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Sunday Morning Open Thread: Yay for Fishtopher!

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Something cheerful, for a Sunday morning…

Per the Washington Post:

… The “very sad and depressed” 5-year-old feline, a New Jersey shelter said, was waiting for someone to adopt him.

The call-out that went viral — possibly thanks to Fishtopher’s decidedly unimpressed expression — has been answered: A Maryland couple drove to pick up the “big cheeky boy” at the shelter this weekend.

“FISHTOPHER HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!” the Blackwood, N.J., shelter said Saturday.

Social media users have avidly followed Fishtopher’s story since a Twitter post with a screenshot of the seemingly grumpy cat’s online adoption profile was posted on Thanksgiving Day, earning more than 169,000 likes…

Tanner Callahan, 24, applied to adopt Fishtopher after his partner, Laura Folts, 22, sent the link to the cat’s profile — though it wasn’t initially “a super serious thing,” Folts told The Washington Post on Twitter. “We had been talking of Tanner adopting a cat or dog since he moved into his new (bigger) place, and had a trend of me sending cute animals as a joke,” she added.

Callahan lives in Baltimore, and Folts outside of the city. The couple posted pictures of their journey home with Fishtopher on Twitter…

Folts tweeted that Fishtopher has feline immunodeficiency virus, or FIV, which weakens cats’ immune systems and is similar to the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. Cats cannot transmit FIV to humans…

The executive director of Homeward Bound, Lysa Boston, told Insider, “We are thrilled with all the attention that he [Fishtopher] got and hope that it will make people realize that we have so many wonderful cats and dogs as well up for adoption that are so often overlooked.”

Of course, Fishtopher has his very own twitter account, now — and he (his humans) share pics of other forlorn shelter cats who are still looking for their own happy endings…

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  4. 4.

    satby

    Sooo many cats and dogs need homes. My latest little street cat rescue Bitchleen and her 5 week old kitten Murderpaws are doing really well. After just over six weeks of consistent healthy food momma went from a stunted older kitten size to full grown, though smaller, cat size. Complete transformation.

    (yeah, YOU try coming up with different names after more than 40 years of rescues)

  7. 7.

    Ken

    @mrmoshpotato: Maybe there are professional cat-namers, like the people who choose new names for drugs or paint colors. I always felt a little sorry for the paint-namers, since they have to do the whole thing over every year.

  9. 9.

    satby

    Special market Sunday today (😡) and I’ve been baking cookies since 6 am for the cookie walk at the UUs. Which I can’t attend, so no cookies for me. 😠😠 Probably just as well. Everyone have a relaxing day!

  12. 12.

    Ken

    @WereBear:

    “On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. I ate it.”  — Larry, the 10 Downing Street cat

    Larry is twittering through the 12 Days a little early. There is much speculation what he will do with the gold rings and the leaping lords.

  15. 15.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @satby: I would just reuse them. I am sitting here wondering who in their right mind would adopt a cat named “Bitchleen” or “Murderpaws”. How does one sleep with such an animal in the house?

  17. 17.

    WereBear

    @Ken: I can’t wait for him to move to Mastodon :)

    Everyone wondering when Twitter will sink into the earth spewing Botoxed grins of owning the libs can check out my page there.

    And I will, for my fellow Jackals, offer an invite to my server, because here you are at it. Sign up and there’s the trickiest part done for you :)

    It’s so much more welcoming with actual moderation going on. The only way to sail the conversation seas out there.

    From what I’ve heard from activist groups setting up there, they are already getting more acceptance and engagement.

    Remember to tip your server!

  22. 22.

    JWR

    Hey, dudes just asking questions.

    SAO PAULO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Saturday he thought it was “possible” that personnel at the social media firm gave preference to left-wing candidates during Brazil’s election this year, without providing evidence.

    […]

    “I’ve seen a lot of concerning tweets about the recent Brazil election,” Musk wrote on Twitter when asked by a user about elections possibly “handled” by the company’s previous management.

