Paul Conner
@paulconner.bsky.social
Full-time writer of dry stuff (business materials, regulatory documentation), freelance copy editor of cool stuff (Big 5 fiction and nonfiction).
For my sins: Blackhawks, Bears, White Sox, Bulls
HQ: Exurban Seattle. Also for my sins.
For my sins: Blackhawks, Bears, White Sox, Bulls
HQ: Exurban Seattle. Also for my sins.
And the Poles. And, awkwardly enough, the Germans (who were anti-woke enough to cut von Steuben loose just when we needed him most).
April 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
And the Poles. And, awkwardly enough, the Germans (who were anti-woke enough to cut von Steuben loose just when we needed him most).
And they didn't. Too early for Evan's "Back from Syracuse?" moment, but here's to him getting it, and soon.
April 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
And they didn't. Too early for Evan's "Back from Syracuse?" moment, but here's to him getting it, and soon.
"Degens," per Letterkenny. The dictionary only gets you so far; artists are the linguistic minutemen.
March 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
"Degens," per Letterkenny. The dictionary only gets you so far; artists are the linguistic minutemen.
At what point does all of this incongruity add up to a broad realization that supporters of the current regime are louder than they are many? When do enough people on the other side hear enough lies to start thinking "Well, that's some bullshit"? And how can we help them think that out loud?
February 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
At what point does all of this incongruity add up to a broad realization that supporters of the current regime are louder than they are many? When do enough people on the other side hear enough lies to start thinking "Well, that's some bullshit"? And how can we help them think that out loud?
No masochism detected. We've been far too comfortable for far too long, and it'll probably take something more bracing than international contempt for enough people to demand an end to all this nonsense.
February 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
No masochism detected. We've been far too comfortable for far too long, and it'll probably take something more bracing than international contempt for enough people to demand an end to all this nonsense.
Oh, what does 16th-century English history have to teach us about the consequences wrought by a huff-snuff who arrogates an unprecedented amount of executive power and tears apart the domestic fabric and international order for selfish...
Ah, right. Got it.
Ah, right. Got it.
February 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Oh, what does 16th-century English history have to teach us about the consequences wrought by a huff-snuff who arrogates an unprecedented amount of executive power and tears apart the domestic fabric and international order for selfish...
Ah, right. Got it.
Ah, right. Got it.
Quisling. He advocated for the Nazis, aided the German invasion though subterfuge, and was rewarded with political power. Vichy France was the result of military conquest, not the weaselly stuff that's going on now.
February 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Quisling. He advocated for the Nazis, aided the German invasion though subterfuge, and was rewarded with political power. Vichy France was the result of military conquest, not the weaselly stuff that's going on now.
That sounds like a real threat to folks like me who voted for you a few months ago. Show us how tough and how tricky you are--teach Mitch McConnell a few things about gumming up the works before he leaves. We're with you. But we'll only fight for you if you fight like hell for us.
February 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
That sounds like a real threat to folks like me who voted for you a few months ago. Show us how tough and how tricky you are--teach Mitch McConnell a few things about gumming up the works before he leaves. We're with you. But we'll only fight for you if you fight like hell for us.
He's appearing in Democratic strongholds during a recess week; the book's almost a McGuffin. It's a good idea to remind him of the anger out here, if only to encourage him that he'll have more support the more he confronts the Rs. But the miserable whining in this and related threads ain't helping.
February 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
He's appearing in Democratic strongholds during a recess week; the book's almost a McGuffin. It's a good idea to remind him of the anger out here, if only to encourage him that he'll have more support the more he confronts the Rs. But the miserable whining in this and related threads ain't helping.
"And by 'European allies,' I mean Viktor Orban," Johnson continued.
February 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
"And by 'European allies,' I mean Viktor Orban," Johnson continued.
Oh, I wasn't thinking of anyone in government, though you're right about that. Just running with your mafia analogy. Musk seems like a cartoonishly ripe version of the kind of person the syndicate likes to bleed: access to lots of cash, dangerously compromised, and foolish with greed.
February 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Oh, I wasn't thinking of anyone in government, though you're right about that. Just running with your mafia analogy. Musk seems like a cartoonishly ripe version of the kind of person the syndicate likes to bleed: access to lots of cash, dangerously compromised, and foolish with greed.
Good point. He's the richest mark in human history, and someone's going to get to him soon. Forget lining his own pockets--the federal government is on the verge of bleeding out in uncountable directions.
February 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Good point. He's the richest mark in human history, and someone's going to get to him soon. Forget lining his own pockets--the federal government is on the verge of bleeding out in uncountable directions.
Greg Gabriel!
I'll see myself out.
I'll see myself out.
February 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Greg Gabriel!
I'll see myself out.
I'll see myself out.
Hey, @murray.senate.gov, @cantwell.senate.gov, @emilyrandallwa.bsky.social -- know anybody who could throw something like this together?
February 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hey, @murray.senate.gov, @cantwell.senate.gov, @emilyrandallwa.bsky.social -- know anybody who could throw something like this together?
Good man; well stated.
February 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Good man; well stated.
Great idea. "Allowed" might be a tad too passive, though. For this to really take off, we'll need to hear from farmers and other small business owners, and not just the ones represented by Dems. Reach out to those folks and make it a real barn-raising.
February 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Great idea. "Allowed" might be a tad too passive, though. For this to really take off, we'll need to hear from farmers and other small business owners, and not just the ones represented by Dems. Reach out to those folks and make it a real barn-raising.
This might not torpedo Patel's nomination. That might not even be Durbin's goal. His realistic aim might be to cast Patel so clearly as unfit to lead the bureau that he galvanizes resistance within its ranks. And to sow doubt among Republicans, sure.
February 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This might not torpedo Patel's nomination. That might not even be Durbin's goal. His realistic aim might be to cast Patel so clearly as unfit to lead the bureau that he galvanizes resistance within its ranks. And to sow doubt among Republicans, sure.
Well, now I've got words to put to the look on my dog's face when I catch him tearing up the rose bushes. So that's...something?
February 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Well, now I've got words to put to the look on my dog's face when I catch him tearing up the rose bushes. So that's...something?
Morgan Stanley's latest offering is priced at 98 cents on the dollar. And that's after no one would touch it for years.
February 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Morgan Stanley's latest offering is priced at 98 cents on the dollar. And that's after no one would touch it for years.
You're a charmer.
February 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
You're a charmer.
That's all right; neither does Matthew McConaughey.
February 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
That's all right; neither does Matthew McConaughey.
Made me think of Walter Payton's fumble. Rooting for Philly, but Nuk is my favorite player in this game and I'm sick for him.
February 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Made me think of Walter Payton's fumble. Rooting for Philly, but Nuk is my favorite player in this game and I'm sick for him.
"He Gets Us. But not until He gets that family down the street. You know the one."
February 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"He Gets Us. But not until He gets that family down the street. You know the one."