I just realized the irony... My son and I are going to the Humane Society to pick up two 10-year old cats today, Corey and Pappy. Pappy is all black with the most beautiful eyes and Corey is white with black "accents". Oh, and my son is triskcaidecaphobic, so I have carefully not mentioned the date to him. ;).
You know, it's really amazing how calm I've felt since Nancy announced they would begin the impeachment process. Deep, soul satisfying peace. I keep expecting it to pass, and it doesn't. It doesn't seem depemdant upon conviction.
According to the e-mail newsletter from The Economist, the Tories won their greatest majority since 1987, while Labour suffered their most resounding defeat since 1935. They say Brexit is inevitable and another try for Scottish independence, highly likely. Terrible, terrible news!
In a column about British TV coverage of the election:
"Highlights were few and far between. Lord Buckethead giving Boris Johnson the finger during the Uxbridge count gave the night a brief boost, but it soon faded in favour of more of the same."
Boris Johnson, Conservatives, 25,351 Ali Milani, Labour, 18,141 Joanne Humphreys, Liberal Democrat, 3,026 Mark Kier, Green, 1,090 Geoffrey Courtenay, UKIP, 283 Lord Buckethead, Monster Raving Loony Party, 125 Count Binface, Independent, 69 Alfie John Utting, Independent, 44 Yace "Interplanetary Time Lord" Yogenstein, Independent, 23 Norma Burke, Independent, 22 Bobby 'Elmo' Smith, Independent, 8 William John Tobin, Independent, 5 ============================ And in case you wondered—or didn’t— Count Binface: Former Lord Buckethead takes aim at election rival who took his name as he bids to unseat Boris Johnson [Click]
Impeachment is first.
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I just realized the irony... My son and I are going to the Humane Society to pick up two 10-year old cats today, Corey and Pappy. Pappy is all black with the most beautiful eyes and Corey is white with black "accents". Oh, and my son is triskcaidecaphobic, so I have carefully not mentioned the date to him. ;).
ReplyDeleteCas Mudde: “Centrists” say [UK vote] is proof Sanders or Warren can't win. They're wrong [Click] Bloomberg, Biden both quick to make the “centrist” argument. I figure Buttigieg and Klobuchar can’t be far behind. Not to mention Obama. Why, if the Democrats run any farther to the left, they might pull off the shoulder and get onto the highway!
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How Labour Lost the Culture War [Click] “The broad socioeconomic coalition that once buoyed Labour has broken in two, leaving the party shattered.”
ReplyDeleteI I always loved Friday the 13ths. My parents were married on one, so I always associated them with joy and peace and love.
ReplyDeleteThe Votes That Could Deliver Democrats Another Majority [Click] “Impeachment isn’t the most significant ballot lawmakers are casting this month—or even this week.”
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Bernie Sanders Retracts Cenk Uygur Endorsement After Backlash Over Blog Posts [Click]
The US supreme court said this afternoon that it will hear Donald Trump’s pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private [Click] Ruling due in June—four or five months before the election.
Primary Calendar Changes Contest for Democrats [Click] Ya figure?
You know, it's really amazing how calm I've felt since Nancy announced they would begin the impeachment process. Deep, soul satisfying peace. I keep expecting it to pass, and it doesn't. It doesn't seem depemdant upon conviction.
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ReplyDeleteAccording to the e-mail newsletter from The Economist, the Tories won their greatest majority since 1987, while Labour suffered their most resounding defeat since 1935. They say Brexit is inevitable and another try for Scottish independence, highly likely. Terrible, terrible news!
ReplyDeleteI hope the folks who voted Tory enjoy their chlorinated chicken...
DeleteIn a column about British TV coverage of the election:
Delete"Highlights were few and far between. Lord Buckethead giving Boris Johnson the finger during the Uxbridge count gave the night a brief boost, but it soon faded in favour of more of the same."
OK, gotta find the Lord Buckethead clip...
Parade of the candidates in Uxbridge and South Ruislip. [Click] Hard to make out Lord Buckethead’s hand signals, but there is a video.
DeleteHere are the results in full:
Boris Johnson, Conservatives, 25,351
Ali Milani, Labour, 18,141
Joanne Humphreys, Liberal Democrat, 3,026
Mark Kier, Green, 1,090
Geoffrey Courtenay, UKIP, 283
Lord Buckethead, Monster Raving Loony Party, 125
Count Binface, Independent, 69
Alfie John Utting, Independent, 44
Yace "Interplanetary Time Lord" Yogenstein, Independent, 23
Norma Burke, Independent, 22
Bobby 'Elmo' Smith, Independent, 8
William John Tobin, Independent, 5
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And in case you wondered—or didn’t—
Count Binface: Former Lord Buckethead takes aim at election rival who took his name as he bids to unseat Boris Johnson [Click]
The hidden scandal of US criminal justice? Rural incarceration has boomed [Click] “While big cities are finally putting fewer people in jail, small towns and rural counties are locking up more people than ever.”
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