Glenn Kirschner – Trump’s New Lawyer, Doug Collins, Sends a Remarkable Letter to Jeff Rosen on Executive Privilege
Meidas Touch – Bitecofer: DeSantis THREATENS America
The Lincoln Project – “Made”
Thom Hartmann – DOJ Warns Mysterious “Sudden Windfall” of Money to Proud Boys
politicsrus – Just Do It
Stray, Three-Legged Cat Who Spent 9 Winters Outside Has His Own Fireplace Now
Beau – Let’s talk about masks being back in style….
Yesterday I saw my doctor … he loves seeing me because I am organized when I go there, have updated and printed my list of meds and anything else I’m doing to my body (like the TENS, of which he approves “no side effects”) Sadly (though I’m glad he mentioned it) I learned from him of the death of the husband of a former nurse of his, whom I consider a good friend. I was not as close to her husband, but he did take care of one of my cats for the last year or so of his (the cat’s) life (he [the husband] was a DVM). When I got home I immediately tried to reach Terri but had to leave a voicemail.
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Crooks and Liars – Conservative Dems Block Extending Moratorium On Evictions
Quote – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes told Jake Tapper, “There were many, frankly a handful, of conservative Democrats in the House that threatened to get on planes rather than hold this vote.” Instead of passing the buck and all the blame to the Jim Jones party, AOC also held her party accountable. “We cannot, in good faith, blame the Republican Party when House Democrats have the majority.”
Click through for deets. Even though the next take supersedes this one, there’s still some info worth knowing in it.
The 19th – ‘Our movement moved mountains’: How Cori Bush’s protest led to a new eviction moratorium
Quote – For days, Rep. Cori Bush demanded that President Joe Biden and lawmakers in Congress move to reinstate a federal eviction moratorium that had expired on Saturday, putting millions of people at risk of being removed from their homes. She protested outside the U.S. Capitol building and slept in a chair on the Capitol steps for three nights.
Click through for story. Cori Bush is a hero. The 19th is a relatively new (OK, quite new) outlet, but I like its emphases. Rep Bush isn’t a Senator, but she must make up a little for Hawley.
HuffPost – Madison Cawthorn Tweet Sparks Suspicions He’s Part Of Trump’s Shadow ‘Cabinet’
Quote – [Maggie] Haberman criticized Meadows on CNN Monday for “playing into” the outlandish conspiracy theory that the former president will somehow be “reinstated.” “The reality is that former presidents don’t have Cabinets and they don’t have Cabinet meetings,” she said. “This just creates this expectation for some of Trump’s supporters who are looking for permission … to keep believing that there’s some alternate universe.”
Click through if you can stand to. What a maroon. There are some good snide tweets though.
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Glenn Kirschner – NY AG James Releases Report Documenting Misconduct by Gov Cuomo: Calls Mount for Cuomo’s Resignatio
Meidas Touch – EPIC RANT: Rachel Bitecofer DESTROYS Political Consultants
MSNBC – 11th Hour – Ken Burns – from July 16th but fairly timeless.
Rebel HQ – Dr. Fauci Receives Death Threats From Lunatic
RepresentUs – Save Democracy Before August 16th
Yesterday was Keith Olbermann’s 40th anniversary in broadcasting, abd he has posted a small collection of nostalgia. I can’t choose, so I’ll just give the link.
Beau – Let’s talk about Republicans rejecting democracy…. This may be the most important video he has ever made.
Yesterday I finished that @#$% sweater, and I admit I pushed myself to get it done before it got hot again. But I won’t need to push myself going forward. It’s never too cold to work with cotton yarn. This afternoon I have a doctor’s appointlent – for that “annual” checkup which was deferred by CoViD. I’m not expecting any surprises. I will go masked – the Doctor is not an idiot, but too many other people in my county are. I won’t be going anywhere unmasked any time soon.
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Lindsey Graham Comes Down With COVID At Joe Manchin’s Boat Party
Quote – 7 Senators total, that we know of. That is a LOT of folks that were exposed to someone who is positive for COVID. Let’s hope everyone else stays healthy or asymptomatic. Hopefully Senate Majority Leader Schumer will come out with a statement shortly about how they plan to proceed with Senate votes on the Infrastructure Bill. This is CRITICAL. Also, it’s probably a good time to recall the House Trolls’ little trip to the Senate to performatively complain about masks. That was on July 29th. The photo at the top was taken on July 30th, by the way, and even there old Lindz doesn’t look especially well.
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The Grio – Jury overrules coroner’s finding that Black teen died by suicide
Quote – The town in which Martin lived is reportedly 95% white, and next steps for how this case will proceed are unknown at this time. His kin is reportedly elated by the news. “I am happy,” said Kimberly Lotts, Martin’s mother. “I am happy that somebody else saw. Glory to God. I could just shout. But we got a long way to go, so we’ll just keep on praying and keep on trusting in the Lord.”
Click through for background. I’m glad it was possiblt for the family to get an inquest. I hope that the case is pursued and resolved with justice.
The Kansas City Star – Kansas City police board tried to meet behind the mayor’s back
Quote – We asked the department to explain the legal basis for excluding Lucas, a voting police board member, from the session. We didn’t get a clear answer. The department did not claim a clerical error, either, or an honest mistake. It refused to provide documents that might explain the decision, citing attorney-client privilege…. The only way any member of the board could have participated was through use of the dial-in number and passcode, or by going to Police Chief Rick Smith’s office. Lucas wasn’t given any of this information that morning.
