Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

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

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

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

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

They are not red states to be hated; they are voter suppression states to be fixed.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

The willow is too close to the house.

This is dead girl, live boy, a goat, two wetsuits and a dildo territory.  oh, and pink furry handcuffs.

Since we are repeating ourselves, let me just say fuck that.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

“I was told there would be no fact checking.”

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

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

The real work of an opposition party is to hold the people in power accountable.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it is not glory.

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

This chaos was totally avoidable.

“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”

75% of people clapping liked the show!

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Monday Night Open Thread

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Just a perfect day to day- around 80 degrees, clear blue skies, and a nice breeze. I spent a solid 6-7 hours in the fields cutting grass and it was the perfect day for it. Got some fresh air, a little sun, and a bunch of hour to think, which can be a good and a bad thing.

What is the collective opinion on the debate? I personally don’t think Trump is going to show- I think he will back out. Wouldn’t surprise me if he uses this as an excuse:

Or maybe he will go and after they cut off his mic for rambling over his time storm off stage. Who knows?

In other news, I apparently have lost my wallet. Can’t find it anywhere. If Thurston still lived here I would be scouring the back yard, but since he is in Arizona, I have no idea where it is. There wasn’t any money in it and you couldn’t get to Pittsburgh with the money on the one card in it (one upside of being broke, I suppose), so I am not worried about that, but I really do not want to deal with replacing my ss card and driver’s license and all the other bullshit. Ehh, I’ll give it a few days.

Time for the new episode of House of the Dragon.

*** Update ***

I pulled this for Adam’s update on Ukraine and in the interim while I waited to repost it, I see that Assange has agreed to plead guilty and end this whole saga, so hopefully there is one motherfucker we won’t have to hear about again.

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War for Ukraine Day 852: Kharkiv, Odesa, and Donetsk – the Bombardments Continue

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Quick housekeeping notes. First, Rosie had her fourth and final chemo treatment of round two today. She now gets two weeks off before she starts round three. According to the oncology vet Rosie is fully in remission. Thank you all for the good thoughts, well wishes, prayers, and donations.

Second, it was a very long day and I’ve got another one tomorrow. So I’m going to keep this on the shorter side.

Russia continued its bombardments today.

Russian strike on Odesa destroyed over 24,000 square meters of the warehouses of a supermarket chain.

Four people were injured.

“There was never any ammunition, weapons or shells in the warehouse. Groceries, food and non-food products were stored there – everything necessary for the comfortable daily life of civilian Ukrainians,” noted the Tavria V press service.

📹: Tavria V supermarket

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

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Hopeful News & Less So: Updates on Pride Month

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Speaking Of the Week Ahead

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Really busy today doing everything except what I am supposed to be doing.  I had to move a lot of stuff out of my closet room so the plumber could get to the crawl space, and now the temptation to get that room cleaned up and organized seems impossible to resist.

Unlike my sister, I am not someone who enjoys cleaning.  But it’s just begging to be straightened out instead of just dragging everything back in there.

I saw some news last week, and I’m not sure what to think of it.   Something about the Senate working to pass a bill that would increase the number of judges started in 2025, maybe at the district court level?   If anyone saw that and has a better idea of what that’s about, please chime in.

I’m sure I’ve missed tons of news, what’s  been going on today?  Or is this the calm before the storm?

Speaking of which,

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Open Thread: A Little Good News

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Busy day, but looks like we could use an open thread

How have I never heard of this gem of a man before:

In case you missed this good new. I think we should have a countdown clock for this flaming bag of poo:

Steve Bannon, former advisor to President Donald Trump, departs the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse on June 6, 2024, in Washington, DC.

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A federal appeals court Thursday night rejected Steve Bannon’s bid to delay the July 1 start of his criminal contempt-of-Congress prison sentence.

Following the ruling from the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals, it is likely the former adviser to former President Donald Trump will seek the intervention of the Supreme Court.

The panel voted 2-1, with Judge Cornelia Pillard, a Barack Obama nominee, and Judge Bradley Garcia, a Joe Biden nominee, in the majority. The majority opinion, however, was unsigned.

Judge Justin Walker, a Trump appointee, dissented from the panel’s Thursday night decision, writing that the precedent Bannon is contesting is a “close” question and that Bannon should be allowed to stay out of prison while he appeals it to the Supreme Court.

A couple of videos (I have several stockpiled) if you haven’t already seen them:

So raise your hand if you think trump will find some way to weasel out of the debate. Any guesses on how?

If he does debate, do you think they can keep him drugged up enough to not sound like the drunk at the end of the bar?

Okay, gotta get back to work.

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The Week Ahead Open Thread

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So, my morning was interesting.  I got up early to water the pots, and the plumber shows up at my door.  Who knew that you were supposed to write something like that on your calendar???  (sigh)

So there went the first two hours of my day, with my plan flying right out the window.  On the plus side, now I will have water and ice from the refrigerator.  My fridge died in the first month of lockdown, so I got a new fridge but I didn’t want anyone in my house and crawl space for 2 hours hooking up the water.  The entrance to my crawl space is in my closet room, and I definitely didn’t want anyone in there with all my clothes, towels, etc.

Anyway, we have a big week ahead with the Supreme Court, and who knows what else.  I guess the world is telling me that I need to stay flexible!

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Monday Morning Open Thread: Keep Moving Forward

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