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You are here: Home / Open Threads / Thanksgiving Evening Open Thread: Working Holiday

Thanksgiving Evening Open Thread: Working Holiday

by Anne Laurie|  November 24, 20227:38 pm| 49 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, President Biden, Proud to Be A Democrat

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The President, First Lady and their youngest grandson Beau arrive at the Nantucket Fire Department to deliver pies and thank the first responders who are here working on Thanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/HPiq4L3pwx

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) November 24, 2022


President Biden spoke with reporters briefly in Nantucket after bringing pies to the fire hall.

He said he thinks there’s still enough support in Congress for more Ukraine aid, repeated his desire to ban assault weapons and said oil price cap talks are still “in play.” pic.twitter.com/m6xXVaJjUn

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) November 24, 2022

Jill and I were honored to speak with women and men of our Armed Forces this afternoon.

You gave up your seat at the Thanksgiving table to defend us – and we owe you a debt of gratitude.

You’re the best of America. pic.twitter.com/Y1WLXnCZQW

— President Biden (@POTUS) November 24, 2022

President Biden & the First Lady spoke today with the two owners of Club Q, the site of the shooting massacre in Colorado Springs.

They “reiterated their support for the community as well as their commitment to fighting back against hate and gun violence,” per the White House.

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) November 24, 2022

The president and first lady called military units today to thank them and wish service members a happy holiday. Last year, they did so publicly with pool coverage. This year, the calls were closed press and WH provided a list of units called. pic.twitter.com/49Etm3k3Ia

— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) November 24, 2022

Other people working on Thankgiving:

Then I’ll go pick up my mom — we’re having Thanksgiving dinner at our home this year. I hope you and your family are having a wonderful Thanksgiving!

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) November 24, 2022

(Couldn’t resist)

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  1. 1.

    japa21

    November 24, 2022 at 7:45 pm

    Great day so far.

  2. 2.

    Suzanne

    November 24, 2022 at 7:55 pm

    I was thinking about that book “White Noise” by Don DeLillo, since I just learned that there is a movie of it starring Adam Driver that comes out next month. I read it in college and loved it. Just went to my shelves to find it and it was missing (my other three DeLillo books are there, though). The ex-Mr. Suzanne took some of my books — without my permission — when we broke up. I bet he got that one, too. Grrr.

    $17 for a new one. Sigh. Will be here next week.

  3. 3.

    Jersey Tomato

    November 24, 2022 at 7:55 pm

    My nephew is part of the Secret Service detail with Biden family in Nantucket. He says Joe and Jill came by to thank them for giving up Thanksgiving with their families and laid out a spread that is sending agents into tryptophan comas.

  4. 4.

    JPL

    November 24, 2022 at 7:58 pm

    @Suzanne:  Yup exes are like that.

  5. 5.

    japa21

    November 24, 2022 at 8:03 pm

    @JPL:  Which is why I’ve done my best to make sure Mrs. Japa doesn’t want to be one.

  6. 6.

    Starfish

    November 24, 2022 at 8:04 pm

    This is a Facebook post by the brewery owner who was involved in taking down the shooter at Club Q in Colorado Springs. They have been overwhelmed by orders.

  7. 7.

    Comrade Colette

    November 24, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    Well, dammit, Covid finally caught up with our efforts to outrun it. My teenage son went to bed sick last night and tested positive this morning. He probably brought it home from his grocery-stocking job but who knows, and it doesn’t matter. At the last second, we had to cancel our already tiny T-day get-together with in-laws. They get all the turkey and mashed potatoes and we get all the pie and salad. I happened to have a whole duck on hand, so it’s in the oven. Monsieur Colette and I are asymptomatic and negative. We’re thankful for vaccines, boosters, medical staff who work on holidays, and ducks.

    Wishing health and gratitude (and something for which to be grateful) to the jackals.

  8. 8.

    John Revolta

    November 24, 2022 at 8:08 pm

    Maddy Prior!

  9. 9.

    Miss Bianca

    November 24, 2022 at 8:11 pm

    Ha, Anne Laurie, with regard to your choice of music, I’ve been reading a book I got from my sister’s collection last year, called Longbourn, by Jo Baker. It’s yet another reworking of Pride and Prejudice, but this time told from the point of view of the Bennet family servants. Let’s just say it’s…an eye-opening experience. Less about the romantic travails of the Bennet sisters and more about all the back-breaking amount of work it takes from the servants to get them to the point where the young ladies can moon over young gentlemen.

