One of my favorite people to follow on Twitter had the Wonk’s lament: And now I have summarized my last decade of research in far fewer than 140 characters https://t.co/ERBpjfFsb7 — Sarah Gollust (@sarahgollust) July 5, 2017 D58826 in comments earlier this week expresses the wonk’s lament from the other side: At the end of …
Open Threads
Saturday Morning Open Thread: Rashamon, Rash o’ Liars
(Jack Ohman via GoComics.com) . . We’ve survived worse, but yesterday sure felt like a low point in American history. Of course I knew Republican corporatists would be happy to sell the country to anyone who offered, but I figured at least they’d set a higher price. Guess they read the ‘thirty pieces of silver’ …
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Late Night Open Thread
I’ve had a bit of a cold since yesterday, and that combined with the rain today, my early rude awakening from Steve, and I napped a fair bit this afternoon so I am up later than usual watching Game of Thrones again to prepare for the new season. I am also pleased to announce that …
Listen All of Y’all
I love everything about this: Amazing.
Friday Evening Open Thread: Interspatial Impeachment Insurance
Pence: "We will put American boots on the face of Mars" https://t.co/FFu1IeWLoJ pic.twitter.com/seECTyLoyd — The Hill (@thehill) July 6, 2017 . Apart from [all the facepalms], what’s on the agenda as we start the weekend? They slipped the surly bonds of Earth, and kicked Mars in the face. https://t.co/Y2jwqt4JUt — Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz) July 6, …
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Friday Morning Open Thread: Sickening
(Tom Toles via GoComics.com) . Sen. Pat Toomey on why it’s so hard to draft a new health care bill: “Look, I didn’t expect Donald Trump to win.”https://t.co/W9U0ZtwaL3 — Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) July 6, 2017 . Apart from waiting to see how much damage one malign idiot can accomplish at the G20 meeting, what’s on …
On The Road
Good Morning All, This weekday feature is for Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their transient …