Thanks to an intrepid White House pool videographer, we have footage of the President meeting with his cabinet today.
Open thread!
Footage of the President Meeting With (What’s Left of) His CabinetPost + Comments (71)
by Adam L Silverman| 71 Comments
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Thanks to an intrepid White House pool videographer, we have footage of the President meeting with his cabinet today.
Open thread!
Footage of the President Meeting With (What’s Left of) His CabinetPost + Comments (71)
This post is in: Open Threads, All we want is life beyond the thunderdome
This afternoon, Murphy the Trickster God willing, we’ll go pick out a tree from our favorite local garden center. And in the evening, we’ll decorate it, which is the climax of holiday prepping for this household.
Tomorrow: A movie (I’m hoping Aquaman) and dinner at SuChang‘s. Because TRADITION!
How’s the preparations — if only for a day of routine disruptions — going in your neighborhoods?
Monday Morning Open Thread: Counting DownPost + Comments (210)
by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)| 5 Comments
This post is in: On The Road, Open Threads, Readership Capture
Good Morning All,
On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!
Submissions from commenters are welcome at tools.balloon-juice.com
Happy Holidays in all appropriate permutations, there’s a fantastic post lined up for Tuesday, see you then!
Today, pictures from valued commenter EBT.
We have been fixing up a ranch, and part of that means upping our cat quota.
Taken on 2018-12-19 00:00:00
This first little man is Hobbs. He has been running all over the house exploring this new huge space and most recently made us spend 20 minutes trying to find him hiding out under the edge of a blanket.
Taken on 2018-12-19 00:00:00
And here is Hobbs’ little brother Archimedes. He is already exhausted from being brought home and exploring the house. I expect him to wake up around 2 am and cause property damage.
Taken on 2018-12-19 00:00:00
And now we move on to the two cats we already had.
This handsome panther of a bastard is Binx, and he will talk your head off. His main form of entertainment is flopping just out of your reach, and getting up and acting offended if you do anything other than strain yourself to reach him. Currently he is walking around the house letting everyone know there are kittens.
Taken on 2018-12-19 00:00:00
And finally we have Takkun (tah-koon). She is not having this whole “new kitten” thing and has taken to hiding under the bed and screeching if anyone moves the bed skirt to look at her. In a couple days the new reality will sink in and she will come back out.
Thank you so much EBT, do send us more when you can.
Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.
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This is the equivalent of being awakened by a phone call from your college freshman son, who then leads with "the important thing is that I'm totally fine and everything is totally fine" https://t.co/r2miHDobc9
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) December 24, 2018
You knew Trump was a serial bankrupt when you threw your panties the keys to the economy at him, bankers!
If everything is fine you don't go around saying everything is fine when nobody asked. Unless things aren't fine—or unless you're an idiot.
— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) December 24, 2018
Bank executives were startled Sunday when Mnuchin, on vacation in Mexico, arranged calls to make sure they had money to lend. Treasury secretary has come under enormous pressure from Trump, who blames him for Jerome Powell as Fed chair & dropping market. https://t.co/TPTyOgQ1xb
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) December 24, 2018
I smell a backfire https://t.co/6EuGZdj1EC
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) December 23, 2018
Alternatively, Mnuchin could just be an idiot 2/ pic.twitter.com/5nvS5yQzhD
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 23, 2018
We should take seriously the possibility that we're looking at an economic team as clueless as their boss — and that they'll respond to real problems by firing off off-point tweets from various golf courses 5/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 23, 2018
Let’s face the music and dance! pic.twitter.com/gXSXHHY1aN
— Schooley (@Rschooley) December 24, 2018
Our governent is shut down & federal workers are going WITHOUT PAY, meanwhile Treasury Secretary @stevenmnuchin1 is playing golf on the beach on Cabo San Lucas with full SECRET SERVICE DETAIL.
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
(I’m pretty sure he is not there to collect payment for the wall)— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) December 23, 2018
The Mnuchins' Christmas card pic.twitter.com/hy2FeNLt7C
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) December 24, 2018
Cold Grey Pre-Dawn Open Thread: Merry Festivus, Wall Street!Post + Comments (50)
by Adam L Silverman| 81 Comments
This post is in: America, Crazification Factor, Domestic Politics, Open Threads, Politics, Popular Culture, Post-racial America, General Stupidity, Not Normal
The brave resistance fighters in the War on Christmas have risked life and limb to smuggle out this footage from War on Christmas detainee camp #6, also known by its official name of Camp Kringle. The conditions in the war on Christmas detainee camps are worse than anyone could have imagined…
The resistance informs me that since Camp Kringle is full, new detainees are being sent to Camp Sugar Plum Fairies (Camp 17), Camp Sleigh Bells (Camp 72), and Camp Lords a Leaping (Camp 134). All resistance units should be on alert for infiltrators and informants!
Stay Frosty. Just like those three guys in the front row the between the Santas…
Open thread!
by John Cole| 92 Comments
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I’m so disgusted with everything I don’t even have the energy to air grievance.
Oh, don’t forget the Pet Calendar is out and available in the Balloon Juice store.
This post is in: Dolt 45, Open Threads, All we want is life beyond the thunderdome
“Happy” Festivus! Here’s a Festivus wish even the Repubs can get behind:
Just want to remind everyone that my position has always been:
1. Trump won’t finish the term
2. It will get bad enough that Republicans will calculate that Trump remaining in office will be worse for them than him out of office.
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) December 23, 2018
Key to my belief Trump won’t finish the term, & why it conflicts w common belief that Repubs will never turn on Trump, is different assumptions about Trump. Many assume Trump of, say, Oct 2018 will be Trump of Oct 2019. I assume Trump of 3 & 6 months from now will be much worse
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) December 23, 2018
I've had that position. Also, account for the likelihood that Trump Org gets indicted.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) December 23, 2018
Sunday Evening Open Thread: Speaking of Gifts…Post + Comments (192)