Feb 132022
 

Glenn Kirschner – Trump’s Document Destruction & Mishandling of Classified Materials: When Will DOJ Finally Act?

Meidas Touch – Laughing at the PATHETIC right wing propaganda machine targeting us!!!

Lincoln Project – Vernon Jones

No Dem Left Behind – Donald Trump and the GOP’s Plans to Subvert Democracy

Truth Matters (formerly politicsrus) – Day Without Immigrants

Rocky Mountain Mike – Discourse is Discourse

Beau – Let’s talk about the RNC, McConnell, and Trump….

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Feb 122022
 

Glenn Kirschner – Pence, MCConnell & other Republicans Break from Trump: Kevin McCarthy Scurries Away from Reporters

Lincoln Project – Clown Show

Robert Reich – Meet the Baristas Taking on Starbucks From the Inside (~20 min)

Sum of Us – The ad Apple and Tim Cook didn’t make — but should

Liberal Redneck – Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

Stray Cat Decides To Work At A Car Shop And Greet Every Customer

Beau – Let’s talk about Indigenous causes, truckers, and playbooks….

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Feb 062022
 

Glenn Kirschner – Pence Chief Counsel Greg Jacob Testifies, Called a “Patriot.” Jeff Clark Finally Forced to Testify

American Bridge 21st Century – Pres. Joe Biden: “America is back to work”

The Lincoln Project – Respect

Thom Hartmann – Florida’s Nefarious Plan Guts Ballot Initiative Process

Armageddon Update – The Supremes

Puppet Regime – Slim Jong Un: New Look, Same Explosive Appeal

Beau – Let’s talk about Massie’s absurd Voltaire quote….

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Dec 112021
 

Yesterday,I did the lst odds and ends of preparing for the drive.I sllao colected  little advance material.  Then I got to bed early.  I will definitely pass greetings to Virgil today, I will drive carefully, and I will let you know I got home safe – it may not be the instant I get in the door  as I’ll be eager to change clothes, but as soon as I get to the computer.

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Short Takes

Wonkette – When Will We Finally Accept That Trumpism Was Never About Economic Anxiety?
Quote – The Tea Party was a white, middle-class movement, and while not overtly violent, it was the product of racist backlash to Obama’s election. Republicans exploited the backlash, tip-toeing around the racism, for their immediate political gain. They cocked the weapon and handed it over to Trump, but we give him too much credit when we assume that if he hadn’t won in 2016, the problem would have gone away. (We can only imagine the violent backlash against Hillary Clinton.) A reported six out of every seven January 6 insurrectionists charged with crimes had no previous affiliations with extremist groups, such as the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, or the Three Percenters militia. This wasn’t a surprise to University of Chicago historian Kathleen Belew, who told Gellman: “January 6 wasn’t designed as a mass-casualty attack, but rather as a recruitment action.”
Click through for more. I’ve often thought that, had Hillary won, her Presidency would have been much like Obama’s, only with more backlash, because misgyny is deeper and stronger than racism. That doesn’t mean I don’t wish she had won – I do wish that, with all my heart. But it would not have derailed Trump**.

Crooks and Liars – Kelloggs To Permanently Replace 1400 Striking Workers
Quote – The decision follows months of bitter disagreement between the company and the union. The rejected offer would have provided cost of living adjustments in the later years of the deal and preserved the workers’ current healthcare benefits. But workers say they deserve significant raises because they routinely work more than 80 hours a week, and they kept the plants running throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Click through. I don’t knowingly cross a picket line. Thankfully, one of the comments included a link to an article of everything they own.

Mother Jones – Baristas in Buffalo Just Formed the First Starbucks Union in the United States
Quote – In a watershed moment for the recent wave of pandemic-inspired labor organizing, workers at a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, voted [December 9] to form the coffee chain’s first union in the United States. Despite months of opposition from party leadership, 19 workers at the Elmwood location in Buffalo voted in favor of unionizing in the election, conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. Only eight opposed.
Click through for story – If I had had to guess way in advance where this wou;d happen … Buffalo would not have been my first guess. But whatever. More power to them!

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Nov 202021
 

Glenn Kirschner – While We Must Accept the Rittenhouse Jury’s Not Guilty Verdict, We have Much to Learn & Miles to Go – Here’s the link to his OpEd.

Meidas Touch – McCarthy’s Harangue

Thom Hartmann – Inside The GOP’s New “Leave It To Beaver” Southern Strategy  Mitch

Armageddon Update – Screaming From The Sane Center

Brent Terhune – We’re Hiring!

Beau – Let’s talk about the other case and verdict…. He’s right, we need to look at the good along with the bad. You can read more here, but Beau pretty well covers it.

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Nov 112021
 

Glenn Kirschner – It’s Raining Congressional Subpoenas; Now More Than Ever, DOJ Must Indict Steve Bannon

Meidas Touch – GOP Lies

The Lincoln Project – Rebuild

Robert Reich – Is This Fall’s Labor Strike Wave a Tipping Point?

Rob Rogers – Melting Agenda (from 11/3)

Brent Terhune – Sesame Street Muppet Speaks Out (Brent is so good at this, I feel the need to remind everyone that this is ]

Beau – Let’s talk about a message to conservative parents….

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Oct 252021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Here are the Consequences to Democracy if AG Garland/DOJ Refuse to Prosecute Trump’s Election Crimes

Meidas Touch – Former Ohio Dem Chair takes on MAGA FREAKSHOW Josh Mandel

Now This News – What Obama’s Speeches Sound Like as a Symphony – Cue Racist heads exploding n 3… 2… 1…

Ring of Fire – Black Cop Gets Immediately Fired For Calling Out Police Brutality And Racism. I don’t always agree 100% with Farron. This time I would not alter a syllable.

politicsrus – John Lewis HD

Titus – Tactical Chicken

Beau – Let’s talk about individual interests and unions….

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Oct 212021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Why Trump’s Frivolous Executive Privilege Lawsuit Will Fail AND Why It Won’t Help Steve Bannon

MSNBC – Adam Schiff On Jan. 6 Vote To Hold Bannon In Contempt

Thom Hartmann – Was This SCOTUS Judge Working With Jan 6th Coup Plotter?

Ring of Fire – Republicans Are Terrified That Trump Will Destroy The Party Next Year

politicsrus – Native America

Liberal Redneck – To All the Americans Leaving Their Jobs

Beau – Let’s talk about an update on Biden’s wind-power push…

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