    (Thanking God right now that I had the whole day off doing nothing except for cooking and eating, and no waiting on anyone else!)

  10. 10.

    Miss Bianca

    November 24, 2022 at 8:12 pm

    @Jersey Tomato:

    He says Joe and Jill came by to thank them for giving up Thanksgiving with their families and laid out a spread that is sending agents into tryptophan comas.

    That sounds like it could be dangerous!//

  11. 11.

    JPL

    November 24, 2022 at 8:17 pm

    @japa21: Sweet.

  12. 12.

    geg6

    November 24, 2022 at 8:22 pm

    @Miss Bianca:

    Hmmm, that sounds fascinating.  I may have to read that.  Thanks!

  13. 13.

    Suzanne

    November 24, 2022 at 8:25 pm

    @JPL: @japa21: It’s worth a lot more than $17 to be divorced! That’s a bargain in comparison!

    I remember going to pick up Spawn the Elder from his house one time, and seeing my copy of The Executioner’s Song on his bookshelf. I snatched it right back. I even showed him where it got stained from accidentally being thrown in a dumpster. DON’T FUCK WITH MY BOOKS.

  14. 14.

    prostratedragon

    November 24, 2022 at 8:27 pm

    @Miss Bianca: ​ That sounds interesting. Whenever I watch a period movie I always marvel at the human and material resources required to get the hero and heroine out of the door. Sometimes, as in the beginning of Dangerous Liasons, it’s quite explicit.

  15. 15.

    JPL

    November 24, 2022 at 8:32 pm

    From Anne Applebaum

    Electricity comes back on in part of Kyiv – and people shout “Glory to Ukraine” through their windows.

     

    I’m so thankful for those who are fighting back against Russian invasion.

  16. 16.

    Benw

    November 24, 2022 at 8:34 pm

    A happy day here in Vermont. I took the big dog for trail walkies in the am (amazingly the local coffee shop was open when we came down out of the park), then ran a 5k on the UVM women’s x-country team course as a fundraiser for the team and food drive. Then I was sous chef extraordinaire (and dishwasher boy) while my wife made a really fantastic dinner. Took my daughter to the playground just before dinner was served. Just my family and MIL but it was very nice.

    Happy thanksgiving, everyone!

  17. 17.

    raven

    November 24, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    @Benw: GO DAWGS!!

  18. 18.

    Steve in the ATL

    November 24, 2022 at 8:39 pm

    @raven: this is an evergreen comment!

  19. 19.

    Betsy

    November 24, 2022 at 8:41 pm

    We had thanksgiving with my sibling’s in-laws.  My mom and dad and I were in a horrific wreck in June (as some of you may recall) and I didn’t think we would see this day. Normal thanksgiving in a house of family members. Felt good.

    My dad has so many problems though and I dread the days to come.

  20. 20.

    MazeDancer

    November 24, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    Jack Smith is working on Thanksgiving. He filed a letter about Team .trump’s legal lies.

  21. 21.

    JPL

    November 24, 2022 at 8:44 pm

    @Betsy: Happy Thanksgiving and I hope the days to come show progress, although the road ahead might be difficult.

  22. 22.

    JPL

    November 24, 2022 at 8:50 pm

    @MazeDancer:   I saw this on a comment from your link

    Barack Obama on Twitter: “One of my favorite White House traditions was telling Thanksgiving jokes – which at least I thought were funny. Here’s a look back at some of my favorites: https://t.co/t2azgScNau” / Twitter

  23. 23.

    BenCisco 🇺🇸🎖️🖥️♦️

    November 24, 2022 at 8:50 pm

    Had a good day. Continuing to heal/rest. Mama Cisco is good and with my niece.

  24. 24.

    eclare

    November 24, 2022 at 8:51 pm

    @MazeDancer:   Very good to see!

  25. 25.

    Urza

    November 24, 2022 at 8:53 pm

    Did the last guy ever do anything with the military beyond a photo op? Not even gonna pretend to ask if anyone in that family ever volunteered to help people.

  26. 26.

    Betsy

    November 24, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    @JPL: Thank you.

  27. 27.

    Argiope

    November 24, 2022 at 9:00 pm

    @Suzanne: That movie was filmed 2 blocks and 8 miles from me.  Neighbors volunteered their house for the inside scenes, and the outside scenes involved repainting the main drag of the closest town to mine. I never had an Adam sighting, alas.  Walked my dog as close as I could get and met some tech folks, but that was it.  We were all on high Kylo alert for a few weeks.

  28. 28.

