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Open Thread June 8, 2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:06 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 082023

Yesterday, my re-registration came – two copies, one for the car and one for my files, and the sticker Whew! Well, it should be easier for the next several years, at least. There was a flash flood warning on the radio, but not for me – for “northern” Colorado Springs and points north. Not that it wasn’t raining here – it was – but definitely not flooding (just a little too wet to put the sticker in place).

Cartoon –

Short Takes –

Crooks & Liars – TV Host Loses It Over Kids Learning About Deodorant In School
Quote – Real America’s Voice host Karyn Turk argued that children should not learn about deodorant in elementary school lessons preparing children for puberty…. “Not in school!” Turk gasped. “I don’t think they need to learn that in school. Elementary school. They learn that at home?”
Click through for story. There is a video but I didn’t think I could bear to watch it. “Karyn”? Coincidence?

The Nib (Issy Manley) – Not Working
Quote – Today’s CEOs exalting the four-day-week future echo industrialist Henry Ford. Ford famously reduced autoworkers schedules from six- to five-day weeks in the 1920s to maximize productivity AND spending. “Leisure is an indispensible ingredient in a growing consumer market.”
Click through for graphic article. Henry Ford was no angel – far from it – but he was also no dummy. He got it that any business needs customers to survive, let alone prosper – and got it beyond that that a business’s employees are a great potential customer pool. Why can’t today’s owners and CEOs get it? And then there are the climate effects.

Food For Thought

Video Thread 6/6/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:13 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 062023

Glenn Kirschner – Tape made by Trump’s attorney, Evan Corcoran, now in hands of prosecutors. Is any of this normal?

MSNBC – Trump’s ‘panic’ on display when asked about docs case audio tape

Farron Balanced – Roger Stone Caught On Tape Explaining How He Manipulates Donald Trump

Robert Reich – What a Vietnam War Riot Says about Today’s Culture Wars

Watch This Sassy Cleft Palate Puppy Argue With His Mom

Beau – Let’s talk about the debt deal and what’s in it…. (Since filming, it has sailed through the Senate and been signed, but the points made are still valid)

Video Thread 6/4/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:01 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 042023

Glenn Kirschner – Trump can’t find classified document he stole; DA Willis goes all RICO; Pence cleared of wrongdoing

The Lincoln Project – DEE/DUH-Santis

Thom Hartmann – Did An 80 Year Old WWII Warning Predict America’s Descent Into Fascism?

Armageddon Update – Ai, Ai, OH NO!!!

Baby Owl Goes Everywhere With Her Family

Beau – Let’s talk about Trump’s Day 1 promise….

Video Thread 6/3/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:08 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 032023

Glenn Kirschner – Audio recording shows Trump may have violated US espionage laws. Federal indictments MUST now issue

The Lincoln Project – Trump Debt Ceiling

Ring of Fire – Lunatic Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims FBI Set Up ‘Honeypots’ To Trick Capitol Rioters

Brent Terhune – Mike Pence’s Biker Gang

Cat Meets New Boyfriend On A Walk But Is Skeptical About Him At First, Until…

Beau – Let’s talk about juries in the US….

Video Thread 6/2/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:02 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 022023

Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump caught on tape, PROVING he lied about declassifying national security documents

The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – May 30, 2023

Thom Hartmann – America’s Rich Don’t Want You To Know This Simple Way To Stop Oligarchy

Parody Project – Say It Again – MONEY SUCKS THE CONGRESS DOWN (a tad too much bothsiderism for my taste)

Rescue Dog Stayed in Her Crate For Five Days Until She Realized She Was Home

Beau – Let’s talk about Russia’s nuke promise….

Video Thread 5/30/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:53 am Open Thread, Politics

May 302023

Glenn Kirschner – The Trump Trials: Updates on E. Jean Carrol case; Georgia DA’s case; & a tape in NY DA’s case

The Lincoln Project – Ron Pardons

Thom Hartmann – If Nazis Don’t Approve Your Book Is Banned?

Ring of Fire – Right-Wing Moms For Liberty Group Admits They Have ‘Moles’ Inside Liberal Groups

Very ‘Scary’ Cat Is Obsessed With A Tiny Almond

Beau – Let’s talk about the new Trump documents reporting….

Open Thread May 29, 2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:04 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

May 292023

Yesterday, I did a little work on cartoons for June (the operative word is “little” – but fortunately I don’t need that many.) I also discovered that i am apparently going to have to uninstall and reinstall my printer. First I have to find the CD. I’m pretty sure i know where it should be, but whether or not that’s where it actually is is another question. Also, I’ll have to disconnect it from the computer until I’m finished and then reconnect it, and neither end of the USB cord is exactly easy to reach. I’m wondering too whether I should use a new cord (or at least an unused one) and that would mean reaching both ends. Fortunately, having gotten my Auto ID card printed, I don’t need to print anything right away. Anyway, as i reported ysterday, there is a tentative debt ceiling deal, and I happened to come across two amusing money stories, so at least we can have a laugh or two.

Cartoon – 29 Sojourner Truth (and Memorial Day)

Short Takes –

AP News – Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the US is coming after their haul
Quote – Dozens of defendants have set up online fundraising appeals for help with legal fees, and prosecutors acknowledge there’s nothing wrong with asking for help for attorney expenses. But the Justice Department has, in some cases, questioned where the money is really going because many of those charged have had government-funded legal representation. Most of the fundraising efforts appear on GiveSendGo, which bills itself as “The #1 Free Christian Fundraising Site” and has become a haven for Jan. 6 defendants barred from using mainstream crowdfunding sites, including GoFundMe, to raise money.
Click through for details, I believe it’s called “profiting from a crime,” and it’s a legal no-no. If, of course, they catch you and can prove it. If you brag about it, they probably can.

PolitiZoom – MAGA Moron Buys $2,200 in “Trump Bucks” is Surprised When Bank Won’t Exchange Them
Quote – Purchaser John Amman said “he bought $2,200 worth of Trump Bucks and other items over the past year only to learn that they were worthless when he tried to cash them in at a local bank.”… This writer has to commend you, John Amann, if I were to fall $2,200 dollars deep into such an obvious scam I could not confide my idiocy to family and friends, much less advertise it On Twitter for all to see:
Click through for story. I have no trouble believing it. They used actual imagery from actual money. Sure, they tarted it up to protect themselves against being charged with counterfeiting – but what MAGA would realize that?

Food For Thought

Video Thread 5/28/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:05 pm Open Thread, Politics

May 282023

Glenn Kirschner – Trump’s Mar-a-Lago “dress rehearsal” to hide docs from DOJ shows premeditation to obstruct justice (Glrnn dordn’t mention the copies today, but I expect to be hearing about that from him very soon.)

The Lincoln Project – In Loving Memory

Ring of Fire – DeSantis Vows To Pack Supreme Court With Morons For Next ‘Quarter Century’

Rocky Mountain Mike – Coordinated Universal Out Of Touch Time (no music – just a bit of silliness. The CC is perfect.)

When your cat brings home a friend… (over 10 minutes, but the variety of odd coupling….)

Beau – Let’s talk about what happened in DC….

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