Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Of course you can have champagne before noon. That’s why orange juice was invented.

Giving in to doom is how authoritarians win.

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

If you are still in the gop, you are either an extremist yourself, or in bed with those who are.

I desperately hope that, yet again, i am wrong.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

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

Stand up, dammit!

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

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

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

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

So fucking stupid, and still doing a tremendous amount of damage.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

“Just close your eyes and kiss the girl and go where the tilt-a-whirl takes you.” ~OzarkHillbilly

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

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

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

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  2. 2.

    cain

    Still chaos out there. Apparently, so a post about a planeful of immigrants leaving and nobody knows where they went. The administration says it’s ‘classified’. We have turned into a hell hole.

  5. 5.

    Baud

    We don’t care about the news. We want photos of the Ohio meetup.

    When you’re ready.

  6. 6.

    Elizabelle

    Trump accepted that jet from Qatar.  Lol.

    Look! Over there!  It’s Joe Biden!

  10. 10.

    oldgold

    @Eunicecycle:  The entire meeting was an unbelievable shit show – just cringeworthy awful!

    This administration is literally the very worst reality TV show imaginable.

    In this episode the South African President was Zelenskyed and the NBC reporter was treated as horribly as I have ever seen a member of the press.

  12. 12.

    Jeffro

    @Dangerman:His Presidential Library is going to be … in Qatar?

    His presidential library is a rusted, old-school comic book spinner rack with a few stuck-together Playboys and a copy of “Grifting for Dummies” in it.

  13. 13.

    Kirk

    @cain: Oh, I laughed this one.

    Where did that plane go? – it’s classified.

    Why is the destination classified? – That’s classified, too.

  15. 15.

    suzanne

    A thing that I thought was self-evident, but apparently is not: you can fit more people in 15,000 SF than you can in 7,000 SF.

  17. 17.

    Belafon

    @Elizabelle: I suggest we print out two big “Air Force One” in gold lettering stickers, place one on each side of the plane, and tell Trump it’s ready, and let him fly in it.

  18. 18.

    sab

    @bbleh: At this point is there anything that can be done to rescue those people in time (the deportees, not the DHS lawyers) ?

  19. 19.

    Belafon

    @Dangerman: His presidential library will always be a work in progress, but you can donate to his building fund anytime you want, especially if it’s in the 7-10 figure range.

  22. 22.

    Elizabelle

    @Belafon: The photos of today’s White House meeting.  All the gold!  We have Louis XIV.  Reminding us why the French eventually revolted.

  23. 23.

    bbleh

    @sab: Dunno much more than I’ve read there, but my understanding is that the judge ordered that they remain in DHS custody and DHS has said they are, so presumably they could be loaded on a plane and brought back as easily as they were sent.

    Most of the hearing is about DHS behavior though: contempt, false submissions, possible malfeasance.  If I were that DHS lawyer, I’d be thinking about a change of employment, state, and possibly career

    It DOES appear that the courts — at least some of them — are finally beginning to treat the government as they deserve based on their recent behavior, ie as not presumptively acting in good faith or otherwise to be accorded some measure of trust or benefit of the doubt.

  24. 24.

    suzanne

    @brantl: People can’t stand on air, though, so the area of the floor makes a difference!

    In politics news, Pittsburgh is ousting the mayor. Sigh.

  27. 27.

    rikyrah

    South Sudan

    The Jet Bribe

    Over 1 trillion cut from our healthcare system, between Medicare and Medicaid, so that Millionaires and Billionaires can get tax cuts

    That we are dealing with fundamentally evil people on the other side

  31. 31.

    WaterGirl

    @Kirk: Is that for real?  Those were basically the answers?  nah-nah-nah, that’s for me to know and you to find out???

  34. 34.

    Captain C

    @Jeffro: Also a roomful of remaindered copies of The Art of the Steal Deal, for the low low price of $39.95 each.

  36. 36.

    rikyrah

    Glenn Thrush
    @GlennThrush
    NEW: Trump has suggested/demanded DOJ investigate his foes even w/ no evidence of crime.

    His “weaponization” czar has workaround: Publicly “shame” targets you can’t prosecute — contrary the DOJ’s rule book and rule-of-law principles.

    Me &
    @alanfeuer
    x.com/GlennThrush/status/1925244329120952699

  38. 38.

