Saturday Stuff

Thom Hartmann tells us that Flori-DUUUH! Repug Guv Ron #DeathSantis recently announced that a grand jury with subpoena power will look into the vaccines produced by Big Pharma since apparently #DeathSantis (along with his flunky of a surgeon general Joseph Ladapo) doesn’t trust them (the vaccines I mean), and as Hartmann notes, Ladapo (in addition to being a fraud for other reasons as noted here) is also a vaccine skeptic...what could go wrong, I wonder? - I led off with Greg Abbott in Texas yesterday; both Abbott and #DeathSantis were up for re-election this year, and both were returned to office by sizeable margins, so with all due respect to the hardworking Dems fighting lonely battles in Texas and “The Sunshine State,” voters in both of those locations can go “f” themselves...



...and Jesse Dollemore tells us about a book coming out in January by author Chris Whipple about a potential domestic terror threat in this country from inside the Secret Service, to the point where Biden didn’t trust his own S.S. detail (isn’t this the stuff that happens in banana republics, and I don’t mean the clothing retailer of course?)...



...and with the January 6th Committee winding down, Don Winslow tells us about everybody who did NOT get criminal referrals to the DOJ (I guess they’re leaving this all up to Special Prosecutor Jack Smith...we’ll see)...



...and I have to admit that I fell down a bit earlier this year by not acknowledging the passing of author and activist Barbara Ehrenreich; Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez of Democracy Now! Interview Alissa Quart as a remembrance...



...and I now give you the last installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” for the year; this clip originally aired prior to the 2010 midterm elections, but I put it up again on 12/31/10 as a reminder of what Democrats were able to accomplish when they were in charge of the entire federal government (and for less than 2 years at that) during President Obama’s first term (with historian Michael Beschloss...a comparable record under Biden and a Dem congress can be read about from here... I would ask that you keep this in mind while the “clown car caucus” takes over the U.S. House in a few days and wastes its time with doing virtually nothing that you could reasonably call “the people’s business,” unfortunately)...



...and with the conclusion of the 117th Congress, that means that we can bid farewell to Louie Gohmert (who, in the following clip with John I., Cenk and Michael Shure, basically complained that you can’t lie to the FBI...uh, yeah, you dimwit! - and they're referencing Trumper Peter Navarro, by the way; also, as a bit of a bonus, Ana presents a clip of Gohmert asking if you can change the rotation of the moon...yep, Louie's elevator doesn't run all the way to the top, if you get my drift)...

...and speaking of elevators, we’re FINALLY, MERCIFULLY DONE AT LAST! with “No Corporate Tax” Pat Toomey (more here and here)...



...and as I approach my 19th year of doing this mess, believe it or not, I want to take a minute (as is my custom) and thank everyone who has spent any time at this site over the last year...there were victories to celebrate and losses to mourn, but I honestly think we can build on our successes into the new year, so to me, that’s a reason for hope. Also, given what kind of a “seat of the pants” operation this site is, I don’t know for certain how long I’ll be able to keep it going in its present form, but I’ll do the best I can. As I’ve said before, I’d like to do longer content pieces with links, but the videos with some commentary is the best I can do to keep the issues that matter to me (and to you I’m sure) front and center. Also, I haven’t really figured out how to monetize this thing (or to devote the time to that more importantly), but if I do, I’ll have to be a lot more careful about content excerpts and the graphics that I attach to these posts, but we’ll just have to wait and see about that. I’ll do my best to keep you posted.

But for now, let’s sign off for 2022 with my usual anthem, with best wishes for all good things in the new year (timed for the belated 76th birthday of Patti Smith).

Friday Stuff

Don Winslow reminds us that “all hat, no cattle” Texas Repug Gov Greg Abbott is nothing but a sadist for transporting migrants crossing our border all over the country in freezing winter weather, to a cost of Texas taxpayers of about $12 million as noted here (and if you have to ask the question “Is this what a Christian would do?”, then you probably already know the answer)...



...and if it’s another day with a “y” in it, then that means that it’s time for more lies from this George Santos character elected as a U.S. House Republican from New York; Ana and Cenk of TYT tell us more (and the stuff about his mom allegedly dying on 9/11 is particularly grotesque...if Santos were a Dem, he would have resigned by now)...



...and ever true to their utterly disgusting form, this Fix Noise harpy (don’t know who she is, and I don’t care) tries to blame Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for the utter cluster that Southwest Airlines has become, and just in time for the holiday season, as David Pakman tells us (more here)...



...and the “Leftist Mafia” asks what happened to Matt Taibbi (good question; interesting answer IMO from Matt Binder...Taibbi was responsible for some groundbreaking reporting in Rolling Stone on Goldman Sachs and the housing bubble that brought on the Great Recession, but those days are long gone sadly – NSFW/H)...



...and Rachel Maddow interviews David Donnelly, who helped to organize progressive groups across the country with a $32 million campaign fighting the “Stop The Steal” nonsense in Maricopa County, AZ and elsewhere...clip is a couple of weeks old, but it’s important stuff, so I’m putting it up here (I've said before that, if the Dems get serious about their own version of ALEC or Americans For Prosperity, then they can count on me for a recurring donation to such a group - maybe what Donnelly has done is the answer)...



...and Adrienne Lawrence, Esq. of Rebel HQ tells us that J.P. Morgan Chase may be liable for the criminal sex trafficking of Jeffrey Epstein, in what could be a precedent-setting case...about freaking time to put billionaires on notice at long last...



...and as part of our year-end wrapup, "TCM Remembers" brings us all of those in the movie biz who left us in 2022...



...and after all of the recent holiday insanity, I’m in the mood for a mellow newer tune, so here it is.

