DOJ wants to hire 131 more lawyers to help with Jan. 6 prosecutions

DOJ wants to hire 131 more lawyers to help with Jan. 6 prosecutions

...Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Monday that the Jan. 6 investigation is "among the most wide-ranging and most complex that this department has ever undertaken."

The January 6 Committee in essence asked a question many Americans are asking… what is going on at the DOJ? Either Merrick Garland is working on one heckuva an investigation and nothing has leaked, or…- Dan Rather

 

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Trump Asks Putin to Release Dirt on Joe Biden
• Europeans expel dozens of Russia diplomats to combat espionage
• Tom Brokaw Blames Fox News and 'Poisonous Right-Wing Political Organizations' for Putin Invading Ukraine.
• Watch the 37 Seconds That Fox News Has Spent Covering Missing Phone Logs from Trump White House on Jan. 6
• Michael Cohen claims riot committee witness purchased three burner phones at a CVS
• White House records turned over to House show 7-hour gap in Trump phone log on Jan. 6
• Jan. 6 Committee Uses Wild Footage of Ari Melber Grilling Peter Navarro as Evidence He Plotted to Overturn the Election

Maybe Trump’s 7 hours of missing call logs from Jan 6th are on Hunter Biden’s laptop. - Tim Hannan

Putin For Peace? 

The Russian military said Tuesday that it had "drastically" reduced its military activity near the Ukraine capital of Kyiv and the northern city of Chernihiv as talks with Ukraine aimed at ending the war entered the “practical” stage.

Putin is not “choosing” to stop his assault on Kyiv. Ukrainians are repelling Russian soldiers around the capital. - Michael McFaul

Republican Shenanigans

• 'Significant' evidence suggests Trump Organization misstated asset values for more than a decade, NY AG says
• Poll: Trump leads Biden, Harris in 2024 match-ups
• House Republican Embraces White Nationalist Conspiracy Theory: 'I Don’t Think There’s Any Question' the 'Great Replacement' is Real
• DeSantis vetoes new Florida congressional map and calls for special session
• 21 states file lawsuit against federal mask mandate on transportation

It is incredibly clear that Donald Trump violated the Presidential Records Act.

Under Title 18, Section 2071 of the US Code, anyone who violates this act will be barred from running for public office. - Jack Cocchiarella

Now, This Is A Conspiracy Theory! With Cats!
A Nebraska state lawmaker apologized on Monday after he publicly cited a persistent but debunked rumor alleging that schools are placing litter boxes in school bathrooms to accommodate children who self-identify as cats.

Anonymous, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 7.5 hour gap in Trump's phone log that is missing. - Jon Cooper

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Rock The Voter News

• AOC Calls on Clarence Thomas to Resign, Pushes Impeachment: 'Inaction is a Decision to Erode and Further Delegitimize SCOTUS'
• Biden moves to campaign mode with billionaire tax plan
• Jill Biden's community college receives bomb threat

Cocaine & Orgies in D.C.? Who? Ginni & Clarence? Ew.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) claimed in an interview posted Thursday that fellow lawmakers have invited him to an orgy and done cocaine in front of him.

The remarks from Cawthorn, 26, who in his 14 months as a congressman has developed a reputation for unpredictable statements, came in the context of a discussion about whether, in "Warrior Poet Society" podcast host John Lovell's words, "House of Cards" was a “fictitious show” or if it was “closer to like a documentary.”

Madison Cawthorn, Karen Pence, and Callista Gingrich. Get the visual. You're welcome. - Hmish Mitchell

Donald Trump, the master of self-congratulation. His picture should be next to NARCISSIST in the dictionary.

—Stephen King

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Business/Tech News

• U.S. consumer confidence rebounds; job openings near record high
• CBS News Under Fire For Hiring Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney
• Condé Nast employees announce they've unionized
• FDA skeptical of benefits from experimental ALS drug

CBS News just hired Trump’s Budget Director and Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, who helped orchestrate the extortion of Zelenskyy, to “break down” President Biden’s plan to make billionaires pay their fair share.