Click through for details. Never a dull moment, eh?
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Glenn Kirschner – Trump’s $100 Million Democracy-Damaging Grift – Time for AG Garland/DOJ to Bring the Accountability
Incidentally, this is what Glenn was doing the day I thought he took off.
Don Winslow – #UniteAgainstCovid
CBS Sunday Morning – Alexander Vindman on truth and its consequences. And I’ll bet he has no regrets. Yu may want a hanky
Now This News – Oceanographers Spot Real-Life SpongeBob & Patrick (sound is music only0
Keith – OLBERMANN VS…McCARTHY’S EXCUSE FOR TALKING OF HITTING PELOSI. IS HE STONED? NO, SERIOUSLY – IS HE? (Keith didn’t mention this, but Covid can decrease male potency – the vaccine does not. I think spreading that truth might help.)
Beau – Let’s talk about criticism of the Capitol cops….
Yesterday stayed oool enough that I got within spitting distnce of finishing that winter sweater. One or maybe two cool days and it will be done. And I have a large cotton project and several small, lightweight projects ready for more heat.
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The Guardian – Republicans will defend their Caesar but new revelations show Trump’s true threat
Quote – Those who claim that the events of 6 January were something other than a failed coup attempt would do well to come up with a better line. Or a different alternate reality. Ashli Babbitt is no martyr. Trump will not be restored to the presidency, no matter what the MyPillow guy says. Trump’s machinations and protestations convey the desperation that comes with hovering over the abyss. He knows what he has said and done.
Click through for well-written opinion. Yes, it’s an opinion piece, but there are also many facts here, and I certainly hope his opinions about future events are correct.
Reuters – Kosovo honours late son of U.S. President Biden
Quote – Kosovo declared independence in 2008 with Western backing, but Serbia still refuses to recognise it and considers it part of its territory. “What the United States and the American people have done for our country, for our freedom, for our right to exist, goes beyond any partnership currently witnessed in the world. Mr. President, Kosovo is your home too,” said Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani while presenting the award.
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The New Yorker – The Big Money Behind the Big Lie
Quote – Chad Campbell, a Democrat who was the minority leader in the Arizona House of Representatives until 2014, when he left to become a consultant in Phoenix, has been shocked by the state’s anti-democratic turn. For several years, he sat next to Karen Fann when she was a member of the House, and in his view she’s gone from being a traditional Republican lawmaker to being a member of “Trump’s cult of personality.” He said, “I don’t know if she believes it or not, or which would be worse.” Arizona, he added, is in the midst of a “nonviolent overthrow in some ways—it’s subtle, and not in people’s face because it’s not happening with weapons. But it’s still a complete overthrow of democracy. They’re trying to disenfranchise everyone who is not older white guys.”
Click through for full story. Not, I suppose, that anyone can claim to have the complete full story, but thos is about as full as it gets. And, yes, it’s long.
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Glenn Kirschner – Giuliani Tells Interviewer He’s “Willing to go to Jail”. Even Rudy Knows Justice is Coming for Rudi
TYT – Whitehouse REVEALS Koch, Trump and Kavanaugh’s Role In Changing The Courts
Thom Hartmann – Will Our World Come to An End w/No Insects? (Doesn’t do any good being at the to of the food chain if the bottom falls out permanently.)
Ring of Fire – Jim Jordan Might Be Called To Testify At January 6th Hearing After Stunning Admission
Now This News – Stacey Abrams Celebrates Late John Lewis (at an anniversary ceremony – but timeless.)
Ten Reasons Cats are better than dogs (apologies in advance to parents of woozle furbabies)
Beau – Let’s talk about the DOJ’s notes of the Trump conversation….
Yesterday was finally cooler – a little birthday present from the weather to me. I actually managed to spend a little time knitting on a cold-weather sweater which I can hardly bear to touch when it’s really hot.
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The Hill – Why we need to stop talking about HIPAA
Quote – “What HIPAA actually does is protect against impermissible disclosures of your protected health information. HIPAA has 115 pages of information and contains hundreds of ways its rules can be violated. But a private business asking you whether you’ve been vaccinated isn’t one of them.”
Click through for specific reasons why HIPAA has nothing to do with vacciation “passports.”
Crooks and Liars – Capitol Rioter Who Called It ‘The Best Day Of My Life’ Now Under Arrest
Quote – Donald Smith, a New Jersey UPS employee, was arrested in connection with Capitol attack. A coworker told the FBI that Smith showed up to work showing off pictures and claimed he was in Nancy Pelosi’s office and “that it was the best day of his life.”
Click through for not much more, but a couple of pictures and a link to the Newsweek story they got it from. I love these “bragging backfire” stories.
Mark Meadows Says He’s Meeting With Trump And Shadow ‘Cabinet Members’ On ‘Real Plans’
Quote – He didn’t identify any of the “Cabinet members.” It was unclear if he was referring to Trump’s former Cabinet members or if some new group has been formed and is being referred to as a Cabinet. As for the plans under discussion, Meadows told Newsmax: “I’m not authorized to speak on behalf of the president, but I can tell you this: We wouldn’t be meeting tonight if we weren’t making plans to move forward in a real way, with President Trump at the head of that ticket.”
Click through for full story (and video). This was a TJI – but it requires more attention. This is very dangerous stuff.
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