Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Everybody saw this coming.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

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

Let there be snark.

I did not have telepathic declassification on my 2022 bingo card.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

I really should read my own blog.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

The republican caucus is already covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

The willow is too close to the house.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

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

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

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Late Night Open Thread: Ukraine vs Russia, Two Very Separate Sagas

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Ukraine continues to spread its national spirit by participating in global events like Miss Universe, the World Cup Qualifiers, Eurovision, and more. For the Miss Universe 2022 competition, Ukraine has decided to send its vice Miss Ukraine Universe 2021, Victoria Apanasenko, to showcase the strength that characterizes the Ukrainian people. One of the moments already gaining attention is Apanasenko’s choice for the national costume portion of the competition. Without a doubt, Apanasenko’s national costume is an ode to the current struggle facing her country today…

In a message to The Odessa Journal, the designer and creator behind the costume, Lesya Patoka, explains, “It was very important for us to create the image of not just a beautiful, but also a strong-willed girl who personifies the whole of Ukraine — unbending, courageous, free. Despite all the difficulties and challenges, we coped with creating the image on time, because each of us is a Warrior in his business.” The idea of this costume is to portray Apanesko as a warrior leading her people with bravery and humanity, something we have seen Ukrainian officials reiterate time and time again. No matter where Apanaesko lands in the competition, there’s no doubt that her national costume will be remembered for years to come

Meanwhile, Putin: Where my Nazgul at?…

Dueling Christmas stories:

FTFNYTimes:

Never forget…

Reader Interactions

27Comments

  1. 1.

    Sister Inspired Revolver of Freedom

    Frist!😂 🎉

    Happy New Year!🎆🎇🎉🍾🎊 Here’s hoping 2023 is at least halfway decent. Low bar, but that’s where we’re at.

    Holy bleep! That’s not a costume, that’s armour, baby! She’s going to war. Here’s something weird about this stupid, terrible, no good war. It has brought the richness of Ukraine culture, to the world’s attention. Slava Ukraini!

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    mdblanche

    I understand Flynn and Stein both got their tickets to Putin’s table from their farrier.

  10. 10.

    NotMax

    @mdblanche

    Great line from the Australian series Wild Boys, set in the 1850s, when the two main bushrangers drag along their coincidentally met new buddy, a particularly tall and solidly built young farrier, to lay low at the lair of “Captain Gunpowder.” No hello from the Captain as he looks over the farrier standing just outside the doorway politely waiting to be introduced, simply “Who’s the tree?”
    :)

    :)

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    David ⛄ 🎅The Establishment🎄 🦌 🕎 Koch

    I wonder if Russia will be allowed to compete in this year’s Miss Universe contest?🤔

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    Dorothy A. Winsor

    OMG. Two days ago, Mr DAW came down with thorough diarrhea, which was, of course, bad. But yesterday, I had simultaneous diarrhea and vomiting. And I do mean simultaneous. That was horrible! TMI, I know.

    I’m just starting to feel a little better. I never get to participate in BJ after dark. This was not the way I would have chosen

  16. 16.

    Chris T.

    @Dorothy A. Winsor: I had that with a flu once. Rapid dehydration, they had to dump 3 litres of saline into me at the ER just to get my blood pressure to read. (OK, technically, after the first 2L they could read it, but it was way too low.)

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    Dorothy A. Winsor

    @Chris T.: I longed for someone to stick an IV in me both for fluids and for some sort of sedative to settle my stomach down. But Mr DAW is better and I assume I’ll be better later today. I’m drinking ginger ale. I know it probably doesn’t cure anything, but it tastes fabulous in my sour mouth

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    evodevo

    @Dorothy A. Winsor: Yes,,,ginger ale for the sugar and saltines for the electrolytes…good choice when nothing will stay down…peptobismol tablets can also help if the causative organism is bacteria……

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    Quantum man

    Did that once after eating a bad pizza. I was at a hotel in Frisco at a conference. Had to have the hotel send me to a doctor. Was crawling around on the floor in my room. Felt god awful. Had to cancel my presentation. Cannot believe I can still eat pizza without barfing.

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    Bart

    Dunno why, but it looks like this post broke the front page: the navigation that’s supposed to be on the right is now at the bottom, and the quoted block from this post fills most of the width of the screen.

  26. 26.

    WaterGirl

    @Bart: Thanks for pointing that out!

    It was actually the post that came after this that broke the front page.  Still, without your comment, I never would have known to go looking, so thank you!

  27. 27.

    way2blue

    per »  chatham’s tweet about the failure of “prewar intelligence gathering & reporting” to anticipate a Russian invasion.

    Those with ‘skin in the game’ weren’t surprised.  e.g., an Estonian colleague of my son-in-law at a Tahoe hospital stated in early February that Putin would wait till aftter the Olympics gold metal ice hockey match before invading.  As Putin knew Russian would get kicked out of the Olympics if he invaded beforehand.  So I watched.  And just a few days later Russian attacked.  At the time, I took the fact that Russian didn’t make it to even the bronze metal match as a good omen…  I still do.

     

    chatham harrison is tending his garden

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