    Dangerman

    @Elizabelle: Assuming the counter intel Folks are allowed to do their jobs (big assumption, I know), Trump will never fly in that plane as President.

    After he is out of office, seems to me all maintenance and fuel costs will have to paid … by some other rich Middle East nation.

    If that nation is stupid enough to pay those costs so Trump can go golfing around the world, hey, whatever.

  39. 39.

    bbleh

    @Baud: do you think it will come to a trial?  IIRC there is video of the scene showing that SHE was shoved INTO someone else.  It would seem to me that, absent some Kacsmaryk-type judge, she could get it dismissed (unless of course SHE wants to turn it into a show-trial).  This is just harassment intended to intimidate imo.

  40. 40.

    geg6

    Good on Jimmy Kimmel.  Just read that he cancelled his show Monday night for a rerun because Jake Tapper was scheduled to appear and he didn’t want to give him the publicity for his shitty book.

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    I just got email on NextDoor about a cucumber recall?  salmonella?  Have we stopped food safety inspections while I’ve been busy with the house project?

  44. 44.

    Josie

    @geg6: ​
     Good for him. That’s the sort of thing everyone who has a show or podcast should be doing.

  45. 45.

    rikyrah

    ABSOLUTELY NOT
    ABSOLUTELY NOT

    Suzie rizzio
    @Suzierizzo1
    Why the hell would they give ICE Officials that are mostly deputized Citizens right now $45,000 bonuses! Even if they were real ICE agents nobody deserves a bonus like that! They don’t have money for critical programs like Medicaid and SNAP,but want to do this it’s insanity! 🤬
    x.com/Suzierizzo1/status/1925037594347257985

  46. 46.

    WaterGirl

    @eclare: One room is still a disaster – with all the stuff I have to figure out what to do with.  And the dining table is covered with the rest of it.  Otherwise, yes!

  48. 48.

    Old School

    @geg6: I read Jimmy Kimmel canceled Monday’s show because his daughter was in labor and he became a first-time grandfather.

  50. 50.

    sab

    @geg6:

    @Baud:

    That is awesome. And Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t need Jake Tapper to sell books. All these alleged ‘reporters’ are just scratching each others’ backs so their eventual book wil get publicity.

  51. 51.

    WaterGirl

    @suzanne:

    after a race that garnered national attention as a notable proxy fight between progressives and center-left Democrats.

    For those of us who aren’t local… is this a good change or a bad change?

    So who is who re: progressives vs. center-left Dems?  Is the black man the one who was ousted or is he the one who won?

  52. 52.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    I learned that Joe Don Baker died on the 7th.

    The best MST3K episode ever is one of his rare leading roles in a film, ‘Mitchell’.

    He was 89.

  53. 53.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @suzanne: if he doesn’t travel with real journalists, he doesn’t even need more room, if you’re talking about jet size.

    Again on the jet. I hope some of the gold leaf decor he demands chips off, peels off. And if it’s a Boeing…

  56. 56.

    New Deal democrat

    Let me take your mind off the awful news about immigrant renditions to South Sudan, by giving you some awful news about the US’s financial standing.

    Per Mohamed El-Erian:

    bsky.app/profile/elerianm.bsky.social

    “The uncomfortable pairing of higher US yields and a weaker dollar persists this morning, even as gold prices climb in response to ongoing geopolitical concerns.”

     

    The 30 year U.S. Treasury bond yield is a few 1/100’s away from a new 18 year high, while the US$ is at a 3 year low.

    Translation: the Bond and Currency Markets are increasingly concerned about the US’s long term debt situation, highlighted by the GOP’s bust-out budget bill; and They are Not Amused.

  57. 57.

    Captain C

    @geg6: Probably for the best, though I would have liked to see Jimmy ask Tapper something along the lines of “So, that false story about Biden not recoginzing Jamie Harrison, was that really your source seeing Biden meet a Black man he didn’t know and your source thought it was Jamie Harrison because your source thinks all of those people look alike?”

  58. 58.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    @WaterGirl:

    I network with some housing justice people in Pittsburgh and they were all backing Gainey (the incumbant).

    The new dude is yet another Ezra Broder Klein/MattY/New Dem/New Liberalism clown.  Which means a lotta self professed progressives just love him.

    All one needs to see this morning are the praises his win is getting from certain quarters to realize this outcome sucks.

    Have fun Pittsburgh with the same type of mayor as we have here in Denver.  I’m truly sorry for that.

