Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

I was promised a recession.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

John Fetterman: Too Manly for Pennsylvania.  Paid for by the Oz for Senator campaign.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

I like you, you’re my kind of trouble.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

Eh, that’s media spin. biden’s health is fine and he’s doing a good job.

This fight is for everything.

Peak wingnut was a lie.

I did not have this on my fuck 2022 bingo card.

I really should read my own blog.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

In my day, never was longer.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Just because you believe it, that doesn’t make it true.

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Meetup with NotMax in NYC

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NotMax is scheduled to board first leg of his flight to NY one week from today.

As requested by NotMax, I am “slapping up a post to seek further interest as the dates approach, wherein we can lock down specifics.”

NotMax is planning to be in NYC area August 24th through September 8th. Most popular days for B-J meet-ups in the past have been on weekends, so that would mean a choice of:

Friday, August 26
Saturday, August 27
Sunday, August 28
Friday, September 2
Saturday, September 3
Sunday, September 4
Monday, September 5 (Labor Day)
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Preference as to a date? Also too, afternoon or evening? Any strike-throughs are dates someone who is interested but has already mentioned that the date didn’t work for them.

If/when arrangements are made, might people be up for some a la carte picnicking? Interesting (free!) events on each of the suggested Friday evenings at Bryant Park: #1 — #2. Variety of food booths at the site.

NotMax could use some help figuring out what day will work best.  I’ll link to this post in the sidebar so you won’t have to catch NotMax in real time.

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Chicago Meetup May 2022: Proof of Life

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Looks like there was a pretty good crowd at the Chicago meetup on Saturday!

Great looking group!  And it looks like you had the whole room to yourselves.

Chicago Meetup: Proof of Life 1

Left to right, wrapping around the table at the back: Mr opiejeanne, opiejeanne, Stacib, lafcolleen, prostratedragon, PST, Carlo Graziani, Eric S.

Where is Mr. Potato???

Carlo Graziani sent the photo.   (Thanks, Carlo.)  Rumor has it that opiejeanne has a couple of photos, too, but since they are traveling, I don’t know when they will be sending their photos, and Proof of Life cannot be delayed!

Open thread.

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Anyone Up for A Chicago Meet-Up Next Weekend?

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A question from Left-coast commentor OpieJeanne, last night:

Is anyone interested in a meet-up in Chicago next week? We will be in town on May 6, 7, & 8, leaving on the 9th. We have tickets to a 1 pm Cubs game on the 6th but should be free by 6 pm. Other than that we are flexible. We have a list of things we want to do, like the architecture boat tour on the Chicago River, visit the Field Museum and the Art Institute.

If you’re interested, or have suggestions as to a proper venue, leave a comment below.

Or send me an email, and I’ll forward it to OpieJeanne.

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NYC Meetup on April 3 : Proof of Life

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JAFD provides us with proof of life photos from the NYC Meetup on Sunday!

JAFD, NYCMT, and (initial-free) Carlo Graziani attended.  It seems like this was our first BJ Meetup since the pandemic began.  Or have I forgotten one?

The pictures of the Tir Na Nog were taken from steps of Old Post Office.

The restaurant did have outdoor seating, but the weather – 50’s and rain, though it was gradually clearing, sun out when I got home – and traffic noise and exhaust made eating /al fresco /undesirable.

From the photos, I will assume that a good time was had by all, but maybe they will share details in the comments.

I will let you guys self-identify in the photos, if you wish.

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Balloon Juice NYC Meetup – Sunday 4/3 (Open Thread)

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The NYC meetup is on Sunday, just 2 days away, so I am reposting this from March 27.

At this point, JAFD and Carlo Graziani are planing to be there.

If you are planning to attend, or think you might attend, can you please let JAFD and Carlo know in the comments?

Open Thread.

(New comments begin at #25.)

This is an Open Thread and an announcement of the NYC Meetup one week from today.  (Two mints in one!)

What:  NYC Meetup 

Organizer:  JAFD

Where:  big table by the window on the balcony of Tir Na Nog has been reserved  (across from Penn Station)

Date: Sunday April 3

Time:  2:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon

Why:  talk, drink, eat  (all the usual meetup activities)

What else:  Hockey game across street at 7, we may want to fade before dinner crowd fills place.

Restaurant Info:  254 West 31st Street – 212-630-0249 – tirnanognyc.com

MASK AND TEMPERATURE CHECK REQUIRED

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Please RSVP in the comments and/or send email to WaterGirl who will coordinate with JAFD.

Totally open thread.

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Open Thread

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Open thread.

August 18, 2021 – Denver
Pictured from left to right: ActiveDad (former lurker), The Pollyanna from hell, and quakerinabasement

So… like me, you guys probably thought the meetup last night didn’t happen because PsyFighter was there for more than an hour and nobody showed.  So we thought!

Lurker Rob ActiveDad sent me a photo of the other Balloon Juice meetup at Whisky, Tango, Foxtrot in Denver last night.

So sorry you guys didn’t connect!   What happened?  We may need some literal green balloons so this doesn’t happen again. (sale item from the Balloon Juice store?)

Totally open thread.

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Denver Meet-Up: Wednesday, 6pm MDT, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Patio

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Latest note from PsiFighter37:

Friendly reminder: going to do a meet up on Wednesday 8/18 at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot at 6pm local time in Denver. No reservations, but they say they have plenty of patio space, both upstairs and downstairs. See y’all there!

Not a drinker, but if I were in the Denver area, I’d be tempted just for the snax…

Lurkers & friends always welcome at these events!

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