Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

We know you aren’t a Democrat but since you seem confused let me help you.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

This chaos was totally avoidable.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

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

Innocent people do not delay justice.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

The world has changed, and neither one recognizes it.

Human rights are not a matter of opinion!

Trump should be leading, not lying.

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. ~Thomas Jefferson

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

He really is that stupid.

Republicans firmly believe having an abortion is a very personal, very private decision between a woman and J.D. Vance.

There are no moderate republicans – only extremists and cowards.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

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

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I don’t have shit all to talk about. I mean I do, but I don’t have the energy. My big event of the day was getting a new phone. It had not been on my agenda, but I dropped my phone in the commode and even though it did not totally submerge, only the corner of it got wet, I knew that I would never be able to hold it to my face again without thinking “YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR FACE ON A TOILET PHONE” so I went and replaced it. Apparently I had had that one since 2017 (we looked it up at the store), so that’s basically 8 years for a phone, which I think is pretty good. So I got a new one and it with deals and tradein and veterans discount on service will be about 15 bucks a month increase over the duration of my contract from what I am paying now, so I did it.

That’s it. That is really all I have for you. Toodles.

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  2. 2.

    piratedan

    well, you’re here and that’s a plus.  You could post some pet pics you know, since you’ve voted and relieved yourself of some stress, you should share some wealth.

  4. 4.

    HumboldtBlue

    I bought a new CD player/ radio for the Camry I bought 10 days ago. The CD player in the car was absolutely dreadful, and I enjoyed tooling around town today blasting the best of Earth wind and Fire with the windows down.

  5. 5.

    Weftage

    A family member participated in a research study for a time. At intervals, he would receive a questionnaire assessing his health and general situation. One of the questions was about potentially stressful life events, such as childbirth, losing a job, moving house, etc. The list of options included “getting a new cell phone.”

  6. 6.

    Chet Murthy

    I saw this today (via Metafilter): theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/29/chatshow-saoirse-ronan-graham-norton-women

    Saoirse Ronan basically shutting down the bros.  And the -discussion- of the interchange there was also very interesting.  I remember some time ago we talked about women in conversations, men interrupting, etc.  And Deborah Tannen’s book _You Just Don’t Understand_.  And this reminded me of that.

    Redmayne’s revelation that he was shown how to use a phone as a weapon if attacked proves quite the hoot, with Mescal riffing on the absurdity – “Who’s actually going to do that, though?” – Norton chiming in, and Denzel laughing along. Ronan is trying to say something but she gets honked over, before managing to cut through with a line for the ages: “That’s what girls have to think about all the time”.

    Oooooof. The look on the other actors’ faces after Saoirse has detonated this chat-icide bomb is hilariously mesmerising, as is the sudden silence, which is split-second but also seems to last 27 years. Ronan obligingly diffuses it by provoking audience applause with a rallying, “amirite ladies?”. And then everyone moves on. Well, everyone except the internet, which has been picking over the entrails ever since.
    [….]

    Possibly the best part of the entire thing is the moment after, surely a shoo-in for the Best Silence Oscar. Personally I’d have liked it to have been broken by Denzel thundering “WHERE IS YOUR IMPROV NOW?”, but for some reason such lines desert our leading men. Caught unawares, Redmayne offers a sort of wan yas-kween nod. But the applause for Ronan is seized on as a natural break, and the conversation moves on without anyone at all discussing by far and away the most fascinating thing said on the sofa thus far.

    And that doesn’t even get into the -substance- of the interchange, about the lived experience of women as compared to men.  I remember when I was 30 (a bloody lifetime ago), coming back from 3yr in France, and telling my sisters about how safe it was, how I’d walk around basically anytime of night, no worries.  And my 17yo sister said to me: “not if you’re a woman”.  Boom.  Boom.  BOOM.

  7. 7.

    Yarrow

    Cole, you’ve probably already heard about this but it’s an amazing story about a kid who had an entire online life in World of Warcraft while his body was giving out. His parents only learned of after his death. Link.

    We only learnt of our son’s secret online life after he died at 25
    When Mats Steen died from a muscle-wasting disorder, his parents believed that his life had been a tragically lonely one — until hundreds of emails from strangers arrived. It turns out that he’d found friendship and even romance in a gaming community

    There’s a documentary about it:

    The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is on Netflix from October 25

  8. 8.

    SpaceUnit

    Toilet phones are the worst.