    “If those tweets are accurate, it’s possible that Twitter personnel gave preference to left wing candidates,” added the billionaire.

  23. 23.

    indycat32

    Update on the Hell-cat’s four demon spawn:  I captured number one last Saturday, and thought “this is going to be easy.”  Wrong!  Took me until yesterday to capture number two, so at least number one is no longer lonely and they’re snuggling together on the soft, plush bedding I got for them.   I have appointments with Indy Humane to get them all fixed on December 27 and 29, so I have a few more weeks to capture numbers 3 and 4.  I’m also feeding 5 big cats, so that complicates matters.  If anyone (Satby) has any advice please chime in!

  25. 25.

    Percysowner

    @Amir Khalid: It can be amazing how pets blossom once they are adopted. I worked in a rescue and there was this little beagle/chihuahua dog that was being completely overlooked. He was quiet and just didn’t stand out. I was looking for a dog, but didn’t want to take one that would otherwise get a home easily, so after a couple of weeks when there was no interest, I adopted him. I didn’t have a fenced yard so I took him for walks 4 times a day and for a full month we were totally ignored by everyone. Then one day, I went on one of our walks and people started telling me what a cute dog he was and it wasn’t just one or two it was everybody who was outside. It turns out all he needed was a little love and suddenly his whole body language changed. He was with me for 4 years and then got a tumor in his kidneys and I had to make sure he no longer suffered. For 4 years he was the best dog I’ve had. He was totally devoted to me and he was happy. Just being loved and secure changes animals for the better.

  26. 26.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @JWR: It wasn’t all that long ago when being antifa wasn’t at all unusual, in fact it was encouraged. One more reason to hope for twitters early demise.

  27. 27.

    Amir Khalid

    @OzarkHillbilly:

    Cats can always be renamed if the moniker they came with doesn’t suit them. And if it does suit them — well, remember not to get on the bad side of Bitchleen kitty.

  33. 33.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @Amir Khalid: Yes, I think I’ve renamed every pet I’ve ever adopted, but the question is, when you first meet a cat and they tell you, “This is our very sweet boy Murder Paws,” would you ever sleep without first locking the door and then wake up several times a night with the over whelming fear that maybe you had forgotten to lock it?

    I mean, we all know the only reason cats allow us to live is so there is somebody to clean out the litter box. What if Murder Paws decides you are stealing his shit when you clean it out?

  34. 34.

    indycat32

    I  call the demon-spawn kittens one, two, three and four because they’re solid black and I can’t tell one from the other.

  35. 35.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @JPL: Hmmm… come to think of it, I’ve had a few doorstops jump out from behind the door and trip me up.

  36. 36.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    @JPL:

    Walker should not be allowed in the Senate with his shaky medical background.

    In terms of his horrible personal behavior towards women and his profound stupidity, I can’t recall a worse candidate for the U.S. Senate than Walker. I hope Warnock wins by as many votes as possible.  Walker doesn’t simply deserve to lose, he deserves to be humiliated on Election Day.

  38. 38.

    Amir Khalid

    @Wyatt Salamanca:

    I’m surprised there’s been no serious debate over a particularly contentious statement Walker recently made — that he’d rather be a werewolf than a vampire.

  39. 39.

    Spanky

    @Ken:

    Larry is twittering through the 12 Days a little early. There is much speculation what he will do with the gold rings and the leaping lords.

    This is a no-brainer. The rings will get lost under the dresser, and the lords will, of course, get tripped by the ol’ drop-and-roll right underfoot.

  41. 41.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    @Amir Khalid:

    There needs to be a special place in Hell reserved for Mitch McConnell, Lindsay Graham, and Ted Cruz for pushing so hard for Walker when they know damn well he isn’t even remotely qualified to be a U.S. senator.

  42. 42.

    Nicole

    Awwww…. yay for Fishtopher!

