Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

In after Baud. Damn.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

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

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

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

No Justins, No Peace

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

You can’t love your country only when you win.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

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

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

I conferred with the team and they all agree – still not tired of winning!

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

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

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

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

Everybody saw this coming.

We are builders in a constant struggle with destroyers. let’s win this.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

There is no compromise when it comes to body autonomy. You either have it or you don’t.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

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Pre-Dawn Open Thread: Maui Updates

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This trip will, I suspect, conflict with TFG’s ‘Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT’ on what he still insists was electoral fraud in Georgia. Yes, I’m sure some portion of the citizenry is very hurt and offended about this.


Premier example of Deliberate Unhelpfulness: Professional newscaster and avocational Republican Katy Tur —

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  1. 1.

    mrmoshpotato

    Did Biden throw fire extinguishers at disaster victims like the orange shitstain would have?

  2. 2.

    sab

    Watched Katie Tur briefly yesterday. She interrupted a clip of Biden talking to tell us what Biden was saying when Biden was already actually saying it. I switched to C-Span which had actual Biden talking.

    These people!

  4. 4.

    sab

    Katie Tur, America’s own Piers Morgan. Doctor, why do you want to talk about nurses hand pumping respirators to save babies and older patients when you could be talking about why generators were in the basement (subject to flooding) not the roof, when the doctors had no input on where the generators are located?

    Because that looks better on tv. Makes me look hardhitting.

    No, actually makes you look like an uninformed asshole. Piers Morgan took over Larry Kings show that was iconic and killed it within a year by being an asshole. Katie Tur should be careful. I know daytime tv has lower standards, but really.

  5. 5.

    NotMax

    50% chance of showers on Maui Monday, unfortunately. May be even more of a chance depending on the timing and direction of the remnants of tropical storm Fernanda.

  7. 7.

    NotMax

    Repeated from downstairs.

    Among those supporting Maui is the Republic of Korea, which has donated $2 million to support the recovery of Maui and its people. Of that money, $1.5 million in cash donations will go toward the Hawai‘i Community Foundation.

    “On behalf of my government and Korean people I’d like to express my deepest condolences to the people of Maui who lost loved ones and property,” said Lee Seo Young, Consul-General of the Republic of Korea in Honolulu, during a press conference this morning. “I hope people of Maui recover from damages as soon as possible.”

    Micah Kane, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hawai‘i Community Foundation, said this money will be the largest one-time contribution by any organization entity or country to date, adding it will have significant impact on the long- and short-term recovery efforts. Source

  8. 8.

    sab

    Re Katie Tur: Okay to criticize or suggest corrections on performance in actual diasasters. Not okay to harp on things aren’t perfect now, why not!

  9. 9.

    sdhays

    I’m constantly reminded why I don’t consume news through video. Katy Tur sounds like dull tool.

  10. 10.

    sab

    @Jay: Yes she does. What about lithium battery in house because local zoning doesn’t allow separate buildings?  Inconceivable in Ohio (detached garages are so normal that they are almost required) but apparently attached garages are the mandated norm in Boston suburbs.

    She might have things wrong or misunderstood. Probably not. I do often. She does rarely.

  11. 11.

    sab

    @Jay: My brother needs to update with solar installers. He was, as usual, an early adapter. I think he missed some important modifications that came later.

  12. 12.

    sab

    Apologies to Hawaiians for me having been off topic on this thread.  The extent of damage just stuns me.

  14. 14.

    Jay

    @sab:

    AGM’s don’t vent. They are now what the cost of lead acids were, 20 years ago. They are maintenance free. Good for 25 years+, in most codes, safe for indoor installation indoors.

    Modern charge controllers can feed power back to the grid, when there is surplus, charge from the grid when needed, go into stand alone when the grid is down, automatically.

    No need for lithium, even though used Tesla packs have become common, because people keep wrecking the cars.

    Roof mount over heating of the panels, well, a good installer looks at the roof first. If there is a proper air gap, they are good to 65c, 150F before performance degrades.

    It aint your Grandpaw’s solar no more,

  15. 15.

    Jay

    @sab:

    there are major advancements,

    most reputable companies will provide a free system diagnostics, and upgrade potential,

  17. 17.

    OverTwistWillie

    The future of Lahaina won’t be some nefarious plot of the rich taking over, it will be the locals moving on and nothing much replacing them.

    Why hang around for three years in a FEMA trailer while they build a crap facsimile of what was? There will be empty lots for a long time.

  18. 18.

    Yutsano

    I haven’t said anything yet because watching my birthplace burn just hurts too much. I was born on O’ahu* but all the islands are connected in spirit as well as history. It also hurts because I almost got a job on Maui. I’m still digesting all this right now.

    *I was today years old when I learned O’ahu doesn’t start with a long vowel.

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