Glenn Kirschner – Republican witnesses like Barr, Esper, Bolton & others will SINK Donald Trump at trial
MSNBC – Atlanta area law enforcement preparing for possible Trump indictment in Georgia
The Lincoln Project – The Breakdown – No Labels Elects Trump**
Armageddon Update – Top Secret Moron
Cop Spends 8 MONTHS Trying To Catch An Escaped Beefalo
Beau – Let’s talk about questions on Trump’s other cases….
Glenn Kirschner – Trump federally indicted! Here’s what we can expect in the coming days
The Lincoln Project – Our Flag
MSNBC – Jack Smith’s coup probe hits MAGA convict Steve Bannon
Thom Hartmann – You Won’t Believe The Power Behind The Most Corrupt SCOTUS Justice…?
Cat goes WILD for Trader Joe’s ciabatta!
Beau – Let’s talk about Ukraine, Kuwait, and supplies….
Yesterday, I once more got the New Yorker’s Name Drop puzzle on the first clue – and I’m willing to bet that most of y’all will or would too. The image of that red coat and sunglasses will take shape in your brain as it did in mine, and the face behind the sunglasses will be very familiar. (In fact, you may get it from just what I have said.) Aside from that, it was pretty quiet. I think I got pretty well caught up on my sleep, but also found a new quote from Robert Reich to console me in case I didn’t. “The sleep fairies do not favor the elderly.”
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PolitiZoom – Trump’s Calls For Violence More ‘Blatant’ and ‘Overt’ Than Before
Quote – Lofgren brought up Trump’s horrific Truth Social post (that he fortunately deleted) –the one that shows Trump holding a baseball bat right next to a photo of Bragg. She also mentioned Trump’s continual parade of insults and name-calling and his threats of “death and destruction,” coupled with his comments during the rally Saturday. “This is cause for concern,” she said. “We know that certainly not all of his followers are inclined to take up arms, but there’s enough of them who are willing to do battle in his behalf that someone could get killed. And people were killed, obviously, on January 6.”
Click through for details. If you have already noticed this yourself, let me assure you that you are NOT imaginng it. It is real.
The New Yorker – The Myth of the Alpha Wolf
Click through for details. I’m not quoting, because I have a lot to say on this, and if you are paywalled out, let me know – I will send it. It’s been known for some time that the initial “research” which came up with the terminaology in the title werenot carried out on wolves in their wild habitat, but exclusively on wolves in zoos. This is like doing research entirely in prisons and then claim that it applies to civilization as a whole. It’s really no wonder, is it, that almost all of the people who seriously buy the “alphamale” image are actual or potential criminals.
But what is new in the latest research (and which surprised the researchers so much that it sent them looking to other species – and fining similar reaults) is the fact that, when two packs battle, the pack that stands the best chance of winning, by a significant margin, is the pack which contains one or more older wolves. Ant that is the most impostant single factor. Apparently, respect for our elders has actual, solid survival value. I believe we should seriously think about this.
We don’t know whether wolves (or elephants or other species) are vulnerable to dementia, and that does make a difference. No one wants Dianne Feinstein to run again for the Senate. But that’s a matter of health, not simply aging. When we have elders like Joe Biden – Nancy Pelosi – Elizabeth Warren – Bernie Sanders – GRACE LINN – who literally have knowledge of what works and what doesn’t,because they have seen, time and time again, what works and what doesn’t – I think we need to stop talking about age as if it were a disqualifier.
And speaking of wolves (and canines in general) and prisons, here is an extra, which I would have used in the video thread if if had beeen possible to embed it. (The srticle ccontains an embed code, but it doesn’t do anything through my computer, not did it work for Lona, who passed it on to me.) I hope y’all will enjoy it. The Colorado prison system does have a “Prison Trained K9 Companion Program” – in fact they just picked up a bunch a couple of weeks ago who were rescued from a hoarding situation – but no lifers that I know of. So I have also sent information on the article to the DOC (not the live link – they have to be suspicious of links – but the defanged link and the information to find it through a search engine.) Do click through for a sweet story.
Food For Thought
Glenn Kirschner – Who will be the FIRST TO INDICT Donald Trump: Georgia DA Fani Willis or NY DA Alvin Bragg?
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – March 14, 2023
Thom Hartmann – Reckless Greed Behind Bank Failures?