    We are moving through our grieving process for our beloved Ripley and starting to think about applying to rescue groups for our next family member.  Unfortunately, the kid wants a dog he can pick up (at the moment) and the husband wants a (present or future) running buddy, which probably means a puppy mix of a medium-sized active breed.  Which means… who has two thumbs and will be the one housetraining? (answer: this person)  I mean, I “can” do it; I taught Ripley to play piano (so to speak). I just don’t “love” the idea of it. ;)

  44. 44.

    Kay

    Really pleased about the progress of this lawsuit. Fox’s multimillionaire celebrity hosts and guests lied about this company for months. They lied to advance their own careers and line their own pockets and I hope Fox finally has to pay for the damage they do.
    When all the other systems fail sometimes the civil legal system – taking their money- doesn’t fail- see: Alex Jones.

    Lachlan Murdoch, the chief executive of the Fox Corporation, is expected to be deposed on Monday as part of a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for amplifying bogus claims that rigged machines from Dominion Voting Systems were responsible for Donald J. Trump’s defeat in 2020.
    Mr. Murdoch will be the most senior corporate figure within the Fox media empire to face questions under oath in the case so far. And his appearance before Dominion’s lawyers is a sign of how unexpectedly far and fast the lawsuit has progressed in recent weeks — and how contentious it has become.
    Fox and Dominion have gone back and forth in Delaware state court since the summer in an escalating dispute over witnesses, evidence and testimony. The arguments point to the high stakes of the case, which will render a judgment on whether the most powerful conservative media outlet in the country intentionally misled its audience and helped seed one of the most pervasive lies in American politics.
    Although the law leans in the media’s favor in defamation cases, Dominion has what independent observers have said is an unusually strong case. Day after day, Fox hosts and guests repeated untrue stories about Dominion’s ties to communist regimes and far-fetched theories about how its software enabled enemies of the former president to steal his votes.

  46. 46.

    OzarkHillbilly

    @Wyatt Salamanca: he deserves to be humiliated on Election Day.

    I’m not sure that’s possible, he’s been humiliated every single day since he declared and never even knew it.

  48. 48.

    JPL

    @OzarkHillbilly: From Politico,

    Another What the hell is he talking about moment with Herschel.

    Politico did add this

    The House will be controlled by a narrow Republican majority next year and will not be evenly split between both parties.

     

    Walker said he hasn’t seen any lack of enthusiasm from voters.
    “They’re not [less motivated] because they know right now that the House will be even so they don’t want to understand what is happening right now. You get the House, you get the committees. You get all the committees even, they just stall things within there. So if we keep a check on Joe Biden, we just going to keep a check on him,” Walker said.

  49. 49.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    @OzarkHillbilly:

    The entire Republican party needs to be humiliated until it breaks free from the grip of Trumpism, which hopefully will happen when our great-grandchildren reach middle age.

  50. 50.

    mrmoshpotato

    @Wyatt Salamanca:

    The entire Republican party needs to be humiliated until it breaks free from the grip of Trumpism 

    Ain’t gonna happen.  That shitpile is Dump; Dump is that shitpile.

  51. 51.

    Nicole

    @Kay: Oh, that’s encouraging news.  Super annoying the progress of the case isn’t a bigger story on every media outlet (other than Fox, natch).  I forgot it was going on, in fact.

  52. 52.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    @JPL:

    Every time that I thought Walker could not say anything dumber, he’s proven me wrong.

    I can’t wait until Warnock wins, so that we can finally sweep Walker into the great trash receptacle of history where he fucking belongs!

  53. 53.

    Geminid

    @Wyatt Salamanca: I found the evolution in McConnell’s posture towards Walker’s candidacy  significant.  When Trump first proposed Walker as a candidate, McConnell expressed scepticism, and Georgia Repuicans were also cool to the idea. Within ten days they decided  that Walker was not such a bad candidate after all.

