Again, again, again. I’ll be in Georgia. First, some news from last night. From CNN: “Steve Bannon won’t be spending his prison term in a ‘Club Fed’ as he had hoped, sources say” https://tinyurl.com/5t38w347 And also from yesterday and ABC news: “Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions” https://tinyurl.com/yz9msbvx Finally, from ABC: “The IRS wants to end another major tax loophole for the wealthy and raise $50 billion” https://tinyurl.com/9umnzhru There’s my three!! I’m on the road today. I shall endeavor to be neither the fastest nor the slowest car on the interstate. I’ll never be the fastest, that’s for … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is Hittin’ the Road Again

Let’s do this! From CBS news, a recap of yesterday’s shenanigans. Fauci testifies about COVID pandemic response at heated House hearing https://tinyurl.com/yc8274cd A long piece from NBC: How the conspiracy-fueled Epoch Times went mainstream and made millions. The conservative news outlet has amassed a fortune, growing its revenue by 685% in two years, according to tax documents. https://tinyurl.com/4zf3t7fn From the AP and WBRC: Sandy Hook families ask bankruptcy judge to liquidate Alex Jones’ media company https://tinyurl.com/vyvnpcyh So there’s my three. Please hold a little space in your mind for my wee Hammy man today, he’s going to the vets today … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is typing away

Mainly because it’s a Tuesday that feels like a Monday, but as I type it’s a Monday night that feels like a Sunday night. Everything is upside down. Dogs and cats, living together, etc. And I don’t wanna. So I’m not gonna. But. YOU’RE gonna. You’re gonna be cool, be smart, be kind, and be-HAVE, right? Right! Glad we could have this talk. And look on the bright side: it’s a short week. So I hope it flies by for everyone. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread has a case of the Mondays

I dunno. It rhymed. Let’s get on with the big three! Cash on hand for Biden/Trump: $192 million/$49 million per Simon Rosenberg. Dem fundraising may be slowing, but that’s not the whole story. https://tinyurl.com/3e2k5y3u “FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg to resign after damning workplace harassment probe. Allegations of widespread sexual harassment and misconduct within the agency led to calls for Gruenberg to step down.” Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio got him to resign. Well done Sen. Brown. https://tinyurl.com/2kchrsut “County sheriffs wield lethal power, face little accountability: ‘A failure of democracy’ County sheriff’s officers are three times more lethal than city police, a CBS News investigation … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is looking ahead

Has anyone seen Ron Desantis’s dignity? How about his spine? It’s probably with Ted Cruz’s. And a bunch of other bootlicking GOPers. Anyone? Bueller? “Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, AP sources say.” https://tinyurl.com/5xuyatj6 Speaking of invertebrates, plenty are attending The Idiot’s trial in a bid to become his VP pick: “Trump allies, potential VP contenders flock to Manhattan courthouse.” https://tinyurl.com/2r9h5czb Great article by Elie Mystal in The Nation on RAGA: “Meet RAGA—One of the Scariest GOP Groups You’ve Never Heard Of.” https://tinyurl.com/2ta24xm8 There’s my three. I’m dusting my hands and walking … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is present and accounted for

So we’re just going to dive right in. Marjorie Three Names has paused her motion to vacate the Speakership, per ABC news: “Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’ll meet with Speaker Mike Johnson again Tuesday amid threat to oust him” https://tinyurl.com/yz74tmzt “FAA investigating whether Boeing completed required inspections on 787 Dreamliner jets” – NBC News. https://tinyurl.com/3phfjt35 Opinion piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution today: “Geoff Duncan: Why I’m voting for Biden and other Republicans should, too. Donal Trump has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character.” https://tinyurl.com/3ekexxzt It is tough out there lately. Just the every day stuff is tough. … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread can’t figure out anything catchy about May 7th.

