American Bridge
Meidas Touch – Yes, that’s Eric Swalwell. We’re not used to seeing him with facial hair.
Really American – Q Virus
Robert Reich on CoViD Relief
Corey (“The Buttercream Dream”) mocks CPAC
Beau on CPAC Part I (expect Part II tomorrow)
Meidas Touch – Hawley
Now This News – Interracial Marriage – hanky alert
Really American – on Tucker Carlson
ARPB End note 2:
Puppet Regime – Laugh? Or cry?
Cole and Marmalade – Cat Logic
Beau on Republican math
The Lincoln Project – The “New” Republican Party –
Meidas Touch Podcast with Malcolm Nance – “Vanilla Isis”
Really American – Flori-duh. Glenn talks more slowly and uses more logic on his own show (Justice Matters) but they’re kind of long.
Justice Matters – See, I told you Glenn could talk more calmly. Of course, that kind of makes it longer. Still under 10 minutes, though.
Beau on Biden Response to Texas
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
It’s a tired painful day here in the CatBox. I have a severe case of Republicitis, and that may be adding to the back pain. I’m gradually increasing meds, trying not to overdo it. WWWendy is coming this evening. I should be in the saddle tomorrow. TGIF!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:22 (average 6:16). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From Alternet: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is entering his new, less powerful role the same way he managed the Senate when he was Majority Leader, with one purpose in mind: block everything Democrats want.
Democratic Senators on Thursday blasted McConnell publicly after he threatened to filibuster the organizing agreement, which specifies how many Senators from each party sit on committees and who chairs them.
CNN’s Manu Raju notes if there is no power-sharing agreement, “the Senate will operate under the rules of the last Congress when the GOP controlled Senate majority and held committee chairs.”
At the center of McConnell’s obstruction: he’s demanding Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) commit to keeping the filibuster – which would allow Republicans to block and jettison everything Democrats want. That means Republicans could block all of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees, and all legislation Democrats want to pass. [emphasis added]
I don’t understand the particulars of how Bought Bitch Mitch can filibastard the organizing agreement. I think we could try to invoke the Nuclear Option, but that is likely to fail because Dino Joe Manchin would vote with the Republicans. However we do it, we cannot allow Republican minority rule. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): US Unfinished Business With Trump Leaves Bifurcated Vision As Biden Begins
Rachel is right to elucidate the horrid state of affairs Biden inherited from the RNP (Republican Nazi Party). RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven (Official Audio)
Ah… the memories. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
Democrats – they (can finally) get the job done Parts I and II
Mrs. Clean
Pop the champagne
Daytime Edition
The Lincoln Project
Really American – ACCOUNTABILITY. Share it.
Now This News – The Importance of MLK Day. Yes, that’s MLK III.
The New Yorker – 12-minute video from the Capitol Coup. H/T Nameless https://www.democraticunderground.com/emoticons/hattip.gif
This video, or I should say group of videos, from ProPublica was curated from video clips downloaded from Parler before it went dark. It’s designed to provide an immersive experience (which I consider a trigger warning – and they also provide one.) The way it is presented, I really can’t embed it, but I give the link. It is ordered into a timeline and grouped based on general location the videos were taken from. You can pick a location, or click anywhere in the timeline, or scroll down (it’s a very long scroll.) You may have to take some of them off of mute (or vice versa.)
Oh, this is delicious.
Absolute mic drop. I’d love to hear someone answer this question. pic.twitter.com/L8KHaNdYO1
— sarah o’grady 🤷🏻♀️ (@ladyogrady) January 16, 2021
Long, but interesting. Not exactly full of laughs … but it does suggest some pretty funny scenarios, including regarding Presidential Libraries.
Keith from yesterday
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