    I suspect they had in mind the sharp dropoff in Republican votes in the January, 2021 Senate runoffs. Many attributed it to didgruntled Trump supporters sitting out the runoffs to punish the “RINO” establishment. Now Trump was insisting on Walker, and Republicans feared that denying him in this matter could doom Kemp and the rest of their Georgia ticket.

    Had it not been for Trump’s sponsorship of Walker, Mr. Black, the state Agriculture Commissioner, likely would have been their candidate to run against Senator Warnock.

  54. 54.

    JPL

    @Wyatt Salamanca: A friend and I were discussing whether or not the repubs will toss him aside if he wins.   There is a question whether or not he was a resident of GA when he voted.   If he resigns, Kemp can appoint someone.

  56. 56.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    @Geminid:

    McConnell won’t even defend his wife against a racist slur delivered by Trump. Mitch is one of the biggest scumbags in the history of American politics. For their unwavering enabling of Trump, McConnell and Pence should live in infamy for eternity. Trump clearly had many enablers in the Republican party, but to me McConnell and Pence were the absolute worst enablers out of them all.

  57. 57.

    Kay

    @Nicole:

    Fox has settled lots of other cases- when the Fox celebrities lied about Seth Rich or sexually harassed and assaulted co-workers. I hope they don’t settle this one- I’d like to see these text messages:

    The judge, Eric M. Davis, has ruled in most instances in Dominion’s favor, allowing the voting company to expand the pool of potential evidence it can present to a jury to include text messages from the personal phones of Fox employees and the employment contracts of star hosts such as Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson, along with those of Suzanne Scott, the chief executive of Fox News Media, and her top corporate managers.

  58. 58.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    @Kay:

    Fox News and Donald Trump are both malignant cancers and I wish I could live long enough to see both of them eliminated from our public discourse.

  59. 59.

    Scout211

    SNL  last night’s cold open was so much like reality with Herschel Walker that it didn’t even seem like a parody.

  61. 61.

    Professor Bigfoot

    Tomorrow will be 12 weeks since Sweetie the (mini) Cane Corso joined our menagerie.

    Her name remains absolutely applicable; she is the sweetest great big ol’ dawg ever.  Took her to obedience class and the instructor was so impressed with how smart and trainable she was— she graduated early!

    Ripley and Cooper, the Yorkies, have come around (mostly— when you’re 10 pounds an 80 pound slobbery beast is rather intimidating even when you know she’s not going to eat you); and while three of the four cats refuse to come downstairs yet, the youngest has become Sweetie’s own cat, allowed to steal kibble from Sweetie’s bowl.

    Life is pretty good. ☺️

  62. 62.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    @Scout211:

    I don’t envy SNL’s writers. It’s an enormous challenge to parody an actual parody like Herschel Walker or Donald Trump.

  63. 63.

    Geminid

    @Wyatt Salamanca: Well, I described McConnell’s actions in the Walker matter without making a more general moral condemnation of him.

    I do this a lot, but not because I don’t make moral judgements. I just don’t center them in my observations. I know others will pick up my slack in this area.

  65. 65.

    J R in WV

    @Percysowner: ​
     

    Just being loved and secure changes animals for the better.

    I would say Just being loved and secure changes animals EVERYONE for the better.

  67. 67.

    Spanky

    So yesterday Trump called for terminating the constitution and installing himself as “President”*. I’m sure other GOP leaders are queueing up at the Sunday morning shows to condemn him as I type this.

    (* Hey, if the constitution is terminated he can call himself whatever he likes.)

  68. 68.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    @Geminid:

    It is true that I described McConnell’s actions in the Walker matter without making a more general moral condemnation of him.

    Even though it’s 2022, I still feel the same level of outrage as I did on Election Day of 2016.  McConnell, Pence, et. al. knew damn well that Trump was not remotely qualified to be President and that he was a horrendous human being. Yet they enthusiastically supported his candidacy.