    I had a pretty good evening.  Went for a long walk on a nice autumn day, dropped off my ballot, and got home just in time to watch Kamala’s address.  I know a lot of people are stressed about the election, but I’m feeling in the zone.

  10. 10.

    Sister Golden Bear

    Blech. Got my RSV and pneumonia vaccines yesterday and they’re starting to hit hard. I know I need to eat something, but everything seems revolting at the moment. <sigh>

    Did my flu and Covid vaccines last week. Figured if I’m going to be stressed out and miserable, I might as well do it in the countdown to Nov. 5.

  12. 12.

    trollhattan

    Toilet Phone is how I would describe Donny’s voice. Solid move replacing the think. IT’S CURSED!

  14. 14.

    VeniceRiley

    The crowd in DC for the speech was enormous. 75k or so. The speech was presidential and perfect closing argument.

  16. 16.

    Dangerman

    @SpaceUnit: Toilet phones are the worst.

    A wise lesson for life: If standing and “busy” in the bathroom, let the phone go to voicemail (not sure the same applies to the finer sex). Pretending to be ambidextrous when you aren’t is dangerous activity, especially when your phone is always in your left pants pocket (I’m right handed).

  18. 18.

    lamh47

    I’m trying to both prepare for my birthday trip starting Friday and also trying to learn this new process for this MAJOR assignment I have for my new job.

    Right now my schedule is WFH mostly w/two on-site work days a pay period which for me translates to one day a week.  Normally it’s fine…I do hate having to do all the damn prep for on-site days.  I have to get up in the wee hours, drive to BART, hop on BART (cause of course no dang parking near my work building AND just dramatically cheaper to take BART) work for 10.5 hours and then return home via BART drive back home.  I swear that one day shouldn’t be a big deal, but honestly, it takes SOOOO much out out me that it literally takes me at least the next 4 days after just to get rid of the pain from one dang day.  And TBH, nothing I do on-site is any better than what I do at home.  It’s honestly a waste of my time and theirs.

    Anyway, I say all that to say, I’ve decided to just bite the bullet and talk to my manager about just working from home, at least for the duration of this project.  One because I truly don’t do ANYTHING different on site than I do at home.  Two, my productivity does NOT change.  Three, I need to really up my physical fitness cause this muscle pain feels crippling sometimes, but of course I can’t really say that to my job because it’s not a handicap it’s just cause I’m out of shape and truly just need to lose weight.

    At the very least, I hope that I can get her to agree to allow me to work from home for the duration of this damn project.  It’s just too important and I’m frustrated that I’m not getting it the way I know I could if I can and on-site work one day a dang week ain’t helping me.

    So fingers crossed she at least agrees for the short term complete WFH and then a discussion at a later date to go to a permanent WFH.

  20. 20.

    Piety, keep me strong

    YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR FACE ON A TOILET PHONE

    I bet your face has been in places with a higher bacterial load than your phone.

  21. 21.

    pacem appellant

    @lamh47: Fingers crossed for permanent WFH!

    I used to commute to SF via CalTrain, back during peak ridership years in the mid twenty teens. (Currently ridership is less than a third of what it was then)

    Point is, it took a huge toll on me. I’m glad I’m WFH now. I hope your boss is understanding. Good luck!

  22. 22.

    Mousebumples

    I talked about this the other day, but I actually made a bsky starter pack for Juicers, here – go.bsky.app/Vd5CXK3

    I have many posters and commenters, along with some voices I see linked or front paged periodically. I’m open to adding/removing nyms, too, though I’m about ready for sleep, so probably tomorrow.

    I tried to link to a Balloon Juice feed that @jasiglar.bsky.social has started, but I’m not sure if that worked. 

  29. 29.

    lamh47

    @pacem appellant:

    @Mousebumples:

    I think I might have a good chance with this new big project, but also, the building is supposed to have construction, but you know with these damn gov’t contracts, they keep pushing back the start of the construction dates.

    At first construction was supposed to begin in July, then they pushed it to November, then they pushed it to January!!

    Like UGH…start the damn construction so I can stop doing the damn WFH..UGH!!!

  30. 30.

    Mousebumples

    @HumboldtBlue: welcome to bsky!

    General reminder, there’s no algorithm, so you’ll need to create your own feed(s).

    I tend to follow liberally and then remove follows if someone gets to be too much.

    Also, block assholes – don’t engage. Makes for a much better social media experience.

  32. 32.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @Yarrow: So many people neglect to understand what online gaming means to those who are disabled in meatspace.  It’s liberating.  It allows the (in the case of Wow) to fly, slip the surly bonds of Azeroth and be free, and make friends who don’t really give a rat’s ass about meatspace restrictions, who just see a shining human spirit that moves them.

  33. 33.

    Ohio Mom

    @Yarrow: I followed your link and it made me cry.

    All of us parents of disabled kids worry about our kid having a limited and diminished life, so it is heartening to see one kid who created a rich and full life for himself. And of course his parents didn’t know about it, he was a teen, teens kept secrets from their parents, it’s a requirement of being a teenager.

    I am not a gamer, at all, and as a result, much of the story left me scratching my head. How do you get you avatar to kiss another avatar? How is it possible? Please, no one try to explain this to me, my eyes are getting ready to glaze over, I won’t understand a word you type.

  34. 34.

    Ramalama

    @lamh47: Good luck with the boss. I’d think WFH would actually help you in the productivity dept. Less stress for sure but that might mean fewer sick days as a result too, right?

  35. 35.

    satby

    My phone’s bad battery behavior and random rebooting got worse, and I noticed my hardcase was looking warped, so I thought the last time I dropped it I must have really damaged it (the case). I pried my phone out, and it’s not the case, the battery is swelling up. So I’m going to try to get a new one under the insurance I have, I haven’t even paid this one off yet, 5 months to go. I have it turned off now.

    I kind of miss the days when we just left the house without a phone and that was normal.

  38. 38.

    lamh47

    @Ramalama: absolutely, but I mean even if my mgr just allows this week/month I’ll be fine, but TBH, nothing I do needs to be done on-site.  Aside from the fact that there is LITERALLY less than 10 people in the offices now when there used to be 50+ employees here…smh

  39. 39.

    RaflW

    The f—ing NYT is going bonkers over Biden’s alleged gaffe (is it a gaffe to call Nazis ‘garbage’?)

    I can’t. I just can’t with this. Hey, NYT — you already got rid of Joe. He’s off the god damn ticket. STFU!

  40. 40.

    KatKapCC

    @Chet Murthy: I saw the clip earlier. It’s distressing that it is still so impossible for most men to realize that women experience a very different world than they do.

  41. 41.

    –ly Ballou

    I have jury duty in the morning, and was hoping for a nice, dull, lopsided WS game tonight so I could go to bed early. I’m not getting what I wanted.

  42. 42.

    lamh47

    Oh…so I see the RWNJ trying to make a big deal out of Joe Biden seemingly calling Chump supporters “trash” for the PR garbage jokes or some shit.

    I’m like sure, but guess what…it won’t work cause the folks who Kamala needs are NOT the folks who will be upset by PJB calling a spade a spade! Also too, Trump just literally was on Faux news tonight basically said to PR…”get over it”

  44. 44.

    Yarrow

    @Ohio Mom: It’s such a beautifully written story. I am interested in seeing the film. I think his parents are happy he had such a bigger life than they knew.

  46. 46.

    Jackie

    The Harris campaign estimated the size of the crowd to be more than 75,000 people, which would make it a markedly larger assembly than the one former President Donald Trump spoke to on Jan. 6, 2021…

    …According to the House Jan. 6 Committee that investigated the riot and Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, 53,000 attended the former president’s “Stop the Steal” rally.

    Trump has been obsessed with crowd sizes since he first declared his candidacy in 2015.

    mediaite.com/politics/kamala-harris-draws-massive-crowd-at-ellipse-notches-larger-audience-than-trum…

    Can’t wait for TCFG to try disputing the crowd size… or claiming “the Harris campaign paid 50,000 performers to attend…”😂

  50. 50.

    cain

    @Jackie: Depending on what he says it will be projection and will reveal something. If he accuses her of the above, you know that is what he is doing.

  51. 51.

    lamh47

    @RaflW: NYT is a nothing burger…media will try to correlate this with the PR racist joke, but it won’t stick outside of RWNJ circles already in Trump’s camp.

    Who’s gonna be upset by it?

    The people of Puerto Rico on the island and in those swing states?  Nope.

    The Republican who consider themselve done w/MAGA controlling their party and creating this rhetoric. Nope.

