Sep 142024
 

The night before last, a wild hair got me strted clearing ut one of my desk drawers. This lead to my starting yesterday clearing off my desk. I actually made a lot of progress, but it was time consuming. And I also made enough time to look up the one of today’s double bill of short radio operas which is by William Grant Still (it should be very intense.) BTW the other opera on the double bill is “The Dwarf” by Alexander Zemlinsky, also from the 20th century. Anyway, I hope you’ll be kind to any typos today. Oh, I almos00t forgot to say, I did bake a another batch of oatmeal raisin cookies and they came out remarkably well. Thank you, Nameless for the tip.

Also, yesterday being Friday, Robert Reich‘s new series got another entry – which he is calling #2 and #2-1/2/

This is a long article about the Tina Peters case. It’s an interview with the DA who tried the case, and the interviewer asked a lot of very good questions which might not have occurred to most people and elicited some answers that were not exactly obvious. If you don’t have time for ir, that’s fine. The people who really should be reading it are mostly election workers, whether elected or appointed.

Yes, It does need to be noted. Thanks, Lincoln Project, and particularly Trygve Olson for pointing it out.

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Sep 112021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Garland Announces DOJ Suing Texas to Protect Constitutional Rights, Addresses Domestic Terrorism

MSNBC – New Grand Jury Activity In Trump Org Case Is Reminder That Investigations Are Ongoing

Thom Hartmann – 50 Years After Attica Massacre Prisoners Are Still Rioting

Really American – Republicans Hate Black People

Liberal Redneck – On Confederate Statues Bein’ Dumb

Keith Olbermann – The Legacy of 9/11 is not those we mourn. It’s cruelty with which we responded which now blights us.

Beau – Let’s talk about the media being surprised by the predictable…. https://www.democraticunderground.com/emoticons/sarcasm.gif

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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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Sep 012021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Congress Prepares to Subpoena…Members of Congress. What might Jim Jordan Do if Forced to Testify?

MSNBC Chris Hayes – U.S. Troops Are Finally Out Of Afghanistan–And It’s Remarkable

The Lincoln Peoject – Last Week in the Republica Party

Really Americn – Attorney General Must Arrest Trump Now

Robert Reich – Is Billionaire Philanthropy a Sham?

Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian – Explaining Humans to Aliens

Parody Project – MISS ME

Beau – Let’s talk about safe passage and a continuation of politics by other means….

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Aug 312021
 

Glenn Kirschner – 3 Judicial Fixes: Increase Justices; Accelerated Docket for Inter-Branch Disputes; Court Watching. I do think maybe if we increase the number of Federal Judges in the Districys and in Appeals,we might have a better chance of getting consensus on increasing the Supreme Court as well. Maybe not … but it couldn’e hurt.

Don Winslow Films – #KevinMcCarthyScandal

Now This News – Jen Psaki on U.S-Made Weapons Falling Into Hands of Taliban. She has a lot more patience than I have.

Really American – Rand Paul Pushes Horse Medication

Liberal Redneck – Ivermectin (I know – not in accordance with medical ethics – but so tempting!)

Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq – Stop Being An Arsehole (Live At Bedfringe)

Beau – Let’s talk about learning from history….

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Aug 302021
 

Glenn Kirschner – First Insurrection Trial Set for 10/18; Answers to FAQs About the Insurrection Cases

Meidas Touch – Is Being an Anti-Vax, Anti-Mask Parent CHILD ABUSE?! | Legal AF

Ring of Fire – Marjorie Taylor Greene Is FURIOUS That Republicans Won’t Follow Her Plan To Impeach Biden

Crooks and Liars – DeJuana Thompson, founder of “Wpke Vote.”

Also Crooks and Liars – CIA Expert Explains Why No One Should Second Guess Biden

In Memory of Ed Asner (RIP)

Rocky Mountain Mike – Medicine For Horses, It’s Lame

Beau – Let’s talk about a story for people in Louisiana…. I looked at that title and thought I probably would not share it … and then I listened.

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Aug 302021
 

Yesterday, I mostly rested. Did some crocheting. I had finished the top I was making for my friend, and started another one for another friend. Ordinarily I vastly prefer knitting to crocheting, but this was an unusual pattern and the structure of it hooked me (pun intended.) I may be able to figure out how to translate that look to knitting, but I’ll want to try it doll-size before attempting anything bigger.

Cartoon –

Short Takes –

The Hill – Biden allies say media missing the mark on Afghanistan
Quote – “Every Biden misstep or setback is treated like Trump said COVID will just go away, windmills cause cancer, or that he won re-election,” [Philippe] Reines [a media aficionado and longtime senior adviser to Hillary Clinton] said. “If the goal is to be truly honest, accurate, and fair when covering Biden, there are thousands of adjectives and countless degrees of indignation for the media to choose from. This isn’t hard.”
Click through for other statements. Personally, I would file this under “No shit, Sherlock.” (and I would criticize the media a little more harshly than some), but apparently it needs to be said.

CBS News – Veteran dies of treatable illness as COVID fills hospital beds, leaving doctors “playing musical chairs”
Quote – [Belville emergency room physician Dr. Hasan] Kakli told [“CBS This Morning” lead national correspondent David] Begnaud that if it weren’t for the COVID crisis, the procedure for Wilkinson would have taken 30 minutes, and he’d have been back out the door. I’ve never lost a patient from this diagnosis, ever,” Kakli said. “We know what needs to be done and we know how to treat it, and we get them to where they need to go. I’m scared that the next patient that I see is someone that I can’t get to where they need to get to go. We are playing musical chairs, with 100 people and 10 chairs,” he said. “When the music stops, what happens? People from all over the world come to Houston to get medical care and, right now, Houston can’t take care of patients from the next town over. That’s the reality.”
Click through for story and video. This, along with one other case in Kansas, is the first confirmed case I am aware of where someone died specifically because of unvaccinated CoViD patients. And it’s heartbreaking.

Dem Underground – From the sane Kennedys
Quote – Our father’s death impacted our family in ways that can never adequately be articulated and today’s decision by a two-member parole board [committee] has inflicted enormous additional pain. But beyond just us, six of Robert Kennedy’s nine surviving children, Sirhan Sirhan committed a crime against our nation and its people. He took our father from our family and he took him from America.
Click through to read full statement. I admit this makes me nervous at best.

Food for Thought – kind of related to yesterday’s Furies.

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Aug 292021
 

Glenn Kirschner appears to have taken a day off.  He’s entitled.

Don Winslow Films – #TrumpHasAmnesia

Armageddon Update – CoViD-19

Really American – Republicans Terrified of Jen Psaki And Strong Women

Ring of Fire – Even Republicans Are Starting To Realize Arizona’s Ballot Audit Is A Scam

NewsNation Now – RFK-assassin Sirhan Sirhan granted parole (still needs to be approved by full board and governor). Will follow up on this in the Open Thread.

Liberal Redneck – “Spoiled” Little Poor Kids

Beau – Let’s talk about Kennedy, Malcom Nance, and criticism….

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