Monday, January 30, 2023

Republicans are mostly ignoring a $9.4 million sexual assault lawsuit against the Trump-aligned head of CPAC

A GOP staffer accused CPAC head Matt Schlapp of sexually assaulting him, filing a $9.4 million lawsuit. "I will never forget the look on Matt's face as he did what he did," the staffer



The Jefferson Davis Confederacy is in charge of the House of Representatives. - Brandon Unger tweet






The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans


In case anyone’s forgotten, the murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers is why Colin Kaepernick took a knee. - D Lindsey tweet




















Apparently, the DOJ Told Jim Jordan to FO
The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed a broad request from the House Judiciary Committee to provide further details about the special counsel investigation into the mishandling of documents during President Biden’s time as vice president, saying that doing so would risk releasing information central to the case.


Trump says he is committed and he really should be. - Andy Borowitz






Republican Shenanigans

CNN lurched rightward under the ownership of a Trump-lovin billionaire

Gave Trump hundreds of millions of dollars in free airtime

Scandalized Biden’s classified docs & Hunter

Aired puff pieces on DeSantis

It just suffered its WORST ratings in 9 yrs

Karma’s a bitch ain’t she? - Lindy Li tweet






Trump Says DeSantis Lacks the Classified Documents Necessary to Be President. - Andy Borowitz



Apparently, CBS Reporter Fears The Further Spread of COVID
CBS’s Margaret Brennan took House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to task with an intense questioning over Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s conspiratorial Covid claims...“She compared mask requirements to the type of abuse Jews were subjected to during the Holocaust,” Brennan noted. “She called for [Anthony] Fauci to be arrested and imprisoned, and she spread conspiracy theories. How is anyone supposed to take that work seriously and find that work credible?”








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“Jill Biden doesn’t deserve to be called doctor.” - the network that airs Judge Jeanine. - OhNoSheTwitnt tweet






Apparently, Joe Biden Is Concerned About Contraception Availability
The Biden administration is proposing an expansion of contraceptive coverage, including removing moral exemptions finalized under the Trump administration that made it easier for private health plans and insurers to exclude coverage of birth control.
















Matt Gaetz had $482,321 in PPP loans forgiven.

And Matt Gaetz doesn't even own a company.

Stop listening to these lying crooks talking about the "swamp" --they ARE the swamp. - Mrs. Betty Bowers tweet







Apparently, Republican Governors Want Americans To Drink Dirty Water
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) called on the Biden administration to delay implementation of the revised Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule until the Supreme Court rules this summer in a case pertaining to the Clean Water Act (CWA).



In 1939 the New York Times predicted that the television would fail because the average American family wouldn't have enough time to sit around watching it. - Amazing Facts tweet




Friday, January 27, 2023

On Trump's Social Network: Ads for Miracle Cures, Scams and Fake Merchandise

Between posts about conspiracy theories and right-wing grievances was an unusual advertisement: a photo of former President Donald Trump holding a $1,000 bill made of gold...


Most Republicans want the government out of their lives.

It’s why they keep voting for the most incapable people to run it. - 7 veritas4 tweet





The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

Bill Barr is every bit as much a charlatan and bullsh*t artist as Donald Trump. The chickens are coming home to roost. - Jack Hopkins tweet






I Won't Watch That Brutal Beating
After-school activities in Memphis were canceled and President Joe Biden called for peaceful protests ahead of the Friday release of footage of a traffic stop that led to the death of a 29-year-old Black driver.



Black men are scared to death of being brutalized and killed by cops during a routine traffic violation. CAN YOU BLAME US⁉️ - Christopher Webb tweet







Remember, the Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers in Auschwitz.

It started with politicians dividing the people with “us vs them”. 

It started with intolerance and hate speech. 

It started when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye.

Remember. - Andrea Junker tweet


Republican Shenanigans





Discovery of George Santos’s Racist Jokes Could Save His Career as Republican. - Andy Borowitz


Spoiler Alert: Trump Did It.
One of the enduring mysteries surrounding the chaotic attempts to overturn Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential battle has been solved: who made a secret $1m donation to the controversial election “audit” in Arizona?








