Tuesday Stuff

Umm, does anyone else besides me think that it’s waaaaay past time to impeach this lunatic (here)?

And spare me that this somehow makes Trump “presidential” like Harry Truman – yes, Truman did say something similar on August 6, 1945, but we were trying to finish that little squabble called…oh, it was just on the tip of my tongue; I know it’s in the history books…oh yeah, WORLD WAR FREAKING TWO!...

BREAKING: Trump just appeared to threaten nuclear war against North Korea pic.twitter.com/Q0pJhH6T0C

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 8, 2017

…and I’m sure the Gropenfuhrer has no objection to nuking a few sage grouse too (I wanted to gag reading that statement from Zinke about supposedly protecting them while making sure their habitat is basically destroyed so we can drill for oil)…

Here’s what Big Oil, a funny-looking bird, and the Trump administration have in common pic.twitter.com/Zcb3A9ftv7

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 8, 2017

…and K.O. gives us the latest here – gosh, could it be that Jeanine Pirro of Fix Noise is somehow a member of the “Resistance” after all? Sorry if that gives away the end…



...and I know Huckleberry Graham has a spotty record at best when it comes to standing up to President Fergus Laing, but credit where it's due here...

President Trump is aligning himself with Russia instead of Congress pic.twitter.com/ErkP7fGoNs

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 8, 2017

…and Seth Meyers tells us about Generalissimo Trump’s 17-day vacation (leave him to wander around in Bedminster, NJ without his cell phone, OK? And maybe give him a metal detector to pass the time)…



…and I know I’m late with this idiocy from Alan Dershowitz, but kudos to Paul Butler and Richard Painter in particular for bringing down the proverbial hammer…



...and I guess you could say that Mickey Mouse has bigger "ears" than we thought (or maybe not)...

Disney might be selling your kids' information to advertisers pic.twitter.com/UFCz3PBGWi

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 5, 2017

...and here's another summer tune (kind of an antique, but definitely still works IMHO).

Monday Stuff

I couldn’t quite get to this item last week, but let’s definitely support Kentucky Dem Amy McGrath in her quest for the U.S. Congress (more here, and more like this)…



…and nothing to see here, just another critic of our former buddy Vlad Putin murdered – move along…



…and yeah, how’s that wall working out for you, Trump voters (here)? Yeah, isn’t “eminent domain” just “tha’ bomb?” But ZOMG, HILLZ BENGHAZI EMAILS!!!!! And kind of a clumsy cut at the end, but you get the picture...



…and timed for the recent 52nd anniversary of the since-gutted Voting Rights Acts, Robert Reich tells us what we can do about it (here)…

Today marks the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, but five decades later voter suppression laws still threaten access to the polls. pic.twitter.com/tyC3kQ1Qlm

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 6, 2017

…and RIP Dutch…



…and I tried to come up with the best tune I could think of as a tribute, and I settled on this one (God, those ‘70s flared pants are hideous!).

Friday Stuff

K.O. continues to chronicle the utter disintegration of Generalissimo Trump (more on the sanctions vote is here – not sure why Sen. Bernie Sanders voted No, unless it was because sanctions against Iran were included, which I think are a mistake given that no one has produced evidence that they’ve violated the terms of the treaty signed under former Secretary of State John Kerry...anybody remember that one?)…



…and I realize the news wouldn’t be another Trump lie; the “news” would be that he actually told the truth, as Kyle explains, discussing yet another insane interview with Number 45, this time conducted by the Wall Street Journal (NSFW)…



…and gee, not smirking now, are you, “Pharma Bro” (here – and hey, chill on the Vice reporter, OK? Well, maybe he is still smirking a bit - I'm sure he'll eventually "get the memo")...



…and Chris Hayes tells us that the Secret Service has been kicked out of Trump Tower in NYC because the rent is apparently too damn high (definitely emblematic of this regime of idiots and crooks)…



…also, Joy Ann Reid interviews Del Quinton Wilber, the reporter for the aforementioned WSJ who broke the story that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington, D.C. (as Wilber says, waay too early to prognosticate here, but this definitely isn’t good for the Gropenfuhrer)…



…and Ali Velshi talks to that disgusting Teahadist Jim Jordan about health care in this country vs. Canada (oh, and as long as I’m including a video from Bernie Sanders, can we PLEEEAAASSSE cease and desist with the circular firing squad about how he is supposedly destroying the Democratic Party? And on the other side of this argument, can we PLEEEAAASSSE cease and desist with the purity tests about how, say, Sen. Kamala Harris is a “CORPORATE DEM WHO MUST BE SHUNNED”?

