Open Thread December 27, 2022

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:55 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 272022

Yesterday, I got a “best-of-the-year” email from The Conversation (there are going to be a lot of those from every publication – articles as well as emails) and skimmed it. They asked all the editors what their favority article under their purview was. The answers were not that surprising, but what did catch my eye was that, among their politics editors, they now have a Democracy Editor, new this year. Now that scared me. If democracy is in such peril that they need a specialist just to watch it – cleary, we are not out of the woods. There is a new article on new legislation, which I’ll make a short take for tomorrow.

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Short Takes –

Crooks & Liars – Happy Holidays! Welcome To Our 2022 Crookie Awards!
Quote – It’s been a long and sometimes frustrating year, but still one of the better ones we’ve had. Thanks to vaccines, we were able to get out and do things even if we had to wear a mask, the January 6 hearings came off monumentally well, and heroes and villains were everywhere. We’ve put together our own list of naughty and nice people this year, along with some overall failures and successes worthy of recognition. All of our staff has been busy at work in the Crooks and Liars workshop writing posts to honor and dishonor this year’s awardees.
Click through – The point of the “Crookies” is to call out crooks and liars (says Captain Obvious), but there are some good person and hero awards too.

CPR News – Club Q [couldn’t] have its annual Christmas dinner tradition this year, so a Colorado Springs church [stepped] up to host it
Quote – Every year, for Thanksgiving and Christmas, Club Q was the home of a special tradition. A community tradition that brought together a lot of different kinds of folks to a place that meant so much to them. They sat and laughed — and they shared a meal…. The [Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church] congregation stepped in with an initial plan to host a potluck dinner on Christmas Day — as a stand-in for the Club Q traditional dinner.
Click through for story … which actually gets bigger and better.

Food For Thought

Video Thread 12/8/22

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:47 am Open Thread, Politics

Dec 082022

Glenn Kirschner – Trump Org GUILTY! Will Donald Trump be next? Plus, J6 committee to make criminal referrals to DOJ

The Lincoln Project – Trump Against The Constitution

MSNBC – Harry Dunn: ‘I’m Not Letting Anyone Steal The Joy I Feel’

Liberal Redneck – Liberal Redneck – Kanye, Nazis, Etc

Bird Loves To Annoy His Dog Brother

Beau – Let’s talk about Sweden, Finland, and cold weather gear….

Colleen Has a BIG Mouth! ;-)

Posted by TomCat at 10:34 am Blog News, Politics

Aug 152020

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Colleen has become a daily regular here, and this is her third award. Her first two were in March and November of 2019. A Care2 refugee, Coleen is interested in animal welfare, human rights, environmental protection, women’s rights, health, and more. She is a bulwark of protest against criminal Fuhrer Trump* and the Republican Reich. She is also active on Mewe.

The thing that stands out most about Colleen is the kindness and compassion with which she treats others. Her comments reflect the love she feels. Whenever someone here needs a caring friend with an ear or a shoulder, she makes herself available. I hope she stays with us long after I’m gone. She’s a rare find. Her qualities are especially praiseworthy, considering that she is fighting severe cancer and extremely painful dental issues.

Please join me in applauding Colleen and giving her the praise, kudos and thanks she so richly deserves.

RESIST!!

JL Has a BIG Mouth! ;-)

Posted by TomCat at 11:26 am Blog News, Politics

Jul 062020

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Judi’s last Big Mouth Award was way back in January, 2016. This is her third. She was a denizen of Care2, where she went by JL A.

She’s a resident of California, a place where only the Republican politicians are more Californicated than the climate change fouled weather and Trump* Virus plagued populace. She is a proponent of Animal Welfare, Climate Change Prevention, Green Energy, Human Rights, Minority Rights, Women’s Rights, and more.

She was gone for a time, but I’m certainly glad she’s back. Her comments are on point. Please join me in lavishing the thanks and kudos that she deserves so well. She knows how to…

RESIST!!

Freya Has a BIG Mouth! ;-)

Posted by TomCat at 9:31 am Blog News, Politics

May 252020

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A few years back, I met a woman, who was active in the now defunct Care2 News Network. In November 2015, she joined the conversation here. Between then and now, she has commented here over 950 times. So, when I saw that she had posted the 115,000th comment in our proud history, I looked for the last time she had won a BIG Mouth Award and was shocked to discover that this is her first. Damn!

Freya is a petition maven. She’s also an animal rights and animal welfare activist, but she’s partial to cats. From my perspective, that’s purrrrfect! She also a political activist, an activist’s activist. Freya is in the trenches, the way I used to be, when I had two legs and wasn’t dying. When there’s a cause that needs and deserves a fight, she’s there. And to top it off, she does it all in bloody red Georgia!

Please join me in praising and giving kudos to Freya for her award, but even more, for her life. This could not be more deserved or more overdue.

RESIST!!

Pat B Has a BIG Mouth AGAIN!

Posted by TomCat at 10:23 am Blog News, Politics

Mar 252020

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I’m still out of new things to say about this treasure. Pat followed Politics Plus and commented for quite some time on the now defunct Care2 News Network, where she had been active for years, before she started commenting here at the site. A few months later, she won her first Big Mouth Award for the 78,000th comment in May 2016. She became a daily regular and won her second award for the 85,000th comment in December 2016 and her third for the 93,000th comment in October 2017. She won her fourth for 97,000 in March, 2018. She won her fifth for 101,000 in August 2018, her sixth for 102,000th in October 2018, her seventh in August 2019, and her eighth in December 2019. This is her ninth award. She is a progressive activist, an authentic Christian, a proud veteran, and a Michael Moore Fan. If you tell her to go to hell, she’s likely to answer, “I already live there.” The poor girl is still a Texan. On the other hand, she loves her Houston Texans. Her comments are still bright, witty and above all, compassionate. She always greets WWWendy on shower day! I don’t know what else I can say, but please add your kudos with more compliments. She more than deserves it.

