Glenn Kirschner – Why Are There No Timely DOJ/Federal Indictments of Trump & Company: An Insider’s Perspective
Lincoln Project – Olympic
Represent Us – How Lobbyists and Loopholes Corrupt Our Government
Truth Matters – Hear Our Visions
Brent Terhune – Topsecret documents
Husky Dog Adopts Stray Cat Saving Her Life
Beau – Let’s talk about Starbucks uniting the country….
Glenn Kirschner – Pence, MCConnell & other Republicans Break from Trump: Kevin McCarthy Scurries Away from Reporters
Lincoln Project – Clown Show
Robert Reich – Meet the Baristas Taking on Starbucks From the Inside (~20 min)
Sum of Us – The ad Apple and Tim Cook didn’t make — but should
Liberal Redneck – Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
Stray Cat Decides To Work At A Car Shop And Greet Every Customer
Beau – Let’s talk about Indigenous causes, truckers, and playbooks….
Glenn Kirschner – Judge Orders Stewart Rhodes, Leader of Oath Keepers, Jailed Pending his Seditious Conspiracy Trial
Crooks and Liars – ‘I Think I’m In Love’: Acosta Fawns Over GA Woman Unloading On Greene. At the site, there is a partial transcript – cherry-picked for the best part.
politicsrus – In God We Trust
Rebel HQ – Mike Lindell Has Hit Rock Bottom
Rocky Mountain Mike – Joe Rogan and the Damage Done
Here’s what happened when a non-cat guy adopted disabled kitten
Beau – Let’s talk about how George Floyd may transform the country again….
Yesterday, the radio opera was Rigoletto – the second opera I ever owned a complete recording of. I haven’t seen/heard it as many times as I have La Boheme – but it’s the opera that got me an “A” in Conducting class. (I’m actually a terible conductor, but I was able to really “sell” the scene I chose – possibly the most tragic scene in an opera which is horrifyingly tragic. Verdi did that sometimes – sneaked the climax into the middle – and yet managed not to make the end a let-down. La Traviata is another example. So is Otello. And others. It’s almost as if he wanted to give the aude=ience a premonition – and a chance to warm up their emotions for the finale.) After the opera, I made 6 of the 10 new cartoons I need for February, and set up meds for the next two weeks.
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Short Takes –
Robert Reich – After Stephen Breyer, who?
Quote – As a candidate for the Democratic nomination, Biden vowed to appoint a Black woman to the court if he were elected president. (He made the promise at a debate in February 2020, just days before winning the South Carolina primary that helped jump-start his flagging campaign.) The two most likely candidates are Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (who graduated from Harvard Law School and served as a law clerk to Breyer), and Justice Leondra R. Kruger of the California Supreme Court, who graduated from Yale Law School and served as a law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens.
Click through for more names, any or all of whom would be well qualified (not that it’s difficult to be more qialified than Kavanaugh and Barrett – combined.) I’d love to see a black woman on the court, provided it wasn’t Candace Owens, Diamond, Silk, or the like.
Crooks and Liars – Chuck Schumer Plans Rapid Confirmation For SCOTUS Nominee
Quote – Senate sources also say that the Senate can act on the Biden nominee before Justice Stephen Breyer officially steps down from the court. So Democrats expect to hold hearings and votes before Breyer officially steps aside at the end of his term.
Click through. The article also contains a reference to the Reagan quote (when he appointed O’Conno) which Jen Psaki used so expertly whan asked about “reverse racism.”
AP News – Here, kitty: Bidens welcome cat named Willow to White House
From the article: The name Willow refers to Willow Grove,
PA< where Dr. Jill grew up. Willow is a two-year-old [former] farm cat.
Click through for 4 more pix and a link to a video. (I chose this pic to show off hre eyes.) Every cat person knows that you don’t adopt a cat, the cat adopts you – and Willow appears to be no exception.
Food For Thought:
Glenn Kirschner – NY AG Leticia James Subpoenas Donald, Don Jr. & Ivanka Trump, While Eric Pleads the 5th 500 Times!
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party
Rebel HQ – Richard Ojeda Rips Sean Spicer Into Pieces
politicsrus – Tax Grab – The legacy of the Trump tax cuts
Liberal Redneck – Liberal Redneck – Trashin’ Mitch McConnell
Littlest Kitten Ever Grows Up To Be A Mini Cat
Beau – Let’s talk about what Flint can teach us about the 6th….
Glenn Kirschner – From the Jan 10 Stephanie Miller show. He tackles the question of sentencing of insurrectionists.
Meidas Touch – Capitol Police Officer WARNS January 6 can happen again
Armageddon Update – The Lauren We Deserve – I can’t cut the end off, so you will want to stop it at about 4:55
Farron Balanced – Former Trump Officials Join Forces To Prevent Him From Holding Office Ever Again
politicsrus – Sandy Hook HD (hanky alert)
These Are The Struggles Of Growing Up With A Little Brother
Beau – Let’s talk about what Canada can do to get ready….
Glenn Kirschner – From Trump DOJ Official Pleading the 5th to Congress on Cusp of Subpoenaing its Own: December Recap
Meidas Touch – Michael Cohen thinks Jan 6 text leaks are not what they appear (and he has some good points)
The Lincoln Project – In Their Words
NBC News – Remembering Those We Lost in 2021 – I said I was dreading this, but it’s worth knowing (Yes, Betty White died on December 31, but they made this on the 31st before the news got out.)
Really American – Trump To Deliver DANGEROUS Speech On January 6 (he has wimped out, though)
Woman Adopts Grandparents’ Grumpy Cat
Beau – Let’s talk about human rights or constitutional rights….
Glenn Kirschner – House Select Committee Investigates 3-Hour Delay In Trump Calling Off the Attack on the US Capitol
Don Winslow – Don Winslow Films – #WhyTrumpAlwaysWalksFree
Meidas Touch – Scaramucci: I’m embarrassed for Kevin McCarthy and his family
MSNBC – We’re Prepared’: Biden Speaks With Governors About Covid Response Efforts
Really American – COVID Reveals Republicans Science Denialism
Tiny Abandoned Kitten Asks Woman For Help
Beau – Let’s talk about origin stories and you….