Glenn Kirschner – Trump Tells DOJ Officials to Lie About Election, DOG Official Jeffrey Clark Does as Trump Directed
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party
Now This News – Cori Bush Reacts to Mark McCloskey’s Pardon
Liberal Redneck – Arkansas Governor Mad at Self
Rocky Mountain Mike – “I’ve Seen Unvaxed People”
Beau – Let’s talk about believing things without evidence…. So true!
Glenn Kirschner – NY AG James Releases Report Documenting Misconduct by Gov Cuomo: Calls Mount for Cuomo’s Resignatio
Meidas Touch – EPIC RANT: Rachel Bitecofer DESTROYS Political Consultants
MSNBC – 11th Hour – Ken Burns – from July 16th but fairly timeless.
Rebel HQ – Dr. Fauci Receives Death Threats From Lunatic
RepresentUs – Save Democracy Before August 16th
Yesterday was Keith Olbermann’s 40th anniversary in broadcasting, abd he has posted a small collection of nostalgia. I can’t choose, so I’ll just give the link.
Beau – Let’s talk about Republicans rejecting democracy…. This may be the most important video he has ever made.
Glenn Kirschner – apparently took a day off. He is certainly entitled to!
Meidas Touch – Charlie Kirk THROWS TANTRUM Over Simone Biles
CNN – Trump Rioters Turned In By Ex-Girlfriend & Sister
Liberal Redneck – COVIDidiots Reign
John Di Domenico – Trump Orders Followers to TAKE his Own Branded (rhymes with) Maxine!
Beau – Let’s talk about the marketplace of ideas….
Glenn Kirschner – To Avoid a Trump 2.0, DOJ MUST Rescind OLC Memo Saying We Can’t Indict a Sitting Criminal President
RepresentUs – Ed Helms forgot to read the script about gerrymandering
Forbes – Tim Ryan’s Speech Against Kevin McCarthy Viewed 1 Million Times
Al Franken – Responds to Congressman’s Claim That Video From Jan. 6 Looks Like “A normal tourist visit.”
Now This News – Moose Gets Loose in Parking Garage. I didn’t even know we had moose, I thought we just has deer and elk. But that was no elk.
Liberal Redneck – Capitol Cops Testify 9a couple of days late but still sound.
Beau – Let’s talk about the Love America Act….
Yesterday was still hot, as it’s supposed to be today also, cooling some on Saturday. It’s hard to work up much enthusiasm.
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The Hill – https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/565378-the-17-republicans-who-voted-to-advance-the-senate-infrastructure-bill
Quote – The vote — the first of several steps expected before the Senate decides whether or not to ultimately pass the bill—comes one week after all Republicans blocked a similar move, arguing that Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) was rushing the process as senators tried to finalize their agreement.
Click through for list. Some of these not only surprised me but made me think there’s something fishy (nothing new with the GQP)
Mother Jones (Kevin Drum) – The Real Source of America’s Rising Rage
Quote – [T]he past couple of decades have seen a steady increase in the belief among white people—particularly Republicans—that anti-white bias is a serious problem. Fox News has stoked this fear almost since the beginning, culminating this year in Tucker’s full-throated embrace of the white supremacist “replacement theory” and the seemingly 24/7 campaign against critical race theory and its alleged impact on white schoolkids. This is certainly not all that Fox News does, but it’s a big part of its pitch, and it fits hand in glove with Trump’s appeal to white racism.
Click through for his reasoning. Kevin is another who’s pretty sharp. And Fox is certainly huge. But even media could not create racism, white nationalism, the Great Replacement paranoia, etc. out of thin air. It can only weaponize them by bring ing them out of hiding.
BuzzFeed News – A Judge Questioned If Capitol Rioters Are Getting Off Too Easy For “Terrorizing Members Of Congress”
Quote – Howell in the end accepted Griffith’s guilty plea, but, like Walton, put the government and defense through several paces before she did. She asked whether the government was concerned that an agreement involving a low-level misdemeanor was enough not only to deter Griffith from participating in a similar event in the future but also the broader universe of the hundreds of people who descended on the Capitol that day. The circumstance that led to the Jan. 6 insurrection, a presidential election, happens every four years, the judge noted.
Click through for story. Of course it’s Beryl Howell – not that she’s the only one with a head on her shoulders, or the only one who is outspoken, but she’s certainly one of a few.
Food for Thought (I know it’s long .. but it’s all needed):
Glenn Kirschner – Waters of Justice are Warming: DOJ Won’t Help Mo Brooks in Suit brought by Swalwell for Insurrection
Meidas Touch – “A Literal Pedophile!” Matt Gaetz’s Future Sister-in-Law REVEALS ALL – Meidas seems to be the only group who just let her talk, no commentary. (BTW pdeophilia, hebephilia, and ephebophilia are clinical terms. Law enforcement and general pblic generall just use “pedophilia” as a catchall.)