You cannot make this stuff up. - NoliewithBTC tweet

Methinks Russian Soldiers Drink Too Much Vodka
Weeks after Russian soldiers took over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine, new reports reveal that the invading forces have engaged in reckless behavior at the facility beyond their initial shelling of it...

What we basically have right now is All the President's Men snapped up for paid analyst gigs on news networks instead of prison. - Schooley tweet

I kind of get Trump having a seven hour gap on his call logs cause I turned off my doorbell camera last night so my wife would not know when Taco Bell arrived at 230am. - Dan Hernandez

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Odd News

• NASA astronaut, Russian cosmonauts prepare to land in Kazakhstan
•  Panama City Beach spring breakers bring guns; one man shot
• Majority of Americans Side With Will Smith Over Chris Rock in Oscar Slap Brouhaha
• Twitter data indicate most of country backs Chris Rock after Oscars spat with Will Smith
• Virginia woman fishes $110,000 winning lottery ticket out of the trash
• Indian ultra runner breaks world record for Golden Quadrilateral run

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A bumblebee napping.

Peace.

CNN’s Sara Sidner Condemns the Will Smith Discourse: ‘A Little Embarrassed’ Discussing This While Ukraine’s ‘Being Bombed’

CNN’s Sara Sidner Condemns the Will Smith Discourse: ‘A Little Embarrassed’ Discussing This While Ukraine’s ‘Being Bombed’

CNN correspondent Sara Sidner criticized the public attention being placed on actor Will Smith over slapping comedian Chris Rock on Sunday during the Oscars.

Smith went onto the stage and slapped Rock after the latter made a joke about the former’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. That moment went viral.

It might seem obvious to you & me that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at The Oscars but Merrick Garland is going to need at least 15 months to review the evidence. - John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Ukrainian Military Intel Chief Says Putin Will 'Attempt to Create North and South Korea in Ukraine' to Save Face
• Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators ‘victims of suspected poisoning’
• Trump distorts Obama-Biden aid to Ukraine
• Jan 6 committee to vote on holding aides Scavino and Navarro in contempt
• Sandy Hook families seek Alex Jones arrest after 2nd no-show
• January 6 Committee will seek interview with Ginni Thomas, sources say
• Jared Kushner expected to appear before Jan. 6 committee this week

Trump Urges Putin To End War And Just Use Sharpie To Change Russia’s Border. - Andy Borowitz

 

I Wonder If The CIA Helped With This. I Hope So.
Ukraine's military intelligence on Monday published the names and contact details of 620 people it alleged were officers of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) involved in "criminal activities" in Europe.

Putin Begs Ginni Thomas To Stop Texting Him. - Andy Borowitz

Who Would Have Been So Upset If Back In 1944 FDR Said: “For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power." - Jon-Christopher Bua

Republican Shenanigans

• People's Convoy moving from DC to California, organizer says
• Trump likely committed felony obstruction, federal judge rules
• Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Professional Bigot, Tells Pete Buttigieg Stay Out of Girls’ Bathrooms
• 'They hate me': Marjorie Taylor Greene defends her place on Georgia ballot at Trump rally
• Rep. Madison Cawthorn Tells Audience: 'I Don't Have A Whole Lot Of Wisdom'
• Oops Moment After Fox & Friends Co-Host Refers to GOP House Candidate as Hispanic: 'Well I'm Not Hispanic'
• Acosta Mocks Sen. Blackburn's Post Confusing Constitution and Declaration of Independence: 'Should've Deleted That Tweet 4 Score and 7 Years Ago'
• US congressman Jeff Fortenberry resigns after conviction for lying to FBI

Remember - if Clarence Thomas resigns &  Biden replaces him, then John Roberts is once again the SCOTUS swing vote.   

This would make Roberts the most powerful man in America.

 

I mean, next to Joe Manchin. - John Fugelsang

Clarence Thomas Back To Working Remotely Just Like It's Another Day.

Justice Clarence Thomas participated remotely in oral arguments on Monday, three days after the Supreme Court said he was released from the hospital following treatment for an infection and as he faces ongoing ethical scrutiny.

