Trump sued by partner of Capitol police officer who died after January 6 attack

Trump sued by partner of Capitol police officer who died after January 6 attack

Lawsuit filed by Sandra Garza alleges ex-president's 'campaign of lies' played a 'significant role' in the death of Brian Sicknick.

There is NO coincidence that the 20 GOP holdouts are also among the most vocal supporters of the Jan. 6 insurrection. - Brian J. Karem tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Biden to mark Jan. 6 attacks with medals for 'heroes'
• Former Russian president calls for warships with hypersonic missiles to be stationed near Washington, DC
• Shells fly at Ukraine front despite Russia's claimed Christmas ceasefire
• Trump Wall That Led to Indictments ‘Orphaned, Functionally Useless’: Report

I remember how naive I was early in the Obama administration thinking if only he would negotiate a little harder and make a few more concessions to Republicans, how much more he could get done. I was so wrong. Republicans exist only to break the government. - BlackKnight10K tweet

Let Us Not Forget What They Did

Is It Possible That Our Red Nuke Button Could Malfunction?
A Russian hacking team known as Cold River targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer, according to internet records reviewed by Reuters and five cyber security experts.

2 years ago Capitol was attacked. Man who incited it is now running unopposed for Republican nomination for President. His co-conspirators in Congress are now deciding on next Speaker and on what terms. None have been prosecuted. - Robert Reich tweet

 

Republican Shenanigans

• Hannity Declares, ‘House Republicans Now Are on the Verge of Becoming a Total Clown Show’ After Doomed Speaker Votes
• Kevin McCarthy Insists Concessions Won't Make Him a 'Weaker Speaker' as Reporters Surround and Grill Him at Capitol
• House Republican Calls Erin Burnett 'Young Lady,' and CNN the 'Clinton News Network' While Defending McCarthy
• Matt Gaetz: ‘If Democrats Join Up to Elect a Moderate Republican, I Will Resign’ From Congress
• Kristi Noem Spox Lets Loose On DeSantis In Fiery Interview: 'Does He Believe That 14-Week-Old Babies Don't Have a Right To Live?'
• Alex Jones lawyer suspended 6 months over records release

Jan 6 2021 coup: Use Trump terrorists — from around the country — to assault the Capitol and halt congressional business 

Jan 6 2023 coup: Use Trump terrorists — who are elected Members — to assault the Capitol and halt congressional business

Same sh*t. Different year. = Lindy Li tweet

Republicans Extend Their Circus To Jan 6.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., pulled many of the members opposing him to his side but still lost a historic 12th bid for House speaker Friday afternoon.

Fourteen members who had previously gone against McCarthy on Thursday switched their votes in favor of him, earning applause from GOP members in the chamber. McCarthy can still afford, at most, only four defections if the entire House votes, and this leaves him with work to do. The House will continue voting indefinitely until a majority of House members settle on a candidate.

Another Conservative Pervert 
American Conservative Union leader Matt Schlapp has been accused of groping the crotch of a male former staffer who worked on Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign.

Today’s Matt Schlapp revelations make me think his recent Christmas party with Matt Gaetz & Kavanaugh in attendance would probably make Caligula blush. - Noel Casler

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden to focus on fentanyl in Mexico, Canada talks
• Biden signs water bills benefiting 3 tribes in Arizona
• Iowa Democrats make new bid for early caucuses 

“I’m gonna punch him out and I’m gonna go to jail and I’m gonna be happy”

- Nancy Pelosi on Jan 6, 2021

Famous Rock Band Accuses Trump's Former Spiritual Adviser Of Theft. Glory, Glory Hallelujah!

Ugly legal drama continues to rock Journey as founding band member Neal Schon has sent yet another cease-and-desist letter — this time to keyboardist Jonathan Cain’s wife.

Paula White-Cain — a televangelist who has served as former President Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser and delivered the invocation at his inauguration — is being accused of allegedly giving herself access to the band’s bank accounts without Schon’s knowledge or consent, according to a Dec. 12 letter from Schon’s attorney that was obtained by The Post.

