I'm old enough to remember when the Epstein files were a thing.

Do Republicans not remember that Sarah Palin could see Russia from her house?

5 years since an orderly group tourist visit to the US Capitol

The Chargers should still be in San Diego. That is indisputable.

How long before “you broke it, you fix it” becomes the dominant concept in the opinion airspace? The only functional organizations in Venezuela right now are the cartels

How many countries will Trump have to blow up before they give him his Peace Prize?

75F out and people are wearing their Christmas sweaters. I admire there dedication but man it’s warm outside

Medicare for all has always been the answer

I suppose somewhere there are people who like Liquid Glass.

Personally I think Ed Orgeron to Southern Miss would be a hoot

@scasburn.bsky.social I realized this week the the Album Bracket probably isn’t coming back. I haz a sad.

I don’t mean to brag, but this morning I plugged in a USB device and got it right the first time.

Obama will be 67 in 2028. Just saying…

TinyMen Square

Aldi and I are off to a great start in our relationship

I’ve been sure for a while that China would be the next superpower - I learned that from Firefly and it made sense. But I didn’t think that the US would just hand it to them and walk into the abyss

The most interesting thing about the Earhart mystery is the Earhart has the same number of letters as Epstein.

“Pilgrim can you skin a griz?” - I can’t conceive of a world without Robert Redford

So who does he fire now?

Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed. Taylor and Travis got engaged, and my life isn't any better.

What if we built a government out of the worst people we could find?

Here's an idea - all the homeless should go to the grounds of the Capitol, maybe even beat on the doors and windows of the place. Trump has already determined that doing so is acceptable behavior.

I don't know why anybody besides Popeyes bothers with a chicken sandwich - maybe Chick Fil A, since they probably feel like they have to - and I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't live near a Popeyes

I think when ancient Romans got bored they would figure out new ways to move water around.

American news outlets: Trump is in Scotland for trade talks and to visit his golf courses BBC: Trump is in Scotland to play golf at his courses and will squeeze in a meeting with the Scottish PM

when I was a young lad I spent considerable time trying to understand the difference between "uptown" and "downtown". Never got there, really.

Interesting how they delayed the health care cuts until after the midterms

Trump: "Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future" - every report I've heard skips right over the fact that there's a bunch of words there that say absolutely nothing.

What MAGA doesn't understand is that even if the Iranian government falls, it won't be replaced by a conservation Republican government

“a people unused to restraint must be led, they will not be drove”

Break in to the US Capitol, assault Capitol police, damage Capitol property, threaten to kill the Vice President - yawning followed by pardons. Throw some rocks at vehicles, block the street and keep the ICE guys from having their fun - 2000 National Guardsmen. Makes you wonder.

As I approach my upcoming birthday which will make me quite old, I begin to appreciate that I did not pay Fairport Convention nearly enough attention when I was young.

American Exceptionalism: The belief that I will be the exception to bad consequences from policies that I support.

Trump will, of course, try to claim credit

May not be quite this simple, but there's lots of truth in this

World War II did not end on May 8. My father didn't sit in the Philippines through the summer of 1945 waiting to be part of the first wave of the invasion of the Japanese home islands because the war was over. And Veteran's Day is about honoring veterans of all American wars.

Me while watching someone try to back into a parking space over and over and over…

I’m sitting in the railway station, got a ticket (I think) to my destination, but it’s all in French so qui sait quoi?

Weird thing is, if Canada became a US state it would pretty much guarantee 2 more Democratic senators and some 50 Democratic representatives. Have none of the MAGAs thought about that?

I didn't watch the speech. I haven't seen any reviews. But I bet I can sum it up: Biden is to blame for everything except for the things Zelensky is to blame for.

I've never roasted chestnuts, but I tried today with some we bought shortly before Christmas. But I'm pretty sure they aren't supposed to be black and smell burnt. I think I did it wrong.

I am so damn tired of cancer showing up on the doorsteps of my friends. Somebody needs to make this stop.

I feel kinda bad for those companies with second half commercials.

I did not have “Chiefs falling apart in the first half” on my bingo card

Big ICE raid at a local restaurant this morning. Nice to know our biggest problem is the guy making burritos at the local texmex place

It couldn’t be that Trump rolled back Denali to Mt McKinley because Obama is who changed the name to Denali, right? RIGHT?

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I just saw an infomercial that I think pretty well explains how we got where we are. It's for Miracle Blade's "Spectacular world-class 2012 series" of knives. 12 knives, over a $300 value! For just $39.95! 1/

January 6 was just undone. The desecration of the US Capitol was just normalized. The attempt to overturn the 2020 election was just normalized. We have lost so much. I no longer have any faith or trust in US democracy

I think my plan for tomorrow and a few days beyond is watching early seasons of This Old House and New Yankee Workshop