We went from a Scaramucci being ten days to an Emmer, which is 4 hours.

She said "unhinged." This is the most fully hinged answer possible

A bill that would make all NHTSA funding contingent on removing the word "pedalcyclist" from all future communications.

The Gerrymandering Behind the MAGA Schism Virtually every House Republican is a MAGA loyalist. I think one of the biggest issues in this dispute is the impact of gerrymandering. davidfry.com/2023/10/20/t...

Or perhaps, just a schism between those in districts gerrymandered to be so conservative that open fascism will fly, and those in more moderate districts where they need to maintain a pretense of moderation. The fascists are having a schism with cryptofascists in their own party.

Instead the schism is between MAGA vs ultra-MAGA, where MAGA is a far right party, and ultra-MAGA are openly fascists.

I think a lot of us sensed when Trump won the nomination in 2016 that his antics might lead to the destruction of the Republican party. And it seems that may be the case. But the schism was not between MAGA and regular Republicans, because those old-school Republicans left the building long ago.

Thanks for taking the time to do this.

I spent part of the day, when I wasn't working, washing and pressing the champagne grapes for a small batch of wine. The last time I made wine from these I didn't stick to the schedule and it came out drinkable, but honestly not great. Aftertaste and mouth feel have made it more of a cooking wine.

Thought I would kick things off here with a picture of Petunia, my very good girl who just celebrated her sweet 16.