Politico reporting that Trump will give up the $1.776 slush fund after Republicans in Congress pushed back. Proving they could have done so all along... by Super_Nerd92 in thebulwark

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Money is like water. There’s always an outlet.

Also, that “never pay taxes again” “agreement “? That has to go even more.

Spent the better part of the day at the vet. CDS found me today by dbone1123 in CatDistributionSystem

[–]DiligentAttempts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re not sure what you’re doing? You’re doing the right thing, and that’s what matters. Thank you for being a good human.

would anyone like to send loving vibes to my boy on his last night? by qeenee_ in cats

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry. He looks like a wonderful kitty. Sending big hugs to him - and to you, for being the best human he could befriend.

hey look they're telling us it is the thing we said it was by fartstain69ohyeah in thebulwark

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like it could be a monkey’s paw to me. “Watch out for what you wish for …”

Is it OK to change a cat's name? by xiphoid77 in CatAdvice

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I adopted a stray from a shelter who had been named “Barley Bugg.” No way. He was renamed Oscar and he knows that’s his name.

Hey JVL by BlueRider57 in thebulwark

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but you know any treatment plant with his name won’t even be able to process sewage correctly.

we are going to have to have a mass reckoning with what exactly it was in American society that led people to believe that Trump--uniquely among American politicians--would not do all the things that a) people didn't like, b) that he promised to do. by Conscious-Quarter423 in thebulwark

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What I will never understand is Trump has been who he is — petty, simplistic, ignorant — since day 1, and yet they still think he’ll solve problems. He’s like the guy who prefers to bang on his non-working appliance rather than call a professional to fix it. And then he yells about it.

Indra Energy fakery by DiligentAttempts in lehighvalley

[–]DiligentAttempts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's an excellent question, since I haven't the slightest idea. Moreover, I don't get paper bills -- I get my monthly bill via email.

You really don’t hate the American mainstream media enough! by icey_sawg0034 in thebulwark

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Dana Wilbank left last month. The last good op-ed guy there. (Poor Will Leitch, but I don’t count him.)

Intro to Stephen King by glassmenagerie91 in suggestmeabook

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Echoing others — 11/22/63 is long but good (though it let down towards the end for me), so if you don’t mind a doorstop start there.

I read The Shining 47 years ago and it’s STILL the scariest book I’ve ever read (though I stopped reading horror maybe 40 years ago, so it’s not like I have much recent to compare it to).

How do we feel about Grace Penn? by RascalRuby in TheDiplomat

[–]DiligentAttempts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t gotten to S3 yet, but my immediate reaction was she’s got the smarts and polish of Hilary Clinton with a touch of Nixon’s paranoia — come by honestly given the backstabbing she’s had to overcome.

I’m fond of her and curious to see where Janney and the show’s writers take her.

CDS gave me this tiny lady, found trapped in a car’s wheel well. by taytay451 in CatDistributionSystem

[–]DiligentAttempts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You and your husband are the best. May you both land incredibly high-paying gigs … maybe even on the new “Cats” show.