Friday Stuff

I would say that Bill Maher was pretty spot-on here with his words about the Gropenfuhrer and his stinking wall (and Number 45's utterly lame-brained supporters...NSFW)…



…and Seth Meyers tells us about the latest antics of Generalissimo Trump and his pals (including RoJo) on alleged conspiracies (to say nothing of real ones), as well as the Rob Porter garbage…



…and while our tiny-handed orange dictator casually accuses those who oppose him of treason, I thought it would be instructive to bring you another installment of “This Day in Doomsy History” (more or less) from 2/9/10 (here), in which we note the 68th anniversary of former Repug U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy alleging that 200 employees of the State Department were communists, responded to brilliantly by David Strathairn channeling Edward R. Murrow in the following clip (with, of course, people whose lives and careers were in fact ruined with treasonous innuendo by calling them communists)…



…and Kyle of Secular Talk tells of our current regime trying to cut funding in renewable energy; clueless as always, and the Capetown, South Africa thing is really a great big WTF? story all right (NSFW once more)…



…also, Ana, along with Mark Thompson and Maytha Alhassen of TYT, tell us about Sheriff Oddie Shoupe in Tennessee taking down suspect Michael Dial (and deputy Adam West? Not at all funny, so I’m not trying to joke about this; I give the deputy…Adams?...credit for showing humanity and being distraught…I don’t know what this guy’s rap sheet was, but I still don’t think that justifies what happened…and yeah, the sheriff is that big of an a-hole…NSFW also)…



...and RIP John Perry Barlow of The Grateful Dead (here).

Thursday Stuff

As I’ve said, pot should be decriminalized at a minimum, but legalization to me is a slippery slope; it should probably be treated just like alcohol, but the response from our “immunity gnome” of an AG on this is beyond a joke…

Jeff Sessions thinks the DEA is exaggerating the opioid epidemic — and is instead blaming cannabis pic.twitter.com/ytTWm2LFhC

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 7, 2018

…and kudos to Nancy Pelosi for standing up for the DREAMers – wouldn’t it be nice if the U.S. Senate Dems possessed the same backbone? I would guess this is part of the reason why conservatives hate her so much (and the fact that she’s a woman is just an added bonus as far as they’re concerned)...

Nancy Pelosi just set the record for the longest House speech in history as she held the floor to defend DREAMers pic.twitter.com/Jwn3bgGhnP

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 7, 2018

…and here is more on the DREAMers – nothing but a “clean DREAM” bill matters…

Trump says he wants a "bill of love" to protect Dreamers, and then turns around and uses them as hostages. pic.twitter.com/UBEsPqMsbU

— MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) February 7, 2018

…and Ari Melber talks with Jess McIntosh (and boy, is she right about mid-term elections!) and Gina Ortiz Jones (more here), running to unseat an apparently vulnerable U.S. House Repug in Texas (along with Repug electoral garbage going on in Scott Walker-stan as well as our own beloved commonwealth)…



…and it looks like the Gropenfuhrer, being the tin pot dictator at heart that he truly is, wants a military style parade – what a colossal waste of taxpayer $$ when so much in this country needs to be done (requiring common sense spending to fix)…

…well, as you may have heard, we had a little parade of our own here today for a certain World Championship football team that we know and love (well, most of us), and it put me in the mind to hear this tune.

Wednesday Stuff

Oh yeah, tell me again how virtuous Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao and Repug U.S. Rep Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv supposedly are…

We need a new moral agenda where the poor and middle-class are lifted up, not left behind. pic.twitter.com/vRonnvOzpP

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 5, 2018

…and leave it to the Gropenfuhrer to claim that someone like this is allegedly “spiritual” (this idiot could be responsible for a public health emergency over this..."healed by his stripes"? WHAAAA???)…

‘Jesus himself gave us a flu shot.’ — Trump’s faith adviser says you can skip your flu shot pic.twitter.com/HM74DQZl6A

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 6, 2018

…and I have to stick to my principles a bit here and point out that, even though we’re talking about a celebration for our Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (damn, it feels good to say that!), the BLM folks definitely have a point (vandalism is never OK for anybody)…

Why wasn’t Philly called a ‘riot?’ This is a racist double standard. pic.twitter.com/YP5sHt1Pb5

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 6, 2018

…and I’ll admit that this is a bit of a tangent, but while we all take the time to toast the Birds for pulling off the win in “Supe 52,” let’s not forget to give props to this guy pictured below – I remember how bad this team was before he took over, and though he didn’t get us to the proverbial mountaintop, he sure turned this team into a professional sports organization once more…

…returning to the news/political stuff, Michael Brooks tells us more about the line from Generalissimo Trump that "Americans are DREAMers too," along with that horrible and thoroughly exploitative political ad (more here, and once more, it was wrong of Wilson to show "Birth of a Nation," but he was conned into doing so - have to know the story...facts for sure at about 2:30)...



