Schumer backs special counsel in Biden documents case: ‘Let it play out’

Schumer backs special counsel in Biden documents case: ‘Let it play out’

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday expressed his support of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Biden’s potential mishandling of classified documents from his time as vice president.

Weird how Joe Biden agreed to cooperate, and didn't melt straight the f*ck down and throw a social media sh*t fit and whine about witch hunts and how unfair it all is. it's almost as if Joe Biden has nothing to hide, what's up with that? -  Jeff Tiedrich tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• 'He's a Terrorist': Trump Slams Special Counsel Investigating Him, Says ‘I Did Nothing Wrong’ in Mar-a-Lago Docs Case
• ‘Stop the Steal’ Founder Tipped Off Paul Gosar to Brewing Violence on Jan. 6
• Jesse Watters Floats Bonkers Conspiracy Theory That Biden Is a Chinese Asset and the FBI Is 'Blackmailing' Him
• GOP officially launches probe into chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

Joe Biden's garage is much more secure than Mar-a-lago simply because he wasn't inviting foreign spies to play golf in it. - Liam Nissan tweet

Jack Smith Is Curious To Know:  Who Is Paying For Trump's Campaign Official's Lawyers?

Subpoenas sent to Donald Trump campaign officials reveal the Jan. 6 special counsel is looking into who is paying for people’s lawyers, according to The Washington Post.

The subpoena from special counsel Jack Smith’s team reportedly aims to determine if any of the officials has legal representation paid for by someone else, according to the Post, which said it reviewed a copy.

Steve Bannon's Lawyer Quits
Steve Bannon has until the end of February to find a new lawyer after his own representation recently requested new counsel in a fraud case. Bannon lawyer David Schoen joined CNN on Friday to explain why he’s leaving the case and revealed Bannon is only speaking to him about the case through a third party.

Jimmy Kimmel: “Of course, anytime documents are mishandled, top secret documents, it needs to be taken seriously. That’s something Republicans and Democrats believe. Although Republicans have only believed it since Monday.”

Damn, what the hell is going on in the south?

Republican Shenanigans

• Washington Post fact-checker gives GOP four ‘Pinocchios’ for IRS ‘agents’ claim
• Rep. George Santos Appears to Have Ripped Off His Former Boss's Resume in Crafting His Backstory
• Santos scoffs at Kinzinger’s call to resign: Go on CNN and ‘cry about it’
• Trump loses bid to dismiss rape accuser's second defamation lawsuit
• GOP May Kick Rep. Ilhan Omar Off Committees After Years Of Islamophobic Attacks
• Republican candidate's wife arrested, charged with casting 23 fraudulent votes for her husband in the 2020 election
• Missouri lawmakers adopt stricter dress code for women in state House

They are literally legislating against the right to bare arms in Missouri. - John Collins tweet

McCarthy Wants To Undo Trump's Impeachments. Good Luck With That.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Thursday that he would consider expunging one or both of former President Trump’s impeachments.

“I would understand why members would want to bring that forward,” McCarthy said in response to a question at a press conference on Thursday, before listing off several other key priorities for House Republicans.

Remember when the gas stove crowd was smashing their Keurigs? 

What possibly could go wrong? - Jeremy Newberger tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden Says Classified Documents Were in Locked Garage With His Corvette
• Biden to deliver 'sermon' on democracy at MLK Jr.'s Baptist church
• Schumer blasts ‘extreme’ House GOP agenda: American people don’t want Congress to ‘just’ investigate
• Eric Swalwell Reacts to Being Kicked off Intel Committee: ‘The Only Person Who Supports This Is My Wife’

George Santos Acknowledges Possessing Documents From His Time as Pope. - Andy Borowitz

I'm Surprised Kevin McCarthy Invited Biden
President Joe Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address on Feb. 7, the White House said, after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy extended the invitation for him to address a joint session of Congress that day.

