House committee expected to release Trump's taxes Friday

House committee expected to release Trump's taxes Friday

Former President Donald Trump's tax returns are expected to be released by the House Ways and Means committee on Friday, a congressional aide confirmed...

Donald Trump spent all that money to hide his taxes and now we get to see them on Friday. - Mayo tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• The Trumpian Right Declares Ukraine a New 'Forever War' After Mere Months
• Jan. 6 Transcripts Show How Kimberly Guilfoyle Demanded $60K To Speak For 3 Minutes at Trump's Pre-Riot Rally: 'You Will Send the Funds'
• Melania Trump 'knew something was going to happen': former aide tells Jan. 6 Committee
• Russia launches barrage of more than 120 missiles at major Ukrainian cities

I was in Kabul, Afghanistan, and was accosted for reading "The Handmaid's Tale" on a park bench.

Wait, that was in Nashville, Tennessee, yesterday. 

I couldn't tell the difference. - Bandon Unger tweet

Biden Doesn't Trust The Secret Service

A new book claims President Joe Biden views some Secret Service agents suspiciously over fears they might be sympathetic to former President Donald Trump.

In his upcoming book The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House, author and filmmaker Chris Whipple claims to have exclusive details about Biden’s first two years in the White House. In some excerpts, Whipple claims the president eyes the Secret Service with suspicion, fearing agents in the ranks are loyal to his predecessor.

Biden won’t speak freely near Secret Service & thinks they lied about dog bite incident

They got into a car accident with Harris in the vehicle

They failed to warn Pelosi about threats

They deleted Jan 6 texts despite orders not to

Secret Service is infested with Trump thugs. - Lindy Li tweet

Mark Meadows had a PowerPoint for Trump’s coup on his computer.

But yeah, Hunter Biden’s laptop. - Jack Cocchiarella tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump and his allies turn on 'lapdog' Hannity: 'Throw him in the garbage'
• Santos reportedly used ‘Anthony Zabrovsky’ alias on charity GoFundMe page
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Rages At Tulsi Gabbard For Not Going Easy On George Santos
• Trump Instructed His Public Presidential Schedule Be Replaced With Summary: 'Many Calls and Many Meetings'
• DeSantis administration launches investigation into holiday drag show
• GOP appoints failed politician to judgeship despite her having zero judicial experience
• ‘Whoopi, That’s What the Yellow Stars Were For’: Fox News Guest Rips Goldberg’s ‘Ignorance’ After Holocaust Comments
• Mitch McConnell’s Wife Elaine Chao Calls on Media Not to Repeat Trump’s Latest ‘Racist Taunt’ About Her

George Santos Fears Public Is Forgetting He Was First Man on Moon. - Andy Borowitz

Jeffrey Epstein Keeps Popping Up

The U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against banking giant JPMorgan Chase, accusing the Wall Street corporation of turning a “blind eye” toward the conduct of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George said in a complaint filed in a Manhattan District Court that JPMorgan Chase facilitated the trafficking of minors for sexual abuse at the hands of Epstein.

Republicans Blast George Santos For Telling Different Lies Than Those Approved By GOP. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
• Rep. Raskin announces cancer diagnosis
• Arizona attorney general recount affirms Democratic win in razor-thin race

Increasingly feeling like George Santos was an op to establish if there’s a threshold of mendacity that is unacceptable to Republican voters anymore. - Schooley tweet

Republicans Demand Headstart, Instead Are Told To Follow The Rules
A lawyer for President Joe Biden told Republican lawmakers the administration did not plan to respond to letters seeking information for potential House probes, telling them they needed to resend those requests once they take over their committees in the next Congress. 

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

— Plato

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Business/Tech News

• Goldman Sachs CEO says job cuts to come within weeks
• ‘Absolutely shocking’: Traveler records airport police threatening to arrest Southwest customers
• Southwest CCO Ryan Green issues apology: ‘Fell short of your expectations’
• Twitter back online after widespread outage Wednesday night

A week since the storm hit, every airline but one has recovered. Overall we’re seeing around 3% of flights canceled, excluding the unacceptable performance of Southwest - which canceled 59% yesterday. USDOT is investigating and we are enforcing customer service standards. - Secretary Pete Buttigieg

Anyone Taking Bets On When Southwest Airlines Files For Bankruptcy?

