Welcome to 2024: New Little Habits, New Little Hopes
An open thread post which includes a cocktail recipe and a hortatory kick in the ass to start this new year.
Blogger since 2002, political activist since 2003, geek since birth. Opinions informed by mixed-race, multi-ethnic, cis-female condition, further shaped by kind friends of all persuasions. Sci-tech frenemy, wannabe artist, decent cook, determined author, successful troublemaker. Mother of invention and two excessively smart-assed young adult kids. Attended School of Hard Knocks; Rather Unfortunate Smallish Private Business School in Midwest; Affordable Mid-State Community College w/evening classes. Self-employed at Tiny Consulting Business; previously at Large-ish Chemical Company with HQ in Midwest in multiple marginalizing corporate drone roles, and at Rather Big IT Service Provider as a project manager, preceded by a motley assortment of gigs before the gig economy was a thing. Blogging experience includes a personal blog at the original blogs.salon.com, managing editor for a state-based news site, and a stint at Firedoglake before landing here at emptywheel as technology’s less-virginal-but-still-accursed Cassandra.
An open thread post which includes a cocktail recipe and a hortatory kick in the ass to start this new year.
While meditating on things stolen and stollen, the wait is ending and over. This is an open thread.
Who or what was the source of the recordings in which Trump and GOP chair McDaniel pressured Wayne County canvassers? Whatever the source, candidate Trump and the GOP chair tried to deny voters’ civil rights.
We’re in the deep end of Advent season. What fruited cakes have you run across this past week? Have you baked? This is an open thread.
Someone wrote in social media yesterday, “Don’t Vote.” Oh honey, no…
Here it is, my first candidate for the stollen election. What bread/cake containing fruit did you make/buy/consume this week? This is an open thread.
Some news outlet will point out how the failings of the state GOP parties in Florida, Michigan, and Texas are somehow bad news for Joe Biden, and not the brilliant opportunities they represent for Democrats. But not this site.
A stollen election. Get it? This is an open thread.
This is an open thread. Leave your comments about Henry Kissinger and war crimes here rather than pollute other threads.
In case of last minute Turkey Day kitchen emergencies, an open thread.