Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
In case you missed the post on Sunday, we have started our fundraising for the youth vote.
Details are in the post, linked below. This is a reminder that we are having a zoom with Zee – the founder and director of the group on Wednesday. aka Tomorrow! I hope you will all consider joining the zoom. She has amazing energy – I guarantee that you will come away inspired and hopeful.
RSVP by sending me email – WaterGirl at balloon-juice.com
Today, Michelle and I are proud to announce that we will be hosting the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th.
We can’t wait for you to visit. Go to obama.org to learn more.— Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) March 7, 2026 at 10:12 AM
These are the people serving in President Donald Trump's second Cabinet. The AP is tracking Trump's nominations, the Senate confirmation process and Cabinet members' tenure.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Women around the globe on Sunday marked International Women’s Day taking part in marches and demonstrations that underscored efforts to combat discrimination and accelerate the drive for gender parity.
See the photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
"Country" Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday at 84.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Heavily Hispanic areas have swung back toward Democrats in key off-year races as polls show the public souring on President Trump’s handling of the economy and immigration, among other issues.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) March 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
BREAKING: Oil prices soared past $114 per barrel for the first time since 2022 on Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
cool, half of DHS keeps going unpaid and the DOD doesn’t get the extra war money they want, sounds great
— GOLIKEHELLMACHINE (@golikehellmachine.com) March 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Life imitates art today.
@newyorker.com— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) March 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Re-upping this announcement from Wednesday.
Hey everybody,
Anybody interested in having a Zoom book club to talk about Tom’s book, So Very Small?
Tom is super flexible, so we can talk about arguments in book and the relevance of the book today and /or we can use the book as a jumping off point for discussion.
It’s looking like we will start in 3-4 weeks, zooming the first two weeks of April, to give you guys time to read the book if you’re interested.
If you’re interested in reading / discussing this book, let us know in the comments!
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
SAVE THE DATES
Wednesdays
April 8 and April 15
8 pm Eastern time
Zooms will start on time and will last 90 minutes.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
MORE DETAILS
We will raffle off a signed copy of one of Tom’s books – only participants in the zooms will be eligible for that.
If you want to participate but aren’t in a position right now to buy the book, let us know in the comments or send me email. I’m sure we’ll be able to pair you up with someone to supply a book.
TO RSVP and get the Zoom link
Send email to WaterGirl and reference Tom or the book in the subject of your message! And don’t forget to include your nym. :-)
I will send out the Zoom links the week of the first zoom, and the same link will work for both. So not to worry if you have RSVP’d but you didn’t hear back from me.
Interested in a Zoom Book Club to Discuss Tom Levenson’s Book ‘So Very Small’?Post + Comments (27)
Hey everybody,
Anybody interested in having a Zoom book club to talk about Tom’s book, So Very Small?
Tom is super flexible, so we can talk about arguments in book and the relevance of the book today and /or we can use the book as a jumping off point for discussion.
It’s looking like we will start in 3-4 weeks, zooming the first two weeks of April, to give you guys time to read the book if you’re interested.
If you’re interested in reading / discussing this book, let us know in the comments!
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
SAVE THE DATES
Wednesdays
April 1 and April 8
April 8 and April 15
8 pm Eastern time
Zooms will start on time and will last 90 minutes.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
MORE DETAILS
We will raffle off a signed copy of one of Tom’s books – only participants in the zooms will be eligible for that.
If you want to participate but aren’t in a position right now to buy the book, let us know in the comments or send me email. I’m sure we’ll be able to pair you up with someone to supply a book.
TO RSVP and get the Zoom link
Send email to WaterGirl with your nym & reference Tom or the book in the subject of your message
Interested in a Zoom Book Club to Discuss Tom Levenson’s Book ‘So Very Small’?Post + Comments (46)
So many good things happening; so many bad things happening. (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times?)
I am someone who sometimes focuses on the bad things without taking note of the good things. For instance, if you told me 10 good traits that you think I have, and one bad trait, it’s the bad trait that I will remember the longest. (Surely there are a handful of people here whose brains are screeching, you don’t have 10 good traits!) But that’s not the point of the conversation.
I think sometimes we humans can sometimes focus more on the bad things that are happening around us and maybe don’t take time to drink in the good things. I don’t know about you guys, but I wouldn’t mind a reminder about some of the good~
So I want to challenge everyone who comments to name 1 good thing and 1 bad thing that’s been happening over the last month or so. Can be personal or political; either is fine.
Pop Quiz: The Month in Review – One Good, One BadPost + Comments (94)
I am happy to report that the results are in for our ad experiment.
Our goals for the ad experiment were two-fold:
1) does it impact how it feels to be on Balloon Juice?
2) would the dollars it would bring in be significant enough to even think about messing with the ads again?
The ad did not bring in enough money for us to even begin to have the fight conversation about the impact it was having on some of our BJ peeps.
Our community is officially ad-free once again!