Wednesday Stuff

Hey everybody, what happened to the RED TSUNAMI! RED TSUNAMI! RED TSUNAMI! RED TSUNAMI! RED TSUNAMI! RED TSUNAMI! RED TSUNAMI! RED TSUNAMI!?? Chris Hayes asks the question in this clip and points out more typical wingnut stupidity...yes, the Dems lost the House which isn’t good, but the last election definitely bucked historical trends in favor of "Team D"...



...and it looks like Baby Newton Leroy actually found the proverbial nut when it comes to his party and their idiotic “stop the steal” nonsense, attacking early voting, etc., though I don’t seriously expect for them to actually listen to him at this point, as Farron Cousins tells us...



...and speaking of idiot Republicans, Emma and the crew from The Majority Report tell us about Walter Hudson, an incoming state rep in Minnesota, equating vaccine mandates with slavery (NSFW/H)...and I could care less whether or not this guy is black; he’s still a goddamn idiot...I would expect this in a red state, but sadly, this garbage is apparently nationwide (more here)...



...and Ana and Cenk of TYT discuss schools forcing kids into ROTC according to the New York Times (I definitely think Cenk’s remark about the “mythical creature” is out of line in this context; I think it’s “apples and oranges” to compare the Pentagon trying to lure in kids to teaching the faith, whatever it may be...if kids don’t want to believe it, then fine...Cenk is absolutely right at the end, though, in his point about why the wingnuts don’t want free college, mainly because they don’t want kids who aren’t “to the manor born” to have the same advantages)...



...and I present the following tune in remembrance of Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac...



...and this one for James Seals of Seals and Crofts.

Tuesday Stuff

Jesse Dollemore tells us about yet another cruel anti-immigrant stunt from Texas’s utterly heartless Republican monster of a governor, Greg Abbott, and that is to drop off 3 buses of immigrants in DC in single-digit temperatures, with the apparent destination of NYC according to Dollemore (and doing so with no advance notice of course...and not to split hairs, but Christmas is actually the second-most important day of the Christian liturgical year, for ACTUAL Christians, as opposed to the frauds Abbott allegedly represents...Easter is #1...from what I’ve read about this, these people were legally processed, but of course Abbott cares more about making headlines than treating people humanely – to me, though, the people who are much more at fault here are Republicans voting for Abbott, Cruz, etc. who care more about their privilege than acting like the Christians they mistakenly claim to be...



...and Ana of TYT tells us about Chick-fil-A in North Carolina getting fined for violating child labor laws and (apparently) paying workers with food instead of $$ (I think she goes off the rails a bit comparing this to the 1/6 Committee referral to the DOJ on Trump, however)...



...and based on what David Doel tells us here, it looks like the gamble from “Curtsy Kyrsten” to become an independent isn’t working out, though, as it turns out, she could pull more votes from Dems than Repugs as the polling indicates if she runs in '24, unfortunately (mildly NSFW/H)...



...and maybe this video represents just another day with a Y in it for that nematode Jesse Watters, but I still believe his misogyny needs to be called out (David Shuster tells us more)...



...and as opposed to the alleged Christians Greg Abbott seeks to lead as Texas governor, this clip from Now This tells us about 5 everyday ACTUAL heroes who made a difference over the prior year...



...and at this time of the year, I like to revisit some milestones as well as acknowledge any I may have missed, and in the latter category, I bring you this tune for the 80th birthday of Johnny Rivers in November.

Monday Stuff

Farron Cousins and Jeff Waldorf bring us more evidence for the argument that King Elon I is the dumbest billionaire of all time...and yeah, Matt Taibbi has fallen big time for sure...and to be honest, I’m seeing a lot more wingnuts in my Twitter feed also...



...and More Perfect Union with J.T. Chapman of Second Thought tell us how the billionaire couple of Stewart and Lynda Resnick (of the Orwellian-named “Wonderful Company”) stole California’s water...can’t think of a hell hot enough for life forms like these individuals (and this video presents yet another reason why DiFi needs to retire)...



...and Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report tells us of a mother forced to flee her state because she has a “trans” son or daughter – not entirely clear on which one, along with Arizona parents somewhat relieved since Dems primarily won and Texas parents dreading the fact that Greg Abbott was returned as governor to persecute all those who don’t give him campaign contributions – it’s been a long time since I saw a video that churned my guts like this one did...and if anybody thinks the “party of Lincoln” is going to stop their demonizing with non-cis individuals, then you truly aren’t paying attention...NSFW/H..



...and Rayy Vana and Cenk of TYT discuss the Patmos, MI library board hearing where a librarian basically stood up and said enough of this BS about alleged sexualizing and “grooming” of kids...some LBGTQ-themed books got the wingnuts in a lather, OF COOOUURRRSSSE!, as Cenk would say (more here)...



...and RIP Thom Bell, producer for Philly International, who brought us this hit among many others...



...and with this tune, I officially bring down the curtain on the holiday selections until next year (sniff :-).

Merry Christmas 2022

I know I included this video last year from The Lincoln Project, but I thought it was so good that I should put it up here again...



...and once more, I give you the holiday light show that I first included here on 12/23/10...



...and in an effort to keep things a little upbeat, I’m letting you know about the pup Van Gogh who ended up getting adopted due to his artistic skills; what a clever, creative move to get him to show his artistry with peanut butter (Ana and John of TYT tell us about it...and now I’m curious to see the paintings from THEIR dogs too :-)...



...and Stephanie Ruhle and Lester Holt of NBC brings us some truly inspirational stories for the season...



...and all the best of the season from me, Nat and the gang.