Glenn Kirschner – 2021: The Year of Donald Trump’s Big Lie. 2022 Will be the Year of The Big Truth.
Meidas Touch – Michael Cohen draws parallels between ‘Succession’ and the Trump family
Armageddon Update | 2021 Year In Review
Robert Reich – 2021: A Year Defined by Worker Power
PBS – Photojournalists share the stories behind images that defined 2021
NBC – New State Laws To Be Enforced In 2022
Beau – Let’s talk about next year’s news cycles….
Yesterday, I kind of piddled around, pulled out the next sweater I intend to wear to visit Virg and Jewelry to go with (I may wear one weddig or wedding-type ring and one religious pendant inside, and I like to take earringd along to put into my ears when I leave to keep the piercing open) – took out some recyclables (There is room now, it got picked up), found where all the old comments are and figured out how to get to a particular page – checked what os low in the kitchen freezer and moved things from the porch freezer to re-stock – glued some cord ends onto cords – did a little knitting – downloaded some free patterns (with no clear projects in mind, I just liked some ideas) – did a little gaming – just small stuff.
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Short Takes
Politico – FDIC’s GOP chair to resign after partisan brawl
Quote – Earlier this month, the Democratic majority on the FDIC’s board voted to take public feedback on potential changes to the agency’s bank merger approval process. McWilliams did not participate in the vote, and the FDIC in an official statement said the action was not valid. A legal debate ensued over whether a majority of the board can put items up for a vote without the consent of the chair, with Democrats maintaining they had clear authority.
Click through for details. So, now we’ll have a Democratic chair (at least for a while). In what universe canthe top dog invalidate a vote by simply not voting when everyone else does vote? If that isn’t autocracy, I don’t know what is. Even BBM couldn’t get away with that.
Daily Kos – Adhara Pérez, 10, has a higher IQ than Einstein and Hawking. She has her sights set on NASA
Quote – When she was just 5, Pérez finished elementary school. At 6 she finished middle school, and at 8 she finished high school. Today, she’s studying two careers online—Industrial engineering in mathematics at UNITEC and systems engineering at CNCI. The University of Arizona has offered her a scholarship.
Click through for story. Of course it’s a story not without bullying in it. But there seem to be enough people in her corner now to provide her some protection. I hope.
The Guardian – Capitol attack: Cheney says Republicans must choose between Trump and truth
Quote – Cheney told CBS the blame lay squarely with her own party. “Far too many Republicans are trying to enable the former president, embrace the former president or look the other way and hope that the former president goes away, or trying to obstruct the activities of this committee, but we won’t be deterred. At the end of the day, the facts matter, the truth matters.”
Click through. I really do hope they don’t kill her.
Food For Thought:
Glenn Kirschner – Trump’s Attempt to Enlist Assistance of Supreme Court to Hide Evidence from House Select Committee
Meidas Touch – Michael Cohen: Trump WILL be indicted
politicsrus – Jesus would not be a Republican
No Dem Lift Behind – Richard Ojeda: NDLB’s New Year’s Resolutions for 2022
Now This News – Amanda Gorman Shares New Poem to Kick Off 2022
Really American – Trump Dangerously Close With Epstein And Maxwell
Beau – Let’s talk about Trump losing his base by doing the right thing…. (I saw the humor – and I also saw and still see the danger.)
Glenn – Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty by NY Jury. Prosecutors Should Now Explore Cooperation.
Meidas Touch – SHOCK: Trump’s cronies allegedly threatened Stephanie Winston Wolkoff’s life for speaking out?!
No Dem Lift Behind – NDLB’s Richard Ojeda on “The Treason Caucus”
Farron Balanced – Judge Slaps Down Capitol Rioter Who Tried To Use ‘Marjorie Taylor Greene Defense’
Puppet Regime – Is Democracy a Charade?
Karen The Hissing Emu Learns To Cuddle (I robably left out something important – but I really wanted to put in this Karen.)
Beau – Let’s talk about Rand Paul and voting…. (We – democrats – thought this fallacy was obvious. Sadly, it needs to be pointed out.)
Glenn Kirschner – The Law’s Perception Problem; When Will Justice Come for Meadows, Giuliani, Clark, Trump & Others
Meidas Touch – Did Donald Trump LEAK Melania’s nude photos??!
Crooks and Liars – “The former Senator was not mincing words.”
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party
Really American – GOP Embraces “Fresh” Faces Of Hatred
Brent Terhune – Storming the Burger King Remember he’s a satirist)
Beau – Let’s talk about questions and the Potter case….
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….