In good court news, Epstein was just denied bail.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
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.
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.
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.
Steph L. - Jul 18, 2019 7:49:51 am PDT #9631 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
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.
I totally agree. (And I asked about 2018 because, hand to god, I have blocked out SO MUCH about the election of 2016 after about 8 p.m. or so as the returns came in. So there could have been a lot of downticket Democratic wins that I just don't remember.)
Jesse - Jul 18, 2019 7:50:40 am PDT #9632 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I'm with you, Chris. The only way to win is to get more people out to vote -- there's no changing anyone's mind. So enough people in the right places have to believe that it's worth a shot.