Glenn Kirschner – Pres Biden & VP Harris Address Nation on 1/6 Anniversary, as 1/6 Committee Ratchets Up Investigation
The Lincoln Project – Biden
Liberal Redneck – January 6th Anniversary
In memoriam Sir Sidney Poitier
MSNBC – Capehart memorializes Sidney Poitier
Colbert – Abhor-Rent
Beau – Let’s talk about Schumer and the filibuster…. Beau has a VERY good idea.
Glenn Kirschner – AG Garland Signals DOJ Will hold the “Powerless & Powerful” Accountable for Crimes of January 6
Meidas Touch David Pepper dissects how the GOP is DESTROYING democracy
The Lincoln Project – Last Week Year in the Republican Party
Really American – January 6 – Dress Rehearsal To Overthrow America
VoteVets – Generals – and “True blue.”
Wild Groundhog Won’t Let Woman Go Home Without Her
Beau – Let’s talk about newly disclosed information about the 6th….
Glenn Kirschner – Peter Navarro Joins the Ranks of Trump’s Co-Conspirators; Garland Set to Discuss Jan 6 Investigation
Meidas Touch – Ron DeSantis struggles to breathe, gasps for air in shocking new video (I don’t think it’s all that obvious myself, but it is there … so soon after he “disappeared” for five days.)
The Lincoln Project – Closer Than You Think I
CBS – Representative Jamie Raskin talks January 6 and son’s death ahead of Capitol attack anniversary
Really American – Democrats Shown To Be True Supporters Of Police (Don’t miss the almost buried punchline, starting with “Ask…”)
Liberal Redneck – Review of Senator Ted Cruz
Beau – Let’s talk about Garland’s speech….
Glenn Kirschner – Bipartisan Jan. 6 Committee Investigates Trump w/Clear-Eyed Determination and Purpose of Mission
Meidas Touch – Michael Cohen recalls when Trump offered up Don Jr. for prison over Ivanka (you may have seen this information in print)
The Lincoln Project – Navarro
Don Winslow – #DonaldTrumpLovesAntifa (TeeHee)
No Dem Left Behind – Richard Ojeda on the Trump Crime Family
Vote Vets – Brig.Gen.(Ret.) Steven Anderson On ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ Discussing Ongoing Insurrection Threat
Beau – Let’s talk about how the US and China’s contest will end….
Yesterday, I ran through all the online diagnostics before calling CenturyLink, and I’m glad I did so. I have had my current modem for more than 9 years, and it’s been obsolete for a while now. So I really have no right to complain. I checked out the current models available, and discovered that one of the three newest models is made by the same manufacturer as my old one, and the cord array looks exactly the same, so I can install it easily – no need to brinf a tech to the house in plague time. I’m expected to get it Saturday. Meantime, I have found a flow which will enable me to work faster by moving slower, so I will make it until (probably not without some colorful language in the process, though.)
Cartoon –
Short Takes –
The New Yorker (Borowitz – NOT THE NEWS!) Sean Hannity Informs January 6th Panel that Swearing to Tell the Truth Would Violate His Contract with Fox
Quote – In a written statement, Hannity said that taking an oath “to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth” would be “a betrayal of the solemn vow I made to Fox. +The members of the committee would no doubt require me to swear on a Bible,” he said. “However, I answer to a higher power: Rupert Murdoch.”
Click through if you aren’t paywalled out. Sounds like straight news to me (but I did LOL.)
Trump called her an ‘incredible woman,’ but Ashli Babbitt was a Q-nut with a violent past
Quote – Norris’ first encounter with Babbitt took place on July 29, 2016, when Norris says Babbitt rammed her SUV in a road-rage incident in Prince Frederick, Maryland. “She pulls up yelling and screaming,” Norris told AP. “It took me a good 30 seconds to figure out who she was. … Just all sorts of expletives, telling me to get out of the car, that she was going to beat my ass.”
Click through for backstory. I don’t say “full” because there is undoubteedly more to be learned. I would also call her incredible – but NOT as a compliment!
Merrick Garland speech – Assuming this would be the major topic everyome would be interested in, I listened to it. Twice. The second time with a YouTube video which has CC and therefore I could download a transcript (how good remains to be seen,) and I will figure out a way to make that available – that one, or a better one if someone beats me to it. But, to summarize, he said –
We are working on it and we won’t stop until we get everyone. If I told you any more, it would jeopardize the investigation (DOJ policy, based on experience and best practices.) We started at the bottom and are working our way up, and that is reflected in sentincing (which by implication will go up with the involvement of the offender – also best practices.) We are also working on voting rights (if the investigation takes too long, we are going to need voting rights as we never have before.) We are also working on death threats, (and you wouldn’e believe how many of those there are, and how many categories of people who have received them.) The time to deal with threats is when they are issued, not after a tragedy. First Amendment rights are important, but “protests” like 1/6 and death threats are not protected. (I thought it was clever of him to quote Scalia to support that instead of a more liberal justice, and it was a good quote.) Bottom line: We know how critical the investigation of 1/6 is for the survival of democracy, and we don’t intend to let anyone skate. We are working as hard as we can, that’s all we can tell you, so please get off our back and let us do our job.
Food For Thought:
Glenn Kirschner – From Trump DOJ Official Pleading the 5th to Congress on Cusp of Subpoenaing its Own: December Recap
Meidas Touch – Michael Cohen thinks Jan 6 text leaks are not what they appear (and he has some good points)
The Lincoln Project – In Their Words
NBC News – Remembering Those We Lost in 2021 – I said I was dreading this, but it’s worth knowing (Yes, Betty White died on December 31, but they made this on the 31st before the news got out.)
Really American – Trump To Deliver DANGEROUS Speech On January 6 (he has wimped out, though)
Woman Adopts Grandparents’ Grumpy Cat
Beau – Let’s talk about human rights or constitutional rights….
Glenn Kirschner – DOJ Press Release Promises to Hold Accountable All Those “Responsible” for Capitol Attack
Crooks and Liars – Harry Dunn Moves Capehart To Tears With Answer On Protecting Congress
Ring of Fire – Conservatives Accidentally Drive Book Sales Soaring After Trying To Ban Books
Robert Reich – The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It (No CC because no talking!)
CBS – States across the country mark the start of 2022 with new laws going into effect (More new laws)
CNN – Cheney reveals what Trump was doing during January 6 insurrection (not like any of this is news, but testimony is always nice to have.)
Beau – Let’s talk about a New Year update….
Glenn Kirschner – 2021: The Year of Donald Trump’s Big Lie. 2022 Will be the Year of The Big Truth.
Meidas Touch – Michael Cohen draws parallels between ‘Succession’ and the Trump family
Armageddon Update | 2021 Year In Review
Robert Reich – 2021: A Year Defined by Worker Power
PBS – Photojournalists share the stories behind images that defined 2021
NBC – New State Laws To Be Enforced In 2022
Beau – Let’s talk about next year’s news cycles….