Seems like a good day to remind everyone that in 1861, 11 senators and 3 representatives refused to accept Lincoln's electoral victory and they were expelled straight the f*ck from Congress. and today, the insurrectionists are running the show. what the certified f*ck. - Jeff Tiedrich

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Business/Tech News

• FDA Approves, Leqembi, New Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s
• Student Loan Forgiveness: DOJ Tells Supreme Court Biden Had ‘Clear Permission’ From Congress to Execute His Plan
• 200 Million Twitter Users' Data Just Went Up for Sale on the Dark Web for $2. Here's What We Know.
• Wells Fargo sacks India executive for urinating on plane passenger

CNN's Jake Tapper keeps referring to the Never Kevin Republicans as "rebels." They are not "rebels." They are pro-Insurrection, pro-Putin, anti-Democracy, anti-LGTBTQ, anti-women, pro-school shooting obstructionists. - Dash Dobrofsky tweet

Another Crypto Dream Crushed

A bankruptcy judge has dashed the dreams of investors hoping to retrieve their crypto funds from Celsius. It turns out, assets placed in the now-defunct crypto exchange’s high interest “Earn Accounts” belong to Celsius, not the account holders, according to a Wednesday ruling from Judge Martin Glenn.

Lord, give me the confidence of a mediocre white man who moves furniture into the Speaker's office before he's got the votes. - John Fugelsang

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Odd News

• Brace Yourself for the E3 Comet’s Closest Approach to Earth
• Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100
• Man fights Dominos employee, slashes tires over pizza order, police say
• Watch: Florida family rescues dog stuck in a frozen lake in Canada
• Kentucky man reunited with message in a bottle after 37 years

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The weekly tradition of preparing to howl in TGIF.

Peace.

Kevin McCarthy Loses EIGHTH Bid For House Speaker

Kevin McCarthy Loses EIGHTH Bid For House Speaker

The 118th session of Congress entered its third day on Tuesday, though the proceedings of the House remain paralyzed until a Speaker is successfully voted in and swears the remaining members into office. McCarthy’s bid for the job has been repeatedly undermined as he attempts to negotiate with the hard-line Republican holdouts who’ve so far prevented him from reaching the 218 votes he needs.

Eight speaker ballots. Eight. I expect the Marquis de Sade to be nominated for speaker.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. - Rep. Adam Schiff

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Ukraine pleads with allies to send tanks as fighting grinds on in east
• Biden says Bradley Fighting Vehicles are on the table for Ukraine
• France to deliver 'light tanks' to Ukraine
• Putin tells Erdogan: Ukraine must accept loss of territories for there to be dialogue

Insurrectionists were in the House before 1/6, and they never left. - Christopher Bouzy tweet

Sen. Patty Murray Is Now Second In Line To The Presidency Thanks To Republicans

Two months ago, polls showed Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., at risk of losing her seat.

Now, she is second in line to the presidency.

Murray, 72, was sworn in Tuesday for her sixth term and was promptly elected as the president pro tempore of the Senate — a position that would normally put her third in the order of succession, after the vice president and the speaker of the House. But, of course, there is no speaker of the House.

Think the coup attempt isn’t ongoing? The twenty morons who currently have the House crippled are criminals who asked Donald Trump for a pardon. This isn’t political. It’s criminal. - Jack Hopkins tweet

Of course the House republicans are unable to even elect a Speaker. They’re terrorists, not legislators. - Scary Larry tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump’s spell over GOP breaks with McCarthy meltdown
• Matt Gaetz votes for Trump for speaker
• House Descends into Chaos in Closing Minutes of Tight Vote on Whether to Force Seventh Speaker Vote
• Hannity Throws Down with Boebert Over Speakership Vote: 'I Asked You a Simple Question, Congresswoman'
• Tucker Carlson Rips 'Snarling Face' Dan Crenshaw After Congressman Calls McCarthy Holdouts 'Terrorists'
• ‘I Jinxed McCarthy’: Watters ‘Sorry’ for Repeatedly Referring to Kevin McCarthy as ‘Speaker’ During Interviews
• 'Stand Back, I’m Gonna Defend Matt Gaetz': Tapper Says Congressman's Anti-McCarthy Gambit 'Does Not Outrage Me'
• GOP Rep. Draws Howls After Accusing Democrats Of Drinking On House Floor
• Kari Lake, Months After Losing Her Election, Is Now Calling Herself 'The Duly Elected Governor' of Arizona

This would never happen to Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi. - Rep. Ada, Schiff

Uh, Oh. Elon Musk Jinxed Kevin McCarthy

Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday that Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) “should be Speaker” as the House enters its third day of voting for the chamber’s top spot.

