Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

Trump’s cabinet: like a magic 8 ball that only gives wrong answers.

Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.

“But what about the lurkers?”

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

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

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

The willow is too close to the house.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

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

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

I would try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

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

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

GOP baffled that ‘we don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan.

Fear or fury? The choice is ours.

When they say they are pro-life, they do not mean yours.

We can show the world that autocracy can be defeated.

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

This must be what justice looks like, not vengeful, just peaceful exuberance.

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  4. 4.

    Butch E Fries

    Technical editor with 45 years experience, mostly in environment and archeology….I assume you can get my e-mail from my commenter nym info?

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    waspuppet

    I didn’t know about this before but I’ve written two books and edited for nearly 40 years. My email is also part of my nym.

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    SiubhanDuinne

    I can’t remembered if I offered, but I have indeed proofread and done light editing of a number of manuscripts and a couple of books. Let me know if I can be useful. WaterGirl has my email and phone number.

  14. 14.

    hardheadedliberal

    Recent very occasional commenter, long-time lurker here.  It looks like you have very experienced editors in your queue already, but if you need additional help, I had 40 years experience editing legal briefs for colleagues.  As to your technical content, I worked on many cases with statistician expert witnesses.  (Tho your references to your most advanced analytical designs show that your papers are more statistically sophisticated than anything I had experience with.)

  15. 15.

    brendancalling

    I’m free after June 14. English teacher, writer.

    Is this a paid gig?

  18. 18.

    Uncle Cosmo

    Y’know, “Mayhew,” I’d like to help you out; I did a lot of report and proposal writing when I was working, and indeed kept a couple of jobs longer than I should’ve based on my technical excellence because the bosses didn’t want to have to go hat in hand to the tech writers when they needed something well written.

    The potential hiccup is that in the course of >30 years I was primarily an applied statistician also tasked with the visual presentation of report results as well as the writing. I would find it difficult to edit your drafts without making substantive comments on the soundness of the analysis and the appropriateness of the graphics and suggestions for improvement. I can also be, as you may have noted in more than one thread here, shall we say somewhat less than delicate in expressing an opinion.**

    If you can live with (or better yet, appreciate) interaction with your editor/proofreader along those lines, then as (pace raven) LBJ used to say, Come, let us reason together. If not, not.

    ** My significant-ex thought I was less Homo sap sap than Ursus grumpus, “surly bear.” It was one of my many charming facets…8^O​

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    Lymie

    Retired biostats/epi person with lots of pubs. Happy to help. Not looking for $$ because of the retired thing, would accept a post accomplishment payment if that made you feel it was more business like. You can google me, if you want.

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    Uncle Cosmo

    @Starfish: Unsure if this item is still available, but…a generation back one could buy insulated coffee mugs with an insert for the airgap between the walls upon which could be crossstitched your message of choice. My Significant-Ex gave me one upon which she had stitched a reasonable rendering of a bear’s head framed in the legend BEWARE OF CURMUDGEON – URSUS GRUMPUS.** Maybe something like that would work for you if you can enlist the services of a crossstitcher.

    ** It remains on my shelf as a poignant memento of the all too brief halcyon daze when we were charmingly, irritatingly, certifiably insane over one another.

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