"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
by JanieM PS: Open thread! ***** nous, from downstairs: Sick puppies. So full of hate and disdain for women. Sex is so fraught, for so many reasons and in so many ways. Someone on another blog I used to read once wrote that everyone has a right to have sex — she was trying to … Read more
by JanieM Hearing commentary and open thread. I got nothin’ at the moment, just sitting in front of a fan and playing with my granddaughter, which is consolation and compensation for a lot of things. PS — Link to hearing.
by Ugh Folks, it is my unfortunate duty to inform you of the latest victim of cancel culture: yours truly. You see, once upon a time I lived in the Bay Area and had, upon occasion, visited Napa Valley and Sonoma County to partake of the quite exceptional beverage made in an around said parts. … Read more
by JanieM If everyone’s out working, playing, or saving the world (not mutually exclusive efforts), then a new open thread won’t get more business than an old one. But this can be a midsummer check-in if anyone wants to wave while passing by. Here in central Maine we’re getting a stretch of relatively hot weather … Read more
by JanieM By popular demand, a place to discuss today’s January 6 hearing, which starts at 1:00 Eastern time. Also, this thread, it is open. As are most of them, although sometimes I forget to say so. Onward.
by JanieM Michael Cain bait: a discussion at BJ of water rights out west. Unfortunately, the conversastion is scattered in a comment thread, but the comment I linked links backward, and in any case, Michael, I suspect you don’t need BJ people to help shed some light on this issue for us. I found it … Read more
by liberal japonicus That’s how a FB friend posted about this Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is in a critical condition after being shot while making a speech in the western city of Nara. His successor, Fumio Kishida called the shooting an unforgivable act, and said he hoped Abe – the country’s longest-serving prime … Read more
by JanieM Apparently we could use a new/open thread. Not that any thread might not in theory be open…at least mine, and especially after the most recent one is several days old. But let’s make it official. And speaking of official, it’s the unofficial beginning of summer here in the north country, or perhaps I … Read more