Yesterday, I managed to sleep in. I hadn’t slept well Thursday night, not even all that well Wednesday, so I was hoping I could … while also knowing from experience that someyimes needing sleep that much makes it harder to get. But I now feel quite rested. Now I just need to get some stuff done.
Cartoon –
Short Takes –
Crooks and Liars – New Lawsuit Could Put Murdochs On The Hook For Fox Election Lies
Quote – Dominion is already suing Fox News for defamation to the tune of $1.6 billion. But this week it filed a new lawsuit in the matter against Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News, apparently to combat stonewalling about the Murdochs’ role(s) in promoting the lie that Dominion voting machines rigged the election.
Click through for a more setailed explanation, and a link to the full suit. I can’t tell you how glad I am that Dominion has attorneys who could not only see through this but also come up with a way to fight it.
Engadget – FBI email servers were hacked to target a security researcher
Quote – The FBI appears to have been used as a pawn in a fight between hackers and security researchers. According to Bleeping Computer, the FBI has confirmed intruders compromised its email servers early today (November 13th) to send fake messages claiming recipients had fallen prone to data breaches. The emails tried to pin the non-existent attacks on Vinny Troia, the leader of dark web security firms NightLion and Shadowbyte.
Click through for more. I saw this first at Reuters, in an un-embeddable (probably) video, and chased it around a bit. Engadget is the only source which states as fact the reason for the hack was to target a particular person, so it may be wrong, but it’s interesting – and scary – anyway
AP News – White House confident Biden’s bill will pass House this week
Quote – The House has been moving toward approval of the massive Democrat-only-backed bill even as the measure faces bigger challenges in the Senate, where Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., have insisted on reducing its size.
Click through for multiple pros and cons. I would certainly hope Dees is right, but I’m not confident.
Food for Thought –
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Sleep is so important to/for our mental health & bodies. I sleep on & off, unfortunately. But I do like the quiet out here, and early yesterday…I saw a buck at dawn. I think he was as surprised as I was in seeing each other. Then he galloped into the woods.
Cartoon: Of course!
C&L: This is great news! What goes around comes around….
Engadget: Yikes! Scary…even if they are fake.
AP: Fingers crossed that the bill passes.
FFT: Ugh!
TJI “Republicans don’t fear socialism. They fear Democracy.” ~ Andrew Wortman ~
2. “After 19 months of closure, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday reopened its ports of entry to vaccinated travelers from Mexico, a long-awaited event for business owners and families.”
~Texas Tribune ~
3. “With big investments to improve Texas’ ports, roads and bridges, the bipartisan infrastructure bill will help get materials to businesses and products to customers. This legislation is going to put Texans to work and help grow our state’s economy.” ~ Rep. Colin Allred ~
4. “I am in South Korea to strengthen the love, friendship, and alliance between Koreans and Americans.”
~ Jon Ossoff ~
5. “Once you are vaccinated, don’t let your guard down. You are protected but you’re not invincible.”
~ John Pavlovitz ~
What a marvelous experience! Once, when I lived in Alamosa (a very small town … but on a residential street, paved, houses on both sides), on a very early summer morning when there was a mist jeavy enough to be called a fog, out of that fog, up the street, came a cow (or a steer – I didn’t get that close. I just watched in awe.) He/she kept going until he disappeared into the fog on the other side. I found out later there was a livestock auction that day, and a few escaped. Well, I know where one went.
TJI #1 – They only fear socialism when everyone gets some. For billionaires, they love it.
TJI #2 – I suppose Abbott did his best to prevent this. (I see Beto is running).
TJI #3 – That’s the one which has been passed, so you can take that to the bank.
TJO #4 – Interesting.
TJI #5 – That’s been my position, and will continue to be.
Re: #2: I’m tickled pink (actually BLUE) that Beto is running vs. Abbott. I’m so excited for him, and I wish him nothing but the best on being the next Governor of Texas! YAY!! x’s 10!
Me too. I got three emails this morning – one from Beto, one from Mother Jones, and one from IIRC Mrs. Beto. I’m saving the one from him to make a donation.
Comment from Mitch –
‘Toon: that is who they are.C&L: It is way beyond time for someone to flay these greedy bastards alive!
Engadget: Oh, special!
AP: We will see.
FFT: It might also be time to see whose pockets get lined by those lobbyists!
Mitch D.
Cartoon: Robbing is definitely their way.
C&L: Like tRump, they’ve gotten away with too much evil doings. They must be prosecuted.
Engadget: Scary, Wish they’d have better ways to prevent these from happening.
AP: Praying that they have better luck passing this one. Already hearing remarks from the rotten R’s saying they don’t support it. Food for Thought: Despicable.
Happy to hear that you got caught up on the rest you needed. Hope you have a pleasant day and get the things you want done.
Take care. Thanks Joanne