Watching conservative women use faux outrage about the government coming for their gas stoves while state legislators are already inside their uteruses is wild, y’all…- piper4missouri tweet

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Business/Tech News

• Trump Organization fined $1.6M in tax fraud case
• Wisconsin Republicans set to introduce a flat tax for residents, eliminate equipment tax for businesses
• Delta CEO calls for more FAA funding after system meltdown
• Twitter Employees Escorted Out of Singapore Office

Who says crime doesn't pay? Trump Org runs tax fraud scheme for 15 years. Fined $1.6 million. 5 months in jail for CFO. - Don Lewis tweet

House GOP Gets Called Out For Lying About IRS Bill. They Don't Care.
House Republicans aren’t making an impressive beginning given that the very first bill they passed would help shield “tax cheats,” complained an editorial in North Carolina’s Charlotte Observer...The extra money was intended to help ensure “businesses and wealthy individuals pay the taxes they owe,” the newspaper said in an editorial Wednesday. Republicans applauded one another after the bill was passed.

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Odd News

• NASA's Webb telescope confirms existence of exoplanet for the 1st time
• Extinct giant tortoise was the 'mammoth' of Madagascar 1000 years ago
• Loose cow visits Olive Garden restaurant in Oklahoma
• Suitcase lost by airline turns up four years later, after detour to Honduras
• Dallas Zoo searching for missing clouded leopard

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One of the latest photos of Jupiter from NASA. I disagree, Van Gogh painted this.

Peace.

White House confirms Biden aides located Obama-era classified documents at two locations in Wilmington home

White House confirms Biden aides located Obama-era classified documents at two locations in Wilmington home

President Joe Biden’s aides located documents with classified markings at two locations inside his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House counsel’s office said in a statement Thursday.

The documents were located in a storage area in Biden’s garage and an adjacent room, the statement reads. Biden frequently spends weekends at the home, located in a wealthy, wooded enclave on a lake.

Biden Is Lying About Documents, Claims George Santos. - Andy Borowitz

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
• Kevin McCarthy to grant George Santos committee assignments despite national security concerns
• Trump Goes On Rage Bender Against 'Trump Hating THUG' Special Counsel In Frenzied Demand To 'END' Probes
• Border guards "wipe out" a group of Wagnerites in Soledar
• Russia replaces military commander in Ukraine again — after just 3 months

That’s it. We’re coming for your guns and your gas stoves. We will sauté the sh*t out of those guns. - Imspeaking13 tweet

Apparently, Classified Documents Do Not Have A Chain of Command

Another tranche of classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president has been discovered by his aides, NBC News reported Wednesday afternoon.

The initial report broke Monday that classified documents had been found in one of Biden’s private offices, sparking debate among political commentators seeking to compare or contrast these documents to those seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

Donald Trump has been up since 4:00 AM frantically stress-Truthing about Special Counsel Jack Smith and I'm enjoying every MF second of it. - Liam Nissan

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Jack Smith is going to give Donald Trump a heart attack. - Mayo tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• 'I Think George Is Going to Be Perp Walked': Former Santos Staffer Predicts Legal Doom for Ex-Boss
• GOP Rep. Nancy Mace Calls on George Santos to Resign from Congress, Believes He Will Face Criminal Probe
• ‘New York Republicans Are Calling You a Disgrace!’ Reporters Confront Defiant George Santos
• McCarthy Tells Reporters 'You Should Be Offended' Biden Tried to 'Make Sure' New York Post Laptop Story 'Couldn't Be Printed’
• Candace Owens Declares 'I Don't Think Andrew Tate Is a Rapist' the Same Day Alleged Text Reveals He Said He Loves 'Raping'
• GOP Strategist Who Said Matt Schlapp Groped Him Releases Contemporaneous Texts on Alleged Assault
• Southern states rebel against RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel
• Lindsey Graham Claims ‘You Can’t Even Find’ Biden Docs Story Anywhere But Fox News After CBS Broke It and CNN Covered More Than Fox Did
•  Fox News Spends Entire Day Trashing Jill Biden For Using Gas Stove Because Of Made-Up Gas Stove Ban Panic
• Virginia bill would count a fetus as a car passenger in HOV lanes

The craziest part about George Santos is that he, nor any House Republican are eager to reveal who George Santos really is. There’s been no demand for truth. It’s f*cking crazy. - Tim Hannan tweet

Missouri Debating To Legislate Appropriate Apparel For Female Legislators 

Missouri has a lot of problems, but if you were in the statehouse today, you would have thought the biggest one was what female legislators wear.

