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The intent is to issue two citations (and thus two fines) for one act. One for the infraction itself, another for not obeying the sign that defines the infraction. Republican governance.
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The intent is to issue two citations (and thus two fines) for one act. One for the infraction itself, another for not obeying the sign that defines the infraction. Republican governance.
IMO it's not ignorance. They know full well they would not have been in the "in" group 100 years ago. They just don't care.
Remember the Republican motto: I got mine, screw everyone else.
Remember the Republican motto: I got mine, screw everyone else.
December 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
IMO it's not ignorance. They know full well they would not have been in the "in" group 100 years ago. They just don't care.
Remember the Republican motto: I got mine, screw everyone else.
Remember the Republican motto: I got mine, screw everyone else.
It's a small sample size, but Trump is 2-0 against women, 0-1 against white men.
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It's a small sample size, but Trump is 2-0 against women, 0-1 against white men.
Despite the headwinds of *perceived* economic weakness and reaction to Biden's Israel/Palestine policy, I disagree, for one reason: misogyny. IMO it was an important yet (somehow) undiscussed factor in 2024. Too many people in this country will just not vote for a woman to be President.
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Despite the headwinds of *perceived* economic weakness and reaction to Biden's Israel/Palestine policy, I disagree, for one reason: misogyny. IMO it was an important yet (somehow) undiscussed factor in 2024. Too many people in this country will just not vote for a woman to be President.
It's mostly the elite trying to remain "elite", as they see it. But I wonder how many of them are just right wingers who agree with Trump's nonsense.
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's mostly the elite trying to remain "elite", as they see it. But I wonder how many of them are just right wingers who agree with Trump's nonsense.
We'll see. MAGA is a lot like the "four legs good, two legs bad" sheep of 1984. Dear Leader can do no wrong.
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We'll see. MAGA is a lot like the "four legs good, two legs bad" sheep of 1984. Dear Leader can do no wrong.
Tim's points fade in my mind knowing that my ACA insurance will COST ME $20,000 MORE NEXT YEAR.
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Tim's points fade in my mind knowing that my ACA insurance will COST ME $20,000 MORE NEXT YEAR.
Can you define some terms? In your usage, who are lefties, centrists, reactionaries? How do they fit within/around progressive & conservative?
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Can you define some terms? In your usage, who are lefties, centrists, reactionaries? How do they fit within/around progressive & conservative?
Lovely. Caius Crispus couldn't have done it any better. :-)
October 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Lovely. Caius Crispus couldn't have done it any better. :-)
IDK, less of a W than the Supremes saying, "Silly girl, *you're* not our big baboo. We only put out for our husky orange dreamboat."
October 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
IDK, less of a W than the Supremes saying, "Silly girl, *you're* not our big baboo. We only put out for our husky orange dreamboat."
Jesus didn't just say "go away", he told them where to go, and it was a very warm, very unpleasant place.
When I mention Matthew 25 to Republicans, it just bounces right off. They don't know why I'm bringing up such irrelevancies.
When I mention Matthew 25 to Republicans, it just bounces right off. They don't know why I'm bringing up such irrelevancies.
October 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Jesus didn't just say "go away", he told them where to go, and it was a very warm, very unpleasant place.
When I mention Matthew 25 to Republicans, it just bounces right off. They don't know why I'm bringing up such irrelevancies.
When I mention Matthew 25 to Republicans, it just bounces right off. They don't know why I'm bringing up such irrelevancies.
Are they specifically mentioning tariffs, or is it somehow Biden's fault? Or immigrants' fault? Or Black peoples' fault?
September 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Are they specifically mentioning tariffs, or is it somehow Biden's fault? Or immigrants' fault? Or Black peoples' fault?
Small modification: They do care about "bias". They want it to be theirs. Everywhere and always.
September 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Small modification: They do care about "bias". They want it to be theirs. Everywhere and always.
I see a lot of typos that would pass a spell check. E.g., "Keep me apprized." (Which is how I learned "apprize" is a word.)
So they probably fired the proofreaders and went to spell check instead.
What about the editors? Do they not *see* the typos when they read their authors' books?
So they probably fired the proofreaders and went to spell check instead.
What about the editors? Do they not *see* the typos when they read their authors' books?
September 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I see a lot of typos that would pass a spell check. E.g., "Keep me apprized." (Which is how I learned "apprize" is a word.)
So they probably fired the proofreaders and went to spell check instead.
What about the editors? Do they not *see* the typos when they read their authors' books?
So they probably fired the proofreaders and went to spell check instead.
What about the editors? Do they not *see* the typos when they read their authors' books?
Second, MAGAs are mad because they don’t just want us to condemn violence, which every Dem did. They want us, EXPECT US, to join in their nonsensical deification of a racist right-wing nut. Criticism of Trump/MAGA denies them their validation & makes them furious, like a child denied ice cream.
September 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Second, MAGAs are mad because they don’t just want us to condemn violence, which every Dem did. They want us, EXPECT US, to join in their nonsensical deification of a racist right-wing nut. Criticism of Trump/MAGA denies them their validation & makes them furious, like a child denied ice cream.
Kimmel didn’t criticize Kirk at all; he criticized Trump and MAGA. They are fair game.
Two things are at work, IMO. First, obviously, ABC was seeking to justify their cowardice. (“It wasn’t money! No, it was insensitive comments.”)
September 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Kimmel didn’t criticize Kirk at all; he criticized Trump and MAGA. They are fair game.
Two things are at work, IMO. First, obviously, ABC was seeking to justify their cowardice. (“It wasn’t money! No, it was insensitive comments.”)
The blurb on the back cover of my "1984" paperback says that it "failed as prophecy because it succeeded as warning". I'm sorry "Network" has not done the same.
September 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The blurb on the back cover of my "1984" paperback says that it "failed as prophecy because it succeeded as warning". I'm sorry "Network" has not done the same.
Reminds me of that great Jon Stewart line: "Saudi Arabia is such a good ally that five of the 9/11 terrorists weren't from there."
September 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Reminds me of that great Jon Stewart line: "Saudi Arabia is such a good ally that five of the 9/11 terrorists weren't from there."
Speaker Mike Johnson, today: "OK, I lied, Trump wasn't undercover for the FBI, and I can't explain *exactly* why he hung out with a heinous pedophile, but he's still completely innocent and the bestest president ever!"
September 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson, today: "OK, I lied, Trump wasn't undercover for the FBI, and I can't explain *exactly* why he hung out with a heinous pedophile, but he's still completely innocent and the bestest president ever!"
Every now and then, a MAGA sycophant accidentally says something true while dissembling. As Colbert said some years ago, "Reality has a well-known liberal bias."
September 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Every now and then, a MAGA sycophant accidentally says something true while dissembling. As Colbert said some years ago, "Reality has a well-known liberal bias."
1973: What did the president know, and when did he know it?
2025: How many children did the president fuck, and when did he fuck them?
2025: How many children did the president fuck, and when did he fuck them?
September 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
1973: What did the president know, and when did he know it?
2025: How many children did the president fuck, and when did he fuck them?
2025: How many children did the president fuck, and when did he fuck them?