Jessica is me.
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'Beneath You'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sj - Jul 18, 2019 6:29:33 am PDT #9621 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Jessica - Jul 18, 2019 6:36:25 am PDT #9622 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The reason for my biggest concern being voter suppression efforts.
It terrifies me, especially given how the courts are behaving.
Tom Scola - Jul 18, 2019 6:40:19 am PDT #9623 of 30019
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
In good court news, Epstein was just denied bail.
Laura - Jul 18, 2019 6:43:26 am PDT #9624 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
That is an excellent update, Tom. I just hope each and every person complicit in this man's abuse is made public.
chrismg - Jul 18, 2019 6:44:35 am PDT #9625 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
You mean 2016, when we took back the House? 2016, when we kept getting news of Democratic victories for days after Election Night?
Look, I get it. Things are bad, and going to get worse, and it would have been great to get Ted Cruz out of the Senate. But if you only focus on that, you can psych yourself out of recognizing the victories we have won.
And yeah, the attacks on AOC and the others are disgusting. (I confess, I'm carefully curating my news consumption these days.) But they wouldn't be expending the effort if they didn't think there was a threat there.
Steph L. - Jul 18, 2019 6:47:59 am PDT #9626 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You mean 2016, when we took back the House? 2016, when we kept getting news of Democratic victories for days after Election Night?
Wasn't that 2018?
Jessica - Jul 18, 2019 7:01:57 am PDT #9627 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wasn't that 2018?
Yes.
chrismg - Jul 18, 2019 7:13:58 am PDT #9628 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Wasn't that 2018?
*headdesk*
Man, this guacamole is GREAT.
Gudanov - Jul 18, 2019 7:29:01 am PDT #9629 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
I believed this in 2016, and yet here we are.
I thought Trump was sunk after, you know, bragging about sexual assault, but... yeah. It's hard for me to think of a reason whey Trump wouldn't be reelected. Being an incumbent, his odds should be better and the dynamics haven't changed much. Unless there's a economic downturn or something, I think it's going to be very hard. Dems are going to need a great candidate who can really connect with people and it's still going to be hard.
chrismg - Jul 18, 2019 7:45:03 am PDT #9630 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Look, I'm not saying we don't need a candidate with serious appeal or that it'll be EASY. But the best argument against Drumpf's re-election is still Drumpf. And defeatist talk will just make it harder to put in the work needed to actually win.