I would like to take a moment to honor George HW Bush, who, by appointing Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, gave us not only one of the worst justices in the Court’s history but also a whackjob wife informing his heinous decisions. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden stands by comments that Putin shouldn't remain in power: 'I’m not walking anything back'
• Biden unveils $5.8 trillion budget proposal with tax hikes, spending boosts
• Biden proposes $81.7 billion in spending to prepare for future pandemics
• Senate confirmation hearing 'outrageous and beyond the pale,' Booker says

Mark Meadows cell phone is everything Republicans wish Hunter Biden’s laptop was. - YS tweet

Hollyweird Gets Weirder

Watching Will Smith stalk off the stage with an Oscar for best actor in hand, I had anticipated pride and admiration in seeing a popular and hardworking performer finally ascend to join Hollywood's most creatively respected Black actors, alongside Denzel, Sidney, Morgan and Samuel L.

Instead, I first felt bewilderment, then anger. How, I wondered, was Smith allowed to climb onstage to accept an award, not long after walking up and slapping comedian Chris Rock when the comic cracked an unflattering joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith?

Wait... Chris Rock makes a bad joke about Jada Pinkett’s appearance. Will Smith walks onstage hits him in the face shouts out obscenities & later in tears accepts an Oscar saying “Love makes you do crazy things” to a STANDING OVATION?!? WTF Hollywood. That’s not WOKE. That’s WEAK - Paul Stanley 

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Business/Tech News

• Oil slides 6% on concerns of weaker Chinese demand
• G-7 Rejects Putin Demand for Ruble Payments for Russian Gas
• U.S. Supreme Court turns away challenge to Trump steel tariffs
• Walmart ending cigarette sales in some locations: report

UNFUN FACT: While the rest of us are arguing about Chris Rock and Will Smith, Republicans are planning their next attempt to overthrow the government. - Middle Age Riot

Wait, What, Republican Lawmakers Are Doing Something Responsible? I'm Skeptical!
A recent Wall Street Journal report notes that lawmakers are acting to resolve entrepreneur Elon Musk’s business ties to China, which they fear may include the People’s Republic of China connections to SpaceX. Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) wants to hold confidential briefings on Capitol Hill to assess the severity of the situation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced legislation aimed at rectifying the problem, telling the newspaper that “any company operating in China is going to be pressured and exploited by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).”

U.S. Seizes New York City Borough Belonging To Russian Oligarch  - The Onion

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Odd News

• Evacuation orders for 8,000 homes are lifted after a Colorado wildfire torches parts of the Boulder area
• Volcanologists seek answers as island in Portugal's Azores keeps shaking
• Mexico to rent out presidential jet for weddings, parties
• Metal detectorist to the rescue when beach proposal goes awry
• Illinois woman keeps getting unwanted shoe deliveries from UPS
• Girl named world's youngest opera singer at age 7

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 Let's go surfing now. Everybody's learning how · Come on a safari with me.

Peace.

January 6 committee has text messages between Ginni Thomas and Mark Meadows

January 6 committee has text messages between Ginni Thomas and Mark Meadows

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riot has in its possession more than two dozen text messages, 29 in total, between former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, according to multiple sources familiar with the messages.

Conservatives: How dare you lump in Clarence Thomas with the actions of his wife.

Same conservatives: HUNTER'S LAPTOP - Bradley P. Moss

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Biden Rallies U.S. Troops in Poland: 'We Are At An Inflection Point' in The Battle Between Democracy and Autocracy
• Biden says NATO ‘would respond’ if Russia uses chemical weapons
• Putin claims West is trying to "cancel" Russia, invoking comparison to J.K. Rowling
• Ainsley Earhardt Mocks Biden's Europe Presser as 'Weak' and 'Embarrassing': 'Can America Get Any Worse?'

The Republican assault on our democracy is constant and never ending. It’s f---ing exhausting. - Tim Hannan

Fragging, Russian Style

A Russian army commander has been killed by a group of demoralised soldiers fed up with the scale of losses during the invasion of Ukraine, Western officials have said.

