Video Thread 12/25/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:57 am Open Thread, Politics

Dec 252021

Glenn Kirschner – Rep. Scott Perry Refuses to Provide Information/Evidence to the Jan. 6 Committee; Subpoena Time

politicsrus Manchin 2 HD

Robert Reich – The Columbia University Strike: My Son Gives an Insider’s Look

Caffeinated – What To Do with Joe Manchin & Krysten Sinema…

The Lincoln Project – Who GAF About Christmas?

Parody Project – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like – Uh-Oh! (I wanted a Chrsimas song here – this wasn’t it. But I’ll get to the other one before New Year’s.)

Beau – Let’s talk about Biden, Hunters, and trophies….

Video Thread 12/21/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:12 pm Open Thread, Politics

Dec 212021

Glenn Kirschner – Judge Chutkan Imposes Stiffest Sentence Yet on Trump Foot Soldier Who Attacked the Capitol on 1/6

Don Winslow – Don Winslow Films – #JoeManchinRichAndShameless

VoteVets – Jonathan Capehart Discusses WaPo Op-Ed Featuring Three Retired Generals Warning Of New Insurrection [Well, this got real quickly]

No Dem Left Behind – TikTok’s school shooting challenge is PROOF we’ve failed our kids.

The Lincoln Project – Don Jr’s CPAC Speech In 30 Seconds

Karens Sing Christmas Carols – Put down any beverages before watching

Beau – Let’s talk about Earth’s Black Box….

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Video Thread 12/18/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:14 pm Open Thread, Politics

Dec 182021

Glenn Kirschner – Congress Refers Meadows to DOJ for Prosecution: Here’s Why Indicting Meadows is a Legal Layup

The Lincoln Project – Tucking Crazy

Thom Hartmann – Covid’s “Worst” Symptom May Get Anti-Vaxxers Out Of Bed Into The Pharmacy

politicsrus – Manchin HD

RepresentUs – Rep. Cummings urges to protect voter rights (No, he didn’t come back to life … but wherever he is, this is still who he is..)

Parody Project – Omicron is Coming to Towm.

Beau – Let’s talk about those text messages about the 6th….

Video Thread 12/15/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:04 pm Open Thread, Politics

Dec 152021

Glenn Kirschner – Mark Meadows’ Treason-Dream PowerPoint and His Upcoming Contempt of Congress Charge

Meidas Touch – Treason Texts

Thom Hartmann – What Should Liberals Do About Rural America?

Taylor Mali – What Teachers Make (a classic)
Transcript: He says, “The problem with teachers is what’s a kid gonna learn from someone who decided his best option in life is to become a teacher?” [Laughs] He reminds the other dinner guests that “It’s true what they say about teachers – that those who can, do, and those who can’t, teach.” [Laughs] I decide to bite my tongue instead of his and resist the urge to remind the other dinner guests that it’s also true what they say about lawyers, because we’re eating after all, and this is polite conversation. “I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor. Be honest – what do you make?” and I wish he hadn’t done that – asked me to nebe honest – because, you see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make an C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor, and I can make an A- feel like a slap in the face – “How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best.”
You want to know what I make? I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence. “No, you cannot work in groups…. Why won’t I let you go to the bathroom? Because you’re bored and you don’t really have to go.”
You want to know what I make? I make parents tremble in fear when I call home at around dinnertime. “I just want to talk to you about something that your son did. He said, ‘Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes. Don’t you?’ and it was the noblest act of courage that I have ever seen.” I make parents see their children for who they are, and who they can be. can be
You want to know what I make? I make kids question. I make them criticize and make them apologize. I make them read, I make them write write write, I make them spell “definitely beautiful” over and over and over until they can never misspell either one of those words again. I make them show all their work in math, and then hide it on their final drafts in English. I make them realize that if you’ve got this [points to head] then you follow this [points to heart] and if somebody tries to judge you based on what you think you give them this [shows middle finger].
Let me break it down for you so you know what I say is true: I make a goddamn difference now what about you

Really American – Misinformation leads to GOP Deaths

Parody Project – RUDOLPH THE FORMER MAYOR

Beau – Let’s talk about nosy neighbors….

Video Thread 12/7/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:50 am Open Thread, Politics

Dec 072021

Glenn Kirschner – All the President’s Lackeys: Bannon, Clark, Eastman & the Others. Watergate vs. the Insurrection

MSNBC – Biden Breaks Down How Build Back Better Act Will Lower Cost For Families Dealing With Diabetes

Meidas Touch – SCOTUS Poised to Strike Down Legal Precedent from Roe v. Wade

Rebel HQ – Ethan Crumbly’s Parents Face Justifiable Consequences. I’m not sure how long I have been saying “Responsible gun ownners should take the lead in drafting legislation to regulate gun ownership and use – because, if they don’t, the rest of us will, and they won’t like it,” but it’s been since before I was married, an our next anniversaty will be our 38th. It was so long ago that the NRA was still considered a responsible organization.

Really American – Madison Cawthorn Claims Women Are “Earthen Vessels” (but Chip has a good idea)

politicsrus Christmas Greeting (Yes, it’s early, but you’ll need time to get your figgy pudding on)

Beau – Let’s talk about not talking about race…. Most of the time I agree with Beau, and he’s right on the institutional level. But he’s wrong on the individual level. On the individual level, it’s more like, yeah, if you don’t have pancreatic cancer for example, you don’t need to talk about it in order not to be hurt by it. But if you are being eatne away by pancreatic cancer, not talking about it won’t make it go away.

