Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

Every day Vance writes another chapter in the book called “Worst VP Pick Ever”.

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

Happy indictment week to all who celebrate!

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

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

I desperately hope that, yet again, I am wrong.

“They not like us!” (that’s for sure!)

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

Republicans in disarray!

The arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend itself. it’s up to us.

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Even though I know this is a bad idea, I’m off to do it anyway!

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

Republicans don’t trust women.

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

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

If West Virginia and San Francisco had a love child.

It’s easier to kill a dangerous animal than a man who just happens to have different thoughts/values than one’s own.

Elections aren’t won by handwringing, cowering, and/or bashing your own candidates.

Republican speaker of the house Mike Johnson is the bland and smiling face of evil.

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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.

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    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?

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    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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