    Just yesterday, Trump openly called for ripping up the Constitution and installing him as a dictator.  McConnell and every Rethuglican serving in the House and Senate should be hounded by the media to state for the record if they agree with this latest garbage vomited out by Trump.

  69. 69.

    prostratedragon

    @Wyatt Salamanca:  Somewhere in Dante’s 8th circle perhaps, where frauds of various kinds are found.  One thinks of the 5th pocket with the giant farther fanfare, for sellers of public offices. Or maybe the 8th  pocket, for those who give fraudulent advice to others.

  72. 72.

    WereBear

    @Nicole: My pro tip is to put the puppy on a leash and tie the leash to your belt. Go through your day together.

    When they start to do that sniffing squatting  body language, ustle them out the door.

    Granted Newfies are easy but I had my new mix puppy trained in two days this way. Best of luck with your choice.

  73. 73.

    Nukular Biskits

    That’s not me crying …

    And I thought my family was the only one to name our pets strangely … not to mention giving them nicknames.

    Current feline menagerie (all rescues):

    1. Scylla, aka “KittyCow” (her sister, Charybdis, met a tragic end several years ago).

    2. Yin, aka “Yinny-bug” … who is sister to ..

    3. Yang, aka “Yang-yang Dah Stewpit Kitty” (you’d have to see look on his face).

    4. Chimera, aka “Little Wicked Kitty Thing” (found as a newborn laying on the freezing ground Christmas Day about 4 years ago, no momcat in sight).

    The current canine menagerie:

    1. Fenris, aka “Fenny-ma-renny” (a Great Pyrenees mix-mutt)

    His companion, Tuiren (aka Tu-tu-Magoo), a beagle, passed away from what we think was a stroke last week.  :>(

    And many others who have passed over the Rainbow Bridge.

  76. 76.

    Jackie

    @Wyatt Salamanca: Amen! I want him to lose so badly he hightails it back to Texas Dec 7.

    Maybe in the next two years Cruz pisses TFG off by challenging his ordained right to be The GQP presidential nominee and forces Walker to primary him!😁

  79. 79.

    oklahomo

    @WereBear: I have been pleasantly surprised by the Mastodon experience.  I loathe Instagram — every funky piece of cat art gets a couple of NFT pimps trying to grift. And I’ve only blocked two people, much different than Twitter.

  80. 80.

    Geminid

    @Jackie: I think Texas 2nd CD Congressman Dan Crenshaw (the guy with the eye patch) will run for Cruz’s Senate seat. Crenshaw is an ambitious man, and will be 40 in 2024.

    And I have a hunch Cruz will run for President. He’ll never win the nomination, but at least that way Cruz can end his career on a high note: he’ll have lost because he stood up for true conservative principles, and not because his fellow Texans think he’s an asshole.

    Then Cruz will join a fancy Houston law firm and make good money. Elite law firms like having an ex-Senator in the partnership.

  82. 82.

    Nicole

    @WereBear: That’s great advice.  Though, we’re in a 3rd floor apartment so the pup would still have to wait a couple of minutes to make it to the outside.  But I have lots of practice from the last few months getting up every 2 hours to take a dog out (dear, sweet Ripley, right until the end, did NOT want to pee in the apartment) so I figure at least I’m good for for the frequent trips outside for a small bladder.

  83. 83.

    Nicole

    @Kay: I’d like to see those messages, too.  Fox is arguing that Dominion isn’t worth what it’s suing for, so I suspect that is putting a knot in settling.  Good.  Let that knot stay knotted all the way through a trial.

  85. 85.

    Geminid

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Ted Cruz has been campaigning for Republicans all over the country. He even helped Yesli Vega, Abigail Spanberger’s VA 7th CD opponent, win her nomination. I think Cruz is networking with a 2024 Presidential campaign in mind.