  59. 59.

    Matt McIrvin

    @comrade scotts agenda of rage: Oh, geez! If any actor could be called a patron saint of MST3K, it was him.

    And, actually, he wasn’t bad at all, just played a limited range of broad exaggerated characters and was in a lot of cheese. Today, people probably know him for playing the comic foil in a few James Bond movies–before that, he was the villain in one of them (“The Living Daylights”)!

    Ave atque vale, Joe Don.

  60. 60.

    suzanne

    @WaterGirl: Well, whether or not it’s a good change is in the eye of the beholder, I guess. Ed Gainey was elected four years ago, was PGH’s first Black mayor. He is a pretty progressive Dem. He lost a primary to Corey O’Connor, who is probably more centrist. O’Connor is also the son of the former mayor.

    Either way, PGH hasn’t elected a GOP mayor in almost a century.

  62. 62.

    eclare

    @geg6:

    What he said in his monologue last night was that his first grandchild was born on Monday.  However, the other guest was supposed to be Seth Rogen, and Kimmel said that Rogen was gracious about the cancellation and would be back soon.  No mention of Tapper.

  64. 64.

    Matt McIrvin

    @eclare: Regardless of the reason… I still say that Jimmy Kimmel becoming a prominent liberal voice is not something that was on anyone’s bingo card, and I’m thankful for it.

  65. 65.

    Trollhattan

    Betty’s longterm Florida commitment might be really, really tested if this happens.

    Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) hasn’t yet ruled out running for Florida governor, eyeing a potential three-way Republican primary against Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and first lady Casey DeSantis, NBC News reports.

    Come to Butthead.

  68. 68.

    eclare

    @Matt McIrvin:

    The guy from The Man Show?  Decidedly no.  But he is very passionate and effective.  I think his young son being born with heart defects had a big impact.  I remember him crying about it while talking about it in his monologue.

  74. 74.

    piratedan

    @comrade scotts agenda of rage: he was a truly menacing villain in  Charley Verrick with Walter Matthau.  He was in an additional MST3K episode with his turn in Final Justice.  I used to get him and Don Stroud confused.

    Baker was not a fan of the MST3K treatment, although it likely did him more good than harm.

  75. 75.

    suzanne

    @WaterGirl: I am not sure why there seems to be an idea that progressives love Corey O’Connor….. he was the more centrist candidate. Gainey is more progressive, and he lost.

    But there does seem to be some misunderstanding from out-of-staters about PA politics. Like, apparently there’s an idea that Fetterman was thought of as progressive. The progressive wing is not a big thing here.

  77. 77.

    Matt McIrvin

    @rikyrah: I was just saying in the other thread that the present moment feels like the McCarthy era in a lot of ways– recall Roy Cohn’s mentorship of Trump–but I have less faith in some grand “have you no sense of decency” moment ending it, in part because the media landscape is so much more fragmented.

  79. 79.

    WaterGirl

    @comrade scotts agenda of rage: Oh, ugh.  I looked at the two pictures and figured the black man had been mayor and the arrogant-looking young pup with the punchable face had probably been the one who won.

    But I hoped I was wrong.

  82. 82.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @Trollhattan: Everything Everywhere All at Once seems to summarize the present day.

    so many days.. tempted to nominate this.

    also someone joked about

    remaindered copies of the Art of the Deal Steal

    (gives art a bad name. But a delightful renaming of said book.)

  84. 84.

    Professor Bigfoot

    Cardio class this morning (and yeah, it’s really working— every morning I think “awww, man, I don’t feel like working out” and after class it’s “Damn! I feel great!” 😉), then to the not-so-local Lowes for a whole raft of various flowering plants, and was diggin’ in the dirt to plant ‘em ‘til the thunder spoke.

    Now I am going back to the top of the thread to catch up.

    ETA— we did NOTHING to the yard last spring and summer, Mrs. B was in chemo and radiation; so now she’s determined to make up for lost time. I’m just hanging on for dear life…

  86. 86.

    sab

    Goku is a real person and Watergirl has photos to prove that.

    And Prof. Bigfoot has major charisma and could be on tv if he wanted to be.

    Suzanne is great but makes me feel old (so much energy!)

    Red hats from Knox County Ohio are not all MAGA.

    We have a lot of interesting lurkers, some of whom show up at meetups.

