To kick off 2025, I give you this clip of Dem Rhode Island U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse discussing proposed reforms for the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR (including commentary from Chris Williamson of Rebel HQ)...yep, term limits are one long overdue measure for our Philistines in robes (I would say 10 years and not 18, but that’s just me I guess...new appointment every 2 years is good also, along with raising the number of justices from 9 to 13 for each U.S. circuit court), to say nothing of actual penalties for non-compliance with judicial ethics guidelines...I don’t know much about this Kelly Shackelford person from this “First Liberty” bunch of ideological hacks, but he ought to be clapped into a yardarm for implying that SCOTUS Justice Kagan is “treasonous” (Sharon Reed also provides commentary on how some in our military were allegedly “oppressed” for not being able to express their religious freedom or whatever by not getting vaccinated during the worst public health disaster this country has seen in about 100 years...and oh yeah, there are more “favorite moments” from “Almost Silent” Clarence Thomas also)...
...and David Pakman provides an overview of Why Red States Are Failing (taking a more wholistic approach)...GDP better in blue states, poverty higher in red states, more blue state subsidies in red states, health outcomes including maternal mortality worse in red states, Medicaid expansion denied and systematic underfunding of education in red states, infrastructure investment better in blue states, anti-union policies in red states...lots of important data to factor into the discussion...
...and Mike Figueredo brings us the story of a gay store owner in Lancaster, Ohio who was targeted for a boycott even though he apparently had nothing to do with what was being boycotted...oh yes, here comes more umbrage over drag queens performing at a public event which was subsequently investigated (at taxpayer expense of course), leading to the conclusion that no laws against indecency were broken in any way, and as a result, the aptly-named Brandon Love was targeted by these troglodytes - and that led to increased business at his store and other LGBTQ-friendly businesses that were also targeted (it’s possible that one of these days, it may be found out that an LGBTQ individual is tied to abusing kids for real, but that day hasn’t arrived yet and there is no sign at this moment that it ever will...on the other hand...mildly NSFW/H)...
...and Rachel Maddow provides a brief commentary on the danger posed by the oligarch-ization (for lack of a better way to put it) of this country...
Rachel Maddow, on the grotesque oligarchization of America. 😡😡😡👇 pic.twitter.com/7FlG1a3paF
— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) December 25, 2024
...and speaking of the ruin of the "one percent," Tennessee Brando comments on some billionaire scumwad mocking the poor (in the true MAGA spirit of the season of course) with the Trumpist life forms apparently loving it – what a bunch of saps! – the guilty culprit is some entitled prick named Dan Pena (here)...I think Brando is right about “planting seeds,” and I also think he’s right about never getting credit for dragging people kicking and screaming into the cold light of day, as it were, though I’ll admit that looking for credit for oneself shouldn’t be the top priority (mildly NSFW/H)...
...and as noted here, the location featured on the album cover for “Morrison Hotel” recently burned to the ground, unfortunately, which gives us an excuse for this tune to begin the festivities for '25.
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