Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

In after Baud. Damn.

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Giving in to doom is how authoritarians win.

Fucking consultants! (of the political variety)

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

DeSantis transforming Florida into 1930s Germany with gators and theme parks.

Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls 2 years from now.

Oh FFS you might as well trust a 6-year-old with a flamethrower.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

We can’t confuse what’s necessary to win elections with the policies that we want to implement when we do.

“Alexa, change the president.”

Marge, god is saying you’re stupid.

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

Trump’s cabinet: like a magic 8 ball that only gives wrong answers.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

Be a wild strawberry.

Quote tweet friends, screenshot enemies.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

Boeing: repeatedly making the case for high speed rail.

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Open Thread: Happy Ecksmass!

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Recently got an email from a company based outside the Anglophone sphere of influence:

Finishing does 2009 and we are again thankful for once to deep interest and love of a customer.

It seems to be regret and miss something while feeling that we were always short,
but this year was a year having done that we were thankful for more by faith of a customer and love.

Christmas is full by temporal happiness to have been delivered,
and it is day that chest be in a flutter with a thought only.

We pray for you are glad at a mind of all, and the happy Christmas which love overflow.

We thank sincerely to a supports and cheer sending to our [company] during this year.

We appreciate that.

We [company] promise that we will give you to a make a present to develop more in the next year.

Please enjoy your happy Christmas!

Somehow, this expresses exactly how I incoherently feel about all of you here.

(I tried for a lovely red-and-green font, but FYWP.)

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Greedo Probably Would Have Shot Himself

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Kevin Drum tweeted this last night, and I just remembered it thanks to Bob Cesca, but this seven part review of why the Phantom Menace sucked is just awesome:

You can see the other six parts here. May the force be with you.

And if you cringed every time he pronounced protaganist as “Pro-tuh-gone-ist,” you are probably an effete liberal who likes arugula and dijon mustard.

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