Jan 302025
 

As Nameless pointed out, I was raised by cats. Well, Katie Porter was raised by basset hounds. I know that because I’m on her mailing list and on Monday, she sent me puppy pix of Poppy, her (and her kids’) new basset hound. Sorry, you can’t see them unless I forward the email. And yesterday – y’all know that Ann Telnaes quit the Washington Post because Bezes would not print her cartoon of all the CEOS handing money bags to The Mango Mandarin. If he thought that was bad … I wonder what he would say to the new one at the bottom of this post (It’s very tall – scroll all the way down.)

Wonkette follows up on the Friday night purge (attempted) of Inspectors General. The letter is a pleasure to read.

This from Robert Hubbell aims to calm and to motivate at the same time. To do so, he quotes two experts with slightly different takes on what to do and where we go from where we are. No reason a person couldn’t pick and choose from both. (After these, he also has some news which may be old news now.) His “daily dose of perspective” photo is IMO the most beautiful one yet. But that may be just me.

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Apr 242024
 

Yesterday, I got an email from Katie Porter (not that that’s unusual.) We all know ahe will no longer be in Congress after 2024 is over. But this kind of makes it real, Since she will no longer be campaigning for herself, but only for her PAC, “Truth to Power,” she is liquidating all of her campaign merchandise. There are Tshirts, sweatshirts, socks, hats, lapel pins, key chains, and other stuff, including an actual whiteboard. I ordered her kitchen kit to remember her by (it’s something I will actually use. I use keychains, but already have so many.)  I expect the store to be open, but with either more general merch, or merch for particular candidates, as opposed to merch tied to Katie.

It’s about time that someone made this so clear that most people should be able to see it. (Of course there are always some who can’t – or won’t.)

Talking Points Memo has done a striking summary of the first day of the trial (do I need to say which trial? I didn’t think so) in several sections. Even if you already know most of it, it’s a good summary (and has good links – the ones which aren’t paywalled.)

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