Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

America is going up in flames. The NYTimes fawns over MAGA celebrities. No longer a real newspaper.

Jesus watching the most hateful people claiming to be his followers

Republican also-rans: four mules fighting over a turnip.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

Speaker Mike Johnson is a vile traitor to the House and the Constitution.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Disagreements are healthy; personal attacks are not.

75% of people clapping liked the show!

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Mediocre white men think RFK Jr’s pathetic midlife crisis is inspirational. The bar is set so low for them, it’s subterranean.

Just because you believe it, that does not make it true.

Republicans do not trust women.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

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Please Let This Happen

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I’m begging:

INGRAHAM: Would you agree to a debate with Al Gore on this issue?

PALIN: Oh my goodness. You know, it depends on what the venue would be, what the forum. Because Laura, as you know, if it would be some kind of conventional, traditional debate with his friends setting it up or being the commentators I’ll get clobbered because, you know, they don’t want to listen to the facts.

So help me ALLAH, if Gore sighs once in this debate I will punch him in the neck and kick him in the junk. But wouldn’t you love to see that moron up there just winking and blushing and making shit up?

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The Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations

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I’m really not sure what it says about our current state of affairs that I’m moderately pleased and a little surprised that Tom Coburn and Rick Warren have now both spoken out against a law authorizing the execution of homosexuals in Uganda, but that is where we are, I suppose. I guess I should just be happy it was a twofer with Warren, as he denounced the law and invoked Burke.

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Photos are back! Apologies for the long delay. I was busy as hell, then sick, then sick and busy as hell, and yesterday I don’t even want to talk about.

fallsroad, The Machinery of Joy.

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LT in Oregon, Lwater.

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I don’t recall the last time I was in a foul mood from basically the time I woke up until the time I went to bed, but today was one. The weather is really irritating me. The temperature jumps twenty degrees in one hour, it goes from rain crashing against my window to sunny blue skies to purple bruised clouds with whipping wind. I’m all discombobulated.

Think I’m going to turn off the tv, eat dinner, and play Bioshock until I fall asleep.

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Call me overly optimistic, but lowering the medicare age, opening up the same options as federal workers have, stricter regulations, and a trigger should these fail seems to be a pretty good deal. I’m sure you all will take the opportunity to explain to me why I am full of it, but I’m actually kind of pleasantly surprised. Hell, the medicare thing alone I thought would never happen.

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