...and yeah, I think this bears repeating from Chris Hayes about the shenanigans of former FBI director James Comey during the 2016 presidential election (something to remember in light of this)...



…and while I was in Eagles green mode with my tunes over the last couple of weeks, I also didn’t acknowledge the birthday of Lucinda Williams, so I’d like to do so here.

Tuesday Stuff

Isn’t it curious how those lemmings who still support Dear Treasonous, Tiny Handed Orange Leader have not a word to say about this, for the most part anyway?...



…and Cenk of TYT had some good analysis IMHO on the “$1.50” cluelessness from Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv…



…and for anyone who thinks the market isn’t paying attention, I give you this (and you know what? As far as I’m concerned, if you run your mouth and take credit when the stock market does well, you should take the hit when it does badly too, as noted here, though, to be fair, the market appeared to rebound today)…



…and I honestly believe that there is no bottom when it comes to the life form currently taking up space in An Oval Office – once again, heckuva job, all of you assclowns who had anything whatsoever to do with installing this despicable fraud…



…and Rachel Maddow tells us about the Dem rebuttal to the Nunes memo (with Dem U.S. Rep Eric Swalwell; the Gropenfuhrer apparently has 5 days to figure out what to do about it – yeah, nice try by team “D,” but do you seriously think he ISN’T actually going to punt on it?)…



...and while I was in Eagles'-tunes mode, I missed a couple of birthdays, including Melody Gardot.

Monday Stuff

Unless you have endured all of the years of utter, abject futility with The Philadelphia Eagles, you cannot know how momentous their victory in Super Bowl LII (oh, screw it – 52!) truly is.

I mean, there were the years of Ed Khayat (as a coach – as a player, he was a member of the 1960 Eagles team, which was, until last night, the last one to win a championship), Mike McCormack, Marion Campbell as a head coach, Rich Kotite and the wet laminated clip board, to say nothing of big mouth Buddy Ryan, Cadillac dealership owner and team owner also (for a time) Norman Braman, Leonard Tose trying to sell the team to pay off gambling debts (who preceded Braman), Horst Muhlmann who was cut by Dick Vermeil because he didn’t execute an onside kick (nothing against Vermeil, though, I hasten to add), offensive lineman Ed George who literally held on every play, running back Lee Bouggess who couldn’t find an open hole in the line if his life depended on it (not that the Birds gave him that many to begin with)…I could go on and on.

But last night took care of all of that. And now, the fourth of the four major sports teams in Philadelphia (sorry if I’m slighting the Soul or anyone else), has WON IT ALL!!!!

Here is a clip on the festivities from the local Action News station (oh, and by the way, if you buy a Dodge RAM truck after this, then I have no patience for you)…

In case you missed it, Jim Gardner confirms that your Philadelphia Eagles are SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS! 🏈🦅

It doesn't get more Philly than that! pic.twitter.com/Bqn0pVxM59

— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) February 5, 2018

...and here's a great NowThis video...

The Eagles won the Super Bowl — and Philly is going nuts pic.twitter.com/c5csc4e9z1

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 5, 2018

…and as far as I’m concerned, all the the Iggles are flying high right now, but I think there’s a special place for Chris Long…

NFL player Chris Long is donating his entire 2017 salary to education programs pic.twitter.com/RVVNS173Yv

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 5, 2018

…and I should probably return to my “bread and butter,” as it were, with this clip of Cenk on the alleged popularity of the tax giveaway from Generalissimo Trump and the Repugs…



…and Kyle tells us about the Gropenfuhrer’s latest lies, this time on prescription drug prices (NSFW)…



..and I only put this tune up one other time in 2008 because that was the only other time it was ever appropriate, and I’m ecstatic actually to be able to do it again.

Sunday Stuff

Chris Hayes tells us the latest on the Nunes memo (and good work too by Amy Klobuchar, but yeah, she bailed at the end on who she was wanted to win in LII - oh well)...



