Glenn Kirschner – Proud Boys subpoena Trump to testify at seditious conspiracy trial. What could possibly go wrong?
The Lincoln Project – We’ll Name Them
Ring of Fire – Hunter Biden’s Lawyers Use Trump’s Legal Arguments Against House Republicans
Parody Project – King of the Con (This one actually had me singing along.)
Kitten Cries So Someone Will Rescue Him
Beau – Let’s talk about an alert to leave and some intelligence news….
Glenn Kirschner – Mike Pence will fight a grand jury subpoena to testify about Trump’s election crimes, & he will lose
Twitter – Shannon Watts. It was just a matter of time before there was a two-time survivor.
A survivor of the Sandy Hook School mass shooting in 2012 is a student at Michigan State University: “I am 21-years-old and this is the second mass shooting I’ve lived through. We can no longer allow this to happen. We can no longer be complacent.” pic.twitter.com/Jcafl57tmZ
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) February 14, 2023
Thom Hartmann – Biden’s Shocking Net Worth Revealed!
Liberal Redneck – Ohio Train Derailment and Corporate Greed
Brent Terhune – Chinese Spy Balloon
Pittie Begs His Mom To Keep A Pittie Puppy Half His Size
Beau – Let’s talk about Trump’s laptop problem….
Glenn Kirschner – New ruling by Georgia judge brings Donald Trump one step closer to being indicted for Georgia crimes
Sen. Whitehouse Joins Lawrence O’Donnell to Discuss Supreme Court Ethics
Politicsgirl Enough of the Lies
The Ring of Fire – Lauren Boebert Loses Her Mind During Twitter Hearing
Rescued Kitten Becomes One Of The Girls
Beau – Let’s talk about something that didn’t happen in Baltimore….
Political Voices Network – Neal Katyal: GOP Scared! Pence Gets an “A” for Loyalty, But Will He Have the Guts to Cross Trump?
The Lincoln Project – This Week in House Committee Hearings
MSNBC – Plaskett: GOP using ‘weaponization’ panel to air conspiracy theories ahead of 2024
Farron Balanced – Trump Goes Nuts After Conservative Group Snubs Him
Shy Rescue Puppy Asks For Pets For The First Time
Beau – Let’s talk about science in Montana….
Yesterday, of course, I received many emails including or linking to post mortems on the State of the Union address. Just about all of the ones I saw were highly of favorable. Robert Reich’s was reserved for paid subscribers, and in advance of the address he had expressed a wish to hear something which Joe did not say, so I’ll be looking for a more public message from him. I picked the one from the New Yorker, not because it was necessarily the most insightful, but because it speaks from an unusual angle. See what you think. The weather prediction was for snow last night – not a long storm but fairly heavy while it lasted. We shall see. (I did manage to get trash and recyclables to the curb, BTW.)
Cartoon – 09 Quincy RTL
Short Takes –
Democratic Underground (True Dough) – Tricks that Cops use
Quote – I have been taught to yell “stop resisting” and “drop your weapon” after firing a gun, because bystanders will remember you said it and their memory will automatically reverse the order of these events to make it make sense. Their tstimony will support yours, because of this.
Click through for thread. Yes, it’s a Twitter thread, but it has been posted as screen shots, not as an embed, so no one should have any difficulty seeing it, and it’s extremely revealing. As are many of the comments.
The New Yorker – Joe Biden, Once Again, Lucks Out with His Enemies
Quote – Biden, it seemed, had carefully prepared for their antics. Had he scripted their reaction, he could not have asked for a better foil than Marjorie Taylor Greene, the former QAnon promoter who flirts with white supremacy. Greene arrived for the State of the Union dressed for the TV cameras in an all-white fur-trimmed outfit that made her seem like a villain in a Disney movie. “Liar!” she stood and shouted at Biden, after he accused some members of her party of wanting to “sunset” Medicare and Social Security in the name of fiscal discipline. Unfazed, Biden challenged her and the others who were jeering him to prove that Republicans did not actually support such a thing. When they then rose to their feet to applaud, alongside Democrats, his pledge not to cut either Medicare or Social Security, Biden claimed it as a victory for the bipartisan dealmaking that he wants to be remembered for. “We got unanimity!” he exulted.
Click thrugh for full opinion. Of course, speech writers are largely responsible for the wroding of any Presidental address. But there was a good deal which was unscripted in theis one. For some of them, alternatives may have been pre-planned depending on the audience. But not for all. We have a President who can think on his feet under pressure.
Food For Thought
Glenn Kirschner – Pence conceals Trump crimes then profits off them in book; the need to reform ethics in government (It’s likely called misprision because that word, which originally meant just “take wrongly,” was from its inception mostly applied to actions of government officials. For the rest of is, there’s “aiding and abetting” and “accessory before/after the fact.”)
Meidas Touch – Jan 6 Insurrectionist gets BRUTAL sentence and COLLAPSES in Court (as a former Marine myself, I say it’s a step in the right direction. It probably includes concurrent service. Consecutive would have been better.)
Politics Girl – Fund the IRS (Like me, you probably learned this at your mother’s knee. Yet there are still peole who don’t get it.)
Armageddon Update – Really?
Woman Pulls “Aggressive” Dog From The Shelter Minutes Before It’s Too Late
Beau – Let’s talk about the Colorado River and deals….
Yesterday, it was pretty quiet – until late last night, when there was (literally) earthshaking news – from Turkey ans Syria. To quote Heather Cox Richardson, ”
A deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey late tonight has caused damage in Syria, and was felt in Lebanon, and Israel, as well. It has collapsed buildings, sparked fires in ruptured gas lines, and prompted Italian authorities to warn of potential tsunami waves. Aftershocks, including one of 6.7 magnitude and another of 5.6, have continued to hit in the wake of the first quake. Millions of refugees from Syria’s civil war and internally displaced persons live in the region of the epicenter, in tents and other temporary housing. It is winter there.” Winter in the Mediterranean is not the same as winter in the Colorado Rockies, but it is still no picnic. At least our President is on top of it.
Cartoon –
Short Takes –
Crooks & Liars – With A One-Word Answer, Maxine Waters Startles GOP ‘Colleague’
Quote – “You can’t condemn socialism?” Reschenthaler said. “In your opening remarks, you were talking about Putin, Kim Jong Un and Xi. You know what they all have in common, right?” “Trump,” Waters said.
Click through. Auntie Maxine – making Black History since 1938
The 19th – Two years in, Biden has prioritized nominating women of color as judges
Quote – While Jackson’s historic confirmation was the most visible sign of systemic change in the judiciary, the president has prioritized diversity throughout the federal court system. Biden’s judicial appointees are the most diverse of any U.S. president to date in terms of race, gender and professional background. Of the judges appointed by Biden in the past two years, 75 percent are women, 47 percent are women of color and 67 percent are people of color.
Click through for details. Few white people are in a position to make Blck History – and of those few, most don’t (or do it wrong.) I’m pretty sure Joe doesn”t expect (or care about) being named in Black HIstory. He’s just doing the right thing.
Food For Thought
Glenn Kirschner – McCarthy wields speaker gavel for political revenge; removes Schiff, Swalwell & Omar from committees
The Lincoln Project – Nikki Haley
Thom Hartmann – The Racist Origins of the Anti-Abortion Movement Exposed (are there any American laws that are NOT racist?)
MSNBC – Rep. Plaskett: We’ll be a “truth squad” on Congress’ new Weaponization Committee
Tiny Feral Kittens Learn To Accept Love
Beau – Let’s talk about Social Security and why the GOP is going after it….