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Video Thread 4/24/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:59 am Open Thread, Politics

Apr 242022

Glenn Kirschner – Don Jr. to meet w/J6 committee; Alex Jones wants to talk to DOJ prosecutors BUT demands immunity

Meidas Touch – Judge STORMS OFF after Rudy Guiliani unveiled as The Masked Singer

The Lincoln Project – Kevin McCarthy is a Liar

Farron Balanced – Florida CRT Math Book Panic Based On Fake Image From Twitter (Of course that isn’t really why. The real reason is a sweetheart deal between DeSantis and the approved books’ publisher But this is quite believable if you ddn’t know about the money.)

Really American – Marjorie Taylor Greene PANICS about ‘Nasty’ Press Allowed to Cover Her in Court

Robert Reich – How We Stand Up to Putin and Stop Climate Catastrophe

Beau – Let’s talk about a new law Tennessee about homelessness….

Video Thread 4/23/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:16 pm Open Thread, Politics

Apr 232022

Glenn Kirschner – Rep Jamie Raskin: Public Hearings Will Show, “Trump Launched a Coup Against VP Pence and Congress.”

The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party

Meidas Touch – Texan HUMILIATES Ted Cruz for Disney Furry Porn Fetish

Really American – Fox Host CALLS OUT Desantis’ CRT Math Claims On Air

Crooks and Liars – McCarthy Denies He Said He’d Ask Trump To Resign. Maddow Has The Tape. (McCarth is a liar. In other news, the sun came up this morning.)

Armageddon Update – The Arrogance of the Left (I don’t think “arrogance” is the right word – but it might as well bem because everything else in the rant is correct.)

Beau – Let’s talk about Mallory McMorrow and identifying with the bad guy….

Video Thread 4/13/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:27 pm Open Thread, Politics

Apr 132022

Glenn Kirschner – J6 Committee Has the Goods on Trump But Debates Timing of Criminal Referral to DOJ for Prosecution

The Lincoln Project – Doctored

Ring of Fire – Ron DeSantis Caught LYING About School Changing A Child’s Gender

Thom Hartmann – How Will America React to Trump’s Crimes (My concerns are quite different from those of the New York Times, as I expressed in the Open Thread.)

Robert Reich – The Best Year to be Born

Liberal Redneck – Herschel Walker and Georgia Politics

Beau – Let’s talk about Trump’s really bad day….

Video Thread 4/10/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:38 am Open Thread, Politics

Apr 102022

Glenn Kirschner – NY DA Bragg tries to double-talk his way out of his decision to end the Trump criminal investigation

Ring of Fire – Conservatives Have Complete Meltdown Over Oreo Cookies

MSNBC: “Extraordinarily Disgraceful” that American Officials would Support Putin, says Spanberger

Rebel HQ – Richard Ojeda SHREDS Moscow Mitch’s Lack Of Morals

Ths tweet is from Steve Schmidt of the Lincoln Project, and yes.

I’m begging people to watch and share this exchange between two of the finest Public Servants serving the American people in the United States Congress. This is the choice. It is as simple as @RepRaskin and @RepLizCheney have laid out. https://t.co/2dB6YpG0ez

— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) April 8, 2022

Mrs Betty Bowers – Schooling Ron DeSantis https://youtu.be/aUEnTcpLvV0

Beau – Let’s talk about West Virginia, solar, and stranded assets….

Video Thread 4/7/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:37 am Open Thread, Politics

Apr 072022

Glenn Kirschner – Trump admits: “I didn’t win the election.” How this & other statements will be used against him

Meidas Touch – Anthony Scaramucci: Here’s why Ron DeSantis will LOSE

The Lincoln Project – Serious Times

Robert Reich – How Corporations Could Make Your Life More Dangerous

Now This News – Texas Mom of Trans Son Gives Tearful Speech After Investigation

Liberal Redneck – Tennessee Republicans’ New “Gay Marriage is Bad, Child Marriage is Fine” Bill

Beau – Let’s talk about why Ukraine is getting more coverage…. (see also “FFT” in the open Thread)

Video Thread 4/5/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:42 am Open Thread, Politics

Apr 052022

Glenn Kirschner – NYT: President Biden says Trump is “a Danger to Democracy” and “Should be Prosecuted”

The Lincoln Project – Genocide

Meidas Touch – Trump’s Fake News Rally FACT-CHECKED in real time!

American Bridge – Ron DeSanits: At War with the LGBTQ Community

Ojeda Live – Republicans and Their Aversion to Education

SNL Cold Open 4/2/22

Beau – Let’s talk about some good climate news….

Video Thread 4/1/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:16 pm Open Thread, Politics

Apr 012022

Glenn Kirschner – on Zerlina – some good news

The Lincoln Project – Partner

Ojeda Live – Top 5 Republican Sell-Outs

Now This News – Here’s a story about a Florida Man which won’t male you groan. But you may want a hanky.

Robert Reich – Here’s What It’s Like Having $100 Billion vs. $1 Billion

Feisty Foster Kitten Doesn’t Grow Bigger – WIDDLE

Beau – Let’s talk about mapping the unthinkable….

Video Thread 2/12/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:44 am Open Thread, Politics

Feb 122022

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….

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