…and Rachel Maddow provided what I thought was some good follow-up on that subject with senior Dem on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff - yet another nothing-burger from the "party of Lincoln"...



…and I think Dem U.S. Rep Pramila Jayapal is spot-on here (in response to Generalissimo Trump and the SOTU of course)…

The only wall that @RepJayapal wants to build is a wall of love. pic.twitter.com/LLw8ZLG2p6

— MoveOn.org (@MoveOn) February 3, 2018

…and today’s the day, guys, at long last – we believe!

Friday Stuff

For a guy who’s a comic, I have to admit that this is a pretty damn good analysis of the latest Trumpster nonsense over the Devin Nunes memo, which, apparently, is as big of a nothing-burger as we suspected all along (here); however, it will be a pretext for the wingnuts apparently to attack anyone who dares question Dear Tiny Handed, Treasonous Orange Leader…



…and gosh, whaddaya know? There’s actually a SECOND Trump dossier, and apparently it corroborates the first one…uh, yep…



…oh, and where is that “dictionary of good governance”? Let’s see now, conflict of interest, conflict of interest…what’s that again?...



…and I give you the latest installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” (more or less) from 2/4/09 – I would ask that you keep this clip in mind the next time you see Michael Steele appearing on "Real Time,” “All In,” or any other show where he is supposed to be a “moderate” Repug, as noted here…in the clip, he says that the government doesn’t create jobs…umm, my father had a very responsible job in the federal government for years that had an awful lot to do with paying for the roof over our heads, food on the table, and the rest of what you could call life’s necessities…and Steele claimed that the “2 to 4 million jobs won’t happen” as a result of the stimulus – actually, as Politico reported here in 2011, Steele was wrong of course…Steele had an opportunity to make a difference, but being a good little Repug at heart, he fell in line just like the rest of that bunch instead - "I don't know what the hell happened," huh? Cry me a freaking river!…



Update 2/7/18: Facts...

…and I would say that NY Dem Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is pretty “woke” based on this…

‘You claim to be the party of law and order, yet regularly attack Department of Justice officials and FBI agents.’ — Rep. Hakeem Jeffries brilliantly exposed the GOP’s hypocrisy on almost every issue pic.twitter.com/7kjgAtT8yu

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 1, 2018

…and speaking of “woke,” I have no doubt that the Birds will be that on Sunday; yes indeed, Super Bowl LII (or 52, basically) is approaching, and here is the last “green” tune, the most rousing one of the bunch for my money (I think I missed at least one – sorry about that).

FLY, EAGLES, FLY!

Thursday Stuff

(Hat tip to John Fugelsang for the pic, which speaks volumes as far as I'm concerned)....

Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich reminds us to keep our eye on the proverbial ball when it comes to the social safety net, to say nothing of income inequality overall (and for EVERY generational demographic, it should be noted)…

One year in and fresh off passing massive tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, Trump and Republicans in Congress want to use the deficit they’ve created to justify huge cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. We can't let them get away with it. pic.twitter.com/MrGypVnrZe

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 29, 2018

…and in response to this story about PA Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati deciding not to obey the ruling of the PA Supreme Court in our commonwealth’s gerrymandering case, I have only this to say in response…



Update 2/5/18: YES!

…and I have a hard time trying to imagine just how horrible you have to be to be capable of the act depicted in this video; cruel, stupid, inhumane…this man lived and worked in this country for 30 years and raised a family – not good enough for ICE and the Trumpsters, though…

ICE deported Amer Adi, a father and small business owner, without even letting him hug his children goodbye pic.twitter.com/Ir9N5Yox8f

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 1, 2018

…and just remember that, every time Generalissimo Trump spews his bile about supposedly making our country safer, his wretched policies are doing the exact opposite, as noted in this clip (and "good moral character" from a foul, contemptible gutter snipe capable of this?)…

Here’s why President Trump’s State of the Union was a giant middle finger to immigrants across the United States pic.twitter.com/dJ4by4KknM

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 1, 2018

Update: Sick bastard...

…and Cenk of TYT tells us here that Repug U.S. House Rep Rodney Frelinghuysen is yet another member of his party who won’t seek re-election this fall (along with this life form, who no doubt will be able to spend more time trying to find the “real” Benghazi culprits)…



…and here is my penultimate “green” tune for our Iggles – rooting them on for Super Bowl Sunday.

