"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
By Ugh I weep for the future. Rocky, rooaad? I’m your huckleberry. My car just hit a water buffalo. That’s a big Twinkie. I am your son mom?!! TK421 why aren’t you at your post? You make me want to be a better man ‘I strenuously object,’ is that how it works? No, that … Read more
by Doctor Science This fall I’ve started to find out if I am too old a dog to learn some tricks: I am taking a course at the local Adult School in Elementary Mandarin. I tried a couple of apps, but I was an ignominious failure at reproducing the sounds and never really made it … Read more
by Doctor Science This is a thread for our UK friends. It’s going up later than I hoped because I’ve been watching live-blogs of our own Constitutional crisis. Perhaps the most distressing part is that Republican members of the Judiciary Committee are laughing during the markup hearing. I suppose this is tactical, to convey that … Read more
by Ugh So… Trump is digging in, not gonna give up without a fight, pulling out all the stops, etc. etc. etc. (he has perfected Calvinball in this process, I might add). Meanwhile, GOPers will excuse anything he does. The 5th Avenue murder thing was a joke, and yet it was set forth as a … Read more