The Lincoln Project – Wayne Berman
politicsrus – Kevins Fantasy World
Keith – AFTER POLICE TESTIMONY TO THE 1/6 COMMITTEE, IS IT TIME TO DECLARE THE GOP A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION?
Beau – Let’s talk about Americans today vs Americans of the 1940s….
Yesterday kind of flirted with being too hot. Today and tomorrow are supposed to go past flirtation, darn it. I received an emaied receipt for my visitation app – only a receipt, no request for more infom so I assume it’s complete. Well, it should be. Besides my own I’ve helped friends fill this app out three or four times and all were approved – and besides that, I can read directions. So, we’ll see how long it takes.
Cartoon – I had planned to re-run an older one of TC’s about the heat, but I came across this anniversary and thought it needed to be featured.
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New Yorker (Borowitz) – G.O.P. to Punish Cheney and Kinzinger by Forcing Them to Spend Hour with Ted Cruz
Quote – McCarthy’s decision to subject the two Republicans to an hour of Cruz drew a strong rebuke from Representative Cheney’s father, the former Vice-President Dick Cheney. “Much as I have been a longtime supporter of torture, this goes too far,” he said.
Click through for a little more. Andy keeps it short.
Crooks and Liars – Fox News Hosts Promote Voting Ban On ‘Childless’ Liberals
Quote – Campos-Duffy said. “But I will say that I agree with the premise of it, that it is absolutely true that people like [Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez], Pete Buttigieg — you can name the left-wing politicians, people who think that we should legalize marijuana because they don’t have kids and they don’t really have a stake in what that looks like.”
Click through for the discussion. So far discussion is all this is. (And they seem to have left out the part about counting cildren as 3/5 of a person.)
Law and Crime – Former Trump Inaugural Chair Jeered as ‘Traitor’ Before Pleading Not Guilty to Acting as Illegal Agent of UAE
Quote – Before entering federal court in Brooklyn, Barrack was pursued by a man holding a placard with the word “TRAITOR” in black block caps. Hecklers carried the same message for fellow Trump loyalists Paul Manafort and Roger Stone during their trials, CNBC noted. As noted in the Mueller Report, that is not all that trio has in common. Barrack and Stone are the men credited with recommending Manafort to Trump’s campaign team.
Click through for full article. This story is everywhere, but I liked this version.
Food for Thought (statement of Adam Kinzinger):
Yesterday was pretty calm – which was a good thing, because I was finding it a challenge to keep my eyes open. At least some of that had to be the weather. My favorite aunt used to call such weather “enervating.” And I certainly felt enervated. I’m sure I am far from alone – it isn’t even all that humid here (though certainly more so than I would like it to be.) Apropos of nothing, it’s pronounced with the primary accent on the initial “e” whch is short (as in “hen”). I come by my fascination with words honestly.
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Crooks and Liars – President Biden’s Perfect Troll
Quote – [“reprter] “I-I-I-I-I-I’m not sure…” (That’s my transcription from the video. I may have miscounted but it’s close.)
Click through if you missed it. It’s short and very sweet.
The Hill – Freedom Caucus presses McCarthy to force vote to oust Pelosi
Quote – In the letter, the Freedom Caucus also cited other reasons why Pelosi should be removed: She has allowed remote, proxy voting by lawmakers due to the coronavirus pandemic, and she had metal detectors installed at the entrances to the House floor after the Jan. 6 attack … But their main gripe was her decision this week to essentially veto two of McCarthy’s five GOP picks for the Jan. 6 select committee: Reps. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Both are die-hard Trump loyalists and Jordan was the founding chairman of the Freedom Caucus. In response, a furious McCarthy said Republicans would boycott participating in the committee, which kicks off its first hearing Tuesday.
Click through for details. We knew they were deusional, and thinking they might conceivably have the votes to do this certainly proves it. If they do think so. More likely, its a purity test for political theater.
AP News – Iowa Democrat Finkenauer seeking GOP Sen. Grassley’s seat
Quote – Finkenauer, despite losing her House seat in 2020 after one term, remains a youthful prospect in the Iowa Democratic Party, which has struggled to produce a new generation for statewide office. Along with 38-year-old Democrat Dave Muhlbauer, a farmer who previously announced his bid for Grassley’s seat, she is hoping Grassley’s slipping poll numbers provide an opening to revive a shrinking segment of the party’s once diverse electorate: rural voters.
Click through for more about her and about the race. I certainly wish her the very best of luck (and I fear she- or any Democrat – will need it.)
Food for Thought:
