Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

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

The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.

Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls 2 years from now.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

This fight is for everything.

There are a lot more evil idiots than evil geniuses.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

Fear or fury? The choice is ours.

Wait, what?

This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.

With all due respect and assumptions of good faith, please fuck off into the sun.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

I am pretty sure these ‘journalists’ were not always such a bootlicking sycophants.

“Loving your country does not mean lying about its history.”

Their freedom requires your slavery.

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

“Perhaps I should have considered other options.” (head-desk)

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

Finding joy where we can, and muddling through where we can’t.

the 10% who apparently lack object permanence

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Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Concepts of A Plan

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(A point made more crudely — using manosphere terms — by a parody account here.)

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COVID-19 Coronavirus (& H5N1) Updates: September 11, 2024

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On The Road – frosty – Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association, Louis Sullivan, Sidney, OH. Exterior

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This bank was our next stop, since we’re meandering through the Midwest. People’s was the seventh of the eight small-town banks that Sullivan designed, and it continues to operate as a bank. Like the Owattona bank, it has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

The following history is from Archipedia https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/OH-01-149-0063

“LaFayette M. Studevant, founder of the Peoples Federal Savings and Loan Association, was looking for an architect who could combine beauty, public convenience, and advanced technology in the design for a new building his bank planned to erect in a prominent location in Sidney, across from the historic Shelby County Courthouse on the south side of Public Square. After Studevant visited the Home Building Association Bank that Louis H. Sullivan designed for the town of Newark, 100 miles east, he knew he’d found the right architect for his building in Sidney.

As in much of his work, Sullivan turned to the natural world to find inspiration for the organic colors and patterns that define his rich ornamentation. Architectural decorator Louis J. Millet translated Sullivan’s forms into frescoes and mosaics and clay modeler Kristian Schneider translated them into molds for plaster, metal, and terra-cotta.”

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Courthouse square. Sullivan designed several of these small banks in a prominent location.

Funniest, Dummest, Most Pathetic, Best, Worst, Most Memorable Lines in the Debate (and Taylor Swift Endorsed Kamala!)

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I laughed out loud when the Tramp said: ” Joe Biden hates you.”

*****

Also, Taylor Swift (!)

Full statement.

Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most. As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country.

Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.

I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.

I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. I also want to say, especially to first time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered! I also find it’s much easier to vote early. I’ll link where to register and find early voting dates and info in my story.

With love and hope,

Taylor Swift
Childless Cat Lady

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Post-Debate Discussion Open Thread

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kamala is like HEY DONALD IM LAYING A TRAP YOU PROBABLY SHOULDNT WALK INTO IT YOU BETTER NOT and he walks RIGHT IN

— Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) September 10, 2024 at 9:38 PM

My opinion, and more importantly that of a lot of more influential watchers, is that Vice-President Harris had a brilliant evening. And that TFG… did not.

A Tbogg unit has been surmounted, there’s lots of social media to dredge for treasure, but it’s been a busy evening and I’ve still got the weekly Covid / H5N1 recap to work on.

So… Talk amongst yourselves, and I’ll see y’all in a few hours!

From the Guardian liveblog:

Gabrielle Canon
Tuesday night’s debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris could have been a mess of layered talking, unchallenged claims, or wild veers off-topic.

Instead, ABC’s moderators, David Muir and Linsey Davis, kept the candidates on point.

Muir and Davis took on the first matchup between the two virtually tied presidential candidates, seeking to “enforce timing agreements and ensure a civilized discussion,” according debate rules from ABC that took weeks to negotiate, and it was no easy task.

The two effectively rerouted discussions back to the questions they asked, on key topics including the economy, immigration, abortion rights, and the peaceful transfer of power, and made important clarifying fact-check statements when they were warranted.

When Trump made the outlandish claim that Democrats supported “the execution” of babies after they were born and accused Tim Walz, Harris’s vice-presidential pick, of supporting abortions in the ninth month, Davis laid out the facts: “There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it is born,” Davis told viewers.

Muir also pushed Trump on his connection to the 6 January attack on the capitol, and his belief that he won the election, despite all evidence to the contrary.

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Timeline Cleanse…Debate Alternative.

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Won’t watch.

Can’t watch.

Yeah–I’m a wimp.

But my point (and I do have one) is that it’s just fine to be wimplike in just that way.

To that end…let me share with you some of my security blanket.

Tikka the magnificent:Timeline Cleanse...Debate Alternative.

The captivating Champ: Timeline Cleanse...Debate Alternative. 1

And the lonely sea and sky:

Timeline Cleanse...Debate Alternative. 2(I was on that seaside road as a squall approached the iconic Thatcher Island twin lights and by sheer luck caught this.)

My instructions to self: inhale. Exhale. Repeat.

Add bourbon as necessary.

Non-debate open thread,  y’all.

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Watching / Livestreaming the Debate

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ABC’s livefeed on YouTube:

 
Here’s the Guardian‘s liveblog, which is always interesting:

The Harris campaign will be fact-checking the debate in real time, on X.

ABC, meanwhile, has said that the debate moderators will facilitate the debate but not fact-check. Rick Klein, ABC News’ political director, told the New York Times: “We’re not making a commitment to fact-check everything, or fact-check nothing, in either direction. We’re there to keep a conversation going, and to facilitate a good solid debate.”

For truly unbiased fact-checking of both candidates, follow along here on the Guardian US liveblog!

CNN’s YouTube:

ETA: National Debate Watch Party with Gov. Tim Walz

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