Manchin and Sinema Vote with Republicans to Maintain the Filibuster

Manchin and Sinema Vote with Republicans to Maintain the Filibuster
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) joined all 50 Republicans Wednesday night in voting to keep the current filibuster in its current form. The vote was 52-48 in favor of maintaining it.

Every time Republicans get what they want, the American people lose something they need.

--John Collins

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Fulton County Georgia DA requests special grand jury to investigate Trump's 2020 election interference
• The estranged wife of indicted leader of Oath Keepers tells CNN he is a 'dangerous man' and 'complete sociopath'
• U.S. Congress subpoenas two far-right leaders in Capitol attack probe
• Tucker Goes on Bizarre Anti-Mask Rant: ‘Human Beings Need to See One Another’s Faces!’

Biden did not greenlight an invasion of Ukraine. Biden has built a large coalition of countries to impose major sanctions on Russia should Putin invade. Biden also pledged $650 million in security assistance to Ukraine this year. That's trying to deter, not greenlight war. - Michael McFaul 

Weird, The CIA Puts Out Contradictory Statement.

In a new intelligence assessment, the CIA has ruled out that the mysterious symptoms known as Havana Syndrome are the result of a sustained global campaign by a hostile power aimed at hundreds of U.S. diplomats and spies, six people briefed on the matter told NBC News.

In about two dozen cases, the agency cannot rule out foreign involvement, including many of the cases that originated at the U.S. Embassy in Havana beginning in 2016. Another group of cases is considered unresolved. But in hundreds of other cases of possible symptoms, the agency has found plausible alternative explanations, the sources said. 

Havana Syndrome is the kind of thing George Costanza would make up to get out of work at the CIA. - chockensmirk tweet

And to think there are plenty of crimes committed by the Trumps that we haven’t even heard about yet. - Michael Beschloss

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Organization produced just 3 documents from Donald Trump in response to New York AG probe, court filings show
• Mitch McConnell Compares 'African Americans' with 'Americans' at Live Press Conference
• New Filings Reveal Another Billionaire Behind the Big Lie
• Mike Lindell hires reporter fired by Newsmax for saying Covid vaccine has satanic marker
• Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys file motion for retrial following juror concerns
• Alaska Supreme Court upholds election changes ending party primaries

Totally weird that Mitch McConnell thinks I'm from Africa when my family has been in America longer than his. - BlackKnight10K tweet

I feel we don’t talk enough about how much Trump lured his absolutely biggest supporters into a legal nightmare and then abandoned them as he wallowed in self pity and denial. They really thought they had a pardon backstop on this. - Schooley

Will Ivanka Take The 5th?
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol is asking Ivanka Trump, former President Trump's daughter and one of his former White House advisers, to voluntarily sit down with the committee.

Uh Oh, Princess

Donald Trump has indicated that he will appeal to the Intergalactic Supreme Court. - NotHoodlum tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden commits to Harris as his running mate for 2024
• Biden clarifies any Russian movement into Ukraine 'is an invasion'
• States with looser gun restrictions have higher number of homicides, suicides: study
• Tom Hanks narrates pro-Biden ad for inauguration anniversary

Trump Blasts Biden For Failing To Overthrow U.S. Government in His First Year. - Andy Borowitz

It is not Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's fault that republicans will not work with them. It is the republicans' fault. 

Thank you for taking time to understand basic human relationships. - Florida Chris tweet

Hey Media, Lookee Here: The DNC Backs Biden
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) accused Republicans of having "no agenda" in a memo released to state parties on Thursday, echoing messaging from President Biden used at a press conference on Wednesday marking his first year in office. 

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Business/Tech News

• With winter weather approaching, pipeline company threatens to cut off gas supply to Texas’ biggest power generator
• No, Wharton students, the average U.S. worker does not make $800,000
• American Airlines reports losses of nearly $1B in fourth quarter
• Peru demands compensation for disastrous oil spill caused by Tonga volcano

Now that Ivanka Trump and Deutsche Bank is trending, let's all take a moment to remember that Justice Kennedy's son was their primary banker. - Robert Driemeyer 

Say What? A Bipartisan Effort To Ban Lawmakers From Trading Stocks. 

Almost 10 years ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed the STOCK Act — requiring members and their spouses to disclose when they buy or sell stocks. The rare bipartisan bill flew through both chambers after a series of national news stories raised questions about whether lawmakers were profiting from their jobs.

Now there's a bipartisan push again — this time to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks at all. 

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Odd News

• Webb Space Telescope’s Mirrors Are Fully Deployed
• Rescuers find Appalachian Trail hiker stuck in waist-deep snow inside Smoky Mountains
• Reporter Gets Hit By Car on Live TV and CONTINUES REPORTING
• Florida woman attacked by bear while walking dog says she's 'lucky to be alive'
• Alligator spotted swimming in wastewater at former phosphate mining plant

Time To Deflate Photo

A stage coach used by the Butterfield Stage company between Los Angeles and Saint Louis, ca.1858. The coach itself sports a cabin with four windows, a carriage driver's seat which extends from the back, and a luggage shelf beneath it, on which rests a steamer trunk. A 22-day fare on the coach in 1858 cost ninety dollars. Source: USC Digital Library
In 1964 I flew from Ft. Lauderdale to NYC for $54 on Northeast Airlines.


Peace.