    I don’t think Trump can scare Cruz off any more than he can scare DeSantis, Christie and Pompeo off. DeSantis might wait for 2028, but for Christie and Pompeo, I think it’s 2024 or never. And I’m not sure DeSantis can resist jumping in if Christie and Pompeo do.

  86. 86.

    Gvg

    @indycat32: I hang out on I can haz cheezeburger for mood correction from politics. A black cat moniker I have recently encountered there is sootsprite.

  87. 87.

    Kay

    What does “woke” mean?
    It’s a question liberals and progressives often would like to ask Republicans, whose ubiquitous use of the term “woke” — a phrase originally used by progressives to signify an awareness of racial and economic injustices endemic to U.S. society — has turned the word into a four-letter pejorative.
    During the three-day trial this week challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, attorneys for Warren were able to put that question to aides for DeSantis, who called Florida the place where “woke goes to die” in his victory speech after being reelected last month.

    Here is DeSantis attorney defing “woke”:

    Asked what “woke” means more generally, Newman said “it would be the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.”

    Finally- a clear recitation of what the War On Woke is about – they oppose addressing injustices.

  89. 89.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @Geminid:

    I think Cruz is networking with a 2024 Presidential campaign in mind.

    No doubt. Even Teeny-Weenie Marco is said to be considering a run, though I would think trump or De Santis would both scare him off.

    Totally agree on teh rest of your comment. Christie at least will make a showing in fund-raising and polling, I don’t know how well he’ll do in actual primaries before losing. Given his resume, from West Point to Secretary of State, it’s remarkable what an insignificant figure Mike Pompeo is. It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future, but I’m pretty confident that he’s washed up.

  90. 90.

    Jackie

    @Kay: Yup. I’ve been accused of being Woke a few times. Each time I said thank you for the compliment! And added, at least I’m not close minded (like you – left unspoken but hanging in the air.)

  91. 91.

    Geminid

    @Jackie: It would be funny to see Walker run against Cruz. Sort of. But instead of seeking public office again, Walker would do better to apply to the NFL program that supports former players with traumatic brain injuries.

  92. 92.

    schrodingers_cat

    Jorts the cat amplified the call for this kitteh. Cat twitter is the best.

    OT: Does anyone have the instant pot with the air fryer lid? I am thinking of buying it. Do you use it often?Is it a good purchase.

  93. 93.

    Geminid

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Something I keep in mind about Pompeo is his connection to the Koch network. When Pompeo left the Army, the Kochs financed the purchase of a Wichita aircraft component manufacturer by Pompeo and three partners. After a few years Pompeo won the Kansas House seat centered on Wichita, which is the headquarters of Koch Industries.. He was the Kochs’ blue-eyed boy, and that network still stands even if there is only one Koch brother left. All that is to say that Pompeo will not lack for money if he runs.

    Plus, Pompeo has been cultivating the political evangelical network, in competition with DeSantis. I think Pompeo will run, and if things break his way he could be one of the last two men standing. And while this may be a minority opinion here, I don’t think Trump will be one of the two.

  96. 96.

    cain

    @JPL: ​
     
    Walker can do perform late term abortions by himself on the steps of an evangelical church wearing a “Will fuck for Satan” and still the base would vote for him.

  97. 97.

    Geminid

    @WaterGirl: One of the last two men standing on the Republican side. I would not predict who they will be, but they’ll be men for sure.

    Although when I think about it, I should say guys instead.

  99. 99.

    cain

    @Kay: ​

    @JPL: ​
     

    That would be some real stupid shit if he illegally voted for himself in Georgia while living somewhere else. GOP candidate committing voter fraud against himself should be the headline everywhere.

  100. 100.

    MazeDancer

    @schrodingers_cat:

    This was all Jorts, IMHO.

    People went nuts. The replies went on forever.

    When the adopters announced their bringing kitty home, my contribution was to give them marketing advice.

    Don’t know if that had anything to do with their heeding it. But they are good about posting other cats available for adoption.