RESIST!!

Pat B Has Another BIG Mouth! ;-)

Posted by TomCat at 7:51 am Blog News, Politics

Dec 262019

112-PatB

I’m out of new things to say about this treasure. Pat followed Politics Plus and commented for quite some time on the now defunct Care2 News Network, where she had been active for years, before she started commenting here at the site. A few months later, she won her first Big Mouth Award for the 78,000th comment in May 2016. She became a daily regular and won her second award for the 85,000th comment in December 2016 and her third for the 93,000th comment in October 2017. She won her fourth for 97,000 in March, 2018. She won her fifth for 101,000 in August 2018, her sixth for 102,000th in October 2018, and her seventh in August 2019. This is her eighth award. She is a progressive activist, an authentic Christian, a proud veteran, and a Michael Moore Fan. If you tell her to go to hell, she’s likely to answer, “I already live there.” The poor girl is still a Texan. On the other hand, she loves her Houston Texans. Her comments are still bright, witty and above all, compassionate. She always greets WWWendy on shower day! I don’t know what else I can say, but please add your kudos with more compliments. She more than deserves it.

RESIST!!

BIG Mouth Awards

Every 1,000th Comment
20 – Infidel – 7/6/2011
21 – SoINeedAName – 7/25/2011
22 – SoINeedAName – 8/17/2011
23 – Maria – 9/7/2011
24 – Phyllis – 9/29/2011
25 – Tom – 10/22/2011
26 – Lynn Squance – 11/25/2011
27 – Deborah – 12/29/2011
28 – Patty – 1/19/2012
29 – Lynn Squance – 2/8/2012
30 – Jolly Roger – 3/8/2012
31 – Patty – 5/4/2012
32 – Marva Dasef – 6/8/2012
33 – Patty – 7/8//2012
34 – Edith Belcher – 8/12//2012
35 – Patty – 9/17/2012
36 – Tasunka – 10/12/2012
37 – Lynn Squance – 11/6/2012
38 – SoINeedAName – 11/29/2012
39 – Lynn Squance – 1/11/2013
40 – Lynn Squance – 2/17/2013
41 – Patty – 3/23/2013
42 – Edith Belcher – 5/29/2013
43 – Jim Phillips – 6/29/2013
44 – Patty – 7/27/2013
45- Lynn Squance – 8/21/2013
46 – Rixar13 – 9/12/2013
47 – Rixar13 – 10/4/2013
48- Lynn Squance – 10/25/2013
49 – Patty – 11/27/2013
50 – Lynn Squance – 1/13/2014
51 – Patty – 3/7/2014
52 – Yvonne White – 4/16/2014
53 – Edie – 5/20/2014
54 – Jerry Critter – 6/23/2014
55 – Lynn Squance – 7/29/2014
56 – Joanne D – 9/5/2014
57 – Patty – 10/19/2014
58 – Arielle – 11/16/2014
59 – Pat A – 12/26/2014
60 – SoINeedAName – 1/24/2015
61 – Lynn Squance – 2/18/2015
62 – Joanne D – 3/21/2015
63 – Vivian B – 4/23/2015
64 – Joanne D – 5/23/2015
65 – Yvonne White – 6/22/2015
66 – SoINeedAName – 7/16/2015
67 – Lona Goudswaard – 8/6/2015
68 – Mamabear – 8/25/2015
72 – Judi Angell – 11/27/2015
74 – Judi Angell – 1/18/2016
75 – Jerry Critter – 1/2/2016
76 – Lona Goudswaard – 3/11/2016
77 – Lona Goudswaard – 4/4/2016
78 – Pat B – 5/5/2016
79 – Mitch D – 6/5/2016
80 – Joanne D – 7/3/2016
81 – Lona Goudswaard – 7/30/2016
82 – Mitch D – 9/2/2016
83 – Joanne D – 10/6/2016
84 – Pat A – 11/10/2016
85 – Pat B – 12/11/2016
86 – Pat A – 1/14/2017
87 – Lynn Squance – 2/18/2017
88 – Vivian Birdwell – 4/5/2017
89 – Vivian Birdwell – 5/16/2017
90 – Lona Goudswaard – 6/23/2017
91 – SoINeedAName – 7/30/2017
92 – Joanne D – 9/4/2017
93 – Pat B – 10/12/2017
94 – SoINeedAName – 11/20/2017
95 – Jerry Critter – 12/31/2017
96 – Joanne D – 2/12/2018
97 – Pat B – 3/27/2018
98 – Richard A – 5/5/2018
99 – Lynn Squance – 6/12/2018
100 – Mitch D – 7/20/2018
101 – Pat B – 8/30/2018
102 – Pat B – 10/5/2018
103 – Joanne D – 11/9/2018
104 – Animae – 12/18/2018
105 – Animae – 1/25/2019
106 – Colleen – 3/2/2019
107 – Joanne D – 4/11/2019
108 – Animae – 6/1/2019
109 – Pat B – 8/9/2019
110- Angelflowers – 09/20/2019
111 – Colleen – 11/5/2019
112 – Pat B – 12/25/2019
113 – None – My Bad
114 – Pat B – 3/24/2020
115 – Freya – 5/24/2020
116 – JL – 7/4/2020
117 – Colleen – 8/13/2020