Video Thread 6/8/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:00 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 082021

Glenn Kirschner – a recap of May

Don WInslow Films – Well, he nails Sinema, but I’d rather have her than a Republican 9and no, she isn’t one – she [and Manchin] both vote with the Democratic caucus more often than not. Sadly, the “not” votes are generally more visible.)

The Republican Accountability Project – a coule of weeks old, but aged well – too well.

Ring of Fire – Mo Brooks

RebelHQ – DANGEROUS Trump Speech You Can’t Ignore – good analysis of the need to cover garbage pople who are also dangerous

Beau – I’ve seen him upset before – but not this upset. (And with good reason.)

Video Thread 6/1/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:00 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 012021

Glenn Kirschner – Indictments of “Oath Keepers”

MSNBC – Gen Russel Honoré with Ali Velshi on Memorial Day and a Jan. 6 commission

This is the Tweet which goes with the Mike FLynn video cited in the Open Thread.

Patrick Byrne and Michael Flynn are releasing a movie called, ‘The Deep Rig’ on June 19 to present their ‘evidence’ that the election was stolen. It features QAnon influencers, Matt DePerno, Jovan Pulitzer and others. “It’s not over, and we have not lost.” Trailer: pic.twitter.com/sZt6o81nlm

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 29, 2021

Crooks and Liars – This is apparently real – and thank God (and these lawyers) for it.

Liberal Redneck – Kamala and Enjoying Memorial Day

Beau – A very personal video but one which is filled with hope. What was that about a door closing?

Open Thread for June 1, 2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 7:00 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 012021

So here is the plan – OK, not really, it’s juat a proposal. I welcome feedback both positive and negative. I will put up an Open Thread daily. It won’t be posted between 2 and 5 am as TomCat’s were, but I can always use the scheduling tool to put ot up at, say, 7:00 am Pacific (8 Mountain, 9 Central, 10 Eastern, not sure about Oz) and be consistent about it.
– I am thinking it’s maybe time to scrap the puzzle.
– I can include a cartoon every day – at least at first, they mostly will not be mine; but I do have the frame saved and can start making some as subjects arise. Besides, most of TC’s bear repeating.
– I should be able to come up with 2 or 3 short takes daily, even as competent and no-nonsense as President Biden is. there are others who are not.
– If anything in my personal life affects when or how much I will be able to post, I will, of course, tell you. Otherwise, not so much.
– There is no way that I know enough about 60’s and 70’s pop music to come up with blasts from the past daily. Is anyone else interested in that?

Cartoon:

Short Takes

Twitter – A thread from Michael Harriot, concerning the Greenwood Massacre, AKA the Tulsa Race Riot. It’s posted in a Thread Reader so that it makes a coherent article. It tells the true story of that Massacre of 1921, a hundred years ago. It’s not what you’re thinking. I thought I knew something about it, but I certainy didn’t know all this.

The Hill – 9 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022 This is scary because the list includes both ways.

PolitiZoom – Mike Flynn Telegraphs How He Intends To Sabotage Future Elections With His Movie ‘The Deep Rig’. I consider this important enough to feature it both here and in the Video Thread (his tweet). PolitiZoom was started and is operated by Ursula Faw, who used to write at Daily Kos. A few others who used to write there now (also) write here – all are people I trust to fact check.

Video Open Thread 5/30/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 8:00 am Open Thread, Politics

May 312021

This is the thread I had ready for yesterday, but didn’t want to post it then as we all had other things on out minds. I am also posting it early so that a thread will be up early for comments So please consider it today’s Open Thread and hang comments on it. I have even included a “Blast from the Past” at the end (with a bit of explanation as it’s often misunderstood.)

Glenn Kirschner – “A Tale of Two Insurrections”

The Lincoln Project – Memorial Day

Armageddon Update – Yes, Titus can be tough to listen to. But his facts are sound. Sadly, that’s getting harder to find.

Ring of Fire – Giuliani phone call – Farron manages not to editorialize too much (and of course Hattie is always adorable.)

Thom Hartmann – Why so few plea deals? You may already be aware of this … but he explains it so well.

Beau – “Let’s talk about a second Operation New Life and counter arguments….” I want one of those T-shirts.