    Also, have never seen a cat adapt so easily to being home. Never hid. Was sitting in their lap being petted after an hour.

     

    ETA: Link went to adopters post instead of mine. See if this works:

    https://twitter.com/fifthhousesun/status/1596588057980940289?s=61&t=oJ8NNbx56yQ16vwX8nU7EA

  101. 101.

    cain

    @Kay: ​
     
    I think dominion is motivated to pursuing this to the end because otherwise it will happen again. The GOP has been using voter fraud as a stick – and that means they’ll be sucked up in it again. They’ll sue for damages and also start going after the other networks like OANN.

  106. 106.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @cain: I could see that, running as a Libertarian, or trying to buy a Senate seat or Gov’s in a smaller state.

    Is Nevada one of the states that doesn’t tax income?

  107. 107.

    Professor Bigfoot

    @WereBear: She was the runt of her litter; but I swear (mind, I am no dog judge) she is the absolute definition of the breed standard- at 2/3 scale.

    Which is lucky, if she came in at 120 pounds or more she’d simply be too big for our house.

  108. 108.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @Geminid: I’ll bet against Pompeo, but not trump, even if it does feel like the wheels are falling off at Mar-a-Loco. I’ve been sure trump has stepped on the fatal rake too many times, so I’m just gonna sit back and watch.

    One thing I’m not confident of: That he will take the GOP down with him if he can’t have the nomination, as so many never-trumpers have been saying in the last couple weeks. I still think that if it seems like the nomination is slipping away from him, there will be back channel negotiations with whoever the front-runner is that a plenary pardon will be signed on Inauguration Day in the name of unity and moving on, in return for trump not going kamikaze on Kemp or Youngkin. While I place no bets on it, I increasingly get a Scott Walker vibe off De Santis, and I think some kindler, gentler fraud in a fleece vest will pull ahead of him.

    and yet another hedge: Even if trump sorta kinda makes nice with the RINO who takes away his nomination, will he be able to control himself? Will he start riffing at some rally/ies and fatally wound the hand that would spare him

  109. 109.

    Geminid

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: I kind of like that scenario. Any assurance of a pardon that a Republican candidate makes will become public even if it is made privately, and will be a drag on the Republican ticket.

    One quibble: I think foungkin Younkin is looking at 2028, and will pass on the 2024 nomination brawl. He’ll be very happy to accept second spot on the 2024 ticket, though.

  111. 111.

    cain

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: ​
     
    Nevada could be a good place – but you need a place with a lot of techbros. He’ll probably stay in the west – otherwise I would have suggested North Carolina. How he bridges being a candidate and the GOP love for car dealerships (who are all GOP) – that should prove fun.

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    cain

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: I think Trump brings the power of Russian money into their coffers. I have no idea though if Trump has managed to compromise any of those assholes – but if he does go scorched earth – it’s going to come out.

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    cain

    @Timill: ​
     
    Yeah, they are going to make sure it hurts and it hurts everyone. Maybe the whole thing leads to govt scrutiny as well. If they win the case, it’ll make Fox News and OANN probably open to other lawsuits.

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    eachother

    There is no question a Vampire is the superior monster in this debate.   Should a Werwolf attempt anything short of banging a wood stake into a Vampire, turning to vapor or flying off would be sufficient, leaving Walker the Werwolf looking blankly up into a full moon.

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    @Ken: I always felt a little sorry for the paint-namers, since they have to do the whole thing over every year.

    Your pity is well directed. My advertising agency had a paint company as a client, and we also had a trendy clothing company that chose a theme for their colors each year. It often was difficult not to slip a few rude ones in.

    Most of my cats took a while to tell me their name, but a friend with whom I do a trap/neuter/release program isn’t wildly creative. I was back in the States for a while one year and missed a litter, and I returned to find Little Girl, Big Girl, Little Man, and Spot. The cats didn’t care, but it brought this copywriter considerable pain.

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