Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump’s many criminal and civil cases: a brief overview
The Lincoln Project – Debt Ceiling Vote
Ring of Fire – Pence Testifies To Grand Jury After Judge Rules Against Trump
George Takei’s Oh Myyy – Dark Brandon Explained
Rottweiler Thinks Guinea Pigs Are Her Babies
Beau – Let’s talk about the House GOP’s huge win….
Glenn Kirschner – Mike Pence testifies to federal grand jury about Donald Trump’s democracy-busting January 6 crimes
MSNBC – Anand Giridharadas: We aren’t just dividing as a society, we are de-developing
Ring of Fire – Texas Republicans Try To Make It ILLEGAL To Report Fossil Fuel Pollution
John Oliver makes his own ad in response (Part II of Bud Light)
Stray Cat Decides To Follow This Dog Home
Beau – Let’s talk about hope…. (I would love to know what happened to the “studio,”but he didn’t mention it. He did mention some months ago they were working on some changes – but this only lasted one video.)
Glenn Kirschner – In two cases, prosecutors & judges try to rein in Trump’s threatening, fraudulent & dangerous posts (While I see his point, I also don’t see a huge difference between this and the way 12-step programs are run.)
The Lincoln Project – The Lincoln Project
Thom Hartmann – Hard Truth! You Fight “Woke” Issues So The Rich Can Rob America
John Oliver Wants To Talk About Budweiser Beer & Bud Light on Last Week Tonight (usually John’s clips are too long to share here. This is a rare exception.)
Prairie Dogs Scream For Cuddles And Hide In Girl’s Laundry
Beau – Let’s talk about the GOP budget being announced….
Glenn Kirschner – Fox FIRES Tucker Carlson; DA Willis to announce charges in July/August: truth AND justice trending
Farron Balanced – Jim Jordan Scores A Legal Victory That Could Ruin His Life
Thom Hartmann – Far Right’s Scary Plan For Gen-Z
Liberal Redneck – Liberal Redneck – Tucker’s Out, Biden’s In
Stray Cat Is Best ‘Mom’ To Her Sister
Beau – Let’s talk about today’s SCOTUS ruling and the future….
Yesterday, I got to see Virgil, and he returns all greetings. The drive was uneventful both directions. We played Scrabble – or I guess I should start saying we played with a Scrabble set, because the object of our playing was not to win but to use all the letters, which requires cooperation. We succeeded three times and started a fourth but did not have time to get very far. The last unfinished game, I picked up the Q, the X, and the Z all in the first 7 letters I picked up. I could not have done that ifI had tried. I managed to play the third just as it was time for us to pack it up, which I’d call an accomplishment.
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HuffPost – Hakeem Jeffries Tears Into ‘Totally Out Of Control’ Marjorie Taylor Greene
Quote – The leadership apparently supports Marjorie Taylor Greene. The rank-and-file Republicans apparently support Marjorie Taylor Greene. She’s allowed to lie. She’s allowed to debase the institution. Apparently, Marjorie Taylor Greene is even allowed to elevate someone who appears to have engaged in espionage and treason against the United States of America.
Click through for more. Keeping it truthful without invective or smears. The article also notes that one Republican, Green without an e, did come down on her on Wednesday for some truly vile stuff. But mostly, they don’t.
The Nib (Levi Hastings) – Overfishing, pollution, and urban development are causing the Resident Orca population in the Pacific Northwest to plummet.
Quote – In summer 2018, a female orca known as Tahlequa (J35) made national headlines when she traveled over 1,000 milies through the waters of the Pacific Northwest while dragging the lifeless body of her stillborn calf. She refused to abandon her baby for 17 days. Later that season, scientists and locals watched helplessly as the malnourished four-year-old juvenile known as Scarlet (J50) slowly starved and eventually disappeared, never to resurface.
Click through for the rest. This is another graphic article which I’m sharing a little late for Earth Day.
Food For Thought
Glenn Kirschner – Dominion v Fox settles: Fox admits to election lies; pays 3/4 of a billion dollars. Justice? Hardly
CBS New York – 2 arrested for operating illegal police station for Chinese govt. in NYC
Ring of Fire – Trump Made $160 MILLION From Foreign Governments While President
Titus and Bradley – Nightly News with Bob Vale and Annie V
Cat Becomes Totally Obsessed With His ‘Dog Person’ Dad
Beau – Let’s talk about Biden, Ireland, mistakes, and context….
Glenn Kirschner – Trump TROUBLES: NY AG Tish James, Georgia DA Willis, NY DA Bragg ALL breathing down Trump’s neck
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – March 21, 2023
Farron Balanced – Dozens Of Trump Employees Hit With Subpoenas From DOJ
Trae Crowder (Puttin on Airs) – The Ridiculous History of People Putting Animals on Trial
Stray Cat Starts Showing Up At Couple’s New House
Beau – Let’s talk about what happens if Trump gets indicted….
Yesterday, I noticed the high for today should be 69°F – and tommorw, we drop back into the deep freeze for four days. March came in like a lamb here (a geouchy lamb, but still a lamb), which means it’s supposed to go out like a lion. Maybe a tame lion? I’ll just have to wait and see. Incidentally, today is the 55th anniversary of the My Lai massacre, and Steve Schmidt has some thoughts. I don’t know whether a hanky alert or a trigger warning is more appropriate, so I’ll just offer both.
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NM Political Report – Bill to protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination heads to Guv desk AND Gov. signs safe gun storage bill into law
Quote 1 – The bill updates the language in the Human Rights Act, which was written in the 1970s. The updated language replaces the word “handicap” with “disability,” and updates the definition for sexual orientation and gender identity. It also ensures that public bodies, which receive public dollars, cannot discriminate against LGBTQ individuals. An individual who alleges discrimination would take their grievance to the state Human Rights Commission.
Quote 2 – Supporters have dubbed the bill the “Bennie Hargrove Act,” in honor of the 13-year-old Hargrove, who was shot and killed at Washington Middle School in Albuquerque in August 2021 as he tried to intercede in a bullying incident. Authorities say the boy accused of shooting Hargrove brought his father’s gun to school to commit the crime. “This bill would hold people accountable for their firearms,” Molina said during a news conference held at the Capitol on Tuesday.
Click through for one or both. When Susana Boxwine was Governor, we very seldom got stories about actual legislative accomplishments of any kind. Besides the conten of these two, I’m impressed just at how much they are getting done.
Remembering former Rep. Pat Schroeder in Colorado and beyond
Quote – President Joe Biden said Schroeder “stood up for basic fairness, sensible policy, and women’s equal humanity. “I saw firsthand Pat’s moral compass, legal mind, and political savvy when we worked together on the Violence Against Women Act,” Biden said in a statement. “She was the primary sponsor in the House; I led the charge in the Senate. Together, we got it done. With Pat as my partner, I never doubted that we would.”
Click through for full obit. There’s a lot in it that I didn’t remember, and one or two things maybe missing that I did remember. She was first elected in ’72, I settled in Colorado in ’76, and Focus on the Family was founded in ’77. Would I have come if I had known about that last one? I don’t know. It’s quite possible, certainly.
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