    The folks disgusted by that KKK/Nazi rally this past weekend.  Nope.

    The 75000 people on-site and millions who watched her closing argument at home.  Nope.

    The folks who already think Biden is “old and addled”…Nope.

    I give it less than a day and it won’t get any traction outside of RWNJ news and “dark web.

  52. 52.

    2liberal

    @lamh47:  it’s just cause I’m out of shape and truly just need to lose weight

     

    Walking is good exercise.  Just do 10 minutes at a time and take a rest stop when you need.  Those new miracle drugs work well,  I’ve gone from 315 to 265 with their help over the past couple years.

  53. 53.

    NotMax

    Too late for you but am totally happy with Mint Mobile. 15 bucks a month if you pay for a full year in advance (so $180).

    Don’t have to use one of the phones they offer as well, can purchase an affordable one elsewhere and slide their sim card into it. (Check for brand and model compatibility on their site first – just in case you’re set on purchasing something particularly outre.)

  55. 55.

    I gotta get out of this place

    @Sister Golden Bear: Open a can of soup, chicken soup preferably. I really don’t like chicken soup, unless I’m feeling icky. Then it hits the spot. Must be a childhood thing.

  62. 62.

    KatKapCC

    @Sister Golden Bear: If there’s someone around to make you matzo ball soup — even the boxed kind — that’s a good option. It’s warm and filling but on the blander side so it’s easy to get down.

  65. 65.

    lamh47

    @lamh47:

    And they wonder why readers are cancelling subscriptions to legacy newspapers…this type of BS they gin up as if it even compares to what was said at that KKK klan rally last weekend…smh

  67. 67.

    Steve LaBonne

    @Jackie: I don’t subscribe, I only had to turn off my adblocker to read it. But the gist is that Trumpers damn well are trash.

  69. 69.

    Redshift

    Oh, and if anyone disputes that the rally crowd was bigger that the insurrectionist rally – his rally fit in the Ellipse, Kamala’s had an overflow area on the Washington Monument grounds. Case closed.

  73. 73.

    lamh47

    @2liberal: Oh I’m working on that…but until I do, this one day weekly has been killing my lower back, and right now nothing I take has helped it other than lying down and laying off my feet.

  74. 74.

    JWR

    Damn Yankees! (11-4 in the 8th.) Though I have to admit that I’ve kinda sorta been hoping they would force the series back to Los Angeles, but only because I want the Dodgers to win it here at home.

  77. 77.

    Marmot

    @KatKapCC: Thanks!

    And holee shit!

    And I will always blame my former brethren in the bought-off, reprehensible corporate media for normalizing one of the worst people in world history. They have done catastrophic damage with their refusal to cover one of the biggest stories ever with the weight and vigor it deserves.


    D. Earl Stephens is the author of “Toxic Tales: A Caustic Collection of Donald J. Trump’s Very Important Letters” and finished up a 30-year career in journalism as the Managing Editor of Stars and Stripes. You can find all his work here.

  79. 79.

    Steve LaBonne

    @lamh47: In 2016 and until mid-2018 I still had to work with some of these mofos. It’s a wonder I’m not in prison for murder.

  82. 82.

    Jackie

    @JWR: I understand, but I’m hoping the Dodgers win tomorrow and celebrate ala rubbing in salt with the win in Yankeeland.

  84. 84.

    Sister Golden Bear

    @KatKapCC: Sadly no, I live alone, so I’m like that cartoon:

    Woman sitting in bed looking sick
    “I don’t feel so good.”
    “SOMEBODY PAMPER ME!”
    “Oh yeah… I forgot. I’m a strong independent woman. Shit.”

    But I did get pick up some won won soup, which has similar qualities.

  88. 88.

    Jay

    BTW, in a squeaker election, and several recounts, in BC, the Good Guys, (NDP) won, have the backing of the Greens, (2 more seats) and the “Bad Guys”, (Conservative wingnuts) lost.

  89. 89.

    JWR

    Great. Biden just stumbled into giving them the new “deplorables”. (ETA from NBC)

    Biden sets off a firestorm with his response to Trump rally comedian’s Puerto Rico comments
    After the president appeared to refer to Trump supporters as “garbage,” he and the White House quickly said he had misspoken and was referring to the comedian’s remarks.

    I love the guy, but geez, Joe, don’t do this!

    PS. I haven’t caught up to the blog today, so apologies if this has already been covered.

