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Open Thread August 10, 2022

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 7:20 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Aug 102022

Yesterday, I got notified that the car is ready.

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Short Takes –

Robert Reich – [Mon]day’s “assault” on Trump
Quote- To set the record straight. Trump is no longer president of the United States. He’s a normal citizen. He may believe he’s still president because he never conceded the 2020 election, but he lost that election. As a result, he is subject to the same search-and-seizure provisions, under court supervision, as is anyone else. Trump may be correct that no former president has ever before been subject to an FBI search, but, then again, nothing like Trump has ever before happened to the United States. No former president has ever attempted a coup to remain in office.
Click through for article. Yes, two-day-old news, but Robert’s take on it will be timeless.

Crooks & Liars – Giuliani Says He Can’t Fly To Testify, So Prosecutors Offer Him A Bus Ticket
Quote – Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Will Wooten offered to buy Rudy a bus or train ticket so that Trump’s former personal attorney could show up to testify before a Georgia special grand jury investigating 2020 election interference.
Click through for details. I do like this Will Wooten. As for Rudy’s motion, the judge is looking at it.

Food For Thought

Open Thread for November 15, 2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:56 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Nov 152021

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.

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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 –

Video Thread 9/17/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:04 pm Open Thread, Politics

Sep 172021

Glenn Kirschner – Given the FBI Failures in Both the Kavanaugh & Nassar Investigations, the FBI Needs New Leadership

Represent Us – The Freedom to Vote Act will save our democracy (This is the one originated in the Senate – it’s not as good as the one named after John Lewis, but it’s close, and it has a chance.)

Meidas Touch – OMG! These GOP Comments Will DISGUST You

The Lincoln Project – Governor Freedumb

Ring of Fire – Q Followers Question Their Beliefs After ALL Their Predictions Fail. One swallow doesn’t make a summer … and one Qnut doesn’t make an awakening. But, yes, even one is good news.

Really American – Milley Helped Prevent Nuclear War

Beau – Let’s talk about soft language and sensationalism…. Ah. So this is how he does it. I wish I thought anyone and everyone COULD do it.

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