Glenn Kirschner – Lindsey Graham is running out of rope & likely will soon find himself in the GA grand jury hot seat (BTW, I guessed right.)
Meidas Touch – Texas Paul REACTS to Fox host who SHOCKED colleagues by calling out their LIES
Lincoln Project – Fire the Feds
Really American – GOP Secretary of State Candidate: “I Don’t Know” Who I Voted For
The Riccardis – The Ballad of Marjorie Taylor Greene-O
Beau – Let’s talk about Dems, Trump, and the boy who cried wolf….
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)
Glenn Kirschner – DA Fani Willis puts Lindsey Graham in his place in her motion seeking his grand jury testimony
Meidas Touch – Greg Abbott plan to Infiltrate Beto O’Rourke rallies BACKFIRES as supporters switch sides
The Lincoln Project – Victor Orban at CPAC
Farron Balanced – Giuliani’s Ex Wife Wants Him Jailed As His Alimony Checks Bounce
MSNBC – What Happened To CPAC? Standards Have Plummeted At Conservative Gathering (Evidenly the first “C” in “CPAC” now stands for “Crazy”)
Beau – Let’s talk about DOJ, Breonna Taylor, and Louisville….
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 – Guy Reffitt sentenced to 7 years; DOJ is going after the boots of the insurrection. Now do the suits
Don Winslow Films – #TheseAreYourChoicesGeorgia
Meidas Touch – Texas Paul EXPOSES how Trump is Exploiting Ex-Wife Ivana’s Death for Profit
The Lincoln Project – The Boss
Robert Reich on CNN – Fed’s Interest Rate Hike is Bad News for Working People
Beau – Let’s talk about NASA and climate change….
Glenn Kirschner- Lindsey Graham desperate to avoid testifying about Trump’s Georgia election crimes
Meidas Touch – Angry Tennessee Brando gives EPIC REACTION to Jan 6 Hearings
CBS News – Jan. 6 committee member Rep. Adam Schiff expresses concern over witness safety
White Supremacy (A Rebuttal) | Christopher Titus | Zero Side Effects
John Fugelsang “Caffeinated” – The US Has a Joe Manchin & Krysten Sinema Problem. Here is a Solution for you Biden! (a re-re;ease – but still accurate)
Beau – Let’s talk about benefits and Republicans telling you who they are….
Yesterday, I got to see Virgil. I got to the facitity a coupe of minutes after the – I don’t think this is what they call it – but I’ll say screening time started (11:30). We fill out forms (if we haven’t done so at home), get searched, turn over our driver’s licenses and car keys and receive a numbered brass disc for a receipt, then go through two electronically locked gates, go into the main building, ago and go theough two electronically locked doors to the visitng room – where I arrived at just about 12:00, which is when visitation itself starts. Virgil was asleep at the time, and between waking him up and getting him to the visitation room with his walker, it was about 12:30. (If I had a nickel for every time he has been asleep when I got there for a visit – well, I wouldn’t be rich, but I’d have maybe $10.00.) I passed on all wished, including the ones I didn’t see till I got home but knew they were coming, and he was appreciative. The next time I see him he will have turned 79. He never expected to live that long. Only one of his six uncles on his mother’s side did, and that was the one who was married to a diabetic (he may even have hit 90 – but at least lived well into his 80’s. But i digress. Coming home I forgot that to go south and west from the facility, I first need to get on the interstate eastbound. So I got a little tour of some odd parts of Denver. Though irritated with myself, I had no trouble staying calm, knowin I was in a triangle of interstates and that it didn’t really matter which I found first – they’d all get me home eventually. It didn’t consume all that much time either – less than a half hour. And I wasn’t going for speed.
Cartoon – If ha had been playing an instrment, that is the one it would have been. However, he was not in Rome when the fire broke out, and by the time he got there his own home was destroyed – so he certainly didn’t play and sing from his balcony, because it was gone. He seems to have acted like a conscientious ruler for a white – raising money to help rebuild – but what pissed people off was that he earmarnked far too much of it for his own home instead of theirs.
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PolitiZoom – Fulton County DA Fani Willis Just Took Off The Kid Gloves.Exploding GOP Heads To Follow
Quote – One former federal prosecutor appearing on MSNBC today referred to the target letter by its internal nickname, the heart attack letter. Think about it. A prosecutor has just told you that you are at serious risk of indictment on criminal charges. The letter always reminds the target of his or her 5th Amendment rights, advises them to seek and obtain legal counsel, and carries an oblique reminder that if the target is having a Come to Jesus moment, it’s always the first rat to jump on the government gravy train that gets the most cheese.
Click through for story. This broke Friday evening, and whatever else it is, it is delightful.
Crooks and Liars – Ex-US Attorney Lays Out How To Charge Donald Trump For Manslaughter
Quote – “The other thing that is coming clear to me is there is a potential charge here against Donald Trump for manslaughter,” McQuade said, referring to the seven deaths connected to the Jan. 6 attack. “The other thing that is coming clear to me is there is a potential charge here against Donald Trump for manslaughter,” McQuade said, referring to the seven deaths connected to the Jan. 6 attack. She added: “Knowing that this crowd is armed, he has a duty as the president of the United States, as the commander-in-chief to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, to call off that mob and do everything he can to stop it. Instead, he sits idly by during those 187 minutes.”
Click through for reasoning. I realize at this point prety much no one (incliding me) caress “for what” as much as “how soon” and “how long.”Plus, the more potential charges, the better the likelihood that some will stick.
Food For Thought
Glenn – Trump & Bannon collude in an attempt to give Bannon a bogus defense to his criminal contempt charges
Twitter – Ohio Senate candidate Tim Ryan campaign ad
Hey JD, I know you’ve been avoiding Ohio and spending a lot of time in DC with Mitch McConnell. Can you thank him for lending me his campaign footage? pic.twitter.com/RVY74nGzyc
— Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) July 7, 2022
CNN – Jeffrey Clark raid footage
Ojeda Live – A Recounting of Herschel Walker’s Lies
The Funniest Conversations People Have Overheard In Courthouses (9 min and worth every secod)
Beau – Let’s talk about Sweden, Finland, and NATO….