…May they be blessed! Chickens are like people in that they are constantly angling for power. Ours is a rooster-less flock, but there’s a boss hen and a scapegoat. The former role is transient, whereas the latter appears to be permanent. Boss hens are evidently deposed by coalition. By my reckoning, we’re on our third …
World Series Game 6 Open Thread
Completely neutral thread for discussion of the current baseball event.
I’ll take partisan hackery for $500, Alex
Via valued commenter Conster, an excerpt of a CNBC story posted an hour ago: FBI Director James Comey argued privately that it was too close to Election Day for the United States government to name Russia as meddling in the U.S. election and ultimately ensured that the FBI’s name was not on the document that …
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Love and Kindness: Eight Days Out
Eight days to go until Election Day. Even if you’re confident about Clinton’s prospects (as I am), this is a time of jangled nerves because of the enormous stakes, and it’s human nature to be testy in trying times. Here’s a photo of a lovely blue heron submitted by valued Balloon Juice reader “cope” to …
World Series Game Five (Updated)
Open thread for the baseball event! ETA: Also Sunday Night Football, Iggles vs. Cowboys.
World Series Open Thread
So, game three. In keeping with this week’s tradition, this post is a 100% neutral open thread regarding the baseball event. ⚾️ May the best team win!
Groundhog Day
Here we go again. From the WaPo: The FBI will investigate whether additional classified material is contained in emails sent using Hillary Clinton’s private email server while she was secretary of state, FBI director James Comey informed Congressional leaders Friday. The announcement appears to restart the FBI’s probe of Clinton’s server, less than two weeks …