This made me laugh:
Urkranium-1 Open Thread: The ‘Unified Morons Theory’
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I like this. The unified moron theory. https://t.co/WH3jQv8zry
— Schooley (@Rschooley) October 4, 2019
There is a growing body of empirical support for Marcotte’s theory:
As one of apparently only a dozen people who bothered to read the Mueller report, what struck me as the likeliest explanation for the events in the Russia section was this: Russia agents did seriously consider looping Trump, who badly wanted in, to their conspiracy.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) October 4, 2019
The Russians then realized Trump’s people were a nest of idiots who were *definitely* going to get caught if they were included in the real conspiracy. So they decided, wisely, to go in another direction to install this idiot, who they had confirmed as idiot, as our president.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) October 4, 2019
This Ukraine scandal, Trump’s attempt to get in on a real conspiracy by making his own after the Russians iced him out, just proves that their caution in including him was well-earned.
Just a theory, but I think a good one.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) October 4, 2019
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Sunday Afternoon Open Thread
Loved this interview. I thought she was wonderful.
Mitzi Gaynor on starring with Rossano Brazzi in South Pacific: “Mama mia! So little fabric covering sooo much Italian”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnMr6WOeth0&feature=youtu.be
And here is my very own grumpy cat. She is wondering what the hell I’m doing up at 4:30 am, before she’s even had a chance to fix up her hair.
Open thread
Late Night Pop Culture Open Thread: RIP, Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll walked this earth for 84 years and broke ground with every footstep. An icon. One of the all-time greats. She blazed trails through dense forests and elegantly left diamonds along the path for the rest of us to follow. Extraordinary life. Thank you, Ms. Carroll. pic.twitter.com/YXjh7d3LWU
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) October 4, 2019
I only knew of Ms. Carroll as an icon of elegance, but she obviously was an inspiration to a great many people. May her image and her example continue to shine for future generations.
And next time someone complains that “we” haven’t made any progress in the last fifty years, look at this clip from her groundbreaking TV show and think of the 17 different ways such ‘snappy jests’ would no longer be acceptable outside of a very specialized audience:
Diahann Carroll was the first African-American woman to star in a sitcom. "Julia" debuted 51 years ago. Legend. Her contributions are truly iconic. RIP
Julia: Has Mr. Colton told you.
Dr. Chegley: Tell me what?
Julia: I'm colored.
Chegley: What color are you?
Julia: I'm a Negro pic.twitter.com/6SoClrQGB5— Dartunorro D. Clark (@DartDClark) October 4, 2019
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Evening Open Thread: Beep, Beep
I turn on the computer and what do I see? President Impeachment has run a bus over Rick Perry several times
"I was talked into my crime by Rick Perry" is the most implausible alibi I've ever heard/ https://t.co/Y1eddWxPSq
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 5, 2019
I’m sorry, but Rick PERRY? Please. You need a much more credible patsy than that. https://t.co/R1PCxoUQjT
— NotOutlandishHat (@Popehat) October 5, 2019
Frog/Scorpion and all.
Open thread
Lest We Forget Open Thread: “O wad some Power the giftie gie us… “
“… To see oursels as ithers see us!”*
Hoping to go unnoticed, the President of Finland called for his Uber pic.twitter.com/QM7LRvIt8e
— Mark Gongloff, respected (@markgongloff) October 2, 2019
A Finnish reporter just asked President Sauli Niinistö of Finland what favors President Trump has asked of him.
There were audible gasps in the room.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) October 2, 2019
Here's a snippet from Helsinki Times article, mostly about post-meeting event to Finnish media.
I'm sure "oriented" is a common compliment between the leaders of the world. pic.twitter.com/FgcX1AH9bG
— Teemu (@teemuFI) October 3, 2019
He was able to distinguish between up and down, and he didn’t throw up on me.
— Irina (@Inuca12) October 3, 2019
They can have the F-15s, but only in exchange for wildfire prevention technology. Quid pro quo.
— Parametrische Kaninchen (@alinabi) October 3, 2019
when ur tinder date is going so bad u ask for the check before the apps arrive pic.twitter.com/CzUwOnhJvM
— delrayser (@delrayser) October 2, 2019
*from a poem titled ‘To A Louse‘
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Site Update: Ask Me Anything #3
It’s been a couple of weeks since the last update, so here’s another one – lest anyone think we have forgotten you or the continued frustrations with the current site. We had another test run of the new site this week, and we were all quite pleased with how well it went.
The old, rickety Balloon Juice database continues to present challenges, which the developers continue to meet, emerging victorious each time. With any luck, there won’t be a lot more database surprises. Apparently when I described the database as a clusterfuck, even I failed to comprehend the level of clusterfucked-up-ed-ness. Not entirely surprising, I guess, since the database might just be older than our youngest Balloon Juice commenter, or they might share a birthday, at least.
I continue to stand by my mantra that it’s not possible to accurately predict how long this phase will take, because you never know exactly what you are going to run into. That said, I am upgrading…
FROM THIS: Could testing start in a week? It’s within the realm of possibility. Could testing start in 3 weeks? Quite possibly.
TO THIS: If the front-pager testing hasn’t begun by October 18, we are going to see one surprised, disappointed, and cranky WaterGirl.
So – Ask Me Anything – and in the meantime, I will share details that may be of interest in the comments. If you prefer to ask questions by email, you can send email to my nym at balloon-juice.com.
Update at 4:30 pm Eastern: As always with the site update posts, I will be checking in for additional comments and questions throughout the weekend.