    We are having our house painted (outside) and I am not getting anything done. I thought it would free me to be productive at home since hard to leave, but no. Just consoling the cats about the uproar: Why won’t that dog stop barking?  It is the same people as yesterday

    ETA and columbusqueen and Ohio Mom did great in organizing this meetup. Pretty big turnout for red Ohio (and PA and Detroit.)

  87. 87.

    Belafon

    @Professor Bigfoot: Speaking of hardware stores, Home Depot announced that they are planning on absorbing any tariff costs. Have to choose between avoiding them like I do now or buying a bunch of stuff to hurt their bottom line.

  88. 88.

    Lyrebird

    @Baud: I watched the video…  she’s definitely getting shoved along by Blue Suit Guy right into the back of Khaki Tactical Guy.  I think the shoving was being done to get the MoC’s *into* the fenced facility, and Khaki Tactical Guy may have been there to arrest Mayor Baraka.

     

     

    @Emily B.: Whole business stinks!  Except that you have a rockin’ Congresswoman!

  91. 91.

    sab

    @WaterGirl: Yay. Thank you.

    Outside painting is disruptive. Inside flooring so much more so. And you have clients. Not nagging. Just publicizing exciting future posts.

  92. 92.

    Jackie

    Federal judge rips Alina Habba a new one (LOL!)

    A federal judge dismissed a case against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after he was arrested outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in New Jersey earlier this month — and attacked the Justice Department for pursuing it.

    Interim New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, Trump former criminal lawyer and a staunch ally, announced an investigation into the case last week.

    Federal magistrate judge Andre Espinosa gave “Baraka’s attorneys a chance to rebut the charges,” but then “seem[ed] confused by the prosecutor’s conduct throughout the case.”

    “The hasty arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, followed swiftly by the dismissal of these trespassing charges a mere 13 days later, suggests a worrying misstep by your office,” Espinosa said. “An arrest, particularly of a public figure, is not a preliminary investigative tool. It is a severe action, carrying significant reputational and personal consequences, and it should only be undertaken after a thorough, dispassionate evaluation of credible evidence.”

    He said the assistant U.S. attorney, Stephen Demaovich, acted appropriately; however, the judge only found out that the charges against Baraka were being dismissed due to media reports.

    “Your office must operate with a higher standard than that,” the judge demanded.

    “Federal prosecutors serve a single paramount client: justice itself,” Espinosa added. “Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application to the law, to the pursuit of truth, and to the upholding of due process for all.”

    Baraka was caught on a hot mic after the hearing saying, “Jesus, he tore these people a new asshole. Good grief.”

    Read the full report here.

  93. 93.

    Sure Lurkalot

    The Ohio meetup sounds like it was quite the success with the only “bad” being that it was hard to hear at the restaurant.

    All the hard materials used in restaurant fixtures and furnishings really do detract from a good experience. Most everyone has to talk louder and thus sound like cackling witches.

    Comrade Scott hosted the Denver winter meetup in his house and no one had to struggle to hear or be heard. If it’s not too soon for another Denver affair, I’d be delighted to host a meetup in my backyard, sometime in June between the two holidays if there’s any interest. Bocce ball could be played.

  94. 94.

    rikyrah

    Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) posted at 8:37 AM on Wed, May 21, 2025:
    At 9:00 AM this morning the entire Pentagon got an email inviting them to a “Christian prayer and worship service” from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. A Cabinet member directly violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment prohibiting the government from establishing or promoting a religion. Hegseth isn’t even pretending to care about all of our service members, respect their beliefs, or not show favor for Christian’s. Absolutely unacceptable use of his office and the Pentagon.

     t.co/sWY0kPhLgB
    (https://x.com/FPWellman/status/1925184131844935954?t=2hHBC2IJHXJR9et7ctaMiA&s=03)

  98. 98.

    rikyrah

    Biden Defense Squad (@What46HasDone) posted at 11:08 PM on Tue, May 20, 2025:
    Rufus Gifford went on the record and said the George Clooney story was a lie

    Both Jake Sullivan and Jamie Harrison went on record and said that stories ABOUT THEM were lies.

    And their wheelchair story was disproved by Joe Biden walking around in public just a few days ago.
    (x.com/What46HasDone/status/1925040989959299403?t=y7xF4vVUkIkDbbNeYymOkg&s=03)

     

    Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) posted at 9:03 PM on Tue, May 20, 2025:
    🚨 NEW: Breaker Media has an explosive report detailing Jake Tapper’s long-standing feud with the Biden family—likely the real reason behind his new hit piece of a book.