Open Thread for December 5, 2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:51 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 052021

Yesterday was the first day since the oandemic started that the Metropolitan Opera was able to do a live broadcast over the radio (Last season was all re-runs). It was a new opera, “Eurydice,” which tells (I can’t say re-tells because the story is very far out) the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, set in the 21st century, from the point of view of Eurydice. It’s very accessible (term of art for “easy to listen to, not a lot of dissonance”). Thatt’s a good thing as just following the plot is plenty challenging.

Cartoon – 05 MCel RTU

Short Takes

NPR – Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect are held on $500,000 bond after manhunt
Quote – “They sought multiple attempts to hide their location and were eventually tracked down after they parked their car somewhere a witness saw it,” said Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald. “These two individuals were found locked somewhere in a room, hiding. These are not people that we can be assured will return to court on their own.”
Click through for details. I thought this was an update we’d all want to see.

Democratic Underground (Eleanor R) – Heartbreaking (tissue alert)
Quote – McClaren Hospital where Oxford community is gathered to supportthe family of Justin Shillings, one of the four teens killed this week. Justin is an organ donor and the crowd is here so that when his body is moved for surgery his family can look down andsee the love and support.
Click through for picture … and comments. Don’t miss comment #15 by barbtries.

HuffPost – ‘Obscene’ GOP Blockade Stalls Dozens Of Biden Nominees
Quote – Republicans can’t actually block all of Biden’s nominees from being confirmed. But they can use the existing rules of the Senate to drastically slow down their appointments, dragging out the process of filling what have typically been uncontroversial jobs in lower-level positions across the federal government. With the GOP refusing to expedite many of Biden’s nominees, placing so-called “holds” on them at the committee level, Democrats must carry out multiple votes to confirm each one, eating up valuable floor time that could be spent on other legislative business.
Click through for story. Dirty tricks and more dirty tricks. All done to “own the libs,” but really all done to hurt the American people.

Food for Thought –

Holiday Happiness – The “Mutt”cracker – Sweet!

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 2:23 pm Holiday, Plus, Politics

Nov 272021

Let me make clear that I am not attempting to stand in for SoINeedAName – even if that were not impossible given his talents (yes, I have some of my own, but they are not in competition with his), the added responsibility is not something i am ready to take on.

However, I could not resist this headline:

Dancers meet rescue pets in Fort Collins ballet company’s annual ‘Muttcracker’ shoot

And when I read on, and saw the photos, I could resist even less.

Yes, Virginia. There is a Santa Claus, and he’s officially brought back the “Muttcracker” photo shoot as a new Fort Collins holiday tradition.

For the second year in a row, Fort Collins’ Canyon Concert Ballet partnered with Animal Friends Alliance to showcase nine of the local rescue’s adoptable dogs and cats ahead of the ballet company’s annual production of “The Nutcracker.”

Like last year, Nutcracker dancers posed with the animals for photos celebrating both their upcoming shows and Animal Friends Alliance’s adoptable pets. Of the pets featured in the Nov. 20 photo shoot, all of the puppies have since been adopted. Gladys, a senior beagle involved in the shoot, is available for fostering and adoption this week, while the kittens featured will likely be available at an adoption event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at PetSmart, 4432 S. College Ave, according to Animal Friends Alliance.

Here are the pictures – I wasn’t there, so I’m not sure of all the costume ID’s, but I am of most of them.

If I were that Rat King, I’d be terrified of that ferocious cat!

Sorry, sweetie, I gotta go dance the Trepak.

Looks like the dancers could just ear them all up…

I think this is one of the snowflakes … but the little sweeitie in her arms doesn’t appear to be chilled.

By the hair, and also the sleeves, I’m thinking this must be Clara.

The dances we usually think of as the Arabian Dance, Chinese Dance, and Spanish Dance are actually called “Coffee,” “Tea,” and “Chocolate,” in that order. This looks like Chocolate to me.

Coffee being full of caffeine, it’s not surprising the dancers have the energy for four photos. But I’ll only show two.

Here’s the second.

And I think this one is Tea.

Of course there has to be the Sugar Plum Fairy

Twice.

You can see all of the pictures (there are 17) if you click through on the headline – or here. They’re shown as a “gallery” – see one, then click to the next and so on. Virgil will be so proud of the town he grew up in for doing this. They couldn’t have when he lived there – it was much smaller, although the university was already there.

I hope you enjoyed seeing this as much as I did. A Happy Holiday season to all!

Video Thread 11/24/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:39 am Open Thread, Politics

Nov 242021

Glenn Kirschner – House Committee Issues Subpoenas for Roger Stone & Others; Moving Up the Insurrection Food Chain (Working up the foos chain always made sense to me. Start at the top, you may wind up giving a plea bargain to the actual criminal, and executing [almost] an innicent person. That’s what happened to Julius Jones.)

Meidas Touch – Elie Mystal: What if Black people stormed the Capitol on Jan 6?

Don Winslow Films – #ShockingUnansweredJan6Questions Well, I can answer one question – the reason it took so long between forming the committee and the first subpoenas was because they had a ton of documents – and voluntary testimony – they needed to get through first. That is not just a theory, at least one person on the committee has said so publicly. And it makes sense. A good lowyer never asks a question of a witness to which he or she doesn’t already know tha answer. (I can answer a few of the others too, but I couldn’t back up those answers as I can with this one.)

Rebel HQ – Richard Ojeda: Special Place In Hell For People Like This Major Ojeda’s accent it fairly thick, but unlike so many on this subject, he knows whereof he speaks, and it’s worth the listen to get the facts.

Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party

Parody Project – Blew It Again

Beau — Let’s talk about Thanksgiving and Sesame Street….

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