victoria also tried -and failed- to give Albert the title of King,

    England’s only other King consort was Philip, husband of Mary I, who later became Philip II of Spain, But he had no survivorship rights and Elizabeth succeeded her older sister after she died

    Curiously, Philip I of Spain, Philip II’s grandfather, was also King consort. But he died very young, decades before his wife Queen Joanna

  51. 51.

    wv blondie

    Thanks for the reminder, everyone – just scheduled the omicron booster shots for self and hubbo for next week!

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