Just can’t seem to find my give a damn. Perhaps it’s in the pocket of my jeans in my clothes hamper. Maybe it’s in my car. I’ll bet I left it in the self-checkout grocery kiosk. Here are three things to talk about (and I’m going to try for all good news): Backers of a ban on gender care for minors in Kansas fail to override the governor’s veto: https://tinyurl.com/3m4262pv Far-right news network OAN retracts article about Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels: https://tinyurl.com/3zh8pywj Democrats start out ahead in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin 2024 Senate races — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: https://tinyurl.com/3dej7sfm … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread DGAF again

Wow, it’s been a heckuva few weeks. I thought I might pull off a whole entire PT thread instead of phoning it in. But then the news just keeps happening, and GAH…..I just don’t think I can do it. I just don’t have it in me to scroll through Xitter tonight and find relevant stuff. So I’m taking a mental health evening. Y’all behave. Keep your poop in a group. Be cool, be kind, behave. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is home!

I’m traveling again. I was home for two whole days before I had to turn around and leave again. So check the box today, folks. It’s a “just get through it” kind of day. Here’s hoping Wed. is better. Be kind, be cool, behave. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tues. Politics Thread can’t even be bothered to spell Tues.

well, not the PT. Me. But you have to put “Politics Thread” in the header so that’s how I’m identifying myself in this sentence. Anyway, I’m doing bullet points today That’s all I’ve got. Buh-dee-buh-dee-buh-dee-buh-dee-buh-dee-buh-dee-buh-dee That’s All Folks! *big Porky the Pig wave* Please be kind and gracious today, and just for fun, do it tomorrow too. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread lost internet yesterday…

Which is fine because I’m typing this on a Monday. And I’m cranky in a willful, “it’s Monday” kinda way. So there. So it looks like that per curiam (unanimous) decision by SCOTUS didn’t start out that way. Per Mark Stern of Slate, who went digging through the metadata: “If you double click where it says “JJ.” at the top, then copy and paste it, that line reads: SOTOMAYOR , J., concurring in part and dissenting in part. And if you do a control-F search for “SOTOMAYOR , J., concurring in part and dissenting in part,” it highlights that same … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread has a case of the Mondays

Kids, folks, fellow poster friends!! Ken Chesebro is in a LOT of trouble. As Prof. Lawrence Tribe said “Ken Chesebro’s secret Twitter account could lead to serious felony charges in Michigan and will augment his eventual federal indictment by Jack Smith. The guy is in a huge heap of trouble that his guilty plea in Georgia barely touches.” See, Chesebro is an un-indicted co-conspirator in The Idiot’s Jan 6th case. Jack Smith is going to nail his hide to the wall. Michigan may as well. CNN article below. http://tinyurl.com/4nsh286x Speaking of my favorite Special Counsel guy, he filed a response … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread says “Stay Fresh, Cheese Bags!”

…because it’s kinda Sunday-Funday even though it’s a Monday, but I’m typing this for Tuesday and time has no meaning. Right? Right! Glad we’re all in agreement. And I’ve set my own bar pretty low on purpose. No one is shocked or dismayed at a one paragraph PT header on Tuesday any more. Welp. My work here is done. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Keep it between the lines, folks. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is one margarita in

Here we go! First up, Jack Smith took a shot across Judge Loose Cannon’s bow: http://tinyurl.com/ms8cx9ct Quotes from The Daily Beast by Jose Pagliery: “Back when she was a federal prosecutor in South Florida, Cannon worked on a case involving a 2015 sting operation that caught two men who planned to rob a fake stash house of half a million dollars of cocaine, showing up with two AK-47s in their pickup truck. One of them appealed his conviction by claiming he was subject to an unfair ‘selective prosecution’ on the grounds that the vast majority of stash house stings nab Blacks and … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread persists along with the horrors

So do your thing in a kind and considerate manner. No threatening anybody. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread can already tell she doesn’t have the bandwidth for this today

100% AI and chip-free! I’m a real person, typing real things, with my very real (…..8, 9, 10) TEN fingers. Looks at me go. I don’t want to know what happens with this person. I do, but I don’t. This is one of those things I’m going to watch from between my fingers, and possible behind the couch. Elmo successfully implanted a chip in some schmuck’s head: http://tinyurl.com/2t6zx6a8 The DOJ is investigating a Democratic House Member for alleged misuse of government funds for personal security. We don’t know any more beyond that (which is as of about 9:30 pm Eastern). … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread reporting for duty!