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She burned that motherfucker down, and I am so here for it. Thank you, Caroline Kennedy.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

This chaos was totally avoidable.

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

Our messy unity will be our strength.

GOP baffled that ‘we don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan.

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

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

In my day, never was longer.

The “burn-it-down” people are good with that until they become part of the kindling.

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

American history and black history cannot be separated.

The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.

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They want us to be overwhelmed and exhausted. Focus. Resist. Oppose.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

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Marge, god is saying you’re stupid.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

The words do not have to be perfect.

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

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by Tim F|  July 17, 200610:34 am| 81 Comments

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I don’t know where John is, but I will be busier than heck for today and probably tomorrow. Catalog all of the atrocities that we missed.

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by Tim F|  July 11, 20066:42 pm| 179 Comments

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What makes you so mad that you want to squash somebody like a bug?

I will go with people who don’t use right turn signals. Yes, I bike to work.

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by Tim F|  July 6, 20062:15 pm| 168 Comments

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Just got back to computerland yesterday and my time was reserved for working, drinking and rooting for France (allez Zedane Zidane!!), not necessarily in that order. John is busy with a relative’s marriage.

Contest time! Here is the campaign poster:

DeLay mugshot

All the DeLay campaign needs is a slogan. Something short, punchy and to the point. Have at it.

And as always, chat about whatever.

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by Tim F|  June 30, 200611:08 am| 31 Comments

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Semi-busy today, although beer blogging will arrive on schedule for once. Two amusing news bits via BoingBoing:

* One of the funnier anti-419 scam vigilantes that I’ve ever seen.

* People act more honestly when eyes are watching them. Even when the eyes aren’t real.

Chat about whatever.

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by Tim F|  June 22, 20066:01 pm| 475 Comments

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As long as we’re dredging up years-old WMD reports, I have proof that Saddam kept a fleet of mobile anthrax botulinum smallpox plague mumps production labs! On trucks!

That’s right, you too can be a Santorum. Post your scoops in the comments.

And you know, chat about whatever.

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Weekend Thread

by Tim F|  June 17, 200612:11 pm| 46 Comments

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If science blogging is you thing, check out the latest at the Seed science blog network. At Kos DarkSyde has a summary of what’s new and while I haven’t read most of the names he mentions, I wholeheartedly concur about Carl Zimmer. Definitely one of the great writers working today.

Chat about whatever.

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Worst Dad in the World

by John Cole|  June 13, 20062:31 pm| 59 Comments

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Got home form the office, and my cat was gone! He is normally in the window, so I freaked out and tore the place apart looking for him. After a few minutes I hit panic mode, because I realized the door had been open for a bit as I took the trash out. Tunch has been outide 2-3 times in four years- that is it.

Then, I hurt a faint, whiny meow. It seems someone had wandered into the hallway closet when I pulled the ironing board out this morning and had been locked up for 5 hours.

THat was the worst feeling in the world. I think I know what it feels like to lose your kid in a department store.

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