Farron Balanced – Capitol Rioters Tell Judges That Tucker Carlson’s Edited Footage Exonerates Them
Weatherman Rescues A Chicken Caught In A Blizzard
Beau – Let’s talk about Pence, history, Trump, and strategy….
Yesterday, I did more work on cartoons. I had planned to get this done earlier, and then stuff happened, so now I’m kind of on deadline. I finished through the 15th, and, since there was only one more to go (the 29th), I finished it also. I’m not even going to look at April before next week sometime – bu it’s less sressful on me if I get them worked out well in advance.
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PolitiZoom – McConnell Brandishes Inspirational Letter From Capitol Police Chief, Joins Schumer In Denouncing Fox News
Quote – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says Tucker Carlson’s whitewashing of the Capitol insurrection was a “mistake.” “My concern is how it was a depicted … Clearly, the chief of the Capitol Police … correctly describes what most of us witnessed firsthand on January 6th.”
Click through for story. Obviously this happened before he fell – and you know at least some MAGAts are going to claim that his fall was retribution for this. I think not.
Crooks & Liars – Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Is About Abortion Rights
Quote – When the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe vs Wade, the State of Wisconsin immediately reverted to an abortion ban that was passed in 1849. This law is so old and archaic and so poorly written, it is practically unenforceable. It is also all but guaranteed to come before the Wisconsin Supreme Court at some point in time. This naturally makes it the top issue in the upcoming election for an open seat on the state supreme court.
Click through for details. I don’t like the idea of electing judges, but it is what it is. Janet Protasiewicz, the progressive, was the top vote getter in an3-way open primary, BUT she received only a plurality, not a majority, and the third place (loser) is throwing support to the second place MAGAt. So this is not only important, but also precarious.
Food For Thought
Yesterday, I received an “extra” email from Steve Schmidt’s “The Warning” on Substack. This was far from the first in this category, but I funally have to say it publicly – Steve Schmidt is a sucker for woldlife. (Of course I’m cool with that, seeing as he only shoots with cameras.) Just a couple of days ago he shared some photos of ostriches. Actually, Heather Cox Richardson, Joyce Vance,and Robert Reich also use pictures, and it’s anyone’s guess what they’ll be of. Even as an unpaid, I get a feeling of getting to know them as human beings, just just as experts.
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Military dot com – 3 Active-Duty Marines Who Work in Intelligence Arrested for Alleged Participation in Jan. 6 Riot
Quote – The three Marines now join the other nine service members — active, reserve and National Guard — who have been arrested for alleged crimes stemming from Jan. 6. Two other men were booted from basic training as their investigations unfolded. According to the George Washington University’s Project on Extremism, out of the 940 defendants charged with crimes stemming from Jan. 6, 118, or 12%, have some form of military background.
Click through for story. Of course the concern here is who, if anyone, besides their superiors, has been getting information from them?
Snopes, via MSN – Was Nearly 25% of the US National Debt Incurred During Trump Administration?
Quote – An estimated $3.7 trillion of added debt during the Trump administration can be attributed to Covid-19 relief measures passed with bipartisan support. A series of tax cuts passed during the Trump administration has also added significantly to the national debt. Because the $7.8 trillion increase in the national debt incurred during the Trump Administration represents nearly 25% of the current $31 trillion national debt, the claim is “True.”
Click through for details. The answer to the question as asked is “yes.” Period. There are a few details sometimes added to the question which are shakier, but don’t get distracted. Republicans simply do not want to pay their own bills.
Food For Thought
Political Voices Network – Neal Katyal & Andrew Weissmann: Trump’s Political Fate May Have Been Decided…
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party January 18, 2023
MSNBC – ‘Dumb’: GOP’s Ron Johnson humiliated over nonsensical coup claim
Really American – Karl Rove OBLITERATES Republican whataboutism on Biden documents
This Dachshund Mama Dog Was Rescued From A Puppy Mill
Beau – Let’s talk about how to understand the House Republicans….
Glenn Kirschner – Another special counsel appointed: Biden and Trump’s documents issues are different as night and day
Meidas Touch – Pete Buttigieg TURNS THE TABLES on Fox Host after Attempted ‘Gotcha’ Moment
Thom Hartmann – Will GOP Bring America To Its Knees?
Ring of Fire – Unhinged Republican Congressman Calls For Investigation Into ‘Compromised’ Jill Biden
Half-Pound Kitten Now Pounces On His Siblings Every Chance He Gets
Beau – Let’s talk about Brazil and lessons….