Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Nothing says Happy Easter like telling your constituents to fuck off. And then proudly posting it.
She is unhinged and a true representation of her party. And she’s so secure in her beliefs she’s…shut off comments.
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Fun times…
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Open Thread: Nancy Mace Wishes Voters a Happy EasterPost + Comments (96)
I think my “butter lamb” bears a striking resemblance to the Betty Cracker 2019 model.
Happy Easter to all who celebrate, and Happy Spring to all of us!
Let’s make this an open thread, sans The Horror.
A very happy Easter Sunday to those who celebrate. Even if I no longer observe, I can appreciate the importance of a story about overcoming what seems like a final defeat. I also appreciate Victorian greeting cards:
I also also appreciate this BBC story from 2016: “Misspelled Acomb sign proclaims ‘Chris is Risen.'” It’s funny aside from the typo:
“The pastor at the Baptist Church is actually called Chris and he’s got to get up for a sunrise service at 6.30am on Easter Sunday.
“His predecessor didn’t manage to get up for the service last year.”
Finally, we have this, from Popehat:
Angel of the Lord: He is not here, He is risen, just as He said.
Come and see the place where He lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead.Alito: Okay, first of all, this violates ALL sorts of rules
Thomas: This was a LAWFUL execution, who is God to interfere
— Aiding And Abetting Terrorists Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) April 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The Child is beyond the age of hunting Easter eggs, but she will probably never be too old to enjoy eating a heap of chocolate for breakfast (I got her a KitKat egg and a Malteasers egg – she likes crispy bits in her chocolate, but nothing gooey). She will head up to her English grandfather’s place for lunch, and then spend the second week of her Easter break with her dad. Meanwhile, I will crack on (heh) with laundry, breaking down those pallets, and other forms of productive puttering. Baked chicken thighs and asparagus with lemon orzo for dinner. What’s on your agenda today?
Sunday Morning Open Thread: Happy Easter!Post + Comments (153)
Tonight I’m feeling my Boston roots. My godmother did my family history on both sides of the family and the biggest surprise (well, except for the fact that I’m as caucasian as Wonderbread, depsite my begging her to find someone, somewhere who might dispute that, LOL), is that both sides of my family go back to the Revolution.
Not such a surprise on my dad’s side, but complete shocker on my mom’s side. I’d give you the full genealogy, but that would be boring. Regardless, I’m still the proud granddaughter of men who were Italian and Russian Ukrainian* immigrants.
I would have loved to be around for this event this weekend – my beloved Gram (paternal grandmother) would not have missed it if she were still with us. I get my love of history and writing from her.
Anyway, I thought on this weekend of historical importance, I’d share some of the events of the day in Massachusetts.
*That’s a much longer and even more surprising story…
Overnight Open Thread: Let The Revolution Begin!Post + Comments (19)
Looks like we can use on open thread. Surely my posting this will bring Cole’s evening post out of the woodwork!
Happy to hear about all the events people went to today.
Jackie found a good car magnet that I am going to order tomorrow. Just slightly disappointed that it doesn’t say:
NO fucking KINGS in America!
Oh well, can’t have everything.
I think this cartoon is awesome, so I wanted to share it.
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Earlier today Putin announced an Easter truce, which he then promptly broke and blamed it on Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on Putin’s “Easter truce”: “Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire back on March 11, but Russia’s refused for 39 days. Putin promises 30 hours of peace, yet his Shahed drones swarm our skies. We trust actions, not the Kremlin’s lies.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) April 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Putin’s “Easter truce” is a Russian info op, says Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation head Kovalenko. Ceasefire claim aims to frame Ukraine as aggressor while Russia continues attacks.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) April 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
After Putin announces a 48-hour Easter ceasefire, one Ukrainian officer on the front line tells us they’ve been ordered to stop shooting, and to record when the Russians open fire.
— James Waterhouse (@jameswaterhouse.bsky.social) April 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
From The Financial Times:
Ukraine said Russian attacks were continuing after Vladimir Putin ordered his army to suspend combat operations in Ukraine over the Easter holiday this weekend.
Putin declared a unilateral 30-hour “Easter ceasefire” for “humanitarian reasons” on Saturday in a meeting with Valery Gerasimov, his top military officer, according to footage published by the Kremlin. The truce took place at 6pm Moscow time on Saturday and was due to end at midnight on Sunday.
The halt, which comes a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to end peacemaking efforts in Ukraine if quick progress was not made, was the second time Putin has declared a full suspension of hostilities since ordering the invasion of Ukraine three years ago.
Putin announced a similar truce to mark the Orthodox Christmas in January 2023, which Ukraine claimed was a ploy to stop its advances against Russian forces.
Minutes after Putin’s announcement, air raid alerts blared across several regions across Ukraine as well as in the capital Kyiv, where air defences opened fire on incoming missiles and drones, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian air force.
“As for yet another attempt by Putin to play with human lives — at this moment, air raid alerts are spreading across Ukraine. At 17:15, Russian attack drones were detected in our skies” Zelenskyy said, following a report from Oleksandr Syrsky, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces.
He added: “Shahed drones in our skies reveal Putin’s true attitude towards Easter and towards human life.”
Later on Saturday, a senior Ukrainian official said that Kyiv’s forces on the frontline had been ordered to halt all offensive fire and respond only in kind to Russian attacks.
“The frontline is much quieter now,” said the official. However, he added, Russian attacks had not stopped, and Kyiv’s troops were still facing an onslaught of Russian fire.
“Russian assault operations continue on several frontline sectors, and Russian artillery fire has not subsided,” Zelenskyy said, adding that his troops would respond “in kind”.
“There is no trust in words coming from Moscow. We know all too well how Moscow manipulates, and we are prepared for anything,” he added. “Every Russian strike will be met with an appropriate response.
More at the link.
In other news: water is wet.
There is no address or press conference today from President Zelenskyy. He has been tweeting all day, including posting videos of the return of the Ukrainian POWs.
Zelenskyy confirmed a prisoner of war exchange, 246 for 246.
— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) April 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
💙💛 A mother and son who were captured together at Azovstal. Ruslan and Margarita Vinograd. They had not seen each other for three years.
Ruslan thought that his mother had been exchanged long ago, he wrote her letters.
Today they met by chance on the bus on the exchange 🙏— Vitalis Viva (@vitalisviva.bsky.social) April 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🫂 Welcome back, boys and girls!
🇺🇦 Ukraine returned 277 defenders from captivity on the eve of Easter: most of them are young people born after 2000.
268 were privates and sergeants, 9 were officers. One of the servicewomen spent almost two years in captivity.— Vitalis Viva (@vitalisviva.bsky.social) April 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
💙💛 “Mommy, I love you so much, I can’t tell you how much, I’ve endured everything, I’ve held on,” the guy talks to his mother for the first time after three years of captivity.
— Vitalis Viva (@vitalisviva.bsky.social) April 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
War for Ukraine Day 1,150: Putin’s Non-Easter Truce Non-TrucePost + Comments (14)
Sometimes I laugh…
…sometimes I cry.
Lazy Saturday afternoon? Or lazy because I put up a post without much substance? You decide.
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