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Open Thread April 15, 2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 7:13 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Apr 152023

Yesterday, as you may already know (but if not will be happy to learn) the Supreme Court told the crazy judge in Texas that he cannot tell the FDA what to do with their special professional knowledge. This is only a temporary stay … but it was written by Alito, which to me looks promising. In other news, it snowed in Denver. It hadn’t here yet, but by today it’s supposed to. It’s not a weekend that I need to go anywhere, so I may not pay attention.

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Actually we have till the 18th this year (and I really don’t regard the IRS the way TC did)

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Daily Beast – Moms for Liberty Leader Allegedly Hijacked Dead Woman’s Facebook Page to Harass Foes
Quote – Pennsylvania mom Libby Leonard had been dead for a year and a half when her Facebook page began attacking another mother. “EVERYONE…Say Hi to a real DUMB worst word you can call a woman (because she earned it),” the March 14 post begins. “Can’t wait for her to meet her KARMA…It’s already beginning, but until then I think a taste of her own medicine is amusing. However, I will be sharing legally and EVERYWHERE.” Of course Libby didn’t write this. She was stabbed to death by her children’s babysitter in 2021. Instead, the post appears to have been authored by Nicole Prussman, a local leader of the right-wing group “Moms for Liberty” who had inserted herself in Libby’s life and marriage before her tragic demise.
Click through for story. Why is it that when Republicans (and American “Libertarians”) talk about “Liberty” and/or “Freedom,” they always mean taking away someone else’s?

Sentinel – BACK IN THE SADDLE: Second Chance bikes rides again
Quote – The redevelopment of Aurora’s East Bank Shopping Center had forced the nonprofit project to relocate, but at the time of his passing, Ernie was struggling to find a new spot for the shop that offered free bikes to children, homeless people and others in need. After Ernie’s death, [his daughter] Betty told the Sentinel how she promised her father that she would help carry on his legacy “come hell or high water.” Now, she’s making good on her promise and says Second Chance is gearing up to reopen out of a new storefront in Centennial.
Click through for more. Not the biggest story in the world, but a feel-good one to offset that first one.

Food For Thought

Video Thread 4/13/23

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

Apr 132023

Glenn Kirschner – NY DA Alvin Bragg SUES Jim Jordan to force him to stop obstructing prosecution of defendant Trump

The Lincoln Project – President Fraud

Farron Balanced – Jim Jordan Just Made The Biggest Mistake Of His Career (My take on Pomerantz is the same. Jordan? I don’t know. His capacities for screwing up appear limitless.)

Robert Reich – Why Are There Fees on Everything?

Golden Retriever Picks Apples For His Bunny BFF

Beau – Let’s talk about reactions to the Justice Thomas news….

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Open Thread April 11, 2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:49 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Apr 112023

Yesterday, I realized I had inadvertently provided proof that when I get home from a visit with Virgil I am not running on all cylinders. I did this by scheduling yesterday’s Video Thread for the morning and the Open Thread for midday. Well, it wasn’t the first time I did this and it undoubtedly will not be the last. I can only promise not to do it on purpose; I can’t promise not to do it. Appsrently I had recovered, since i got the New Yorker’sName Drop on the first clue – but I went to the same high school as the subject, who had graduated the year before I was a first- year student, so I had some inside information. (I’ll give this hint in case anyone wants to pursue it: the person is mentioned in yesterday’s TJIs.)
If anyone is interested in taking in more information about ProPublica’s investigation of Clarence Thomas, there’s a “virtual event” today at 3:00 pm to 3:45 pm Eastern, here’s a link. It isn’t clear whether it is boing to be more like a Zoom call or more like a podcast, but it is clear it will be live, because there’s a space in the reservation form for any question you might want to ask. I won’t be there, but I didn’t want anyone who is interested to miss it on account of my inaction.

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PoltiZoom – BUSTED: Sadist DeSantis Laughed At Tortured Guantanamo Inmates
Quote – Inmates in Guantanamo used to die from being force fed Ensure which was laced with laxatives, which caused vomiting and diarrhea simultaneously. Having once had that myself due to food poisoning, I can assure you it is an unbelievable experience. The electrolytes in the body become unbalanced, which can lead to heart arrhythmia, which can lead to death. And Ron DeSantis thinks it’s funny, according to the testimony of one inmate.
Click through for evidence in detail, if you can stand to. It’s no surprise or secret that DeSantis is DeMonic, nor that “Cruelty is the point” – but the evidence is damning (to anyone but another fascist.)

the 19th – ‘We will not be defeated’: Vice President Kamala Harris stands with expelled representatives in Nashville
Quote – Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at Jones’ alma mater — Fisk University, a historically Black institution — delivering a message of praise for the lawmakers and an indictment of the Republican supermajority that expelled them. “A democracy says you don’t silence the people,” Harris said. “You don’t stifle the people. You don’t turn off their microphones when they are speaking about the importance of life and liberty. That is not what a democracy does.”
Click through for story. Sometimes beauty emerges as a response to evil, and that is what we have here. And Kamala is not the only respondent. See today’s video thread for an unplanned inspirational duet.