National Archives Missing Several Documents From President Millard Fillmore. - Andy Borowitz




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Your reminder that Paul Pelosi was savagely beaten by some MAGA moron and the top three Republican responses were to blame antifa, to accuse the Pelosis of staging it, and to imply that the Pelosis had it coming to them. ace job, you f*cking ghouls. - Jeff Tiedrich





The Beginning Of The 2 Year Nonsense Amendments






Do you think Lauren Boebert has ever sat down and read a copy of the New York Times, or The Economist, or even the placemat in front of her at a Cracker Barrel? I'm still shocked at the level of anti-intellectualism in the GOP. They're all just so....dumb. - Noel Casler




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I heartily endorse Mike Lindell for RNC Chair and Marjorie Taylor Greene for trump’s waddling mate. Let the GOP crank the insanity up to 11 and destroy themselves once and for all. - Scary Larry tweet



Damn the DOJ. Just When I was Looking Forward To Upgrading My AR-15. 😏
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday that it has received a temporary court order blocking two firearms companies from selling a device that officials say converts AR-15-style rifles into machine guns. 






People like Kimberly Guilfoyle shouldn't be allowed on the furniture. - Liam Nissan



Thursday, January 26, 2023

Arrest of FBI agent linked to Russian oligarch is a major blow

He remains under sanctions. In his executive role in the FBI, McGonigal received the sanctions list that included Deripaska among the Russians named as working...


This was one of two critical NYT stories in the *last week* before 2016 election.

—One was blanket Page One coverage of "but her emails."

—The other was "no Russian tie to Trump," fed by FBI agent now arrested for his ties to Russian oligarch.   - James Fallows tweet





The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

FOUR teachers reported threats and sightings of a gun before a six-year-old shot his teacher. 

I can’t help but be reminded of Uvalde, where the teachers did everything right, and those tasked with keeping them and the kids safe did everything wrong. - KDnerack33 tweet






Former Kremlin Aide Falls From Balcony In 3...2...1...






We can regulate guns with adequate laws, but how can we regulate hatred? - JonasAquin tweet






Republican Shenanigans

Let me get this straight. Republican Rep. George Santos is a drag queen. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is having an affair with a man while married to a woman & Republican Matt Schlapp sexually assaulted a male staffer & destroyed his marriage.

Come out, come out, wherever you are. - KylaInTheBurgh tweet






Mitch McConnell Trying To Be Relevant Again
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell excoriated Washington, D.C.’s city council on Tuesday, blaming the “woke far-left” for championing “reckless local policies” that have worsened the city’s crime epidemic.



Donald Trump has been indicted for no crimes.

Donald Trump has been reinstated to Twitter and Facebook.

Donald Trump is running for president again.

It's almost as if a violent, Trump-incited insurrection never happened. 

Or happened, and was then forgotten. - Mehdi Hasan tweet








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You know what’s f*cked up? The fact that Martha Stewart went to prison and Donald Trump hasn’t. - MayoIsSpicy tweet

FYI: Do you know who the prosecutor was that put Martha Stewart in jail? James Comey. Yeah, that James Comey.




Sen. Tom Cotton Plans To Shut Down Biden's Nominees






Just reading the Washington Post's review of  Mike Pompeo's book, where he said that career Foreign Service Officers were "overwhelmingly UnAmerican" and how he felt complete disdain for them. Mike, the feeling is mutual. - Luis Moreno, Former US Ambassador tweet







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FACT: Kevin McCarthy has created the most dangerous national security situation in US history with who he has appointed to these committees. That’s not hyperbole. That’s just good old fashioned truth. - Jack Hopkins tweet


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Can’t we please get a single journalist to go to some rural diner and ask republicans there why they support getting rid of their social security and Medicare? - GPovall tweet 



I hope Fox News Gets Sued From Here To Kingdom Come






Last year, Americans were paying up to $200 in some cases to get shots like the shingles vaccine.

As of this month: for seniors with Medicare prescription drug coverage, these shots will drop to zero.

Zero. - President Biden tweet



Public Service Announcement From NASA








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Time To Deflate Photo
The size of the Pacific Ocean.


Peace.