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden hits highest approval rating in more than a year
• Biden to visit El Paso on Sunday, his first trip to the border since taking office
• Biden Draws Laugh From Reporters With Quip Lampooning Republicans Over Speaker Chaos
• U.S. defends Biden's student debt relief plan in Supreme Court brief
• Stabenow to leave Senate next year, setting off battleground-state jostling
• Casey reveals prostate cancer diagnosis, expects 'minimal disruption' of Senate work

Nancy Pelosi said it best, 'Thank God Republicans were not in the majority on January 6th'.

Yep, COVID Is Still Changing

Germany's health minister has expressed concern over a new COVID-19 subvariant linked to growing hospitalisations in the northeastern United States, adding that Berlin was watching the situation closely.

As much of the world looks to rising COVID cases in China, infectious disease experts have also been increasingly worried about the highly contagious Omicron XBB.1.5, which made up more than 40% of U.S. cases, official data showed last week.

Calling it “An Embarrassment,” Vladimir Putin Resigns From Republican Party. - Andy Borowitz

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Business/Tech News

• Bed Bath & Beyond warns investors of possible bankruptcy
• White House: Southwest Airlines failed its customers
• Peloton to pay $19M penalty over treadmill defects
• Adam Kinzinger Named CNN Senior Political Commentator

Scientists Believe Earth Will Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions Before Kevin McCarthy is Elected Speaker. - Andy Borowitz

So, How's It Going Over At Twitter?

More than 200 million Twitter accounts, including email addresses, were leaked this week, raising privacy and security concerns.

Alan Gal, the co-founder of Israeli security firm Hudson Rock, reportedly first uncovered the leak and took to social media to alert the public.

GOOD NEWS: Damar Hamlin is 'AWAKE and showing signs of improvement' says Bills teammate Kaiir Elam as physicians reveal the Buffalo safety is 'neurologically intact' after suffering on-field cardiac arrest on Monday.

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Odd News

• A giant plasma cloud bursts from the sun, but fortunately it won't hit Earth
• Get ready to photograph E3 Comet next month as it comes the closest to Earth
• Study shows how Viking age left mark on genetics of Scandinavians
• Tailgating not allowed at SoFi Stadium for Georgia-TCU national championship game
• A doctor battled for 5 hours to save the life of a passenger whose heart stopped twice on a flight from London to India

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The Crested guineafowl is living proof that Mother Nature has a sense of humor.

Peace.

'Agenda is mostly to defund, disrupt, dismantle govt.'

'Agenda is mostly to defund, disrupt, dismantle govt.'

In failing to coalesce around Kevin McCarthy for speaker, Republicans showcased divisions that portend real difficulties in governing.

How many times will Kevin Mccarthy lose today?

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• 'Fearless' Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives in Washington to lead Trump probes
• Steve Bannon Wanted To ‘Turn Up The Heat’ After Jan. 6 Violence
• Kinzinger rips Trump Jr. over ‘We the People’ Bible sales

Amazing how there could be a border crisis after four years of Trump. You mean to tell me his wall was a scam? - Tim Hannan

Republicans Remove Metal Detectors At The House

Metal detectors were removed from outside the House chamber with the start of the new Republican-controlled House on Tuesday.

