WWWendy will be here shortly and then it’s off to the hospital. TGIF!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:06 (average 4:53). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From YouTube (a blast for JD): John Denver – Rocky Mountain High (Audio)
Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
Meidas Touch – Is this America?
Now This News – Diana DeGette is from my state – not my district – but her sister Cara was a journalist here until 2009 when she moved to Denver..
Really American with Glenn Kirschner There were 26 people ahead of me for transcripts, but it did get done just as I posted – now I need to edit it. I’ll put it in a comment when done. Shouldn’t take long.
Republican Accountability Project is the new incarnation of Republican voters Against Trump. This ad is a week old because I didn’t realize they had transitioned until now
Robert Reich – I missed this a couple of days ago
This clip from Zerlina Maxwell is over 12 minutes, but Mary is so knowledgeable that I thought it worth posting.
Armageddon Update – Qrazy Qongress Qaren – actually pretty SFW this week – language-wise, anyway. The satire is thick.
Beau – The things people believe. In this case about refugees. Good God.
It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. Store to Door is delivering groceries, and I have to unpack and put them away. Tomorrow my hospital appointment is later than normal, so Wendy will be here first thing in the morning to give me my shower. Then I dress, and we head to the hospital in the blizzard. I hope to return mid to late afternoon, at which time, I’ll be completely exhausted. Portland is under a Winter Storm Warning with 10″ or more of snow forecast to accumulate between now and Saturday afternoon. Tomorrow expect only a brief Personal Update. I’ll try to add a home safe comment when I return. Have a great day.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:23 (average 7:14). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From Alternet: As other networks airing Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday showed chilling new video footage of the deadly January 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol incited by the former president, Fox News opted to cut away to cover different stories.
How vile! God forbid that the fools, who watch the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, should get to see what really happened! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (NBC News Channel): Day 2 Of Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial In The Senate
This video is 11 hours long, and I put it here so you can skip through it for parts you may want to see. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): California Dreamin’
Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
Starting with some stuff from last week that wasn’t posted until days after
Not Down with PPP
Black History Month
Superbowl Halftime Poem
Now, from this week
The Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage
If they continue putting u segments any old day they feel like it, future Sam Bee posts may continue to look like this.
Sorry I’m so late. I was on hold for about 2 hours and could only do a few things – posting a thread was not one of them.
A very brief excerpt from the new video footage showed today. TC will probably have more tomorrow.
The Lincoln Project
Really American with Glenn Kirschner
Norway responds to the Will Ferrell superbowl ad (which if you missied it is here) https://youtu.be/y4U5nit_WkY
John Fugelsang “Insurrection Dysfunction”
Orange Acres – a new YouTube venture by John Di Domenico – Episode ! (yes, brace yourself, there are more)
Beau – Speaking as a veteran, I’m not sure recruiting needs to change all that much. My experience with enlisted people is that the ones who enlist for the GI Bill, to get an education, already have the curiosity and the attitude which leads to critical thinking. More so, in fact, than many young officers straight from college who never experienced impediments to going through that track (the naïvete of second lieutenants is proverbial in fact, and I assume that’s also true of ensigns.) Many enlisted people who joined for college are actually brilliant. Of course a program where they could turn it into a retention tool – get the education after a 3 or 4 year enlistment, then return for an additional 4 or six year commitment – that couldn’t hurt.
It’s a better day here in the CatBox. I need to get as much rest as possible, because Friday is my infusion day at the hospital, so I’m not sure what I’ll do tomorrow. I will definitely have just a short Personal Update on Friday. Happy Hump Day!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:36 (average 5:20). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump’s defense lawyers stunned the United States Senate on Tuesday by acknowledging that their client had incited the Capitol riot, but only because his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, made him do it.
The Senate listened in astonished silence as Trump’s lawyers coldly and methodically hurled Kushner under the bus.
Bruce Castor, one of Trump’s lead attorneys, claimed that the ex-President had been reluctant to speak to the angry mob of supporters on January 6th, and did so only after Kushner assured him, “What could possibly go wrong?”
Dang, Andy! Maybe Jared really did make him do it. That’s credible if you believe that Bears never, ever shit in the woods. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (NBC News Channel): Watch: Day 1 of Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial In Senate
This video is 7.5 hours long, and I put it here so you can move around within it and see parts you want. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (Daily Kos Channel): Democrats present damning video to begin Trump’s impeachment trial for Jan. 6, 2021
I understand that most Senate Republicans evaded watching the video. The American people need to see this again, and again, and again, and again! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Wild Horses – Rolling Stones
Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
So OK – this is the video that the impeachment managers showed to Congress. It’s ~ 13.5 minutes and quite dramatic
And here is Raskin’s statement. Hanky alert.
Vote Vets
The Lincoln Project “Don’t Be Distracted”
Meidas Touch podcast
Really American – Overly optimistic, but if it changes any votes, all to the good.
Now This News. One seldom gets such a clear example, and it’s helpful to have one on hand.
Robert Reich – Picked this up yesterday, but thought I’d wait to make sure you didn’t use it first.
Beau – Yes, we need each other. I’m a reformist, and a big part of that is because I have seen that, over time, incremental reform changes hearts and minds. Matbe not fast enough – OK, definitely not fast enough – but enough to change the orientation of state and federal governments, because enough people have moves that the politics needs to move too (and then it will need to move farther.) But without the revolutionaries (I think I might say visionaries) – he’s right, I might not know why or how.
It’s another painful day here in the CatBox. I spent two hours on the throne fighting Republcitis. Tuesday if Flush Your Republicans Day. ARGH!! I hope I flushed my last for a bit.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:46 (average 5:43). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From The New Yorker: In an early-morning victory statement that took many in the N.F.L. by surprise, the Cincinnati Bengals have declared themselves the winners of next February’s Super Bowl.
The declaration of victory seemed designed to stir controversy, in no small part because sixty minutes of the sixty-minute-long contest have yet to be played.
But the Bengals remained defiant, arguing that no touchdowns, extra points, field goals, or safeties scored after their announcement should count.
Dang Andy, if the officials that make this call are the same ones that we watched on Sunday, then the Bengals just might get the trophy. They deserve it at least as much as Trump** lover Brady! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From Crooks and Liars: New video has emerged of the so-called “QAnon Shaman” just moments after they stormed the Capitol on January 6th, providing further proof that these insurrectionists were taking their cues directly from Trump.
Could it be more clear? RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Arizona Republicans Still Waging Trump’s War On Democracy
What she is absolutely no different than what Trump** did. Both and all other Republicans who follow their lead belong in prison. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water (from The Concert in Central Park)
Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!