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Open Thread December 21, 2022

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:49 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 212022

Yesterday, Joyce Vance shared this link at the New York Times for the Executive Summary of the January 6 Committee’s Report. This is not the full report, but it is 154 pages, so it still may be a bit long for anyone who has a life. I also placed a grocery order for tomorrow.

Also, the top tentative news was that President Zelenskyy might be in Washington DC today, and if so, may address a joint session of Comgress this evening. Of course, evening in Washington is pretty much afternoon elsewhere. I could not find a specific YouTube channel for Congress as a whole like the one the January 6th Committee has/had. But you can bet if that happens, and if it isn’t classified, everyone will carry it live. So keep an eye out – I certainly will – and I’ll post a link afterwards even if it takes me all day/night to find it.

Cartoon –

Short Takes –

PolitiZoom – A British Village Displays Its Feelings For Vladimir Putin In Graphic Terms
Quote – “A penis-headed statue of Vladimir Putin has been erected in the village of Bell End to commemorate him as “Bellend of the Year” in protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”… And it doesn’t stop there. The villagers also gave eggs to passers-by in case they wanted to throw them at the statue.
Click through. There are photos. I personally am speechless. (Correction: there is no village called ‘Bell End’ but there is a Bellend Road, which is where the statue is. ‘Bell end” is British slang for the tip of I’m sure you can guess what)

The Daily Beast – Onetime Friends Lauren Boebert and MTG Go to War Against Each Other
Quote – At Turning Point USA’s winter student conference on Monday, Boebert said that her support for McCarthy isn’t as firm as Greene’s—before ripping into the Georgia Republican over her belief in “Jewish space lasers.” But Greene wasn’t about to let Boebert get the last word, with the 48-year-old firing back at her younger colleague on Monday evening with a trio of tweets accusing Boebert of partaking in “high school drama.”
Click through for story. I never in a million years expected to be saying that it appears Boebert is a little smarter than Marge … but it certainly looks like it. Maybe she just has better advisers. (Anyone know a word which roughly means the same as “disarray” but begins with an “R”?)

Food For Thought

Video Thread 12/19/2022

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:54 am Open Thread, Politics

Dec 192022

Glenn Kirschner – DC Bar counsel finds Rudy Giuliani committed ethics violation, recommends he be DISBARRED

MSNBC – Fauci Addresses Elon Musk’s Critical Tweets: ‘I Don’t Pay Attention To That’ (Ignore Mrs Greenspan – Fauci has something to say which needs to be heard.)

Robert Reich – How the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began

Mrs Betty Bowers – Grooming Children with Bibles, Not Drag Queens!

Twitter Willow

Willow can’t get enough of her first Christmas at the White House with @FLOTUS pic.twitter.com/QyeQNqQMHd

— The Dodo (@dodo) December 16, 2022

Beau – Let’s talk about my son’s questions about Christmas cards….

Video Thread 12/13/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:52 am Open Thread, Politics

Dec 132022

Glenn Kirschner – January 6 committee debates criminal referrals for Trump, Meadows, Eastman, Clark and Giuliani

Robert Reich – UC Workers in Richest State in Richest Country Strike For Living Wages

MSNBC – Russia Providing ‘Unprecedented’ Support To Iran, Biden Administration Says

Mrs Betty Bowers – The War on Christmas 2022

This Little Kitten Cannot Miss Out On An Adventure With Her Pittie Brother

Beau – Let’s talk about the Committee’s referrals….

Video Thread 12/11/22

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

Dec 112022

Glenn Kirschner – Federal judge REFUSES to hold Trump and his team in contempt. Here’s why the judge was right

The Lincoln Project – Gold Medal Ceremony

Ring of Fire – A Fight Is Brewing Between House And Senate Republicans Over Biden Impeachment

Brent Terhune – They’re Trying To Distract Us

Woman Finds Stray Mama Cat And Kittens Outside Her Office

Beau – Let’s talk about running the country like a business…. (I’ve been saying this for decades, but not NEARLY so well. And notice how the Socratic method really brings this home.)

Video Thread 12/7/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:46 am Open Thread, Politics

Dec 072022

Glenn Kirschner – In Trump Org criminal trial, NY prosecutors argue to jury that Donald Trump HIMSELF committed crimes

Ojeda LIVE – Top 5: MAGA Symbols

Armageddon Update – Elmer Is Stuck

Real Subtitles? – The truth about aggressive politicians.

This Stray Cat Ask To Be Let Inside To Keep Her Kittens Safe

Beau – Let’s talk about San Francisco and robots….

Video Thread 12/5/22

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

Dec 052022

Glenn Kirschner [in lieu of the legal recap for November]

Meidas Touch – NEW: Ron DeSantis COWERS to Disney in HUMILIATING REVERSAL

Ring of Fire – Dems May Dump Iowa And Make Nevada The First Primary State

Real Subtitles? – Another disastrous press conference

Kitten Is Obsessed with Pittie Brothers

Beau – Let’s talk about why it’s important to understand US capabilities….

Video Thread 12/2/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:53 am Open Thread, Politics

Dec 022022

Glenn Kirschner – Will Oath Keepers convictions ultimately take down Roger Stone, Alex Jones, Mike Flynn and others?

Meidas Touch – Special Counsel Jack Smith GETS TESTIMONY from Former Top Trump Aide Stephen Miller

Ring of Fire – Laptop Repairman Says He’d Testify To Republican House About Hunter Biden

Larry & Paul – Every Political Debate. Ever. (And this is exactly why I don’t watch debates.)

This Baby Husky Thinks She’s Invisible

Beau – Let’s talk about MTG and the marketplace of ideas…. (Empty Greene thinks Communism and Authoritarianism are the same thing. They are not. Theye are not even on the same axis, nor are they even compatible – although Communism is vulnerable to being subsumed by Authoritarianism because ot requires so much mutual trust, which is susceptible to abuse.)

Video Thread 11/30/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:10 pm Open Thread, Politics

Nov 302022

Glenn Kirschner – In his recent post, Donald Trump admits to not one but two crimes. Can indictments be far off?

Ring of Fire – Crazed Capitol Rioters Head To Prison

Robert Reich – Does Elon Musk Have a Right to Destroy Twitter?

Real Subtitles? What can you do when your country is out of hamburgers?

Puppy Born Without Front Legs Brings Life To Senior Dogs

Beau – Let’s talk about Arizona, water, and a new market….

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