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Video Thread 9/9/2021

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

Sep 092021

Glenn Kirschner – Biden Removes Conway, Spicer & Others From Trump-Appointed Positions. Now, Do Brett Kavanaugh (Beery Brett may not even be the worst of the rump justices, but he is fir sure the lowest hanging fruit, for exactly the reasons Glenn gives.

Meidas Touch – Mary Trump on How Republicans Turn FEAR into ANGER to CAUSE CHAOS!! BRILLIANT BREAKDOWN!!!

The Lincoln Project – Sad

Thom Hartmann – Right Wing Plans Next Jan 6th Coup For September 18th

Ring of Fire – Portland May Put Economic Sanctions On Texas Following Attack On Reproductive Freedom

The dog’s name is “Neesha,” and here’s the story.

Guy carries lost, freezing dog 6 miles down a mountain on his back ❤️ pic.twitter.com/62VLB6ttjE

— The Dodo (@dodo) September 7, 2021

Beau – Let’s talk about masks in schools….

Video Thread 9/8/2021

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

Sep 082021

Glenn Kirschner – Here’s Why Courts Should Strike Down Texas Abortion Law Violating Women’s Constitutional Rights. I do think Glenn is wrong on one thing – not a point of law – I wouldnever argue with him on that. But he says “taking away people’s Constitutional rights is not a winning strategy.” On the contrary, it was a winning strategy for Democrats until Lyndon Johnson renounced it, and it has been a winning strategy for Republicans ever since.

Meidas Touch – Mary Trump Says THIS is One of the Most Diabolic Things Her Uncle Donald Did

The Lincoln Project – Ivermectin

Really American – Larry Elder: Slave Owners Deserve Reparations

Liberal Redneck – “Un-American” Vaccine Mandates

Beau – Let’s talk about what the world’s EMT means for DOD….

Video Thread 9/7/2021

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

Sep 072021

Glenn Kirschner – 11 Republican Representatives Join McCarthy’s Obstruction of Congress: Welcome The New Dirty Dozen (I’d call it the “feckless twelve” – “hapless” is too nice, and the original “dirty dozen” ended up accomplishing cleanliness.)

Bonus Glenn: Glenn Kirschner joins Stephanie Miller to talk about the Republican Party. Talk about letting one’s hair down!

Meidas Touch – First Texas… Now Mississippi Set to Deliver DEATH BLOW to Roe v. Wade?!

politicsrus – Texas Abortion

Goose has epic response to humans taking her injured boyfriend0

Update on Arnold – Goose love, in sickness and in health

Beau – Let’s talk about patriotic education, dogs, and civic mindedness….

Video Thread 9/6/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:02 pm Open Thread, Politics

Sep 062021

Glenn Kirschner – WAPO Cites Kevin McCarthy’s “Downward Spiral” Culminating in Obstructing Congressional Investigation

Now This News – Remembering the Founder of the Black Panthers

Thom Hartmann – Abortion: Is the Texas GOP the Dog that Caught the Car? (We can hope he’s right – but I personally doubt it.)

Rob Rogers – Exit Strategy

Cat Keeps Stealing Things From The Neighbors

Beau – Let’s talk about a message to Australia from Florida Man….

Video Thread 9/5/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:29 pm Open Thread, Politics

Sep 052021

Glenn Kirschner – Defendant Jacob Chansley Pleads Guilty; Kevin McCarthy Caught in a Lie Trying to Clear Trump

Armageddon Update – Let’s Rebuild…Again!

Ring of Fire – Anti Maskers Are Terrorizing School Boards Across The Country

Liberal Redneck – Patreon review (excerpt) of Ted Cruz

Abandoned at 17 – new beginning for an elderly cat (hanky alert)

Beau – Let’s talk about something in American politics that needs to stop now…. Oh my goodness! (The places honesty and logic together will take you.)

Video Thread 9/4/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:13 pm Open Thread, Politics

Sep 042021

Meidas Touch – Jaime Harrison DESTROYS ‘Criminal’ Kevin McCarthy

MSNBC – Deadline White House

“There is a huge strategic learning from this, which is an old one… you cannot send, in a democracy, the army to war without taking the country to war along with the army… Indeed this was the forgotten war” – @SteveSchmidtSES w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/BKY8QEjU4r

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) September 1, 2021

MSNBC – Figliuzzi: Senate Asked All Wrong Questions About The Pro-Trump Attack On Capitol

Acurate Transcript here

Lakota Peoples Law Project – NoDAPL: Ruby Montoya is Not a Terrorist

Really American – Hillary Proven Right Again

Corey Ryan Forrester – Anti Vaxxer Defends the Children at City Council Meeting

Beau – Let’s talk about that law in Texas and tattoos….

Video Thread 9/3/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:26 pm Open Thread, Politics

Sep 032021

Glenn Kirschner – Rep. Kevin McCarthy Obstructs the Congressional Investigation into 1/6 Attack; DOJ Must Act

MSNBC – Vets Group Leader Praises Biden Strength For Afghanistan Exit; Pushes Back On Critics

Meidas Touch – Better With Biden

Now This News – January 6 Select Committee Wants These Questions Answered

Really American – Republicans Impose AlQaeda Laws on Texas Women

Liberal Redneck – Texas Abortion Law Ramblings (Another Patreon Excerpt)

Beau – Let’s talk about foreign policy, American vs Soviet style….

Video Thread 9/2/2021

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

Sep 022021

Glenn Kirschner – Justice Matters Compilation of Legal Stories for the Month of August 2021

Ring of Fire – Anti-Vaxxer Facing Felony Charges For Selling Fake Vaccine Cards. Sheesh! Double facepalm.

MSNBC – Kevin McCarty Threatens Tech Companies Over GOP Phone Records

Now This News – Cow Stuck in Tree After Hurricane Ida Hits Louisiana (no words0

Vox – How oysters can stop a flood

Rob Rogers – Cowboy Diplomacy

Beau – Let’s talk about the US exit and criticism….

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