Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The GOP is a fucking disgrace.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Everyone is in a bubble, but some bubbles model reality far better than others!

We’ll be taking my thoughts and prayers to the ballot box.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

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

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

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

If you are still in the GOP, you are an extremist.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

Republicans can’t even be trusted with their own money.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

In my day, never was longer.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

So many bastards, so little time.

Bad news for Ron DeSantis is great news for America.

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

“I never thought they’d lock HIM up,” sobbed a distraught member of the Lock Her Up Party.

In after Baud. Damn.

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  3. 3.

    HeleninEire

    Got my flu shot and Bivalent Pfizer booster a few hours ago. So far so good. Headed to Dublin in 7 weeks and I wanna be healthy! Asked about the Polio vaccine but CVS didn’t have it. Apparently there’s a boatload of Polio in NYC’s wastewater. Because of course there is. I also asked about the MMR which I got 55 years ago as I entered Kindergarten. At the time they told us it would last forever but now they’re not so sure. Anyway….YAY for science!!

  5. 5.

    Baud

    Heather Heyer’s mom was featured on the second episode of the new Hillary and Chelsea show on Apple TV.

  8. 8.

    What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?

    @HeleninEire: I’ve been wondering about an MMR booster myself. I was vaccinated for Polio as a kid…assuming that’s lifelong protection but who knows? Measels…I had a shot in college because that’s when they discovered that the ones they gave us as kids (I was born in 1969) didn’t convey lifelong immunity like they thought. We had an outbreak at college so I got a shot from the county health department. But the other M and the R? Haven’t had one of those since early childhood.

  9. 9.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @Baud: We tried, but couldn’t get through the first episode.  It was just too hokey for our taste.  Hillary is very funny, but the show seemed like it was trying too hard to be funny.  It’s a shame because we love the concept and there’s a lot of great guests we wanted to see.  I blame HBO, not Hillary or Chelsea.  I think if they let them be themselves in a less produced manner, it would’ve hooked us (much like Hillary’s great podcast does), but something about it just missed the mark for our own personal taste.  Can’t wait for the next season of the podcast though.  Dying to hear HRC discuss Mar-A-Lago and the blatant hypocrisy of the Republicans now defending Trump, who wanted a witch trial for her.

  10. 10.

    Baud

    @UncleEbeneezer:

    The first episode was about comedians.  The second is less funny.  But it does have a certain style that some people may not like.

    I’m impressed with Chelsea.  I don’t think I would be so well adjusted if I had to live her life.

    ETA:. I’ve only watched two episodes so far.

  11. 11.

    dr. luba

    @HeleninEire: Did you get a complete polio series as a child?  If so, have you had a polio booster as an adult?  One adult booster is all that is currently recommended, and that’s for those in high risk situations.

    From the CDC:

    Most adults have likely already been vaccinated against poliovirus during childhood, and that is why IPV is not part of routine adult vaccinations.

    However, adults who are unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or are completely vaccinated but are at higher risk for contact with poliovirus should receive polio vaccination.  The following situations put adults at higher risk:

    • You are traveling to a country where the risk of getting polio is greater. Ask your healthcare provider if you need to be vaccinated.
    • You are working in a laboratory or healthcare setting and handling specimens that might contain polioviruses.
    • You are a healthcare worker treating patients who could have polio or have close contact with a person who could be infected with poliovirus.

    Adults who have never been vaccinated against polio should get three doses of IPV:

    • The first dose at any time
    • The second dose 1 to 2 months later
    • The third dose 6 to 12 months after the second

    Adults who have had one or two doses of polio vaccine in the past should get the remaining one or two doses.

    Adults who are at increased risk of contact with poliovirus and who have previously completed the polio vaccination series (IPV or OPV) can receive one lifetime booster dose of IPV.

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    sab

    @HumboldtBlue: His people HATE virtue and kindness.

    I am a lifetime away from Florida, but DeSantis just squeaked in against a black opponent. Is he the political genius the MSM thinks he is? I see him on camera and he makes my skin crawl. Plus he just piised off Venezuelans who in Florida are RWNJs.

