Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

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

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

“They all knew.”

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Every decision we make has lots of baggage with it, known or unknown.

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.

I would gladly pay you tuesday for a hamburger today.

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

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

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

Usually wrong but never in doubt

We do not need to pander to people who do not like what we stand for.

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

Oppose, oppose, oppose. do not congratulate. this is not business as usual.

Roe is not about choice. It is about freedom.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

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Hey Lurkers! Announcing a Lurker-Inspired Double-Angel Match for Lurkers Only! Matched 6x! 4x Matching

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Update at 4:00 pm:

We are back to regular Angel matching with an external match, which means donations up to $100 per person are matched 4x.  Thank you, anonymous Angel!

You guys blew through the first $2,250 of Total Lurker’s Angel Match.  It’s really inspirational to see an angel match from a lurker, and then to see some other lurkers chiming in with donations.

So we’re pairing the remaining $750 of that match with $750 from another angel – who also found it inspirational – and announcing a double-Angel match that’s just for lurkers!

So… $750 worth of lurker donations will be double-angel matched, up to $100 per lurker.

The math:

$100 lurker bucks x double match = $300, which is matched then by the external match, for a total of $600!  $50 lurker bucks turns in $300.  Just multiply your lurker donation by 6x.

Let us know about your lurker donation in the comments, or send email to WaterGirl @balloon-juice.com

Lurker-Inspired Double-Angel Match for Lurkers Only – STARTS NOW!   IS COMPLETE!

We are back to regular Angel matching with an external match, which means donations up to $100 per person are matched 4x.  Thank you, anonymous Angel!

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  14. 14.

    LifeInTheBonusRound

    In for $100. (I dunno, this seems awfully *exposed* for a longtime lurker!)

  15. 15.

    H.E.Wolf

    Just dropping in to say WOOOOO!!!! We have the best and nicest and most generous lurkers!

  32. 32.

    BlueGuitarist

    huzzah!
    Thanks lurkers! (And Angels & WaterGirl)

    Lurkers: please comment sometimes,
    because we are stronger together (to quote a phrase).
    you might not get replies, but folks will appreciate your comments
    (as you probably know already, better than most.)

  37. 37.

    WaterGirl

    @MJN: Thank you!

    That completes the $750 double-angel match for LURKERS!

    Thanks, Lurkers!

    We are back to regular Angel matching with an external match, which means donations up to $100 per person are matched 4x.

  40. 40.

    PersistentIllusion

    In for $50.  Thanks for identifying the opportunity and urging us on, WG!

  45. 45.

    Omnes Omnibus

    It’s about time we started charging lurkers a fee!   Wait…. What?  Oh, never mind then.

  48. 48.

    Yutsano

    @Omnes Omnibus: A play in four lines:

    GHOST OF TUNCH: “Did you pay your Balloon Juice Lurker Tax?”

    LURKER: “uhhh no?”

    GOT: “Then you will be punished!”

    GOT executes Mighty Paw of Justine upon lurker. Lurker Dies.

    Exeunt.

  53. 53.

    BenInNM

    In for $25 now that we’re in non-lurker status! Although I was a lurker for many years

  57. 57.

    Yutsano

    Where the fuck did my comment go? A hearty FYWP.

    @WaterGirl: It’s Tunch. He wasn’t exactly known for his benevolence.

    @Another Scott: Needs moar white floof. Otherwise: accurate.

    @Omnes Omnibus: One little typo and suddenly we’re in Balloon Juice After Dark territory?

    @Steve in the ATL: I, a proud union member, am being defended by a staunch pro-union lawyer? Eh, I’ll live with it. Hell i already know one lawyer from the IRS (she’s with a different agency now) so might as well use someone from the outside.

  59. 59.

    Bupalos

    Folks here will know I’m kind of like a borderline personality here…Someone who might get called a troll or a Republican operative. Because people be like “wait, can we trust someone who doesn’t dehumanize Trumper????

    But let me just say that this is the kind of fundraiser that will make your dollar go as far as it possibly could. There are a lot of people investing actual work to leverage your donation.
    We are lucky there are people doing the WORK that needs to happen to make our dollars connect to American politics. people who think about efficiency and how to make this stick! I can feel that this happens here, and I’m grateful for the work it takes to provide that avenue. That is awesome.

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