  90. 90.

    sdhays

    @Kent: Wow! That’s so awful to have that happen, especially for your first election! She’s so calm and poised! I don’t know if I would be in her position.

  96. 96.

    SW

    Regarding baseball, there are some amazing players on both of these teams.  Sorry the Yanks lost last night because it is unheard of to loose the first three and force a game seven. And I wanted this series to go seven. Just to watch these guys practice their craft.

  97. 97.

    jonas

    @JWR: Oh for fuck’s sake. JD Vance called Harris voters “dipshits” earlier today and no-one blinks an eye. Now everyone’s got the vapors over this?

  100. 100.

    Steve LaBonne

    @Marmot: LOL, worked with with Trumpers, not FTFNYT reporters. Though I’m open to the possibility that the latter might be worse.

  102. 102.

    Kent

    @sdhays:@Kent: Wow! That’s so awful to have that happen, especially for your first election! She’s so calm and poised! I don’t know if I would be in her position.

    I think she is kind of having fun with it.  I told her that she needed to film herself at the WSU mail room filling out her replacement ballot and mailing it and do a TikTok or something about girl power and the MAGA won’t win.   I don’t know if she did, I don’t stalk my kids on social media.  I give them their own space.

  103. 103.

    HumboldtBlue

    @Kent: ​ 

    Well done, Maggie, she puts a real face to a real crime and how a competent local government can step in when needed.

  105. 105.

    Juju

    @lamh47:  When I was taking my mother to physical therapy for her back, the physical therapist noticed my posture was heading in the same direction that my mother’s landed on.  My mother has a curve in her spine that prevents her from standing completely upright. She suggested I start doing the same posture exercise that she suggested for my mother. The exercise is very simple and it has helped my back by strengthening my back muscles and my posture is much better. What I do with my mother is sit ramrod straight, neck and back straight, shoulders back, no slouching for five minutes each hour you are sitting down, or at least five times a day. It really does help, but is kind of painful at first and when it starts to get easier that means the muscles are stronger and the back pain gets better or goes away completely.  The therapist also suggested that I make my best effort to walk with the same upright posture.  You could give it a shot, it might help.

  106. 106.

    HumboldtBlue

    @JWR:

    Stop it, this is a nothingburger, this is a fart in the wind, context is everything and if you think people are going to be outraged that these deplorable racist fuckbags are accurately described as deplorable racist fuckbags, you’re high.

  109. 109.

    Bostondreams

    @SW: ahem. speaking as a Red Sox fan, it’s not quite unheard of. The Yankees would know, after all. :P Here’s hoping they DON’T go that route. :P

  110. 110.

    Another Scott

    @JWR: He was obviously tongue tied, trying to fight off a stutter, and upset.

    WhiteHouse.gov:

    Presidential historians tell us the most important thing about a president is character — does he or she have character. Kamala has character. She’ll always stand up for Latinos, but not just Lati- — she’ll stand up for everyone who deserves to be stood up for, and that’s all Americans.

    Donald Trump has no character. He doesn’t give a damn about the Latino community. He’s failed businessman. He’s — he only cares about the billionaire friends he has and accumulating wealth for those at the top.

    You know, he says immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of our country. Give me a break. He wants to do away with the birthright citizenship. Who the hell else said that in the last 100 years?

    And just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” Well, let me tell you something. I don’t — I — I don’t know the Puerto Rican that — that I know — or a Puerto Rico, where I’m fr- — in my home state of Delaware, they’re good, decent, honorable people. The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter’s — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American. It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve been.

    Now, Trump has di- — tried to divide the country based on race, ethnicity, anything that does harm, to take their eye off the ball about what the terrible things he’s done and will do. But Kamala Harris has fought for all Americans and will be a president for all of America.

    He was clearly calling the “comedian” garbage. The possessive (rather than the plural) was clearly the intent. The “gaffe” will have no impact on the election.

    FWIW.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  111. 111.

    Aziz, light!

    @NotMax: In her honor, I just rewatched the 1968 Star Trek episode “Assignment: Earth” in which then 20-year-old Teri Garr got her start. I think she stole the show with her quirky charm. An unforgettable screen presence.

  113. 113.

    Jackie

    @Kent: Your daughter did great! Such poise!

    On this point, what’s with all these TCFG supporters trying to rig the election by destroying ballots? Kinda undercuts his claim that it’s the Democrats rigging the elections!

