Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

We can’t confuse what’s necessary to win elections with the policies that we want to implement when we do.

Those who are easily outraged are easily manipulated.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

The way to stop violence is to stop manufacturing the hatred that fuels it.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

Lick the third rail, it tastes like chocolate!

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

Humiliatingly small and eclipsed by the derision of millions.

If you don’t believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love isn’t freedom, it is privilege.

President Musk and Trump are both poorly raised, coddled 8 year old boys.

Fear and negativity are contagious, but so is courage!

There are a lot more evil idiots than evil geniuses.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

The world has changed, and neither one recognizes it.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

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

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

The snowflake in chief appeared visibly frustrated when questioned by a reporter about egg prices.

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

I swear, each month of 2025 will have its own history degree.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

Speaker Mike Johnson is a vile traitor to the House and the Constitution.

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Respite Thread: The Kids Are All Right

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Thought we could use some respite as we go into the holiday weekend.

I’ll be going to this show. It’s not far from my house and I’m hoping the dogs will be okay for the twenty minutes or so I’m gone. They generally aren’t upset by fireworks, but I like to be around to distract them just in case.

Jul 2, 2024

With hot and dry weather, fire restrictions are going into place in many places in the state. Drones are becomes a more and more popular alternative to fireworks.

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I loved this dress so much. She said it took her three days to make. There is a matching bag and shrug. Stunning.

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Wednesday Barely Afternoon Open Thread

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I’m playing catch-up for clients this week so I don’t have anything to share related to current events, but it looks like we can use any open thread.

I went to the farmer’s market, came home, started a load of laundry, and washed my breakfast dishes and silverware.  Sat down to work at the computer, started typing, and without really noticing, I apparently kept wiping my left hand on my pants or shirt.  Then I consciously notice the stickiness so I started to get up to wash my hands, and I see blood on my keyboard, blood smeared all over the left side of my shirt, blood on the left side of my pants.

Super bummed about the capris because I had just found them yesterday when I was starting to organize my closet room!  I love them and I hadn’t seen them for at least a couple of summers, maybe more!

Anyway I had apparently cut my finger on… something?

Anyway, that’s all I can type one-handed.

Open thread!

Update: Okay, I’ll add this as a mood lifter, because I saw it just now and laughed out loud.

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Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Interesting Times, Dammit

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Mark your calendars:

… Biden will speak to “Good Morning America” and “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos for the interview. A first look will air on the Friday, July 5, edition of “World News Tonight with David Muir” with portions airing on Saturday and Sunday on “Good Morning America.”

The extended interview will air Sunday, July 7, on “This Week” and Monday’s episode of “Good Morning America.”…

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told MSNBC on Tuesday that the president had “a bad night,” but added, “He has judgment. He has strategic thinking and the rest.”

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, who is running for reelection in Pennsylvania, threw his support behind Biden Monday afternoon when asked about the president’s debate performance, telling reporters he is confident Biden can run a strong reelection race and serve a second term.

“No, I don’t worry about that. Look, he had a bad night in the debate, but I think people know what’s at stake,” he said.

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On The Road – PaulB – The Cascade Loop, Part 4

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Welcome to stage 4 of “Washington’s Ultimate Road Trip,” the Cascade Loop. Today, we’ll be visiting Ohme Gardens, a garden begun by Herman and Ruth Ohme in the 1930s and that they worked on for 42 years. The Gardens are now owned and managed by Chelan County. You can find more information, as well as historical pictures, on the website.

The gardens are built on a bluff that overlooks the Columbia River. You enter the gardens at the top of the bluff and then make your way down through the gardens to the base, a couple of hundred feet down. Then, if you’re like me and are still sore from hiking, you groan as you look at the steps that you have to climb to get back to the top again.

One thing that stood out to me about the Gardens is that they stayed fairly close to a vision of a mountain garden/meadow combination, with native plants, trees, ferns, ground cover, and oh so many rocks. So no formal layouts or exotic plants.

Note: You can see full-size versions of these photos here.

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Ohme GardensMay 12, 2024

A waterfall flowing into a small pond. Like I said: lots of rocks.

COVID-19 Coronavirus (& H5N1) Updates: July 3, 2024

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Late Night Open Thread: No End of History

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Response, from Osita Nwanevu:
Late Night Open Thread: No End of History

Happy, if impractical, thought:

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War for Ukraine Day 860: Compare and Contrast

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Two quick housekeeping notes. First, Rosie is doing great in her second week off between the second and third round of chemo. Thank you all for your good thoughts, well wishes, prayers, and donations.

Second, Secretary Blinken clearly articulated the US’s policy – as in the US’s objectives – in regard to Ukraine’s self defense against Russia’s genocidal re-invasion. Since everyone is quite raw over the events of the past week, I’m going to deal with that after the jump. Basically, I’m going to compare and contrast with what Blinken articulated with what President Zelenskyy articulated in his interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer, which we covered the other night.

Here is President Zelenskyy’s address. Video below, English transcript after the jump.

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