The Southwest Airlines pilots union suggested the carrier’s mass flight disruptions were preventable, blaming the issues on “leadership shortcomings” that did not update the airline’s outdated scheduling software.

CNN: Thousands of Southwest passengers still stranded 

MSNBC: Winter storm fallout leaves thousands of Southwest travellers still stranded

Fox News: Southwest Airlines problems are all Buttigieg's fault. - Roshan Rinaldi

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The 70s just called and asked if you have any dirty clothes

Odd News

• Watch the Latest Water Satellite Unfold Itself in Space
•  Peruvian shamans gather to make 2023 prophecies
• California woman receives 100 portable heaters she never ordered
• Bill Cosby is Plotting His Return to the Stage in 2023: 'There’s So Much Fun to Be Had'
• Northern California statue of meat-packing magnate beheaded

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Madonna della Corona Sanctuary near Verona is a breathtaking church built on the side of a mountain in Italy. Look at those steps leading up tp the church.

Peace.

Lawmakers speak out as George Santos admits to lying about biography

Lawmakers speak out as George Santos admits to lying about biography

New York Attorney General Letitia James' office said last week that she was looking into a number of issues raised about Santos.

That Republicans refuse to hold George Santos accountable for his deceptions, tells you they have learned nothing from their ordeal with Donald Trump. - 7veritas4 tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Jan. 6 transcript: Mnuchin briefly discussed 25th Amendment removal of Trump
• Jan. 6 committee interview sheds light on origins of Proud Boys ‘1776 returns’ document
• Hutchinson: Marjorie Taylor Greene discussed QAnon with Trump, Meadows
• Survey: Half of Americans, most Republicans think US global influence is waning 
• CNN's Rosa Flores Reports On 'Pain and Desperation' of Stranded Migrants in El Paso

I bought a Russian advent calendar. Every time you open a window an oligarch falls out. - Gary Delaney

President Biden is a brilliant Commander in Chief. Using 5% of our military budget to support Ukraine's effort to defeat and expel Putin's Russian forces, he destroyed over 50% of their military capacity. That's a fantastic return on investment for Democracy. - Scott Huffman tweet

ATF UnGhosts Ghost Guns
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued an open letter to federal firearms dealers on Tuesday saying a rule that went into effect in August applies to certain partially completed pistol frames and parts kits, subjecting them to regulation...The rule requires the relevant firearm frames to have serial numbers and to be sold by licensed dealers who run background checks.

Politico Owes Meghan Markle An Apology 

For Fleet Streeting Her

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The fact we keep asking who paid off all of Kavanaugh’s debt, and are now having to ask who funded George Santos….and, yet, we can’t get answers, is a statement of how broken things are. - Jack Hopkins tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• 'The Ultimate Act of Anti-Semitism': George Santos's Opponent Condemns His Invoking the Holocaust in Fake Heritage Claims
• Mark Meadows Burned Documents After White House Meetings, Ex-Aide Told Jan. 6 Committee
• 'Clearly in Violation of the Presidential Records Act': CNN Commentator Reacts to Report Mark Meadows Burned Documents
• Arizona judge orders Republican Kari Lake to pay $33K in fees to Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs
• Andrew Tate Took a Swing at Greta Thunberg on Twitter and Missed Badly
• GOP Congressman Asks If ‘President Biden’ Used the Government to Bully Twitter – in 2020 When Trump Was in Office
• Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in younger women

Completely fabricating your resume will get you fired from Walmart but not the US Congress. - Tim Hannan tweet

Tulsi Gabbard Beotch Slaps George Santos
Rep.-elect George Santos had a difficult time explaining away the discrepancies in his résumé during a Fox News interview with Tulsi Gabbard, who came down hard on the New York Republican for his recent controversy.