  114. 114.

    Yarrow

    Jimmy Kimmel’s opening is amazing. The whole thing is on how TFG is a liar and how this election isn’t about policy. He has a wall behind him with pictures of all the Republicans who are not voting for TFG. It’s worth watching or finding online.

  119. 119.

    Jay

    @JWR:

    The only place it has gotten any traction is in the FTFM “Horse Race Media” and MAGgOT social media.

    Tomorrow Couchfucker will say the C-Word again, Apartheid Clyde will boost either the ruZZians or QAnon and Dolt 45 will scream “They are eating pets!”.

  123. 123.

    Kent

    @Jackie: Your daughter did great! Such poise!

    On this point, what’s with all these TCFG supporters trying to rig the election by destroying ballots? Kinda undercuts his claim that it’s the Democrats rigging the elections!

    Around here I have to guess it might be more to do with our razor tight Congressional race in the WA-3rd between Marie Glusenkamp Perez and a total MAGA Nazi Joe Kent.  The Joe Kent supporters are really getting vicious and the ad war on local TV is as vicious as I have ever seen.

    I mean seriously, the presidential election in WA and OR is not in doubt and if Harris is in danger of losing either WA or OR then we are in Reagan era landslide territory

    I’m not sure why they bother with a ballot box in Central Portland.  I don’t think there are any close races there except for City Council and that is just a big slate of progressives and moderates (and nutcases and cranks) competing in a ranked choice election.  Maybe they are just really stupid.

    Here’s hoping they get caught.  The FBI is on it.  They have a picture of the vehicle (Volvo Sedan) and they know the approximate time both ballot boxes were set on fire in Portland and Vancouver.  So they can probably trace the route the drive and there must be a bazillion traffic cameras and security cameras in route.  Hopefully at least one of them caught a HD video of that same car and their faces will be visible along with the license plate.  Even if it was stolen if they get any good images of the criminals they should be able to track them down with facial recognition and the public’s help.  People here are very pissed.

  125. 125.

    lamh47

    @JWR:

    Since ya missed it, I’ma just copy and paste:

    It’s a nothing burger…media will try to correlate this with the PR racist joke, cause they need the clicks and they want to try to both sides the KKKlan rally rhetoric from this past weekend, but it won’t stick outside of RWNJ circles already in Trump’s camp.

    Who’s gonna be upset by it?

    The people of Puerto Rico on the island and in those swing states?  Nope.

    The Republican who consider themselve done w/MAGA controlling their party and creating this rhetoric. Nope.

    The folks disgusted by that KKK/Nazi rally this past weekend.  Nope.

    The 75000 people on-site and millions who watched her closing argument at home.  Nope.

    The folks who already think Biden is “old and addled”…Nope.

    I give it less than a day and it won’t get any traction outside of RWNJ news and “dark web.

    Move on and keep it moving…don’t give it the oxygen the little ember needs…let the RWNJ and hard up for some clickbait scream into a void…

  130. 130.

    JWR

    @lamh47: I hope you’re right, (and I suspect you are), and local L.A. news is still talking about the hate rally at MSG, which only adds to the mountains of evidence against the Repubs.

  131. 131.

    cain

    @Kent: nice .. your daughter is a well spoken young woman so glad that she was able to vote for the first time but also whoa something she will always remember it given her first attempt was so dramatic!

  132. 132.

    cain

    @Another Scott:

    Also fuck their double standard given the kind of shit that comes out of Trump’s mouth.

    They want to create a both sides and also knock the MSG rally out of the headlines.

  135. 135.

    NotMax

    @Aziz, light!

    Ah, yes. “That, Miss Lincoln, is my cat.”

    It was originally written as a standalone half-hour television series; when no network chose to order a pilot, the script was reworked to fit into Star Trek as a backdoor pilot for the proposed Assignment: Earth series. The spin-off series was never produced. Source

  136. 136.

    cain

    @JWR: they can try but it is full equivalency.

    Most of us know how obnoxious the MAGA people are. The gaffe only pissed off the MAGA people not independents. The MSG pissed off a voting public that could do real damage

    Also what are they going to do to him ? Force him off the presidency ?

  138. 138.

    Jackie

    @Kent: I figured a Kent supporter is behind it – who is a MAGAt endorsed by TCFG. The burnt ballot box in Portland was probably a decoy to muddle the WA ballot boxes being the primary goal. Hope this asshole is ID’d and arrested quickly.

