I've written a longish take on the last couple of days, including about how what looked like (and initially was) Democratic panic over Biden morphed somewhere along the way into a rope-a-dope strategy against the GOP, and whether Harris can win (spoiler: yup): whatever.scalzi.com/2024/07/22/b...
Slow news weekend, am I right? Some thoughts on the current state of things, in no particular order. 1. I was not a fan of the idea of Joe Biden leaving the race, and I still have my suspicions tha…
Also, if you're coming to post, "No, really, we ARE fucked," then don't bother, because I'm just going to end up blocking your ass. Give up in your own fucking space. This space is for people willing to roll up their metaphorical sleeves and get to it.
The 2024 Election has now had its third major twist, and overnight the question became how unified the Democrats would be around Harris. We have good reason to be smiling today. My piece in the replies.
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/3 The point is John felt entitled to ongoing engagement even if his purpose was to be a dick, even if he was seeking to provoke and annoy. Don’t be John.
Truly a shame that reasonable and intelligent voices like Jamell Bouie have left the platform because of assholes.
PRO: A good way to cover up the bullet holes. CON: Use of woke “Thou/Thy” pronouns.
The Republican Governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry recently signed a law requiring state’s classrooms to display a copy of the Ten Commandments. The Onion explores the pros and cons of requiring religio...
Not sure why blusky forgot me. I had to reset my password (back to the old one) and revalidate my email address.
Today’s CPI report shows meat & poultry are among the highest items pushing inflation. Maybe that's because just 4 companies now control processing of 80% of beef, nearly 70% of pork, and almost 60% of chicken. Without competition, corporations can get away with price gouging.