Donald Trump was paid by Russia, extorted Ukraine to lie about Biden, attempted a coup to stay in power, stole classified documents, committed tax fraud, insurance fraud, he & his family made billions and you think Republicans care about Santos lying about his background? - WomanInTheMoon tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden signs bill to remove bust of Dred Scott decision author from Capitol
• ‘I was throwing up with anxiety’: how Democrats fought back in America’s most gerrymandered state
• Democrats call for George Santos to resign over ‘whopping lies’

George Santos is "Jew-ish" in the same sense that Christian Nationalists are "Christian-ish"—in other words, they are not. At all. - Mrs. Betty Bowers

Of Course, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Backing George Santos 🗡

...In backing Santos, Marjorie Taylor Greene is defending a potentially crucial vote to help Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) win election as House Speaker. McCarthy can only afford four Republican defections, with the GOP holding a slender majority in the chamber. And with hardliners like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and others insisting they won’t back McCarthy, Santos’s vote could loom large.

On this day in 1973, the Endangered Species Act was signed into law. Over the past 49 years, it has helped preserve plants and wildlife for future generations.  

From the bald eagle to the island fox, we are thankful for the species this law has helped recover and save. - US Department of the Interior tweet

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Congress gave the airlines billions to keep them afloat during Covid.  With that money they still furloughed pilots and crew.  They have been playing catch up since.  

@SouthwestAir needs to answer a lot of questions.  The arrogance of the airlines needs to stop. - Rep. Adam Kinzinger

Business/Tech News

• 'Worst Christmas Ever': Southwest Passengers Fume Over Airline Canceling 5,000+ Flights in Major Melt Down
• Walmart asks judge to throw out lawsuits over Virginia mass shooting
• Fox Business Tackles Tesla Stock Tanking — And Asks if Shareholders are 'Sick and Tired' of Musk's Twitter Antics: It's a 'Garbage Company!'
• ‘Inventor of email’ asks Elon Musk how he can apply to be Twitter CEO

Elon: I’m Batman 

The market: bitch you ain’t even Robin. - Adam Parkhomenko tweet

One Of Trump's Slimiest Advisers Wants The GOP To Dump Santos. What A World We Live In.
Donald Trump political adviser and Gettr CEO Jason Miller made his position on George Santos abundantly clear this week, calling for the Republican Party to dump the embattled congressman-elect.

"To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead." — Thomas Paine

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Odd News

• NASA mulls SpaceX backup plan for crew of Russia's leaky Soyuz ship
• 26 Surreal Pictures That Show Just How Bad Things Are In Buffalo DAYS After Their Historic Blizzard
• Buffalo woman saves man with severe frostbite
• South Florida woman getting driving violations, fines from Washington state. She’s never been there.
• Florida server surprised with $1,000 tip

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My friends are picking mandarin lemons which have an orange pulp.They have an order for 400 lemons from a nearby beach restaurant. Money really does grow on trees.


Peace.

More than 6K children killed, injured by gunfire in 2022: report

More than 6K children killed, injured by gunfire in 2022: report

More than 6,000 children were hurt or killed by gunfire in the U.S. in 2022, according to the nonprofit data collection and research group Gun Violence Archive (GVA).

 "Shooty McStumpface" is a good name for Kyle Rittenhouse. - Liam Nissan tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• 'Cruel, Dangerous, and Shameful': White House Scolds Abbott Over Christmas Eve Migrant Drop-off in Freezing Temperatures
• 14,000 plunged into darkness after attacks on electrical substations outside Tacoma, Washington
• Former Russian PM's 2023 Predictions Include a 'Fourth Reich' and a U.S. Civil War Resulting in Elon Musk as President
• Russian Lawmaker Who Slammed Putin’s War Dies After Falling From a Window

A taco truck on every corner sounds pretty f*cking good right now. - John Collins tweet

He F*cked Around And Found Out

The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.  

