Glenn Kirschner – House Select Committee Investigates 3-Hour Delay In Trump Calling Off the Attack on the US Capitol
Don Winslow – Don Winslow Films – #WhyTrumpAlwaysWalksFree
Meidas Touch – Scaramucci: I’m embarrassed for Kevin McCarthy and his family
MSNBC – We’re Prepared’: Biden Speaks With Governors About Covid Response Efforts
Really American – COVID Reveals Republicans Science Denialism
Tiny Abandoned Kitten Asks Woman For Help
Beau – Let’s talk about origin stories and you….
Glenn Kirschner – Congress Contemplates Criminal Referrals For Trump and Company for Crimes of January 6
MSNBC – Why Biden Is Winning Big, Even With A Bad Hand (We need better messaging)
No Dem Left Behind – Gearing up for the New Year with Richard Ojeda and NDLB
VoteVets – Brig.Gen.(Ret.) Steven Anderson Discusses WaPo Op-Ed & 2024 Insurrection Threat on CNN OutFront
The Lincoln Project – Santa Trump
Now This News – Dinosaur Egg Has 72M-Year-Old Embryo
Beau – Let’s talk about the Newsweek article and Trump….
Glenn Kirschner – Trump Weaponizes Courts, Again: Sues NY AG Tish James in Effort to Stop Investigation of Trump Org
Thom Hartmann – Manchin Sours Bill But Biden Has Powerful Option
No Dem Left Behind – Happy Holidays from Richard Ojeda and NDLB!
VoteVets – Maj.Gen.(Ret.) Paul Eaton Discusses WaPo Op-Ed & 2024 Insurrection Threat With Chris Hayes on MSNBC. MGen Eaton has a good point. Sane people don’t tend to imagine the unimaginable (and aren’t very good at it when we try.) It comes much easier to wingnuts. I do thing the Pentagon’s announcement about revising rules and regulations with the goal of eliminating “expremists” is probably in part a response to that Op-Ed (or at least the announcement is; they were probably already working on it.) VoteVets has a series of clips on two of the three generals discussing this OpEd. I may post more.)
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party
Really American – Manchin BACKSTABS His Own Consituents
Beau – Let’s talk about BBB, the GDP, and Manchin….
Yesterday, I got my electronic Christmas cards selected, the rough drafts edited, all the addresses in a row like my ducks, and scheduled to be sent. Whew. Is that ever a relief!
Cartoon –
Short Takes
Wonkette – Manhattan DA Meeting All Donald Trump’s Favorite Accountants And Bankers!
Quote – And then there’s Rosemary Vrablic. Remember her? She was the banker who handled allllllll Trump’s shit at Deutsche Bank, which has reportedly been cooperating with the investigation since last year, when it was basically the only large bank in the entire world that was strangely willing to touch Trump with a ten-foot pole. (She’s since left the company.) The Post says Vrablic didn’t talk to the grand jury, but rather to prosecutors. They add that folks like these who weren’t employees — you know, like the indicted Allen Weisselberg — but rather who were, like, the point person for Trump in companies he dealt with, were people who “knew more about his company’s inner workings than many employees did.”
Click through to an article filled with suggestive tidbits. I don’t want to get hopes too high too fast … but this is good.
Robert Reich – Why I don’t trust the mainstream media
Quote – I’m often asked how I keep up with the news. Obviously, I avoid the unhinged rightwing outlets pushing misinformation, disinformation, and poisonous lies. But I’ve also grown a bit wary of the mainstream media –- the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and other dominant outlets — not because they peddle “fake news” (their reporting is usually first-rate) but because of three more subtle biases.
Click through to see how a pro does it. It’s not as hard as you might think.
AP News – Forbes editor says he testified before Trump grand jury
Quote – Lane said he was questioned for about 20 minutes by Mark Pomerantz, a former mafia prosecutor assisting in the probe, and was asked to confirm various things, including the methodology of the magazine’s list of richest Americans and Trump’s statements in the article that “I look better if I’m worth $10 billion than if I’m worth $4 billion” and that a higher net worth “was good for financing.”
Click through for more. This article didn’t mention it, but, as Wonkette pointed out, those who testify before Grand Juries in New York are granted immunity.
Food For Thought:
Glenn Kirschner – Rep. Swalwell Announces New Federal Bill: Help for Families Who Lost a Loved One to Homicide
MSNBC – Mary Trump: Donald Trump Had The Power To Stop Jan. 6 Riot
Thom Hartmann – Trump Overruling Michigan Governor (w/ Judd Legum)
Rebel HQ – Mark Meadows Is SCREWED As Text Messages Surface (Ordinarily I don’t use material that jumps to conclusions – such as Mark Meadows being screwed – but there is good factual stuff in here.)
Robert Reich – Can Congress Really Use Insider Information to Trade Stocks?
Liberal Redneck – War on Christmas
Beau – Let’s talk about semantics, Shepherd’s Pie, liberals, and leftists….
Glenn Kirschner – NY AG Tish James Subpoenas Trump; Will he Testify or Plead the 5th?
Thom Hartmann – Generals LIED To Congress About Trump’s Jan 6th Coup! (Politico is pretty right leaning, so this message has particular credibility)
Rebel HQ – AOC Bluntly Drops Truth On Coward Republicans
Ring of Fire – Trump Supporters Harassing People Door To Door Looking For Voter Fraud
John Fugelsang – Caffeinated – 10 Facts About ‘Illegals:’ A Guide for Racist Idiots
Puppet Regime – Xi’s Xmas Surprise
Beau – Let’s talk about the thing we missed in Crenshaw’s speech….
Glenn Kirschner – Ethan Crumbley’s Parents Charged w/Manslaughter for Recklessly Enabling Son in High School Shooting
Thom Hartmann – Could Your Dreams Save Your Life??
Ring of Fire – Another Trump Supporter Has Been Arrested For Voter Fraud
Armageddon Update – The Lauren We Deserve
Rebel HQ – Trump Is Losing Everything He Loved
Rehabbed Raccoon Comes Back Every Night To Visit Some Unlikely Friends
Beau – Let’s talk about an update on a ruined Thanksgiving dinner….
Glenn Kirschner – Prosecutors Push Back on Bannon’s Circus; Roger Stone & Alex Jones Prepare to Plead the 5th
The Lincoln Project – Road Map
Ring of Fire – The Republicans’ Next Attempt To Steal An Election Will Be Far More Successful
Every year some corporation or organization comes out with a commercialdesigned to celebrate something progressive, something progressive people care about. This year, it is Post Office Normay. (Tissue alert)
Beau – Let’s talk about the perception of race in the US from outside….