Wednesday Stuff

Apparently last night’s SOTU sh*tshow was every bit as bad as you could imagine – heckuva job once more, all of you numbskulls who played a role in making sure this treasonous, lying orange fraud ascended to power (and this is a typical move)…

President Trump’s signature #SOTU line was borrowed from — wait for it — Hillary Clinton pic.twitter.com/g1Fte9d73V

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 31, 2018

…and John, Cenk, Ana and Ben of TYT offer the needed perspective also as far as I’m concerned (I don’t want to imagine the utter depths of deceit and intellectual depravity that would have to exist for someone to utter the phrase “beautiful clean coal” and appear to actually believe it)…



…and Jimmy Kimmel offered what I thought were some spot-on observations also…



…and kudos to this Canadian doctor who’s fed up with Repug Party lies about our health care vs. that of his country…

Canadians are sick and tired of Republicans lying about their health care. pic.twitter.com/6zvXB0kwjG

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 31, 2018

…and when it comes to spending obscene amounts of money for health care and not getting the same outcomes in our country vs. that of other countries, I can’t think of a more appropriate follow-up story (to say nothing of more depressing) than this one from Kyle K. (NSFW)…



...and I've got a few more "green" tunes left for our Iggles, and here's one.

Tuesday Stuff

I know I usually don’t lead off with a tune, but I thought I would on this occasion, particularly since the lyrics seem to fit as far as I’m concerned…



…and gosh, don’t look now, but our corporate media actually performed some analysis behind the lies of the Gropenfuhrer…



…and Lawrence O’Donnell speaks with David Leonhardt about probably the most detailed case in print media yet for holding Generalissimo Trump’s feet to the proverbial fire (and yes, lying to the American people matters…”the old gray lady” aggravates the crap out of me sometimes, but they’re also “on the beam” at other times like now, I have to admit)…



…and Bernie never lets us forget who truly emerged as the winners in that horrible GOP tax scam bill, along with Frank Clemente of Americans for Tax Fairness (as if we needed proof, I should note that the popup ads on YouTube praising that supposedly “independent” voice for PA-08, none other than “Bri-Fi,” a bigger toady than his equally wretched brother, have already started showing up)…

There is no greater example of how politics works in America than this: pic.twitter.com/Qo6QSODkic

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 26, 2018

…and speaking of wretched Republicans, Will Ferrell recently reminded us of one whose ruinous reign still contaminates our memory (funny stuff, though)…



…and I have a few “green” tunes left, and here’s another one (like wow maan...and yeah, they messed up the lip-sync too).

Monday Stuff

I thought these were some apropos (and very NSFW) words from former Mexican president Vicente Fox about the Gropenfuhrer and his stupid wall, something to keep in mind during the SOTU tonight tomorrow (which I have absolutely zero intention of actually watching, by the way)…

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox to Trump: 'We are not paying for that f*cking wall' pic.twitter.com/Pf70z70DM2

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 28, 2018

…and as long as I’m including “blue” language, here is more from Repug strategist Rick Wilson from “Real Time” a couple of nights ago (NSFW again...unbelievable even for those sheep)…

Why do religious fundamentalists give @realDonaldTrump a pass on behavior that they might otherwise condemn? @TheRickWilson has the answer on #RTOvertime and it's 🏔️💩🔥 pic.twitter.com/UO3IyCG4u6

— Real Time (@RealTimers) January 27, 2018

…and what follows is the official NRCC statement on donating all of the $$ raised by Steve Wynn, now accused of sexually-related misconduct (here)...oh, and apparently, Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv is going to return his Wynn $$, as noted here - hilarious since he’s probably getting all of that and more from Chucky and Davey Koch…return ALL RNC money from Wynn or you’re even bigger hypocrites and frauds than you are already (here and here)…



…and in a related story, as it were, I have to point out, once more, that if men got pregnant, you wouldn’t be able to turn around without seeing an ad for a morning-after pill or an “extraction” clinic somewhere, brought to you by ESPN and Maxim Magazine of course (and I realize that it’s damn near impossible for a politician in PA to get elected without support of the Catholic Church, but I still think this stinks to high heaven, you might say, from Bob Casey)……

Republicans want the media to ignore their draconian abortion bill. So far, the media is playing along. https://t.co/5ALqplxzwX pic.twitter.com/vKgIZECrIx

— Media Matters (@mmfa) January 26, 2018

Update 1/30/18: Victory for now, but you KNOW they'll try again (here)...