    One example? Tapper called Hunter from a blocked number while Beau was dying, begging for access so he could break the news of Beau’s passing. Hunter rightfully told him to f*** off.

    More recently, Tapper had a meltdown, furiously calling the White House after being passed over for a sit-down with President Biden—screaming: “I’m Jake Tapper and this is my network!”

    This isn’t journalism. It’s personal. It’s revenge. Jake Tapper is a sick man.

    t.co/ST0bhfZlch
    (x.com/ChrisDJackson/status/1925009637595873654?t=oquzdLYEwQQkS1AvQ0AUtw&s=03)

  101. 101.

    Jackie

    @Belafon:

    @Gloria DryGarden: And Trump didn’t get that he was being mocked.

    He never does. His skull is too dense to recognize subtleties.

    I’m pretty sure everyone else within ear shot “got it.”

  103. 103.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @Eunicecycle: I do it on a tablet. The link button is 5th from the left. After you paste the link in, the settings cog wheel button lets you create text to title your link so it’s not naked.
    the menu bar is set to text.
    you probably knew all this, and it’s just your device won’t cooperate..

  104. 104.

    brendancalling

    My band played the annual Dylan Birthday Bash in Ardmore last night. A bunch of bands, one song each. We did “She Belongs To Me,” and even though we had a false start, it went well. You can watch it here. I’m the guy in the hat.

    If you’re in Philly next week, we play an early show (5-7 I think) at Fergie’s Pub, Friday May 30th.

  105. 105.

    sab

    @Sure Lurkalot: It was actually a very cool venue.

    In front there was a normal bar, but out back they had a big space with a roof and tables and a garage-like door, and beyond that an outside patio with tables. We were inside the “garage” so protected if the weather had been bad but it wasn’t.

    Being in a quasi-garage, all concrete floor and garage roof the acoustics were bad, but otherwise it was great. I am really skittish in enclosed tight crowded spaces, and this didn’t make me jumpy at all.

  106. 106.

    JiveTurkin

    @Belafon: I’d avoid the, you won’t be able to figure out which items might be loss leaders.  Losing business hurts them worse.

  109. 109.

    Kirk

    @WaterGirl:

    Did some follow up, and since I don’t have the actual court transcripts this is still untrustworthy:

    there were multiple claims of “that’s classified” but there’s some question as to whether “why is it classified” got that. That’s in some of the sources, others say the question was “who authorized the classification” to which the response was “I don’t know.”

    Both are “Laugh so we don’t cry” events, of course.

  110. 110.

    Jackie

    Is it wrong for me to be hopeful the entirety of the HFC hop on planes this evening?

    Punchbowl News gives four reasons why Speaker Mike Johnson wants to hold a vote today on the reconciliation bill:

    • Vote counts rarely get better over time.
    • The speaker has said he wants to get this bill passed by Memorial Day and is intent on making that deadline.
    • Members will be very angry if Johnson cancels the Memorial Day recess.
    • Johnson is going to have attendance problems beginning Thursday.

    Meanwhile, the House Freedom Caucus is clearly signaling it’s not ready to vote today.

    Dems NEED to be ready for Johnson’s dirty trickery of adjourning – then five minutes later calling the House back into session (preplanned) catching the Dems flat-footed and passing the reconciliation bill.

  111. 111.

    JML

    @rikyrah: This all tracks. Hey Chris Cillizza, congrats on always being there to lie and cover for your DC media pals.

    Am I shocked that Tapper would lie to sell a sleazy book justifying his unethical and deplorable treatment of the Biden family? Not even a little. Tapper’s the poster child for sellout media, a once-decent reporter and writer who tossed it aside for the chance to make big corporate cash. He’s not credible, he’s a shill, a preening tool who thinks he’s the story.

  113. 113.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    @Sure Lurkalot:

    Comrade Scott hosted the Denver winter meetup in his house and no one had to struggle to hear or be heard. If it’s not too soon for another Denver affair, I’d be delighted to host a meetup in my backyard, sometime in June between the two holidays if there’s any interest. Bocce ball could be played.

    I’m more than glad to help.  We can talk offline.

  114. 114.

    brendancalling

    @suzanne: well, they had a right to believe that of Fetty, because he said he washe said he was.

