Glenn Kirschner – Special Counsel Jack Smith puts together aggressive & experienced Trump prosecution team
The Lincoln Project – MAGA vs. MAGA (The Project is rapidly making up for the long holiday break.)
Thom Hartmann – Shocking Reason These Republicans Hate McCarthy
Ring of Fire – Kari Lake Is TERRIFIED About Becoming Irrelevant
Watch This Scruffy Feral Cat Turn Into A Blue-Eyed Beauty
Beau – Let’s talk about what McCarthy knows that you should too….
Glenn Kirschner – DOJ’s inaction allows Donald Trump to AGAIN victimize GA election workers Shaye Moss & Ruby Freeman
The Lincoln Project – McCarthy (v)
Ring of Fire – Lauren Boebert Brags About Republicans Removing Metal Detectors From Congress
Robert Reich – Behind the Silence on Record Corporate Profits
Watch This Little Bird Sneak Up On His Butterfly Siblings
Beau – Let’s talk about Biden, negotiations, and the briar patch….
So Glenn didn’t take a day off when i originally thought he did … but he did take New Years Day off – and now that the legal recap is up, I need to use this – Glenn Kirschner: Is There an Intersection Between Trump & The Proud Boys? Can a Court Prove it?
Meidas Touch – REVEALED: What did AOC and Matt Gaetz DISCUSS on House Floor?
Political Voices Network – Andrew Weissmann & Harry Litman: Texts Sent by Aides Detail Chaos of Trump’s Final Days in Office
Farron Balanced – Republican Election Official Pleads Guilty To Massive Voter Fraud
Stray Cats Become Inseparable Once Adopted
Beau – Let’s talk about whether it’s time to stop covering Trump….
Glenn Kirschner – Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony shows how DOJ’s refusal to indict Mark Meadows comes home to roost
Thom Hartmann – SCOTUS Judge’s Obscene Joke During Important Case Should Scare You!
Political Voices Network – arbara McQuade: Trump’s Crew, Thomas Caught Lying? Ornato’s Memory is Foggy & Meadows is Too Quiet
Ring of Fire – Trump Allies WANT Him To Get Indicted To Help His Campaign
Terrified Pregnant Pittie Is The Happiest Mom Now
Beau – Let’s talk about what the US is getting out of Ukraine….
Glenn Kirschner – Hope Hicks texts reveal how Trump’s inner circle KNEW Trump was responsible for the Capitol attack
MSNBC – The Good Liars Duo Reflect On Their 2022 MAGA Moments
CNN – Great-granddaughter of lynching victim becomes first Black woman justice on MI Supreme Court (hanky alert)
Farron Balanced – Republican Election Official Pleads Guilty To Massive Voter Fraud
Cat Raises His Puppy Brother
Beau – Let’s talk about Santos shenanigans….
Glenn Kirschner – Signs of hope and optimism that 2023 will be the year of accountability
Thom Hartmann – Did Corporate Personhood Turn Democracy Into Fascism?
Ring of Fire – Fox News Tries To Blame Pete Buttigieg For Southwest Airlines Disaster
Shirley Serban – Queen Parody Song for New Year 2023 – Another One Bites the Dust
This Dog Wouldn’t Leave Her Bed Until Her Foster Mom Brought Her Home
Beau – Let’s talk about what is and isn’t history….
Yesterday, It had snowed, and, because the day was overcast, there was still a blanket of it when I got up. But the concrete (like my driveway) was just a lttle damp – except the parts that get no sun at all Those patches always linger. We are heading into a cold snap, so some of the snow.may hang around, but we’ll see There’s no new snow in the 10-day forecast.
I was looking up all the music parody and straight satire people for new stuff. There actually isn’t much – looks like everyone wanted to do something for Christmas and are now taking a break. Rocky Mountain Mike does have a new one, but it’s not a parody, but a straight cover of “Summer Wine.” But he clearly is looking to expand his work visually, because the visuals are a dramatization of the story of the song. It’s mostly black and white – color is used just at the end, and whe it shows up, it’s startling. There’s no CC, but the lyrics are available here (if anyone cares.)
If you haven’t already seen this, it may shock you – it did me! Among the few Republicans who have expressed support for Jamie Raskin is – wait for it – Marjorie Taylor Greene. Who would ever have thought she had it in her?
Finally, today is the day the House votes on the Speaker. I will be surprised, however, if there is any decision made today. In fact, it’s anybody’s guess how long it will take to come up with a compromise which is acceptable to everyone (this is a full house vote – it’s not just Republicans.)
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Crooks & Liars – Arizona Border Containerpalooza Sale!
Quote – Governor Ducey has agreed to pay AshBritt Management & Logistics $76 million to tear down containers they illegally placed on the southern border of Arizona to keep the brown folks out. The problem, in a nutshell, is that the containers were placed on federal land, and the DOJ has sued Arizona to remove them. So after paying $95 million to install them, they will need to be removed.
Click through for details. This would be funny, were it not such a waste of money – taxpayers money – for which there were thousands of better uses.
New York Times (no paywall) – Opinion: Anthony Fauci Quietly Shocked Us All
Quote – Days after the conference, I found myself in Dr. Fauci’s office, along with the ACT UP members Mark Harrington and Jim Eigo, hammering out the final details of our parallel track program, which would allow thousands of people to obtain experimental drugs outside of traditional clinical trials. Within days, a New York Times front page headline about Dr. Fauci read, “AIDS Researcher Seeks Wide Access to Drugs in Tests.” The F.D.A. quickly fell in line. ACT UP had scored its first major victory, with Dr. Fauci’s help.
Click through for OP. It’s not all sunshine and roses, but on balance, it’s a tribute.
Food For Thought
Glenn Kirschner – Trump & Kushner’s criminal responsibility for avoidable COVID deaths. New evidence in J6 transcripts
Meidas Touch – Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Stunning Stupidity SHINES BRIGHT in NEW POST
White House Twitter… (accompanied by Offenbach’s “CanCan”
At the end of a historic, productive session of Congress full of bipartisan results, I still have a few bills left to sign.
Take a guess how long it took me to sign a stack of 65 of them. pic.twitter.com/kP1Tc2fV4c
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 29, 2022
Really American – Chip Franklin delivers a BLISTERING takedown of the GOP, which is now DOA.
Half-Pound Kitten Takes Naps Under 130-Pound Dog
Beau – Let’s talk about infrastructure troubles….