…and I’m sure our Treasonous Tiny Handed Orange Dictator wanted the metaphorical scalp, you might say, of Andrew McCabe before he gave his stinking speech tonight (here, here and here) – can you imagine that, rightly or wrongly, there was actually a time when the FBI was held to such an exemplary standard that they even had their own TV show? Yes Virginia, there was a time when not every damn thing in the world had to be political (well, maybe to a lesser degree anyway), and that included that organization also (and by the way, how is this NOT obstruction of justice?)...



Update 1/30/18: My point exactly...

…and from the same era as the TV show clip, I give you today’s “green” tune for our Iggles.

Sunday Stuff

I have some videos where I’m a little “behind the curve” I’ll admit, but I wanted to take this opportunity to get them out there anyway.

Mike Papantonio has a story here about banks stealing from consumers with overdraft fees in particular (most infamously, Skank of America – sometimes the Putin Network actually does some good work, as much as I hate to admit it, as long as it makes us look bad of course, but It’s not the Russian dictator’s fault if we’re shooting ourselves in the foot without anyone else’s help)…



…and I think some of what is pointed out in the prior video is also noted here by Mike Lux…



…and I typically don’t comment on international stuff a lot unless it affects this country, and killing the rabbi was wrong even if the home was built illegally which may have been the case, but after watching this video, I have one question: when have you ever heard of an olive tree actually killing anybody?...

Israeli settlers destroyed more than 100 olive trees owned by Palestinian villagers. pic.twitter.com/wkLughbUXh

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 15, 2018

…and I’m taking a break from my “green” selections for this oldie, truly one of the great “cowbell” tunes of all time – RIP Hugh Masekela.

Friday Stuff

Rachel Maddow speaks with presidential historian Michael Beschloss about the latest Nixonian twists concerning our Tiny Handed, Treasonous Orange Dictator…



…and leading into Lawrence O’Donnell – gosh, color me shocked: Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv, that supposedly Christian man, is a thoroughly unrepentant liar…



…oh, and by the way, I think it bears repeating that Generalissimo Trump is killing tourism…

President Trump has cost the U.S. tourism industry $4.6 billion and 40,000 jobs pic.twitter.com/EKRghYyE3q

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 26, 2018

…and I know I haven’t had anything to say on the horrors surrounding USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar (here, here and here), but only because I didn’t have anything particularly brilliant to add except to point out what people with an ounce of decency and common sense already know; namely, that he’s a thoroughly amoral monster who deserves whatever happens to him – obviously, these brave women who stood up to him deserve all of the gratitude and support we can provide…



Update: More Trumpian monster garbage (here)...

Update 1/27/18: Good!

…and here’s an overseas-related item also, namely, the Gropenfuhrer abroad, in Davos to be exact (and gosh, I wonder what supposedly innovative idea Susan Collins will come up with next after the talking stick? Maybe a magic 8 ball?)...



…and here’s another “green” tune for our Iggles (and from a band with a guy named Green, for that time anyway).

Thursday Stuff

Chris Hayes talks with Dem U.S. House Rep Adam Schiff about this supposedly explosive memo from U.S. House Intelligence Chair Devin Nunes on the FBI’s allegedly conspiratorial investigation of the Gropenfuhrer, which of course is total nonsense, as Rep. Schiff explains…



…and I always like it when someone goes after our corporate media with initials for names and all, and good for Bernie Sanders for that here; as I watched this, I thought of what a damn idiot Fran Leibowitz was for trashing him last year on “Real Time” with Salman Rushdie…

Here's what cable news was covering as we were discussing the most important issue facing our country. pic.twitter.com/dX4RrBwi2b

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 25, 2018

…and I realize that some of the Franklin Graham stuff is repetitive, but I think it’s worth it to revisit the issue of the hypocrisy of these so-called preachers who are totally “in the tank” for Generalissimo Trump (so the Big Orange Cheetoh gets a "mulligan"? WHAAAA??)...



…and a lot of times I know, I ridicule the typical Trump voter because I think they deserve what they got, but I’m genuinely sympathetic to this lady; yes, she made a truly awful decision, but I believe she was in earnest, and a pox on the HRC campaign and our previously-mentioned corporate media for utterly failing her…

‘I voted from Trump … I believed him … I now feel betrayed. I feel angry and I feel forgotten.’ pic.twitter.com/FkrJmzcufR

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 23, 2018

…and here is another well-meaning American trying to do the right thing without getting utterly screwed over by the “party of Lincoln”…

Hector's DACA expired yesterday. Now he can't tutor because he can't drive to the community service center. Congress must act to #ProtectDreamers & stand w/ the 86% of Americans who support Dreamers. Go to https://t.co/x1LgRnM6Hm to learn more about those impacted & get involved. pic.twitter.com/0n35qr1Guw

— FWD.us (@FWD_us) January 22, 2018

…and here’s another “green” tune for our Super Bowl-bound Iggles.

Wednesday Stuff

It's hard to imagine why Franklin Graham is this big of an idiot – well, on second thought, maybe it isn’t that hard after all, as noted here (and of course, as far as Graham is concerned, only Democratic presidents have affairs – oh, really? And I would agree with this too)..



…oh, and by the way, fuck you and your “prayers,” Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao (here)…

2 teens are dead, 17 injured after shooting at Marshall County High School in Kentucky pic.twitter.com/qDzLPDki6w

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 23, 2018

Update 1/25/18: Nail. Hammer. Head.

...and just how much of a monster would you have to be to take away water from someone trying to live in a desert? Maybe it's just as well that I don't know (here)...



Update: Jesus wept (the REAL one, I mean)...

…and I need a bit of a laugh, and I think Jimmy Kimmel provides one here against the backdrop of our latest idiocy from Generalissimo Trump…



…and RIP Ursula K. LeGuin; scarily prescient words from a great, legendary writer in the clip (I always thought "The Lathe of Heaven" was particularly trippy)…



…and here’s a bit of a mellow number for our Birds as they fly north, as it were, for Super Bowl LII.

Tuesday Stuff

No, I didn’t like the “cave” (you may argue) by the U.S. Senate Dems on the budget deal, but they got about a 3-week reprieve at least. And no, I don’t trust Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao to NOT “move the football” again when those three weeks are up.

And when it comes to Bob Casey in PA, yes, it was disappointing (here). However, he will likely run against former Hazelton mayor (and notorious immigration demagogue) Lou Barletta to defend his seat, and Casey made what was a somewhat unfortunate but necessary (IMHO) political calculation.

However, if there’s no action on February 8th (with March 5th the date that the likely deportations of the DREAMers will begin, as noted here), then shut down everything for real. For as long as it takes.

Besides, why the hell should we try to negotiate in good faith with life forms capable of this garbage?...

This disturbing Trump ad says Democrats' views on immigration make them 'complicit' in murder pic.twitter.com/T3o5XuyvHH

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 23, 2018

…and yeah, it looks like Repug U.S. House Rep Patrick Meehan is just another “do as I say, not as I do,” “Family values” Republican (here)…



Update 1/26/18: As it should be (actually, if you follow the Al Franken standard, he should be gone right now)...

…and gee, didn’t we just mention the Repug U.S. House Rep from PA-07 (here)? And leave it to that Repug puke of a spokesman from the wpix link to blame an “activist court” when, of course, the ruling didn’t go the way he wanted (here...and OF COURSE they’ll appeal to the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR)…

What do you see when you look at this? A bird? A flower? Or democracy disappearing? End #Gerrymandering. Visit https://t.co/xAC7FvkAfS pic.twitter.com/EptFYXSvJn

— Fair Districts PA (@FairDistrictsPA) January 20, 2018

…and kudos to these women artists standing up in opposition to the Gropenfuhrer…

These women are using art to reflect on the first year of Trump's presidency pic.twitter.com/5E6qEbucwo

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 21, 2018

…and I now give you the latest installment of “This Day in Doomsy History” (more or less) from 1/24/11, which is just a reminder that, despite everything going on in our wretched political climate, made poisonous by the Repugs and their acolytes…yes Virginia, there STILL is a war without end going on in Afghanistan (and given this update, I have a question: Do you HONESTLY trust our Treasonous, Tiny Handed Orange Dictator to actually KNOW WHAT HE’S DOING in that area of the world in particular?)…



…and here’s another “green” tune for our Super Bowl-bound Iggles.