    ”“We have started a progressive movement here in Pennsylvania,” Fetterman tweeted in 2016. It was one of more than a dozen tweets over the years in which Fetterman referred to himself as a “progressive.”

    “Progressive values have been the heart of my campaign,” he tweeted in 2018.

    “Progressive rhetoric is great but progressive results are 100,” he tweeted that same year. 

    In a 2020 response to Jeb Bush, Fetterman tweeted in part: “My dude, I’m a progressive democrat.”

    The list goes on.

    Fetterman has also called himself a progressive in previous interviews. In 2017, when Fetterman was running for lieutenant governor, he told WHYY that he would be a “solid progressive backstop” for the state.

    “If I’m lucky enough to be elected, I’m able to be a solid progressive backstop for Pennsylvania, for Governor Wolf,” he said. “It provides a statewide platform to advocate for the progressive issues I care about ― a living wage, marijuana legalization, immigration, and community policing.””

    I knocked on doors for him because of those statements and others.

  123. 123.

    Steve in the ATL

    @Jackie: ​
     

    Alina Habba, Trump former criminal lawyer

    I usually point out that they are actually called “criminal DEFENSE attorneys” rather than “criminal attorneys” but I have modified my practice in light of present circumstances.

  124. 124.

    sab

    @Steve in the ATL: Right, but we all know it is spelled Subaru Diane. Couldn’t fool us this time, you wily canine hairball.

    (Coyotes have very weird fur. Born to be felted.)

  126. 126.

    suzanne

    @WaterGirl:

    I looked at the two pictures and figured the black man had been mayor and the arrogant-looking young pup with the punchable face had probably been the one who won. 

    That is…. exactly correct.

    I voted for Gainey. O’Connor pissed me off by not showing up to some important events, and he struck me as a nepo baby.

  127. 127.

    suzanne

    @brendancalling: Fetterman played out of both sides of his mouth.

    In the 2022 campaign, Fetterman’s ties to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., prompted GOP opponent Mehmet Oz to tell voters he’d be a mere “sidekick” for the democratic socialist. But Fetterman’s recent stances point to an unorthodox brand of blue-collar liberalism, with a dash of outsider populism, in a purple state that is expected to be hotly contested again in the 2024 elections.
    In an interview, the first-term Pennsylvania Democrat said his critics shouldn’t be surprised.
    “I’m not a progressive,” Fetterman told NBC News. “I just think I’m a Democrat that is very committed to choice and other things. But with Israel, I’m going to be on the right side of that. And immigration is something near and dear to me, and I think we do have to effectively address it as well.”

  128. 128.

    sab

    @sab: When we first came in, my husband looked around and said to himself  “she will be gone in half an hour.” I wasn’t..

    ETA : Usually in a crowded loud venue I am out of there like a scalded cat. It was loud but I didn’t feel overwhelmed like I needed to be gone.

  133. 133.

    suzanne

    @sab: I do, thank you. ;)

    It was lovely to meet you and Mr. Sab! You two, and all the jackals in attendance, are obviously thoughtful and smart and funny people!

  134. 134.

    sab

    We have a big dog. She hates walks so she poops in the yard.

    Lawn guys came today. I gallopped out to clean up the dog poop. Yesterdays painters had painted most of it black (same shade as the shutters). So cleanup was weird, all that painted dog poop.

  137. 137.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @schrodingers_cat: I am fine with most of the lawyers here. Well, as fine as one can be with a bunch of lawyers…  Baud and Steve in the WTF know what they did.

  140. 140.

    Captain C

    @Belafon:

    Home Depot announced that they are planning on absorbing any tariff costs.

    I’m sure their shareholders are going to love that.

  142. 142.

    JPL

    @Captain C: Didn’t they also say that they might not carry some items.   What do mean no nails?  A lot of ceiling fans come from China so good luck with that.

  146. 146.

    mrmoshpotato

    @geg6: Good on Kimmel!

    He and Colbert both hate what’s going on, but Jimmy’s anger comes across most straightforward.

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    Jackie

    @WaterGirl: He took a new job in Atlanta. Supposedly he’s not lawyering against union members any longer. He mentioned it a few days ago.

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    Ohio Mom

    I was wondering where you were, WaterGirl. Your absence was conspicuous.

    Did you get the meetup photos to emailed you?

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