    My point was, as of yet, ballot tampering throughout the country seems to involve the GQP.

  141. 141.

    eemom

    Oh Cole, you’re just phoning it in at this point. 🤣

    (yeah, late to the party, but couldn’t resist)

  142. 142.

    lamh47

    @lamh47: Oh and BTW, the transcript shows that Joe was def talking about the speaker even the “doesn’t matter what he meant” press bullshitters know it.

     

    @joshtpm

    Sadly, this is about what you’d expect from the Times. They basically go with the GOP claim but try to hedge with “appear”. Then they mistate what even the White House said. White House claimed what he actually said which was that ‘his supporter’s … demonization’ was garbage. Did this go through an editor?
    x.com/joshtpm/status/1851480169090810362

  144. 144.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @Another Scott: I agree w you

    The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter’s — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s un-American. It’s totally contrary to everything we’ve done, everything we’ve been.

    his supporter’s is the adjective, modifying the noun, demonization. So he’s calling out the behavior as garbage behavior.
    He’s not throwing an insult by labeling a person or a group.

    i love that he said something strong about it. Anyone would sputter while struggling to find words to call this out.

  145. 145.

    frosty

    @lamh47: You won’t like this advice but if you want to keep your job, go to the office one day a week. You don’t want them to forget you exist, no matter how friendly the immediate supervisor,

    Better yet, two days. Commuting is something we all do. I drove, caught a commuter train, then two DC Metros for 14 years for 1:40 each way. I LOVED the afternoon naps going home!

  147. 147.

    JWR

    @JCJ: Yeah, me neither! ;) I was recently reminded about how long it took Trump’s team to convince him he was no longer running against Biden, so I hope all this does is convince him he still is.

  148. 148.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @cain: yes, thank you: fuck their double standard.
    lawless vs flawless.

    staying honorable and civil and remaining the people we’d like to be, in the face of serious lies, smears, slanders and violent inciting hateful rhetoric from bullies.  It creates some moral dilemmas, and it’s a rough challenge.

  149. 149.

    frosty

    @lamh47: ​Talk to a nutrionist / dietitian. She got me on a diet that’s easy for me to manage. You know the usual: fruits, vegetables, beans, whole wheat bread and pasta, minimal of anything processed. You’ve seen it before, get some expert advice. Worked for me!​

  151. 151.

    lamh47

    @frosty: Meh…even if she only agrees to letting me continue WFH at least through the end of this month the end of this project, I would be fine with it as well.

    And I won’t lose my job because they need me as much as I need them and there a hiring freeze. Also not for nothing, 50% of our department does not work at central office.

    If she denies it that’s fine as well, but you never know unless you ask…so I’ve done that.

    Besides…the building will start construction eventually so even if she say no now, in January the on-site department will be closed for construction.

  152. 152.

    lamh47

    @frosty: already on a plan with my nutritionist/dietition.  Still adjusting, but I’m doing it and hopefully it becomes the habit I want it to become

  153. 153.

    frosty

    @lamh47: Read “Crooked” for back pain. Raven recommended it. The first part is what you shouldn’t do. The back part is what helps. Spoiler alert: Exercise and posture – lots of different alternaties – yoga, tai chi, weights. I had a PT who helped with that.

  154. 154.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @Juju: thank you. Maybe we all need to do it. Or lie back over a barrel (rolled up pillows or towels) to reverse the forward curve of daily working postures, whether it’s kneading bread, chopping veggies, typing on a computer, changing a diaper, giving a massage.

  155. 155.

    lamh47

    lamh47:

    ETA: Also, not for nothing, but I didn’t include my rant about the commute and stuff in my request, I focused on this new big project we are starting and need to complete BEFORE the holiday leaves after Thanksgiving begins.

    Just so happened she mentioned in our last dept meeting that she wanted us to do what we can to focus on that project and if we need time alloted to focus then she wants us to prioritize that.  So I’m using that tidbit so get me the WFH days I want!

  157. 157.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @lamh47: it takes so much work to get suited up for a job, look nice, hav3 lunch and snacks prepared, all that..

    i used to have a great deal of chronic back pain. I bought a seat pillow you can blow up easily, then deflate and roll up into a 2” ball in a tiny stuff sack. I got it at rei, and ended up testing 3 models, to find which gave me the most relief. It really helps. I took it to work, and on planes as well as using in my car.