    Jackie

    November 24, 2022 at 9:00 pm

    @JPL: He cracks me up when he laughs at his own jokes😁

  29. 29.

    Alison Rose

    November 24, 2022 at 9:09 pm

    @JPL: I love the sarcastic little laugh Malia gives him after the Hunger Games joke :P

  30. 30.

    Alison Rose

    November 24, 2022 at 9:11 pm

    @Jackie: Me too! That’s one of the most charming things about him–the way he’ll tell a joke, let other people chuckle a bit, and then in the silence, laugh himself. Love that dude.

  31. 31.

    funlady75

    November 24, 2022 at 9:14 pm

    @Jersey Tomato:

    I live 1 hr. from Nantucket Steamship to the island…..you must be so proud of your nephew.

  32. 32.

    zhena gogolia

    November 24, 2022 at 9:24 pm

    @Jersey Tomato: That’s sweet.

  33. 33.

    Suzanne

    November 24, 2022 at 9:24 pm

    @Argiope: That’s cool. I find Adam Driver hot. Which I also find confusing, because he’s kind of goofy-looking. And yet hot. WTF.

  34. 34.

    Alison Rose

    November 24, 2022 at 9:27 pm

    @Suzanne: Sounds like the concept of “sexy-ugly” from Kissing Jessica Stein.

  35. 35.

    NotMax

    November 24, 2022 at 10:16 pm

    Typical for a holiday, internet connectivity went walkabout for some 2½ hours.

  36. 36.

    eclare

    November 24, 2022 at 10:19 pm

    @NotMax:   I didn’t get any tweets for about five hours, made me go hmmm.  But I just got two, so all is well, I guess.

  37. 37.

    citizen dave

    November 24, 2022 at 10:24 pm

    Currently watching Where the Crawdads Sing on netflix (and reading BJ) Very meh for me.  Thinking of abandoning it and let the spousal unit fill me in later.  Formulaic.  And why can’t American actresses play these roles?

  38. 38.

    MazeDancer

    November 24, 2022 at 10:35 pm

    Mike Lindell is going to challenge Ronna Romney McDaniel for RNC Chair.

    No,  not a joke. Really happening.

  39. 39.

    eclare

    November 24, 2022 at 10:37 pm

    @MazeDancer:   Hahaha….let the games begin!

  40. 40.

    eclare

    November 24, 2022 at 10:38 pm

    @citizen dave:  IIRC that movie did not get good reviews.

  41. 41.

    mrmoshpotato

    November 24, 2022 at 10:48 pm

    @MazeDancer: Holy shitshow, Batman!

  42. 42.

    Jersey Tomato

    November 24, 2022 at 10:49 pm

    @funlady75:

    Sure am. He’s guarded the grandkids before, but this is the first time he’s been assigned to the First Couple themselves.

  43. 43.

    HumboldtBlue

    November 24, 2022 at 11:03 pm

    I watched the Lindsey Lohan Christmas movie on Netflix last night, well, I watched as much as I could take, and man was it bad. Even the sassy gay personal assistant and the “glam squad” couldn’t make a dent in that sappy mess.

  44. 44.

    eclare

    November 24, 2022 at 11:06 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:   Why did you watch that?  Serious question.  Is it supposed to be good?

  45. 45.

    Soprano2

    November 24, 2022 at 11:16 pm

    @Suzanne: There’s a guy in my choir who looks a lot like Adam Driver. If he grew the same facial hair he could probably be one of those celebrity impersonators.

  46. 46.

    HumboldtBlue

    November 24, 2022 at 11:30 pm

    @eclare:

    Hell no, those crappy movies serve as a muse for texts with my home girl. I get to describe the movie, and she gets the laughs. But even this one was too much for me.

  47. 47.

    eclare

    November 24, 2022 at 11:35 pm

    @HumboldtBlue:   Thanks.  Figured there had to some reason other than you are a big Lindsey Lohan fan.

  48. 48.

    HumboldtBlue

    November 24, 2022 at 11:43 pm

    @eclare:

    Last year on here I described the ridiculous Knight at Xmas movie, an absurd tale that was at least fun to mock, but last night was a trip to the dentist.

    Also, I’ve never understood the fascination with Lohan, she’s got a head shaped like a peanut M&M and the hairline of a coconut.

  49. 49.

    NotMax

    November 25, 2022 at 12:43 am

    @HumboldtBlue

    Both seasons of Home for Christmas on Netflix are enjoyable, without becoming drenched in sappiness.

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