The commander of the 37th rifle brigade, named by officials as Colonel Medvechek, is understood to have been run over by one of his own soldiers who had grown frustrated by his unit's heavy losses.

If you think the Ginni Thomas texts are bad, wait until you learn about how Clarence Thomas successfully conspired with four other high-ranking government officials to overturn the result of the 2000 election. - Ian Millhauser 

Republican Shenanigans

• Sen. Wyden Calls on Clarence Thomas to Recuse Himself from Jan. 6-Related Cases: His Conduct ‘Looks Increasingly Corrupt’
• Jesse Watters Fondly Recalls Trump Pushing Montenegro’s Prime Minister at NATO Summit: ‘Everybody Knew There He Was in Charge’
• U.S. Congressman Fortenberry found guilty of lying to FBI about funds
• GOP leader calls on convicted Republican lawmaker to resign
• Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is 'threatened' by trans women
• South Carolina candidate to ex-Trump aide: 'You really are a true piece of 'sh--'
• Rep. Mo Brooks says Trump repeatedly asks him to 'rescind' the 2020 election

Remember when everyone wanted to tar and feather Maggie Haberman for holding that story about Trump flushing documents down the WH toilet for her book instead of telling the DOJ? When will folks get upset that the AG and DOJ just shrugged over Trump doing that illegal act? - Victoria Brownworth

Ginni Thomas Left A Voicemail Asking Anita Hill For An Apology - Oct 20th, 2010. She's Always Been A Wacko.
Well its safe to say that no one probably expected this coda to the story of the Clarence Thomas hearings. Multiple sources are reporting that Ginny Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Tea Party organizer left a voicemail asking for an apology from Anita Hill, the former staffer of her husband and central figure in the allegations of sexual harassment that led to the “public lynching” as Mr. Thomas called it himself.

Mitch McConnell claims that Judge Jackson lacks the experience to serve on the Supreme Court — conveniently failing to mention that GOP favorite Clarence Thomas had only been a judge for a year before he was confirmed. Of course, Thomas has other things going for him, like a wife who tried to overthrow the government, so it’s all good. - Andy Borowitz

Hillary's emails seem so insignificant compared to a Supreme Court Justice's wife being an insurrectionist.

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden Torches Trump on World Stage, Talks Trash About 2024: 'I'd Be Very Fortunate' If Trump Runs Again
• Biden administration announces first wind power lease off Carolinas
• Like many Texas voters, Willie Nelson and wife Annie D’Angelo-Nelson had mail-in ballot trouble

I’m sure the news will cover Ginni Thomas’ texts as much as they covered Hillary’s emails. - OhNoSheTwitnt

Manchin Throws Democrats A Bone
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Friday that he will vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination, making it ever more likely she'll be confirmed to the court.

And to think, John Roberts was concerned before about the reputation of the Supreme Court. He’s got some serious work to do. - Steven Beschloss

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Business/Tech News

• Mortgage rates soar to 3-year high following first Fed interest rate hike
• Russian ruble loses key lifeline as US sanctions target Putin's $140 billion gold stockpile
• Leaked Email: Restaurant Chain Exec's Plan to Hire Workers for Less Because Inflation, Gas Prices Will Make Them Desperate
• Chip shortage forces GM to pause production at Indiana plant

ProRussia Radio Shows Banished To Rumble
Radio shows associated with Russian-state media are turning to free speech platform Rumble, as mainstream platforms have booted them in recent weeks due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

I hope Clarence and Ginni Thomas are followed by more press and paparazzi photographers than Britney, Lindsay and Paris on a Saturday night in 1998. - Kathy Griffin

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Odd News

• Russian spacecraft to bring back American astronaut from space amid breakdown in relations over Ukraine
• International Waffle Day started as a Swedish misunderstanding
• Rare pink grasshopper found in East Texas
• Ohio woman calls 911 to complain about her KFC order
• Cannonball found on Florida beach might be from 1700s

Time To Deflate Photo

Mammatus clouds over Mount Rushmore.

Peace.