Adam Fox returned to federal court Tuesday, four months after he and Barry Croft Jr. were convicted of conspiracy charges at a second trial in August in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The only time I’d be worried about drag shows being abusive to children is if the Catholic Church started running them. - Davram tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• DeSantis’s request for COVID vaccine probe denounced by health experts
• Midterms indicate cracking down on critical race theory in public schools won’t win Republicans many new voters
• Pence spokesman says document showing FEC ‘filing’ is fake
• Lake deletes tweet targeting Maricopa judge after officials seek sanctions
• Hobbs asks court to sanction Lake over unproven election claims
• Republican Jewish Coalition says George Santos ‘not welcome’ at events after revelations
• Trump Fumes Over Reports Ivanka and Jared Snubbed 2024 Run, Claims he 'Specifically Asked' Them Not to Support
• Trump's lawyers keep getting slammed for filing conspiratorial lawsuits. Here are the 16 sanctioned so far.
• Trump Suggests Democrats Have Compromising Info on Mitch McConnell: ‘Must Have Something Really Big’
• ‘Alex Jones Did Nothing Wrong.’ Meet the Christian Nationalist Behind ‘Pastors For Trump’
• Greg Abbott pushes back on criticism after busing migrants to VP's home on freezing Christmas Eve

“Florida has the worst governor!”

Texas: “hold my beer”. - JoJoFromJerz tweet

When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.*

Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) has admitted to fabricating details about his education and previous employment as he campaigned for Congress during this year’s midterms, falsely claiming he’d earned a college degree and misrepresenting his past work.

* Maya Angelou quote

Trump calls reporter Olivia Nuzzi “dumb as a rock”. So she responds by simply tweeting a photo of Trump staring at the sun during a solar eclipse. I love her! - Mike Sington tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden issues emergency declaration in western New York as winter storm death toll hits 28
• Joe Biden to spend New Year's holiday with family in U.S. Virgin Islands
• Mississippi residents hit with another ‘boil water’ notice as extreme cold brings pressure drops

If your pastor has a mansion, you definitely paid for it. - John Collins tweet

Evangelical Chicken Franchise Fined For Paying People With Chicken Sandwiches
The U.S. Department of Labor fined a North Carolina Chick-fil-A franchisee after managers paid employees with meal vouchers and allowed workers under the age of 18 to operate heavy machinery intended for adult use only.

I have only 2 wishes during this extreme cold weather: 1) That all of you stay safe and warm; and 2) That Greg Abbott portray a barn animal in a living crèche display at the North Pole. - Andy Borowitz

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Business/Tech News

• US retail sales rise 7.6 percent during holidays
• Amazon begins drone deliveries in 2 U.S. cities
• Samsung recalls over 600K washing machines after injury, fire complaints
• Spinach mix, micro greens sold in 7 states recalled due to possible salmonella contamination
• Blood pressure medication pulled due to cancer risk

We're not far away from Elon being called to service his Twitter loans, which will tank Tesla, and won't leave him with enough money to run Twitter. The Kanye West of tech geniuses. - BlackKnight10k tweet

Why Is Whoopi Digging Herself Into A Hole, Again?

Anti-Defamation League (ADL) chief Jonathan Greenblatt on Tuesday called out actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg for what he said were “offensive” remarks on the Holocaust. 

“Whoopi Goldberg’s comments about the Holocaust and race are deeply offensive and incredibly disappointing, especially given that this is not the first time she had made remarks like this,” Greenblatt said in a statement. “In a moment when antisemitic incidents have surged across the US, she should realize that making such ignorant statements can have real consequences.”

Someone just got thrown off my flight because their dog was barking too much & it was INSANE?! Then as soon as they got off the plane, I kid you not, the remaining dogs on board started barking, I think in solidarity, "That dog was our friend, we stand with him!!" they unionized. - Lane Moore tweet

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Odd News

• 2022's extraordinary cosmic revelations and moments in space exploration
• FBI 'most wanted' murderer found in Mexico posing as yoga instructor for 12 years: reports
• Woman arrested in South Carolina airport after attacking husband over 'indecent' photos on his phone: police
• Biometric devices sold on eBay reportedly contained sensitive US military data
• A car dealer used a payloader to drag a generator 4 hours through a blizzard to help Buffalo neighbors who were trapped without heat

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A man and his eagle hunting in Mongolia. Imagine that vista as your workplace. Stunning.

Peace.