Friday Stuff

Cenk and Ana tell us about the line of questioning from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in particular on Michael Cohen during his recent testimony before the House Oversight Committee (yep, as usual, AOC zeroes in on what truly matters...and by the way, when it comes to Cohen’s testimony, I don’t think we should lose sight of this)…



…and here is more evidence that elections have consequence, people – in a way that is actually good this time (and as far as the Senate goes, I’m glad Bob Casey was returned from PA last year of course, but when it comes to guns and this, he doesn’t exactly stand tall)…



…and I know TYT alluded to Bernie Sanders earlier, and Kyle K. tells us here about Sanders' answer on early childhood, pre-K nutrition and education in this country, which, as usual, was spot-on…I love Bernie on the issues, and maybe there’s not a lot he can do about this with Repugs in charge of the Senate, but I’d like to see some actual policy proposals to back that up that could lead to actual legislation (Kyle almost got through it without an “F” bomb, but there’s one at the very end…oh well)…



…and happy 75th (!) birthday to Roger Daltrey.

Thursday Stuff

I thought this was a pretty well-thought-out analysis by Cenk and Michael Shure of TYT about Michael Cohen’s testimony yesterday before the House Oversight Committee, proving what, as far as I’m concerned, anyone with a pulse knew all along, namely, that Donald J. Trump is a treasonous, lying criminal…



…and I’m playing catch-up again I know, but Sam Seder comments on a John Wayne Playboy interview from 1971 that recently resurfaced where he claimed that white supremacy is A OK, pilgrim (on this subject, I highly recommend the movie Trumbo, by the way – still shocking to hear from a guy who worked with Woody Strode on at least one movie, by the way…and yeah, Laura Ingraham is just f*cking crazy; I’m not going to try and find any sanity or rationality with her or this Ken doll on her show)…



…and economist J.W. Mason explains how we can pay for the Green New Deal (a very Krugman-esque – and correct, as far as I’m concerned – commentary…there’s a reason why we have a damn prosperous underground economy in this country, people…it’s pretty much out of necessity)…



…and I can’t recall a video where I saw a woman driving a fast car – about damn time…was waiting for her to drive it right at the director, but I thought the video’s ending was better than my idea.

Wednesday Stuff

Rachel Maddow tells us more about the Gropenfuhrer and his “bromance” with Kim Jong Un (three guesses who gave advice to Trump on this when our *president* asked, and the first two don’t count)…



…and here is more on the vote against Trump’s emergency declaration in the House (and as for the Senate, I give you this)…



…and Pap and Farron Cousins tells us that, in case we feel an attack of Trump Bottom-Feeder Fatigue coming on (and we’re only human – all of this political sludge is bound to catch up with us at some point), we can’t let down our guard, particularly in the case of new AG William Barr, who is terrible for all of the reasons noted in this clip and probably more…



…and Sam Seder speaks with former CIGNA employee Wendell Potter about the Dems getting squeamish on Medicare for All (talking about Michael Bennet of Colorado for example – he stood tall against Ted Cruz recently, but let’s not forget about the bigger picture also)…



…and Kyle K. tells us that Repug U.S. Senator John Cornyn decided to quote Il Duce – just say, “oops” and get out, Tex…have to admit being a little freaked out by the Mussolini pic (NSFW), and as for Bernie, we’ll see about this…



…and with my modified posting schedule, I have to admit that I’m not always commenting on stuff in as timely a manner as I would like, and here is an example; last Saturday marked the 79th anniversary of Woody Guthrie’s anthem to what this country is supposed to be all about, Generalissimo Trump notwithstanding – this is one of my favorite versions of Guthrie's tune.