Glenn Kirschner – DOJ appeals Judge Cannon’s ruling in Trump’s theft of classified documents case (Sound is better – still a bit soft, but no echo)
Meidas Touch – Beto RALLY brings FORMER REPUBLICAN to tears in POWERFUL video
The Lincoln Project – DJ Trump
DOJ – This Week at Justice – September 9, 2022
Armageddon Update | The Bourne Stupidly
Beau – Let’s talk about Trump’s nuclear documents….
Added after posting because it is brand new and potentially very important:
Glenn Kirschner – In sequence, this would have been the monthly recap, so I’m using this clip.
Meidas Touch – Newsmax Guest TURNS ON TRUMP live on air leaving hosts SPEECHLESS
The Lincoln project – Biden vs Trump
Twitter – Joe responds to heckler during Labor Day speech (This includes the full heckler remarks – the Lincoln Project cut it for clarity)
Biden responds to heckler: Let him go. Everyone is entitled to be an idiot pic.twitter.com/fFbeiHcMAt
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 5, 2022
Mrs. Betty Bowers – Stupidest People in Congress Awards (from May – somehow I missed it.)
Beau – Let’s talk about preparing for the next 2 months….
Yesterday, I woke up having slept through the night. I obviously needed that, but it’s not without disadvantages, chiefly related to the race to the bathroom. And I have never given birth – my heart really goes out to you ladies who have. I also made the appointmeny for my annual checkup, ordered a prescription renewal, and received a grocery delivery. That may sound busy, but actually was pretty quiet. The order had a few omissions, but no substitutions, so I was pleased.
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Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance – The Week Ahead
Quote – There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to whether DOJ is going to indict the former president. The one clear piece of information we have is that DOJ is treating this as a serious criminal matter that will require a decision on whether to prosecute before it is complete. The case isn’t over just because DOJ has now retrieved the documents. We learned this in the legal memo DOJ filed last week. That memo accompanied the redacted search warrant Magistrate Judge Reinhart released last week. As Attorney General Garland has said repeatedly, DOJ doesn’t try its cases in the press. It speaks in court and through its pleadings. So, when DOJ files a pleading of this magnitude, it’s worth paying attention.
Click through for article. Glenn Kirschner is irate about this, and it’s definitely fishy. Vance probably is too, but she provides less heat and more light here. The hearing is Thursday, September 1.
Slate – The Men Just Keep Talking
Quote – Long after the time had passed for male GOP officials to stop, to just stop, pretending they know or understand anything about female anatomy, reproductive organs, medical emergencies and basic preventative health care, they have continued to talk. They have continued to talk and talk and talk even when the massive blowback after the Dobbs decision proved it was an error;… Every time a Republican man opens his mouth to talk about women’s bodies, ten new female voters get their wings. Yet somehow, they cannot seem to stop themselves!
Click through for story. And, if that doesn’t make you angry (or not angry enough), also check out this one.
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Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump’s personal handling of stolen classified documents increases odds he will be prosecuted
Meidas Touch – Former Navy Pilot HUMILIATES Ron DeSantis for Cringey ‘Top Gun’ Ad
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party, August 23, 2022
MSNBC – Lawrence O-Donnell – Trump Love Letters (continues with Uvalde school Board, but mostly about documents)
“Mrs F” – everyone has big feelings sometimes (Nameless – the entire soundtrack is a toddler having a meltdown I’m sure you have heard enough of those to imagine it.)
Beau – Let’s talk about Trump begging McConnell for help….
Yesterday, the pickup got picked u – Yay! My body was still complaining, however, so I had to do some self czre. The right shoulder was probably not the worst, but it was definitely the most annoying. But – have traffic lanes again – and more room to start on the next one. Assoon as I feel up to it. Meanwhile, I’ll be seeing Virgil again Sunday
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Daily Beast – Conservatives Milk Story of Amish Farm Tied to Fatal Listeria Outbreak
Quote – Viewers of Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show were greeted Monday with dire news. The Biden administration, Carlson said, had launched a war on small farmers, starting with a U.S. Marshals “raid” on an Amish farmer in Pennsylvania named Amos Miller…. “Maybe if he promises to put more chemicals in the milk to turn kids trans, they’ll lay off,” Carlson said.
