Glenn Kirschner – Will beating death of Tyre Nichols prompt politicians to take seriously the need for police reform?
The Lincoln Project – Still Here
MSNBC – Biden speaks to family of Tyre Nichols
Armageddon Update – Murder Moron!
Couple Tries Rescuing Two Puppies for Six Hours At The Beach
Beau – Let’s talk about Newport News and remembering your training….
Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump’s deranged rants on his third-rate social media platform signal he knows what’s coming
PoliticsGirl – Who Cares About Ethics?
Ring of Fire – Proud Boys Want To Subpoena Trump To Testify At Their Trial
Insurrection LLC (a creation of Eric Swalwell)
Stray Cat Convinces His Friend They Should Move Into Woman’s House
Beau – Let’s talk about insight into Trump’s Georgia situation….
Glenn Kirschner – The ugly truth EXPOSED about the Durham/Barr investigation of those who investigated Trump-Russia
The Lincoln Project – – RNC Chaos
MSNBC – Pence takes ‘full responsibility’ for classified documents found at his home
PUPPET REGIME – The Rat Explains Putin
Dog Stuck In Pipe Gets Dug Out
Beau – Let’s talk about the Pence documents case….
Glenn Kirschner – Demands for DOJ & Senate Judiciary investigation of new misconduct allegations about Brett Kavanaugh
The Lincoln Project – MTG + McCarthy
Political Voices – Joyce Vance & Stephanie Miller: Obstruction & Lying, There’s No Line Donald Trump Won’t Cross. (I’ll probably find more on these multiple stories, but this is a hoot – and very knowledgeable.)
These Feral Kitten Siblings Transform Into Completely Different Cats
Parody Project – The Real GOP (This has turned into an earworm for me. Hope you are spared.0
Beau – Let’s talk about proposed detrumpification laws….
Yesterday, there was an unusual article picked up from Jezebel by CPR about a bear who has used a wildlife research camera to take more than 400 selfies, all very professional looking. If we humans want to stay at the top of the food chain we had better start improving our game. Also, the weather forecast indicated a possibility of snow tonight – only about one chance in four, but if it does snow, they think it will be a fair amount. I’ not holding my breath, but it is something to keep in mind. I’ll slip in a comment before I leave, and of course will comment when I get back.
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The Daily Beast – Inside the Democratic ‘SWAT Team’ Combating the GOP’s Biden Probes
Quote – Now, a more conspiratorial and hard-edged crop of House Republicans is sharpening their investigative knives for President Joe Biden, eyeing everything from his handling of the Department of Justice to his son’s business dealings. Determined to prevent a rerun of the Obama years, top Democrats are standing up a pair of outside groups—the Congressional Integrity Project and Facts First USA—and building them for the sole purpose of running aggressive interference for Biden on the barrage of GOP probes from Capitol Hill.
Click through for more information. I don’t know whether this is the best way to function because it hasn’t been tried before. But at least we can stop saying the Democratic party is not even trying to message.
The Daily Beast – ould a Secret Contract Halt This Tell-All Book on the Trump Probe?
Quote – The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is warning that a tell-all book about its stalled investigation into former President Donald Trump could derail the office’s probe and leave the author of the book, a former top prosecutor there, in legal jeopardy for violating a secretive nondisclosure agreement. The NDA, obtained exclusively by The Daily Beast, warns that “any work performed for the office” is “privileged and confidential.” That clause appears to directly conflict with a memoir that promises juicy details in what has so far been a failed effort to indict Trump. People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account, written by former special assistant DA Mark Pomerantz, is due to hit bookshelves on Feb. 7—and it’s being billed as a “fascinating inside account of the attempt to prosecute former president Donald Trump.”
Click through for details. Not unexpectedly, I have mixed feelings here. My desire to have all the facts of TFG’s sordid Presidency become public knowledge is tempered by my desire to see him convicted, and have those convictions (plural, ues) stick and keep him locked up permanently.
Food For Thought
Glenn Kirschner – DA Fani Willis asks judge NOT to release the grand jury report…which spells TROUBLE for Trump
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party
Farron Balanced – Desperate Fox News Lawyers Submit Dumbest Court Filing Ever
PUPPET REGIME – No Davos invite … but Putin isn’t mad
Anteater Rescued From Power Line
Beau – Let’s talk about what men can learn about masculinity from women….
Political Voices Network – Neal Katyal & Andrew Weissmann: Trump’s Political Fate May Have Been Decided…
Thom Hartmann – Will Long COVID Make America Poor?
MSNBC – Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ armorer to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in film set shooting (“Involuntary manslaughter” means different things in different states. In New Mexico it’s pretty minimal.)
Ring of Fire – Rudy Giuliani Somehow Keeps Getting Dumber
Stray Cat Waits At Guy’s Window Until He’s Adopted
Beau – Let’s talk about China, the US, the economy, and American exceptionalism….
Political Voices Network – Neal Katyal & Andrew Weissmann: Trump’s Political Fate May Have Been Decided…
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party January 18, 2023
MSNBC – ‘Dumb’: GOP’s Ron Johnson humiliated over nonsensical coup claim
Really American – Karl Rove OBLITERATES Republican whataboutism on Biden documents
This Dachshund Mama Dog Was Rescued From A Puppy Mill
Beau – Let’s talk about how to understand the House Republicans….