Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Too little, too late, ftfnyt. fuck all the way off.

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”

If you voted for Trump, you don’t get to speak about ethics, morals, or rule of law.

Disappointing to see gov. newsom with his finger to the wind.

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

A fool as well as an oath-breaker.

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

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

Text STOP to opt out of updates on war plans.

The real work of an opposition party is to hold the people in power accountable.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

Also, are you sure you want people to rate your comments?

There are times when telling just part of the truth is effectively a lie.

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

I don’t recall signing up for living in a dystopian sci-fi novel.

Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.

To the privileged, equality seems like oppression.

We’re watching the self-immolation of the leading world power on a level unprecedented in human history.

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  5. 5.

    Origuy

    I vaguely recognized that statue, but I couldn’t place it. Google informs me that it is Ashurbanipol the Lawgiver, located in the San Francisco Civic Center near the Asian Art Museum. I’ve probably passed it 100 times. Apparently there’s a controversy about it; the local Assyrian community says that no Assyrian king would wear a mini-skirt and that it looks more like the Sumerian king Gilgamesh. I have heard of long lasting feuds, but Assyrians and Sumerians appear to have been going at it for millenia.

  6. 6.

    Tony Jay

    @Origuy:

    I’m sure more knowledgable Jackals will correct me if I’m wrong, and not at all to detract from your larger point, but I think the Sumerians predate the Assyrians by quite a chunk of time. The cultures that Assyria would have had grudges with would have been late Bronze Age/early Iron Age Babylonia, Egypt (obvs), the Hittites and, of course, the poor old Mitanni.

    The Assyrians weren’t exactly popular, skirts or no skirts.

  7. 7.

    twbrandt

    @Tony Jay: The Wikipedia article Origuy linked to has some details about the dispute. Apparently, the Assyrian community in the US did claim that the sculpture resembled a Sumerian king rather than an Assyrian one. I personally haven’t a clue either way, so 🤷‍♂️

  8. 8.

    JPL

    Happy Juneteenth Day!

    Grand imps will be visiting since they don’t have camp today.   Fun times.

  11. 11.

    Tony Jay

    @twbrandt:

    I was just being pernickety. It’s early here and without the requisite amount of coffee in my system I get very “Well, actually..” at the drop of a hat.

    @NotMax:

    “Around the table what began as a smattering of applause evolved into a swelling, pulsing cacophony of approval as news of his achievement lapped the room and chair after chair was scraped back so that the assembled guests could rise and, like a single organism, pay homage to the wit of their host.”

  12. 12.

    satby

    Opened my tablet to this thread right after feeding the latest batch of neighborhood outside cats, which started with an obvious sibling of Bitchleen’s and has expanded now to three or four more, only one of which has a collar. Two, possibly three look like they came from the Bitchleen litter. Cats can be assholes, but they can be the sweetest things ever too. How people can neglect them so cruelly, I can’t imagine.

  13. 13.

    satby

    @JPL: Hope you all have a fun day and that it isn’t too hot.

    Here, it will be 89° with air already in the orange zone for “poor” air quality. Once the herd eats and moves on, I need to get out and water before it’s really warm.

  14. 14.

    Kristine

    @satby: One good thing about being close to the lake—supposed to stay below 80F all week. But it’s weather and can always change. Maybe we should call it the asshole instead of the cat.

    I hope next weekend’s rains materialize for us both.

  15. 15.

    satby

    @Kristine: I hope next weekend’s rains materialize for us both.

    For sure! I miss being closer to the lake. I used to just drive over to watch the sunsets at least once a week in MI when I was 10 minutes away, now it’s almost an hour to my favorite beach to do that. 😕

  16. 16.

    kalakal

    That cartoon is my Virgil. He can be an absolute jerk towards the others when mood takes him.

    @Tony Jay: Statue can’t be Assyrian, it’s not purple and gold.

  24. 24.

    frosty

    @NotMax: That is old. I first saw it in a book at my grandma’s called What’s Funny and Why. All the examples were radio humor; the book dated to the 20s. I still remember a lot of the jokes.

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