Click through for story. I’m actually in favor of natural foods in general – but that’s different from zero hygiene. Here’s more information on listeria if anyone’s interested.
Letters from an American – August 24, 2022
Quote – Republicans have warned that the massive investment the Democrats have made in the country during Biden’s term would rack up enormous deficits. But, in fact, today the Office of Management and Budget forecast that this year’s budget deficit will decline by $1.7 trillion, the single largest drop in the deficit in U.S. history. (The record deficit was $3.13 trillion in 2020, during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.) This number is simply a benchmark, and the deficit remains at $1.03 trillion, but it suggests that numbers are currently moving downward.
Click through for the full letter. The midterms, the deficit, and student loan forgiveness are tied together here.
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Glenn Kirschner – Georgia DA Willis destroys Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to weasel out of testifying about Trump’s crimes
Meidas Touch – Teenager CRIMINALLY CHARGED after Facebook TURNS OVER Private Messages
The Lincoln Project – Getting Sh*t Done
The Ring of Fire – Child Slave Labor Uncovered At Alabama Hyundai Facility
MSNBC – Lawrence: ‘Merrick Garland Has Outsmarted Donald Trump At Every Turn’ – The Last Word
Beau – Let’s talk about a weird story out of Michigan…. (Sounds to me like a textbook recusal)
Yesterday, reading my emails, I gathered that monsoon season is starting. As weird as it sounds, including to me, it is possible to have a monsoon season in an area which is essentially high desert. And if and when we have one, mid-August to mid-September is when it happens. Of course it wouldn’t be a monsoon season without flooding, and a new underpass on I-70 in the northeastern part of Denver flooded Sunday, confounding traffic. Northeastern Denver is exactly where the faciity is that Virgil is in, and a very short stretch of I-70 is part of the way to get there. It really is a very short stretch, like two exits (maybe half a mile), and I’m pretty sure there are no underpasses in it, but it still got my attention. New Mexico is experiencing monsoons too. Unfortunately, nowhere near enough of this flooding is going into the reservoirs and rivers where we so badly need it.
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The 19th – Kamala Harris made history — so her husband did, too
Quote – Emhoff is the first second gentleman to the first woman vice president, and for him, tackling gender inequality in ways big and small felt like a natural, and critical, component of creating this role. He is actively attempting to model for others what it means to be an ally in actions, not just words. “I found where I can really make a difference is just trying to use my voice to lift women in leadership up,” Emhoff said.
Click through for this lovely story. At a time when gender equity is under threat in ways we never imagined, lovely stories are welcome. And needed.
The Daily Beast – Brian Kemp Slams Stacey Abrams for Something She Didn’t Do—but He Did
Qute – Kemp and his campaign have recently reupped false attacks on Democratic rival Stacey Abrams, accusing her, erroneously, of promoting a 2021 Major League Baseball boycott in Georgia as a means to pressure conservatives into repealing the new voting law Georgia passed in April 2021. While Abrams did not encourage that boycott—and, in fact, publicly discouraged it—Kemp himself personally called on Georgians to boycott companies when it suited his political agenda, and asked state legislators to take punitive economic action against Georgia-based Delta Airlines over ideological differences.
Click through for details. “From the sublime to the ridiculous” in today;’s short takes.
Food For Thought
Glenn Kirschner – Former US AG Eric Holder says Trump “likely WILL be indicted by the DOJ.” Here’s why he’s right
Meidas Touch – Intelligence Expert REACTS to far-right Prime Minister of Hungry’s keynote speech at CPAC in Texa
The Lincoln Project – Ron Johnson on Social Security
Ring of Fire – Dr. Oz’s Failing Campaign Is Freaking Out The Republican Party
Ojeda Live – NATO is a NECESSITY Against Russia
Beau – Let’s talk about Pat Cipollone’s subpoena…