Blue in the Bluegrass - violence is the GOP's only response;

Booman Tribune - Zoe Lofgren's moment has arrived;

emptywheel - did Emmet Flood mean to create a legal mess?

No More Mr. Nice Blog - Obersturmführer Rove is worried about suburban women;

Nuclear Diner - who is Sam Clovis?

Steve in Manhattan (@blogenfreude) blogs at stinque.com and suggests making his mapo tofu recipe with half the meat, and 2/3 the soy and sake for the marinade, leave the rest the same. Had a rethink: maybe more ginger.

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