Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

“They all knew.”

If you cannot answer whether trump lost the 2020 election, you are unfit for office.

Trump’s cabinet: like a magic 8 ball that only gives wrong answers.

Be a wild strawberry.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

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

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

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

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

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

Many life forms that would benefit from greater intelligence, sadly, do not have it.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

In after Baud. Damn.

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

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

Text STOP to opt out of updates on war plans.

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

When I was faster i was always behind.

White supremacy is terrorism.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

Prediction: the gop will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

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

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Cold Grey Pre-Dawn Open Thread: The GOP’s Hunter Sideshow

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Cold Grey Pre-Dawn Open Thread: The GOP's Hunter Sideshow

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Best summary I’ve seen so far of the GOP’s latest media-seeking circle-jerk: Philip Bump, for the Washington Post — “Weighing action against Hunter Biden, GOP resorts to falsehoods ” [unpaywalled]:

… Hunter Biden was subpoenaed for a deposition but through his attorney said he would appear before Oversight in an open hearing instead. (His attorney, in a letter to Comer, pointed to the chairman’s statement during a podcast that he would welcome either public or private testimony.) The date of the deposition came and went, and Republicans moved forward with approving a contempt-of-Congress referral.

What Hunter Biden no doubt knows is that a closed-door deposition allows Comer and other Republicans to cherry-pick claims much more easily — if they release the transcript of the deposition at all. (Most of the depositions that have taken place, Oversight Democrats note, have not been made public.)

During the meeting, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tex.) was pointed on this subject.

“Let me tell you why no one wants to talk to y’all behind closed doors,” she said to her Republican colleagues. “Because y’all lie.”

This is demonstrably true, including when considering the Archer testimony itself. It is fair to question the legitimacy of Hunter Biden’s failure to participate in the subpoenaed deposition, certainly, but it is indisputably justifiable for him to be wary of doing so.

When it was his turn to speak, Rep. Greg Casar (D-Tex.) raised a related, valid point: If Republicans were so desperate to hear from Hunter Biden, why didn’t they just go ahead and hold the open hearing anyway? The younger Biden had unexpectedly appeared in the hearing room, allowing Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) to ask for a show of hands from the committee members about their willingness to swear Hunter Biden in for questions right then and there. None took him up on the offer…

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I Like What I’m Seeing

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I really wanted to title this post Balls to the Wall, but I was able to to exhibit at least a modicum of self control.

Whether it’s our awesome members in the House, or President Biden, or a bunch of young women in MN, I like what I’m seeing.

I’ve been working all day, so apologies if you have already seen all of these already.

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Totally open thread.

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And Another Thing

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One of the weirdest things about living in Arizona is I have never lived anywhere before when you pull an ice cube out of the freezer it sticks to you and you have to shake your hand under water to get it free. For the first time in my life I understand and appreciate ice tongs- I was always “look at you you fancy twat with your tongs just for ice is the fucking queen showing up.”

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Wednesday Night Open Thread

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Apparently there are a couple pit vipers debating something or other but I am not paying attention.

Spent the day working and taking care of things, got Steve groomed, and then made Joelle and I some tuna steaks, some mixed veggies (squash, onions, zucchini), and a mushroom risotto of all things. Weird combo but it was good.

If you want a decent tuna steak, you can not beat the ones from Aldi’s. $4.75 for two pieces, it’s always great quality, and they are actually an appropriate portion size.

I keep getting reminders about how weird I am when I vocalize things like “Hey where is your mortar and pestle?” and “Hey where’s the cheesecloth.” And she just looks at me like I am a crazy person until it sinks in I am the fucking weird one here, not her for not having something that doesn’t appear in 90% of American households.

Other than that, not much going on, although personally I had a major exciting development a few minutes ago. I was brushing my teeth and took a moment to look at myself in the mirror, something I rarely do because yecchh who wants to look at that, and I noticed that I am starting to develop wild old man eyebrows where you get one or two random hairs growing faster and a different color. Think Scorcese or Andy Rooney. I was so excited I hollered for Joelle.

So yeah, when I say not much going on I mean it in every possible way.

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War for Ukraine Day 686: Kharkiv Comes Under Fire, Again!

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Screen shot of new artwork by NEIVANMADE. The background is black. In the bottom foreground are grey Ukrainian homes and apartment buildings being bombarded by red Russian missiles with the Special Military Operation "Z" symbol on them. Above the missiles, written in red is the word "Ruzzians". Below the buildings being attacked is the statement "Turns Homes Into Graves".

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Russia opened up on civilian targets in Kharkiv again:

More on this after the jump.

President Zelenskyy addressed the both the Ukrainian and Lithuanian people today during his visit to Vilnius. Video below, English transcript after the jump.

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Wednesday Evening Open Thread: … ‘Comedy’ Tonight!

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Last Big! Serious! Head-to-Head! GOP debate before next week’s starter gun at the Iowa caucus, and all journos want to talk about is Chris Christie officially dropping his campaign. (And, apparently, getting ‘caught on a hot mic‘ slagging Haley on his way out.)

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Long Belated Tribute: Nothing Compares 2 Sinéad O’Connor

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Per Rolling Stone:

Sinéad O’Connor died from natural causes, a coroner in London has determined.

A statement said that the coroner has “ceased their involvement” in O’Connor’s death and no other comments would be made.

O’Connor died on July 26 at age 56. The singer’s family confirmed her death in a statement but did not share a cause of death. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” her family said. “Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”…

Following her death, tributes to O’Connor poured in from admirers like Phoebe Bridgers, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tegan and Sara, Tori Amos, and others. Tegan and Sara recalled seeing O’Connor live right before the Covid-19 lockdown began, saying, “Can’t express what an absolutely massive impact Sinéad O’Connor had on us from childhood through adulthood. Her voice, her brain, her bravery.” …

More details will come out, eventually, but let me put this into the record: Irish women are medically notorious for a stoic resistance to seeking medical assistance — we historically tend to treat anything short of gushing blood or passing out in public as ‘it’ll heal, given time.‘ People who have been physically abused, especially as children, also learn to avoid acknowledging pain or distress. Given these factors, it is not at all implausible that O’Connor died of (possibly untreated) heart failure or another one of the medical conditions all too familiar to those of us past our youth — no matter how much more exciting the popcult narratives.

and pursued the woman. Thirty metres down the road the friend and the woman embraced and he waived me over. There under streetlights with mist on my breath, I met Sinéad. She looked in my eyes, and uttered with disarming softness “ oh, it’s you Russell”.

She came with us back to the table and sat in the cold and ordered a hot tea. In a conversation without fences we roamed through the recent Dublin heatwave, local politics, American politics, the ongoing fight

for indigenous recognition in many places, but particularly in Australia, her warm memory of New Zealand, faith, music, movies and her brother the writer. I had the opportunity to tell her she was a hero of mine.

When her second cup was taking on the night air, she rose, embraced us all and strode away into the fog-dimmed streetlights.
We sat there the four of us and variously expressed the same thing. What an amazing woman.

Peace be with your courageous heart Sinéad.

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