“Blast from the Past” – Going Home – Paul Robeson
There is more to this song (and to the singer) than most people are aware of. Sure Dvorak – but without two other men (both nlack) it would never have existed. Harry T.Burleigh. William Arms Fisher. It has CC but CC does badle with music, so the lyrics are here.
There will be more videos this afternoon, also.

Video Thread 4/19/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 2:20 pm Open Thread, Politics

Apr 192021

The Lincoln Project – Another reminder video. Well, that’s what we need. Otherwise people forget.

Now This News generally has CC both enabled and built in. This has neither. I can only imagine the person who posted it needed a hanky too – so much so as to forget CC

Ring of Fire – Interesting news from Texas

Corey Ryan Forrester (not shouty for once) – Boilerplate Conservative Campaign Ad

Beau – Questions about Chicago (Adam Toledo). Credit to Beau for being able to speak in a controlled manner. I think I’d be shrieking. (Ck CC)

Video Thread 2/22/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 4:37 pm Open Thread, Politics

Feb 222021

Don Winslow Films – anther lie from Lindsey

Really American – Ron Johnson – OMG

Now This News – Florida – Hey, I canfeel where they are coming from – but they are still wrong (not that Florida’s government officials have any moral high ground here. They don’t.)

Now This News – Fighting back against substandard medical care based on race.

Robert Reich – Unrigging the GOP’s Minority Rule

Jesse Dollmore – This is long and a bit repetetive, but it is also the first I have heard of any suggestion – at least any sworn suggestion – that the Secret Service was involved in the January 6 insurrection.

Beau – Forecasting for the GOP with at least one interesting takeaway

This is a petition to Missouri, but you don’t have to live there to sign it. It happily took my signature with my real address.

Open Rage – 1/7/2021

Posted by TomCat at 10:57 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jan 072021

It’s an outrageous day here in the CatBox. Yesterday when the Republican Reich attacked the US, I was so upset that I swallowed an unprocessed mouthful of food and rushed to the computer without thinking. Needless to say, that plugged my stent and I was sick all afternoon. A couple days ago I opined that this was the wrong time to impeach Trump* and throw him the attention he craves. I take that back. Now a state of war exists between the Republican Reich and the US. We must fight back with every legal weapon at our disposal. These dates shall live in infamy, as long as there is a USA to remember: Dec. 7, 1941, Sep. 11, 2001, and Jan. 6, 2021. I am waiting for Store to Door to bring my grocery order, and WWWendy is coming late this afternoon. I hope to be in the saddle tomorrow.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:23 (average 4:35). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

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Short Takes:

From Daily Kos (Hat-Tip Mitch [ours]): This is too, too much. The schadenfreude! The sheer, sheer joy!

CNN:

President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, a long-awaited decision that was moved toward completion Wednesday as it became apparent that Democrats were on the brink of winning control of the Senate.

The announcement of the attorney general, along with other senior leaders of the Justice Department, is expected to be made as soon as Thursday as Biden moves closer to filling the remaining seats in his Cabinet before assuming power on January 20.

While Garland has been a top contender for weeks, concerns about the vacancy his selection would create on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia raised alarm bells among Biden and many advisers who believed Senate Republicans would block any nomination to that seat. But with Democrats poised to control the Senate after two Georgia runoff races, those concerns were allayed.

I have to love this! And Beat Bitch Baby Bawling Mitch can’t stop it! RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): U.S. Capitol Ransacked After Massive Security Failure

These are some of the same questions I have. It appeared to me that some of the police were in cahoots with Trump’s* terrorists who tried to repeat the Reichstag Fire. I agree with Mika that they would have slaughtered BLM demonstrators. I hear people saying this is the time to stay cool. My answer? BULLSHIT! RESIST!!

From YouTube: Live: NBC News NOW – Jan. 7 | Special Coverage On The Riot At The U.S. Capitol

I put this here to give you a chance to keep up with any freaking developments, should they occur. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from yesterday): The Beatles-Revolution Protest Music Video

Given the Republican attack on America, this is all too appropriate! RESIST!!

12 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

Video Thread 1/5/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 2:15 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jan 062021

GEORGIA

GEORGIA – and maybe good to keep handy for the future

The Lincoln Project

#TrumpLost … he knows it. These are the words of a #Traitor. pic.twitter.com/iISGhIcqqg

— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 4, 2021

Republicans for the Rule of Law

Really American – no, I’m not trying to pick on Missouri. It just is what it is.

Keith TODAY

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