Peter Merideth (D-St. Louis) shared the news on Twitter, "Debating the house rules on the floor today, and the first amendment offered by a Republican is about making stricter the rules of what women have to wear in here."

I personally hope George Santos DOESN'T resign.

Because it will be fun watching the feds embarrass the GOP by indicting his "half black" "Jew-ish" ass and dragging him out of the House on national tv. - BlackKnight10K tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• White House: Jill Biden has two cancerous lesions removed
• House Democrats ask Biden to revoke Bolsonaro's visa after Brazil riot
• U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID

Do you remember when the FBI announced an investigation into Hillary a week before the 2016 election?

Judge Allows The Damning Words Trump Uttered Entered As Evidence
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can use video of then-President Donald Trump telling the far-right group the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” in the trial against several of the group’s leaders charged with seditious conspiracy.

At this week’s ANTIFA meeting, we will practice the fine art of gas stove disassembly and transport in the dead of night. - Imspeaking13 tweet

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Business/Tech News

• Inflation cooled in December to 6.5%, but the Fed is likely to keep interest rates high
• UAE names its oil company chief to lead U.N. climate talks
• Disney tries to bring back the magic, unveils park changes
• CNN Revamps Daytime Slate and Trio of Anchors

Jonas Salk, inventor of polio vaccine: "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?"

Frederick Banting, inventor of insulin: "Insulin does not belong to me. It belongs to the world."

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine is "consistent with the value." - Warren Gunnels tweet

Apparently, the FAA Was Hacked By A Corrupted File...
Flights across the U.S. resumed Wednesday morning, several hours after the Federal Aviation Administration suffered a computer outage that forced it to halt all departures nationwide while it scrambled to resolve the issue...A corrupted file affected both the primary and the backup systems, a senior government official said Wednesday evening, adding that officials continue to investigate.

In 1974, to draw more crowds, the MLB's Cleveland Indians promoted beer at 10 cents per cup. 

Unfortunately, this just got the crowd so drunk that a woman flashed the umpire, a naked man stole 2nd base & a father and son mooned the bleachers.The game ended after a riot in the 9th inning. - Amazing Facts tweet

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Odd News

• Striking new images reveal beauty of forgotten, and largest, amber fossil of a flower
• 2022 was the warmest La Niña year on record. Scientists say this year will be warmer
• Nigeria's female bouncers show their strength fighting stereotypes
• Czech man bites through 36 drink cans in 1 minute
• Boulder crushes California man's car moments after he got out

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In Japan, broken objects are often repaired with Gold. The flaw is seen as a unique piece of the object's history, which adds to its beauty. Consider this when you feel broken.
Credit: Martha Stewart

Peace.

'Not welcome here': N.Y. GOP says Santos should resign

'Not welcome here': N.Y. GOP says Santos should resign

New GOP congressman George Santos is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his

If the Nassau County GOP is demanding Santos resign for lying about stuff I must’ve missed their takedowns of Trump & W. - John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Tucker Carlson Makes Bonkers Claim Carl Bernstein 'Literally Participated in an FBI Operation' to Bring Down Nixon
• New Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans Term 'Latinx' On State Documents
• White House extends COVID-19 public health emergency once again
• Russia’s Putin replaces commander of war in Ukraine

The Confederate flag serves as a reminder that the number of civil wars won by racist traitors against the United States is still exactly zero. - Middle Age Riot

Another COVID Variant Is Five Times More Contagious Than Omicron
A new COVID-19 variant, XBB.1.5. is sweeping the nation and is stated by experts to be five times more contagious than the Omicron variant and seemingly more resistant to immune defenses. As of Jan. 7, the XBB.1.5. variant is responsible for 27.6% of the new infections so far in the month of January 2023. Experts say that people who have already had COVID are likely to get reinfected by XBB.1.5 and those who have managed not to get COVID yet will likely catch this variant regardless of vaccination status.

