Yesterday, it was pretty quiet. Which is just fine with me.
Cartoon –
Short Takes –
Headline from Democratic Underground – Cawthorn said he used his wheelchair to transport “multiple weapons” during Jan 6 insurrection
Unearthed: Madison Cawthorn called into the Charlie Kirk show during the January 6th attack and said he used his wheelchair to transport “multiple weapons” ahead of the Capitol riot and armed those around him. pic.twitter.com/AoQDaqSDjs
— PatriotTakes (@patriottakes) March 14, 2022
The video is short. But it contains all the necessasry “receipts.”
Robert Reich – Helplessness in the face of evil – An allegory
Quote – It’s like watching a three-hundred-pound bully beat up a kid half his size, for no reason — bloodying the poor kid, pulverizing him. Yet you don’t dare try to stop the mayhem because the bully has a gun that he’ll use on you if you intervene. You look for police, but there are none….
Click thorugh for the rest of the story. Yes. This is is exactly what it is like.
Women’s History – The 19th – Black women’s qualifications have long been questioned. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s allies were prepared.
Quote – “Vicious, racist, sexist tropes have long been levied against Black women,” said Karen Finney, a Democratic strategist and member of the Black Women’s Leadership Collective, which has worked in tandem with the White House on messaging efforts around Jackson’s nomination. “These are outlandish tropes, but they’re designed to undermine Black women based on stereotypes, based on trying to play to people’s worst instincts and fears.”
Click through for – I guess I have to say aaalysis. And at least some of it, if not all of it (we can hope), will turn out to have been necessary. I do hope it doesn’t take forever (even though Justice Breyer has arranged things to provide plenty of time.)
Food For Thought:
Tweet including letter on the loss of American Journalist Brent Renaud. (And i still cut off some of the signature) Yes, you’ll ned a hanky (at least I did).
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