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Video Thread 2/9/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:00 pm Open Thread, Politics

Feb 092023

Glenn Kirschner – Prosecutor Mark Pomerantz pursued racketeering indictment of Donald Trump, DA Alvin Bragg said “no.”

Meidas Touch – MAGA Governor UNLEASHES HELL on Her Own State as it CRUMBLES (did anyone listen to her response to the State of the Union address? I couldn’t. I was actually pretty wrung out after the SOTU.)

Politics Girl – To My Fellow White Americans… (I don’t know why she soometimes posts twice – I’ve been reposting the newer one.)

Liberal Redneck – State of the State of the Union

Guy Who Only Liked Dogs Cat-sits For The First Time

Beau – Let’s talk about the 5th Circuit Ruling….

Video Thread 2/8/2023

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

Feb 082023

Glenn Kirschner – Chinese spy balloons, Jim Jordan, and the debasement of the House & Senate Judiciary Committees

The Lincoln Project – Built Back Better

Farron Balanced – Trump Threatens To Help Democrats If Republican Voters Reject Him

Armageddon Update – Book Banning

Bearded Dragon Comes Running When His Mom Calls Him

Beau – Let’s talk about a laptop and a change of strategy….

Video Thread 2/7/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:18 pm Open Thread, Politics

Feb 072023

Glenn Kirschner – House Republicans FINALLY focus on what’s important to ordinary Americans – Hunter Biden’s laptop?! (I’ve seen the suggestion that it tells us they are trying to get Hunter to suicide. Let that sink in/))

NBC News – U.S.-China situation isn’t ‘1:1 comparison’ with last Cold War: Buttigieg

Twitter (shared by PoliticsGirl) White Comfort

This TikTok from @highlyvibey really got me thinking about how our society has socialized us to prioritize “white comfort”. A term I’m not even sure I’d heard before. pic.twitter.com/wgMdkBNJxC

— PoliticsGirl (@IAmPoliticsGirl) February 5, 2023

Farron Balanced – Republicans In Congress Swap Out Flag Lapel Pins For AR 15 Pins

Cat Does The Funniest Thing When His Parents Get Him A New Brother

Beau – Let’s talk about legislation in Massachusetts and ethics….

Video Thread 2/6/2023

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

Feb 062023

Glenn Kirschner – Pence conceals Trump crimes then profits off them in book; the need to reform ethics in government (It’s likely called misprision because that word, which originally meant just “take wrongly,” was from its inception mostly applied to actions of government officials. For the rest of is, there’s “aiding and abetting” and “accessory before/after the fact.”)

Meidas Touch – Jan 6 Insurrectionist gets BRUTAL sentence and COLLAPSES in Court (as a former Marine myself, I say it’s a step in the right direction. It probably includes concurrent service. Consecutive would have been better.)

Politics Girl – Fund the IRS (Like me, you probably learned this at your mother’s knee. Yet there are still peole who don’t get it.)

Armageddon Update – Really?

Woman Pulls “Aggressive” Dog From The Shelter Minutes Before It’s Too Late

Beau – Let’s talk about the Colorado River and deals….

Video Thread 2/5/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:18 pm Open Thread, Politics

Feb 052023

Glenn Kirschner – McCarthy wields speaker gavel for political revenge; removes Schiff, Swalwell & Omar from committees

The Lincoln Project – Nikki Haley

Thom Hartmann – The Racist Origins of the Anti-Abortion Movement Exposed (are there any American laws that are NOT racist?)

MSNBC – Rep. Plaskett: We’ll be a “truth squad” on Congress’ new Weaponization Committee

Tiny Feral Kittens Learn To Accept Love

Beau – Let’s talk about Social Security and why the GOP is going after it….

Video Thread 2/4/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:09 pm Open Thread, Politics

Feb 042023

Glenn Kirschner – Trump’s desperate and dangerous posts, and DOJ’s deafening silence

Black History (James Baldwin schools Paul Weiss on Dick Cavett’s show)

“Why must you always concentrate on color?”

As always, this answer from James Baldwin is what you were looking for. Must watch.#BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/YsJcsmyxsT

— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) February 1, 2023

MeidasTouch – Federal Judge makes most SCATHING & HILARIOUS Order Against Oath Keepers Ever- (long, yes, but not terribly repetetive, and very funny)

The Lincoln Project – Default

Rescue Chicken Shares A Bedroom With Her Human Sister (hanky alert)

Beau – Let’s talk about M&Ms….

Video Thread 2/3/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:56 am Open Thread, Politics

Feb 032023

Glenn Kirschner – Rep. Jim Jordan demands details of pending DOJ investigations. DOJ tells Jordan to ‘pound sand.’

The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – January 31, 2023

Ring of Fire – Ted Cruz Refuses To Apology For Spreading Pelosi Conspiracies

Really American – Chip Franklin RIPS Conservative talking heads over their CREEPY obsession with M&Ms sexuality.

This Cat’s Favorite Word Is Exactly What You’d Expect

Beau – Let’s talk about the Constitution and mixed messages….

Video Thread 2/2/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:57 am Open Thread, Politics

Feb 022023

Glenn Kirschner – NY DA Alvin Bragg opens a grand jury probe & AGAIN begins investigating the crimes of Donald Trump (I would remind y’all that the investigation being discussed involves a case which was dead under the NY statute of limitations, involves a crime regarding which NY has just opened a sort of amnesty window under which it may now be considered.)

The Lincoln Project – RNC Chaos

Thom Hartmann – Will Right Wing Sheriffs Perp Walk America Right Into Fascism? (Colorado has a cople of those Sheriffs too.)

Mrs. Betty Bowers – The Secret To Reading an Inconvenient Bible

Couple Saves ‘Gargoyle’ Dog After 8 Years On The Streets

Beau – Let’s talk about what escalation is….

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