  158. 158.

    lamh47

    Alright…I’m out for the night…gotta to go on-site tomorrow for work…UGH….!

    Peace out and have a great night!~

  159. 159.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @lamh47: it takes so much work to get suited up for a job, look nice, hav3 lunch and snacks prepared, all that..

    i used to have a great deal of chronic back pain. I bought a seat pillow you can blow up easily, then deflate and roll up into a 2” ball in a tiny stuff sack. I got it at rei, and ended up testing 3 models, to find which gave me the most relief. It really helps. I took it to work, and on planes as well as using in my car.

     

    @Weftage:

  160. 160.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @Gloria DryGarden: weftage

    the cell phone replacement last December was rough, on the heels of 3 major home repairs, COVID and a two week flu, a meniscus tear, and two months without heat.

    Theres a lot that didn’t get done last fall, that I’m still catching up on or cleaning up from.

  161. 161.

    frosty

    @lamh47: Good news! Mine became an easy habit – easier than “cut the carbs” which came first. Chickpea and lentil pasta opened that back up for me. Pears and bananas are OK. Sadly, no bagels still (sob).

  162. 162.

    frosty

    @lamh47: Whatever leverage you can use!!!

    TBH, I hate working from home. I retired just before COVID hit in 2020 and I would have quit as soon as the said I had to WFH.

  164. 164.

    patrick II

    I saw an overhead shot of the Warriors stadium in San Francisco on the broadcast tonight.  And it suddenly struck me — no more Goodyear Blimp!  Drones do that job now.

  167. 167.

    Bruce K in ATH-GR

    @Geoduck: Electronic miniaturization is a brain-bender. The device you’re reading this on has more computing power, by orders of magnitude, than the computers that guided Apollo 11 to the moon and back.

    And why go to the expense of a blimp, with crew, fuel, and hideously expensive lifting gas, when you can get similar camera coverage from a squadron of rechargeable battery-powered micro-helicopters?

  169. 169.

    Ksmiami

    So the MSM is trying hard to equalize joes gaffe with the targeted racism and hate of today’s GOP. Bring it – I want MAGA run over

  172. 172.

    Nancy

    @HumboldtBlue: Glad you could do that. I might play other bands of that era loudly but your impulse to share loud music while cruising rocks. And it’s nice to be reminded of life outside of politics for a moment.

    Two years ago when we bought the prius of my dreams I was disappointed to discover that it had no CD player and no option for one.

    My husband spent hours creating flash drives of my favorites. I like CDs. I don’t like not having a player as an option.

    OTOH I like the plug in hybrid.

  175. 175.

    Baud

    Funny how the media suddenly believes Biden stumbling over his words signals honest hostility rather than senility.

  176. 176.

    Cheryl from Maryland

    @Chet Murthy: thank you for linking to Ms. Ronan not only being talked over but then revealing how clueless some men can be about the daily experiences of women.  It can go beyond the author’s description of thinking about one’s keys or phone as a weapon, there’s the curation of one’s purse when going out at night to just the bare essentials, there’s thinking about one’s shoes (the better to run in) or jewelry (I have a bracelet I like to wear at night as it’s heavy enough to break a nose) or wondering if it’s okay to take a walk at night.  So many things about which men are unaware, or if they are, may feel the best solution is for you NOT to do them.

  180. 180.

    lowtechcyclist

    @SW: ​
     

    it is unheard of to loose the first three in the World Series and force a game seven.

    The Red Sox came back from down 3-0 against the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS and won.

  183. 183.

    Chris Johnson

    @Jay: Oh good! I follow a BC comedy troupe, LoadingReadyRun, and they were openly anxious. Glad to hear the NDP got through :)

  186. 186.

    Mark von Wisco

    I finally had to get a phone a couple of months back. My old phone was also from 2017. In my case, the memory was full. It seems that the Android OS takes a little more memory with every update. Even after deleting every single non-essential app and every photo, the phone’s memory was around 97% full! That forced me to get a new phone…

  187. 187.

    AnthroBabe

    Ok kids…Mookie and 2 Yankees fans grabbing at him? They could have injured him for a stupid (not) foul ball!

    SO MAD, glad they were banned from Game 5, but there were some laudatory bullshit from ESPN. And they booed Freddie during the cancer segment…

    GO DODGERS

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