Food For Thought

Open Thread April 10, 2023

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

Apr 102023

Yesterday, I got to see Virgil, and give him all your greetings, which he returns. I got the Scrabble set right away, and we managed to play three full games (not keeping score, just attempting (and, with some cooperation, succeeding) to use all the letters with all actual words. That took us within 3 minutes of the end of visitation, so I’d say we did well.

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HuffPost – Clarence Thomas Says He Was ‘Advised’ He Didn’t Need To Report Lavish Trips With GOP Donor
Quote – In a rare statement released by the Supreme Court, Thomas said he was “advised” by his colleagues in the judiciary “that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends” was not something that needed to be reported under the court’s guidelines at the time. The conservative justice added that it was his intent to follow new reporting rules instituted by the Supreme Court last month.
Click through for details. One legal expert commented he would really like to know who so advised him (with the implication that he’d like to give them a piece of his mind.) But apparently they are all dead now (so cannot defend themselves – or call Thomas a liar. Pity.

Daily Kos (ericlewis0) – NYT: Georgia DA Willis has Notified almost 20 People They are Targets of Investigation
Quote – In Georgia, however, there is another criminal investigation of Mr. Trump nearing completion, this one also led by a local prosecutor, Fani T. Willis of Fulton County…. Her investigation has targeted a wide range of conduct centered around efforts to subvert the democratic process and overturn Mr. Trump’s 2020 election loss. Nearly 20 people are already known to have been told that they are targets who could face charges, including Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mr. Trump’s former personal lawyer, and David Shafer, the head of the Georgia Republican Party.
Click through for story. There is a link to the NY TImes, but unless you have an account (free or paid, either should work) you won’t be able to get in.

Food For Thought

Video Thread 4/10/23

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 7:02 am Open Thread, Politics

Apr 102023

Glenn Kirschner – Justice Clarence Thomas’s ethical lapses are likely also crimes. Time for an investigation.

Thom Hartmann – Activist’s Child Arrested…”Why” Will Shock You

Armageddon Update – Bye, Grandma Jean (hanky alert)

Puppet Regime – Kim Jong Un drunk dialing

Guy Finds Stray Kitten And Bonds Hard With Him

Beau – Let’s talk about top Florida Dems getting arrested….

Video Thread 4/5/2023

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

Apr 052023

Glenn Kirschner – Will judge impose gag order to stop defendant Trump’s lies, threats & inciting imminent lawlessness?

MSNBC – SCOTUS under new ethics rule thanks to Sen. Whitehouse

Ring of Fire – Elise Stefanik Promised Trump That House GOP Would Handle Alvin Bragg (I’m with Farron)

Six13 – The Prince of Egypt (for Passover CE 2023)

Pittie Is Obsessed With Her New Cinderella Carriage

Beau – Let’s talk about Trump, political reactions, and personal opinions….

Video Thread 3/29/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:54 am Open Thread, Politics

Mar 292023

Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump’s threats to NY DA Alvin Bragg VIOLATE BOTH NEW YORK AND FEDERAL criminal statutes.

PoliticsGirl – TikTok Ban

Ring of Fire – Jim Jordan’s Staffers Whine That Manhattan DA’s Office Keeps Hanging Up On Them (I’d be inclined to send everything to VMX, with an OGM which apologizes to legitimate callers and explains why. Put one person – maybe hire someone for it – to traanscribe it all overnight.)

Mrs. Betty Bowers – The Game of Anti-Woke DISTRACTIONS

Hissing Feral Cat Falls In Love With The Guy Who Rescued Him

Beau – Let’s talk about a win at the Supreme Court for Americans with disabilities….

Video Thread 3/10/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:01 pm Open Thread, Politics

Mar 102023

Glenn Kirschner – Is Ivanka Trump throwing daddy, Don Jr. & Eric under the bus in NY AG Tish James’s civil fraud case?

The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – March 7, 2023

MSNBC – Another Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama as CEO testifies before Congress

Brent Terhune – They’re Grooming Kids

Chocolate Lab Growls At Her Foster Until…

Beau – Let’s talk about an upcoming consumer protection SCOTUS case…. (probably a year away, but really important)

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