In a sane world, this shambling mass of ego, wealth, family privilege, immaturity and high-grade, uncut kookery would be laughed off ballots from Key West to Ketchikan. In that world, his high water mark would be receiving tens of votes nationwide, exclusively from Q-anon loons cross-pollinated with Camelot-addled write-in crackpots of a certain vintage. Sadly …
COVID-19 Coronavirus (& H5N1) Updates: May 8, 2024
I keep getting flashbacks of Mark Twain, in Life on the Mississippi, talking about how becoming a professional riverboat pilot left him incapable of *not* noticing hidden patterns in every ripple along his later-in-life journeys. I’ll keep doing these weekly updates, but don’t be afraid to let me know if I’m oversampling H5N1 or other …
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On The Road – lashonharangue – Mayan Ruins and the Sacred Monkey River [2 of 4]
lashonharangue The next day we boarded a van and headed south to Frontera Corazol on the Usumacinta River (aka the Sacred Monkey River). The river there is the border between Mexico and Guatemala. The rafting company who organized the trip is dedicated to protecting wild rivers around the world. We were told this was the …
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Chill Grey Dawn Open Thread: Now President Joe’s Just *Messing* With Them
?? CNN: "Erin Burnett will sit down with President Biden for an exclusive one on one interview tomorrow. … Interview will air Wednesday at 7pm ET on Erin Burnett OutFront." — Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) May 7, 2024 Seriously, though — these are great places to get Biden’s message out. Kudos to his media team! I …
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Tuesday Night Open Thread: (Democratic) Men for Abortion Rights
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will convene a panel in Atlanta on Tuesday focused on the role men can play in advocating for more access to abortion rights, according to sources familiar with the plans. https://t.co/FqbeZ3MzoB — NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) May 5, 2024 When I was a young feminist firebrand, I’d have given this panel the …
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War for Ukraine Day 804 Again: It Is Not Ground Hog Day
(Air Raid Alert Map of Ukraine as of 8:16 PM EDT on 7 MAY 2024) Two quick housekeeping notes. The first is today was exceedingly long, so tonight’s update is going to be on the shorter side. The second is that according to Steeplejack in last night’s comments, I apparently skipped from day 783 to …
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Tuesday Night Open Thread
Today was my first day of summer vacation, and I accomplished shit all. Like nothing. It’s been this muggy, overcast, no sun bullshit punctuated with rain for a week now, and it is sucking the life out of me and killing my sinuses. *** Currently I am totally sucked into the Kendrick Lamar/Drake blood feud, …