    I may be wrong, but I think he is the new Chris Christie, who does ballsy stuff the MSM loves but horrifies the actual voters. “This guy is a major asshole and also is nuts.” And Christie only pretended to be nuts. DeSantis is. No normal human being even in power could be doing his stuff.

  17. 17.

    Dangerman

    @HeleninEire: Got my Flu Shot Monday. Asked Pharmacist if I can get Bivalent Booster at same time and he said sure; well, my last booster was 7/13 and Monday was 9/12, so I figured I’ll do it tomorrow and strictly follow the rules (two month separation) and went on Tuesday for booster and, nope, if not same day, it needs to be a 2 week separation. Shit. Well, I tried. Then went to Hospital for Covid Test (minor procedure tomorrow) and they still do the brain tickling test. Only 10 seconds of misery but … damn.

  18. 18.

    cain

    @sab: He’s out to steal that election, yo. He’s got his goons in all the election stuff. This is the guy who is just replacing elected officials with his own people. So, he’s pretty confident that he has his hands all over the state govt like a Mussolini.

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    sab

    I kind of liked Biden but he wasn’t my candidate until everyone else bowed out. I liked Harris but she was my number two. Then I talked to my dad’s nurse aide.

    I am old.  Black women, especially the older ones have seen it all. Trust them, or at least trust their judgment.

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    CaseyL

    I am in awe of President Biden’s awareness, and his willingness to do the work, spread the word of the work, and celebrate the work, of anti-hate.

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    sab

    I casually turned on CSPAN today because I didn’t want news, and hours later I was still glued to Peter Buttigieg in front of some congressional hearing on transportation.

    That guy is good at his job.

  24. 24.

    CaseyL

    @JCJ: ​
     

    I was actually thinking, “This man has been radicalized,” which is what we used to say before “woke” became a neologism.

  25. 25.

    zhena gogolia

    OT, but I can’t believe the tantrums KCIII is throwing over leaky pens and such. QEII never said the word “bloody” in public in 70 years. He’s just like Josh O’Connor! But in his 70s!

  34. 34.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @Baud: Good to know.  Maybe we will check out EP2.  I love comedians, but the whole clown thing was just strange (and old dude was creepy).

    Agreed that Chelsea seems very cool and well-adjusted.

  36. 36.

    Calouste

    @zhena gogolia: There was a lot less “in public” for most of the last 70 years than there is now. Definitely not being caught on camera.

    And I’m willing to cut Charles some slack for the moment. His mom died rather suddenly and he might not even been able to say goodbye. And then he gets dragged around from place to place for a week, while having to sign off on all kinds of stuff. Sounds pretty emotionally exhausting.

  41. 41.

    Geminid

    Florida attorney Ron Filipkowski had an interesting Twitter thread on the question of donations to Democratic in red, apparently unwinnable districts. He used the example of GA 14th CD candidate Marcus Flowers, who was featured on a recent Filipkowski podcast.

    Comparing Flowers to Amy McGrath or Jaime Harrison is an “apple and oranges” comparison, Filipkowski said. They ran statewide in red states, while Flowers is in a red district in a purple state that has close Governor and Senate races. Flowers could bring out extra Democratic voters in the 14th district that may stand Senator Warnock and Ms. Abrams in good stead.

    Filipowski said this is a good reason for Democrats to seriously contest red congressional districts, particulaly those in purple states.

    That’s not to say, though, that after several million dollars there may be dimishing returns on additional money invested. But Mr. Flowers is an attractive candidate and I can see why people donate to him.

  45. 45.

    Baud

    @Geminid:

    Flowers could bring out extra Democratic voters in the 14th district that may stand Senator Warnock and Ms. Abrams in good stead.

    This is a decent point.

  46. 46.

    SiubhanDuinne

     

    @Elizabelle:

    He seems to be a true Windsor. His great-grandfather, George V, and especially his grandfather, George VI, were known for their short fuses and their temper tantrums. In the case of GVI, these outbursts were well known in the family as “gnashes.”

    What I like is Camilla’s calmness in all this. She is the best thing that ever happened to Charles. In my wildest imagination, I can’t envision Diana being so soothing and practical. But it comes naturally to the Queen Consort. I’m glad she’s there to talk him down.

  47. 47.

    MomSense

    I’m taking next week off to help with all things wedding so this week at work is mayhem.  I’m trying to do all the things.

    I’m usually on top of the news but I am really out of the loop this week.  I’ll try and catch this video tonight.

    I love how Wile E Coyote De Santis thought his trafficking of refugees to Martha’s Vineyard would be a big FU to libtards. Now my local news is full of tearful Martha’s Vineyard residents talking about how much they love their new neighbors and how devoted they are to helping them. We may be puritanical assholes up here in New England but give us a job to do with the bonus of proving our virtue and we will eat that shit up.  Just watch.  These immigrants will be decked out in vineyard vines, living in beautiful AirVRBOBNB (alphabet rentals) and working at Black Dog.

  52. 52.

    MomSense

    @Geminid:

    I make a recurring donation to DCCC, DSCC and DGA.  They piss people off, but they bet the candidates and have metrics the campaigns must meet in order to receive funding. I think k it’s a better way to support candidates then giving to the ones who have no chance of winning.

  54. 54.

    Matt McIrvin

    @zhena gogolia: I was wondering about the numbers of the next in line–I think that if everything goes as expected, they’ll have William V and then George VII. So, continuing the prime numbers, I guess.

    (I had no idea there was a William IV–he was the guy before Victoria.)

  59. 59.

    Geminid

    @MomSense: I wouldn’t give any money to Flowers myself. If I were to donate to a candidate it would be to Sharice Davids in Kansas, and to Marcy Kaptur in Ohio and Gabe Vasquez in New Mexico if I had money left over.

    They all have tight races in purple districts. I think Flowers has enough money to make whatever impact he going to make.

  60. 60.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Matt McIrvin:

    As a little girl, I learned:

     

    Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee,

    Harry, Dick, John, Harry 3,

    Edwards three and Richard 2,

    Harry 4, 5, 6 — then who?

    Edward, Edward, Dick the Bad,

    Harry, Harry, Ned the Lad.

    Mary, Bessie, James the Vain,

    Charlie, Charlie, James again.

    Will & Mary, Anna Gloria,

    Four Georges, William, and Victoria.

     

    (I learned it from my grandfather, who learned it as a schoolboy in the 1890s, when Victoria was still alive. Have occasionally seen attempts at including the 20th-century monarchs, but they’re awkward and unmemorable. The poems, not the monarchs.)

  63. 63.

    Geminid

    @MomSense: trump carried the ME 2nd last time, and got an electoral vote for that. Golden is one of several Democrats who won districts trump carried, and they are all top GOP targets.

    I read that Maine’s 2nd CD is the largest one east of the Mississippi. Golden flipped it in 2018, the same year Sharice Davids flipped the KS 3rd CD. Forty Democrats flipped Republican seats that year. I think 7 or so did not win reelection in 2020, but I thought they all were impressive.

  68. 68.

    StringOnAStick

    If the good Dr Luba is still around, I have a question regarding MMR vaccination.  I had all 3 of those illnesses, including German measles and mumps at the same time (don’t remember a moment of it, too sick).  Does that mean I have permanent lifelong immunity or should I consider a booster since it’s been 60 years since I had them?

  69. 69.

    arrieve

    @StringOnAStick: Not a doctor, but I can share that my doctor recommended I get an MMR last year. I’m 66 and we didn’t get vaccines when I was a kid, we got the diseases. I knew I’d had measles, but apparently had mumps somewhere along the way (he could tell that from a blood test) and never had rubella. He said I was probably immune but the shot wouldn’t hurt, especially since I’d never had rubella.

  70. 70.

    Citizen Alan

    @SiubhanDuinne:  Yeah, but for a while there, I thought QE2’s goal was to outlive all of her children through sheer force of will so the throne would go straight to one of the grandkids. Then Will got caught in a scandal in which the word “pegging” was used and just said “fuck it” and gave up.

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