The extra layer of security was ordered put in place by then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who defected against Kevin McCarthy in House Speaker vote, in radio interview this morning blistered Newt Gingrich, who had criticized the impasse. - "I don't have time for listening to fossils.. sitting on Fox News"

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump calls for all Republicans to back McCarthy for Speaker
• Trump attacks McConnell, wife over GOP ‘turmoil’ after McCarthy fails to win Speakership
• Hannity Declares, 'House Republicans Now Are on the Verge of Becoming a Total Clown Show' After Doomed Speaker Votes
• Fox & Friends Floored By GOP Chaos Surrounding McCarthy Bid for House Speaker: 'A Disaster for the Republicans'
• GOP Rep. Tells CNN to Expect Plenty More Bitter Battles After McCarthy Chaos: 'You're Going To See a Messy Two Years In Washington'
• Jake Tapper Calls Marjorie Taylor Greene 'The Voice of Reason' Amid Speakership Fight That Jonah Goldberg Dubs 'A Fecal Festival'
• Matt Gaetz Demands Probe into ‘Squatter’ Kevin McCarthy for ‘Occupying’ Speaker’s Office: ‘How Long Will He Remain?’
• Lauren Boebert Defends Voting For Jim Jordan, Who Doesn’t Want to Be Speaker: ‘George Washington Didn’t Want to Be President’
• Kellyanne Conway says Trump 'reserves fear for one person' — his wife, Melania

Kevin McCarthy has learned his lesson

by Susan Collins

This Reminds Me Of A Russian Nesting Doll, With Putin In The Middle
A former senior aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was convicted Thursday after being found guilty of helping to funnel illegal foreign campaign contributions from a Russian national into former President Trump's 2016 campaign.

House Dems will continue to put people over politics.

Republicans are putting politics over the people.

And so America lacks a fully formed Congress for the first time in 100 years. - Hakeem Jeffries

Somewhere in Wyoming Liz Cheney is laughing her ass off right now. - adgirlmm tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden aims to highlight bipartisanship amid House GOP chaos
• WH Reporters Laugh Along With Biden Spox About Chaotic Republican Speaker of the House Vote
• Hakeem Jeffries Says Democrats Will 'Not Save the Republicans from Their Dysfunction' by Helping Choose a Speaker

In Washington, D.C., a group of horrible people can't decide which of them is horrible enough to be their leader. - Middle Age Riot tweet

DOJ Allows Postal Delivery of Abortion Drugs. Oh, No, What Will The Red States Do?

The U.S. Postal Service is legally allowed to deliver prescription abortion drugs even in states that have curtailed access to abortion, the Justice Department said.

A legal opinion from DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel found that mailing mifepristone or misoprostol does not violate the Comstock Act, a nearly 150-year old law originally written to stop anything that could “corrupt” morals being sent in the mail, if the sender does not know if the drugs will be used illegally.

One day Republicans will realize Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney offered them a chance to save their party from extremists. - Sarah Reese Jones tweet

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Business/Tech News

• U.S. auto sales to fall in 2022, GM set to reclaim top spot from Toyota
• Feds say railroad must deliver grain to California chickens
• Joe Manchin wants to slam the brakes on the 'loopholes' in the EV tax credit that could give some Americans extra cash early this year
• Collapse, contamination: Mexican scientists sound alarm at Mayan Train

Tesla lost around $47 billion in market cap today. Or, put another way, it lost more than one full Twitter. - Dan Primack tweet

TV Stock Investor Says To Dump Crypto

CNBC’s Jim Cramer tore into cryptocurrency by urging anyone who owns it to dump it all right away.

In a Mad Money segment on his recommendations for things to sell early in 2023, Cramer devoted his attention to crypto. Cramer has been upfront in the past with his criticism of Sam Bankman-Fried, but he argued that beyond the FTX co-founder’s downfall, “there is constant wars among former colleagues all over the place in this industry.”

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

— Barack Obama

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Odd News

• Bird breaks world record by flying 8,435 miles without stopping
• A doctor accused of intentionally driving a Tesla off a 250-foot California cliff with another adult and 2 kids inside the car has been CHARGED
• California seeks sterilization victims to pay reparations
• ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Stars Sue Paramount for Child Abuse Over Nude Scene in 1968 Film
• Florida Ferris wheel breaks down with more than 60 people on board

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Now, that's a pose!

Peace.