Eliminating a virus was too hard, so instead we decided to eliminate community, empathy and the clinically vulnerable. - Nico Reznick tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Fumes at Karl Rove Over His Fox News Analysis That Fmr. President's Confidential Docs Issue is Worse Than Biden's
• GOP Oversight Chairman Tells CNN Witnesses Will Come Testify Voluntarily in the 'Basement' or Under Subpoena on 'National Television'
• New GOP Oversight chair launches probes into Biden finances, Hunter Biden laptop story
• GOP Congressman Files Articles of Impeachment For Mayorkas, Alleging 'High Crimes and Misdemeanors'
• Cawthorn's Successor Can't Find Constituents' Files After Former Rep. Ghosted Him: 'Contact My Office Immediately'
• GOP rep: Republicans ‘tone-deaf’ on abortion
• Tomi Lahren Defends Skip Bayless's Controversial Tweet After Hamlin Collapse: 'People Are Looking To Be Offended'

I miss the days when Sarah Palin was the craziest politician. - Captain Obvious tweet

If McCarthy Passes Legislation To Weaken Medicare & Social Security, He'll Be Cutting The Carotid Artery of the GOP.

House Republicans elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House after a historically lengthy election process.

That could be bad news for some retirees.

That's because of the types of concessions McCarthy had to make to secure his seat. Reporting over the past few days strongly suggests that those concessions are related to entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security, against which Republicans have waged war for decades.

Has anyone tried unplugging the Republican Party and plugging it back in? - Kate tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden Confronted About Classified Docs Revelation, Says Was 'Surprised' Records Were Taken
• Carville Says Democrats Should Want George Santos in Congress: 'More Valuable There' as a 'Political Piñata'
• 'It Pisses Me Off, Frankly': NY Congressman Blasts George Santos and House Republicans for Seating Him

Trump Claims That Biden Having Classified Documents Is Worse Because He Reads. - Andy Borowitz

C-SPAN Wants More Cameras In The House. Will McCarthy Allow It?
C-SPAN, the public service channel dedicated to covering government affairs, is asking Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to consider amending House rules to allow for its cameras and journalists to cover floor proceedings freely.

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Business/Tech News

• The U.S. has thwarted Putin’s energy blackmail. Europe says ‘Tanks a lot!’
• Amtrak Conductor Scolds Passengers for Calling 911 After Train Delayed 20 Hours: ‘We Are Not Holding You Hostage’
• Wells Fargo to exit correspondent business, reduce mortgage servicing
• Florida officials propose ban on tracking firearm, ammunition purchases

"No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages has any right to continue in this country.” - FDR, 90 years ago

What Is Going On With Air Travel Technology?

Air travel across the United States ground to a halt Wednesday morning due to an FAA alert system malfunction of Notices to Air Mission Systems.

FAA has determined that the safety system affected by the overnight outage is fully restored, and the nationwide ground stop will be lifted effective immediately. I have directed an after-action process to determine root causes and recommend next steps. - Secretary Pete Buttigieg tweet

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Odd News

• Russia to launch mission to rescue stranded ISS crew after meteor strike
• Planes on Titan and Pipelines on the Moon: NASA Considering Some Wild Future Tech
• These are the 50 worst bedbug cities in the US, Orkin says
• California sinkhole swallows 2 cars; mother and daughter rescued by firefighters
• Connecticut family finds bear hibernating under deck

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Harpy Eagles are often mistaken for a person dressed in a costume. I like the headdress.

Peace.