And here I figured they would just talk Lindsey into a nice bed next to McConnell. I suspect the difference is that McConnell's state has a Dem governor while Lindsey's is a Repub.
While, historically, South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in 1861, it tried that trick much earlier in the 1830s when they didn't want to pay tariffs. Unfortunately for them, Andy Jackson (definitely no Saint) promised to raise an army of 30,000, march into South Carolina, and hang the first "traitors" they found. South Carolina backed off, momentarily. During the US Civil War, William Tecumseh, after laying waste to Georgia, did the same to South Caroline. Columbia, the capital of SC end up, essentially, burned to the ground. Although many blame Confederates rather than Sherman.
I hope SC Republican primary voters choose Nancy Mace, because her batshittery amuses me, and because of the many, many reasons SC general election voters won't vote for Andrews (decent human being, understands how vaccines work, thinks it is sad when children are killed by guns) at least misogyny won't be one of them.
Nothing says “public service” like a Senate seat still warm from the previous occupant while every ambitious goblin in South Carolina starts measuring the drapes. Lindsey Graham spent decades turning proximity to power into a personality, and now his seat gets the same treatment: not a public trust, not a solemn responsibility, but a political folding chair for whoever can flatter Trump, survive the primary circus, and pretend the whole thing is democracy with a straight face. Appointing his sister as a temporary placeholder is almost too on the nose. The weather vane is gone, but the wind machine is already taking applications.
Here is a fun thing. So last night I was checking on a building used in a movie I am modeling in sims, because I am totally that dork, and I stumbled on a blog about the 2008 sense and sensibility and how it was totes family friendly (duh, Jane Austen) but you need to que it past the first scene because it has sexuality which is not ok for a biblical family.
Once that caught my eye, I read the rest of the "review" and man do some people interpret characters interestingly.
Then was implored to buy some merch and I was all...but biblical women should not be making money instead of spending all her time serving her husband and kids!
I'm an atheist and only familiar with the 'Song of Songs,' but doesn't the Bible contain a lot more sexuality than Austen? These unholy critics are not only surpassing the Victorians (to be proper, books by male authors must be separated from books by female authors; I think if they mate you get bookworms), but they're close to passing the Inquisition.
Another night passes with several Russian ships being set ablaze in the Azov Sea. 11 more ships were targeted and struck last night, making it 116 ships being hit the last 8 days.
And here I figured they would just talk Lindsey into a nice bed next to McConnell. I suspect the difference is that McConnell's state has a Dem governor while Lindsey's is a Repub.
How do they choose a stand-in at this late date? I guess the same way they're doing it in Maine?
Probably much the same way they picked Caligula after Tiberius died. And likely with much the same results.
While, historically, South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in 1861, it tried that trick much earlier in the 1830s when they didn't want to pay tariffs. Unfortunately for them, Andy Jackson (definitely no Saint) promised to raise an army of 30,000, march into South Carolina, and hang the first "traitors" they found. South Carolina backed off, momentarily. During the US Civil War, William Tecumseh, after laying waste to Georgia, did the same to South Caroline. Columbia, the capital of SC end up, essentially, burned to the ground. Although many blame Confederates rather than Sherman.
I hope SC Republican primary voters choose Nancy Mace, because her batshittery amuses me, and because of the many, many reasons SC general election voters won't vote for Andrews (decent human being, understands how vaccines work, thinks it is sad when children are killed by guns) at least misogyny won't be one of them.
I know people that worked with Nordine on the SC Council for the Blind. She may not actually be the worst.
She can't be given the large field of ambitious Repubs.
Nothing says “public service” like a Senate seat still warm from the previous occupant while every ambitious goblin in South Carolina starts measuring the drapes. Lindsey Graham spent decades turning proximity to power into a personality, and now his seat gets the same treatment: not a public trust, not a solemn responsibility, but a political folding chair for whoever can flatter Trump, survive the primary circus, and pretend the whole thing is democracy with a straight face. Appointing his sister as a temporary placeholder is almost too on the nose. The weather vane is gone, but the wind machine is already taking applications.
Self-hating Gay Dude in the Bardo is the working title of my next novel
Land of the Free!!1!
>>Just in case anyone has any doubts about whether Mace wants the gig, she tweeted this before Graham’s autopsy was underway:<<
I have a different Michael Corleone quote for you, Nancy:
My offer is this: nothing.
In abundance.
Here is a fun thing. So last night I was checking on a building used in a movie I am modeling in sims, because I am totally that dork, and I stumbled on a blog about the 2008 sense and sensibility and how it was totes family friendly (duh, Jane Austen) but you need to que it past the first scene because it has sexuality which is not ok for a biblical family.
Once that caught my eye, I read the rest of the "review" and man do some people interpret characters interestingly.
Then was implored to buy some merch and I was all...but biblical women should not be making money instead of spending all her time serving her husband and kids!
I'm an atheist and only familiar with the 'Song of Songs,' but doesn't the Bible contain a lot more sexuality than Austen? These unholy critics are not only surpassing the Victorians (to be proper, books by male authors must be separated from books by female authors; I think if they mate you get bookworms), but they're close to passing the Inquisition.
Nice way to slap religious slapheads.
I am very live and let live. But that one amused me for some reason
Sometimes they make it easy.
Sumo?
Sumo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2TXs6YHkLk
She knows. It all needs to be dismantled. Fuckers giving them money have to go:
https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3mqku72j5cc2w
Wow, suddenly the center left is getting on board with "defund."
Defunding a group that does public harm is reasonable. The KKK is an example.
Morning KABOOMS! https://bsky.app/profile/tendar.bsky.social/post/3mqlqcmvf5s25
Another night passes with several Russian ships being set ablaze in the Azov Sea. 11 more ships were targeted and struck last night, making it 116 ships being hit the last 8 days.
Ukraine's been busy:
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mqlflahorc2e
Burn, baby, burn!
Anyone else a little concerned with how fast Ukraine can pump these things out now?
Yes and no. Yes, as long as America stays on their good side. No because Ukraine will equip NATO without the US.
My main concern is Iran probably has the same level of manufacturing capability, and they love selling to Russia.
As a non US NATO member country, what did the US expect though?
A prophylactic for ya:
https://bsky.app/profile/kalansphantomff.bsky.social/post/3mqkwi3t3kc2i
Minute Cryptic - 14 July, 2026
"Start midday meal around midday" (6)
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Ugh. 3 over.
Yeah, when I get it it's great. When I don't I feel like it's the bar trivia host who expects you to read his mind. So many in-jokes and tropes.
𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘙𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘬𝘪 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 "𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦-𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵".
'𝗜𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿': 𝗪𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly8yjnw822o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Ryanair. He probably didn't pay his window-seat surcharge.
Pressure-squirted head first out of a passenger aircraft window, to dangle by the legs, in flight...
"You're 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 going to believe what happened to 𝘮𝘦 today!"
And the other passengers were grateful that at least some cabin pressure was maintained...