Monday Stuff

I would say that, at one of the marches yesterday, Cher was pretty “woke”; we all need to be that way too (mildly NSFW)…

'If you want a job done right, get a woman' — listen to Cher's incredible speech at the #WomensMarch2018 pic.twitter.com/SEwJhKwMoh

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 22, 2018

…and though the Sunday morning gab fests apparently ignored the marches (here), Joy Reid didn’t of course, to her credit (great commentary yet again by Jennifer Rubin, believe it or not, at about 6:30)…



…and wow, I honestly didn’t know the Repug U.S. Senator Tom Cotton was this big of a snow flake…



…and this may be the first time I’ve featured a video from Benjamin Dixon of Ring of Fire, but I think he’s spot-on here when it comes to race issues in this country…



…and here’s another reminder about how much better we all would be under single payer from Sen. Bernie Sanders (just grab a fistful of valium, go lie down in a corner and take a nice, long nap, “Saint Orrin”)…

Did you know that universal health care systems like Canada's are less expensive than the wasteful, bureaucratic system in America? pic.twitter.com/07COIe64DM

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 22, 2018

…and there was a time when I thought it was nothing but a bad joke to talk about the Philadelphia Eagles and the Super Bowl, but lo and behold, they punched their ticket yesterday. Awesome! And congratulations!

As a tribute, I’m planning to feature songs with “green” in the title over the next two weeks; we’ll see how far I get with that (this first selection you can also consider a tribute to Kinks bassist Jim Rodford…RIP).

Saturday Stuff

I’m a little surprised to hear Rachel Maddow apparently unable to explain the shutdown (try this), and when I think of the ruinous reign of the “Gropenfuhrer,” the word “remarkable” definitely doesn’t come to mind - nice report on last year’s women’s marches, though…



Update: Way too damn funny (here)...

…and here is more Maddow, as it were, on trying to figure out just what the hell happened to all of the money from last year’s inauguration…



…and Stephen Colbert reflects on the one-year anniversary of the reign of Generalissimo Trump (he’ll likely remain as long as we have a Republican-led Congress…hint, hint)…



…and I felt like hearing this tune after reading about this nonsense from “the old gray lady” – GMAFB!

Friday Stuff

For more information, click here - and leave it to Philadelphia's conservative newspaper of record to spread a "story" about security concerns, as noted here; in response, I give you this and this.

Yeah, I think Shep Smith is pretty spot-on here about the potential for a government shutdown (see here, here, here and here – how many damn times do we have to go down this road?)…



…and I’m not one bit surprised to hear that the NRA is being investigated for funneling “dark money” into the Trump campaign (and once again, Citizens United remains “the gift that keeps on giving”)…



…and once again, if Generalissimo Trump had a “D” after his name instead of the magic “R,” he’d be wearing an orange jumpsuit by now breaking up slabs on a rock pile (paying hush money to a porn actress, and forming a Delaware LLC to do it apparently as noted here – typical Trumpster move)…



…and yeah, I like the “girther” movement thing – funny (in the scheme of things, not the most important matter I know, but I suppose it’s a bit of comic relief; apparently those doctors serve at the pleasure of the president too – again, not that the physical stuff matters as much, but I don’t believe it either)…



…and David Pakman tells us that U.S. Netherlands Rep Pete Hoekstra was outed for talking more BS about Terra! Terra! Terra! (and yeah, kudos to the Dutch press for following up, unlike our corporate media overall)…



…and I think this is an appropriate tune for the upcoming marches. on Sunday.

Thursday Stuff

Seth Meyers goes over some recent news stuff, including the potential for another government shut down under a Republican congress (and yeah, I know the Nielsen/”shithole” stuff is a bit old by now, but I didn’t know about Patrick Leahy and the placard guy - love the “pong” clip)…



…and yeah, good one by Repug U.S. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa to defend our Tiny Handed Orange Dictator, earning some thoroughly deserved derision…



…and oh yes (as Sam Seder alluded to), we do so love our kids, don’t we…

Billionaires got their tax breaks last month, but for 113 days health insurance for 9 million children has been hanging in the balance. pic.twitter.com/JOaVF3O4N4

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) January 17, 2018

…and here’s another good argument for moving to a clean energy economy…

It’s official: Fracking is among the least sustainable forms of energy production pic.twitter.com/QGI7ql14Ab

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 17, 2018

…and David Cay Johnston talks about what’s going on with the Gropenfuhrer’s regime “behind the scenes” with government agencies, using the word “termites” – that’s just great, isn’t it (and in a related story, as they say, I thought this was a great column)...



…and I guess you can consider this a “I know we’re still in the middle of winter, but God, I wish it were over and the nice weather was here right now” song.