(I’m not even going to waste my time trying to address people like Jimmy Dore on this, since screaming about “Corporate Dems” is basically their business model.)

With this is mind, Charlie Pierce wrote a great column today about how, if we keep this up, we’re likely to blow the greatest opportunity we’ve ever had for Democrats to win and, thus, govern the way both parties in this country are supposed to (Update 8/7/17 - Uh, yep)…

Why doesn't a profit-driven health care system work? This Canadian businessman explains why. pic.twitter.com/VDDaB198Xh

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) August 3, 2017

…and speaking of Bernie, he reminds us here about Nissan workers trying to organize in MI – all the best…

It's never easy to stand together and try to form a union. I applaud the Nissan workers in Mississippi fighting for workers' rights. pic.twitter.com/eLqsOrofoK

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) August 2, 2017

Update 8/5/17: I once had a Nissan, and it was a good car, but I'll never buy another one (here - from what I read, I blame management coercion).

…and I think this is a nice tune and video for a Friday, so here it is (barring news stories, I probably will be going a little overboard with summer songs for a while after this).

Thursday Stuff

I think this brings me up to date with all of Keith Olbermann’s “Resistance” commentaries; at this point, anyone not doing something to try and get Number 45 removed from office, to say nothing of being tried for treason, is doing a grave disservice to this country…



…and in response to the surreal idiocy yesterday of Stephen Miller trying to smack down Jim Acosta of CNN for more Trumpian garbage about trying to exclude non-English-speaking people from this country (more here), I thought Maria Hinojosa made some good points with Chris Hayes (and, like Ana Navarro, I’m absolutely shocked to see that Jennifer Rubin has emerged as a voice of reason – wonders truly never cease)…



…and Joy-Ann Reid talks with Dem Sen. Cory Booker about the latter’s attempt to “lighten up,” as it were, on pot, and making a lot of good arguments in the process (oh, but Booker is a “corporate Dem,” so we’re not supposed to take him seriously – huh?)…



…and leave to our friends up north to lead the way on single payer (Richard Burr is such a tool)…

Here's what happened when a Republican senator challenged a Canadian doctor on their single-payer health care system. pic.twitter.com/eT7t7pGFWR

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) August 1, 2017

…and hmmm, Lou Barletta…gee, is he running against Bob Casey for the U.S. Senate? Sounds like another reason to do the right thing here (NSFW – and why am I not surprised to see that Barletta and Kris Kobach are two peas in a truly awful pod? And I LOVE the musical)…

Join Kris Kobach as he travels from town to town, bringing bankruptcy, racism and music! (And somehow sexy Hamilton, @JMunozActor is there!) pic.twitter.com/JNdBY9HACe

— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) August 3, 2017

…and every once in a while, I feel like I need a bit of a “palate cleanser” of a tune, and I think this works.

Wednesday Stuff

Seth Meyers tells us about how Generalissimo Trump has utterly played those evangelical saps yet again (I’d never heard of Paula White until this clip, and I’m sure some of my brain cells died as I watched it)…



…and this is a little “after the news curve” I guess, but Lawrence O’Donnell reminds us who, above all else, should get the credit for defeating “Trump-Scam-Care” (we ALWAYS need to point this out as far as I’m concerned to keep the spirit of activism alive, to say nothing of expressing gratitude to those protesters for their sacrifice…and besides)…



…and Chris Hayes discusses the lawsuit over the Seth Rich garbage and Trump’s alleged involvement – unbelievable that a president Is involved in this cruel idiocy, even the Gropenfuhrer (Gabe Sherman, by the way, did great reporting over the Roger Ailes garbage at Fix Noise…Olivia Nuzzi had some telling comments on that scumbag Ed Butowsky also…more here)…



…and it looks like Robert Reich is all over the ways that Number 45 can be removed from office…

By my count, there are now four grounds to impeach Trump, and the fifth appears to be on its way. Our latest video explains: pic.twitter.com/K08kTMj9wj

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 4, 2017

…and I thought this was a great defense of Islam in response to all of the ISIS garbage…

This speech brilliantly explains why ISIS does NOT represent Islam pic.twitter.com/ducg0KfdSw

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 2, 2017

…and I’m falling behind on my summer tunes again, so here’s another one.

Tuesday Stuff

Anybody have any idea whatsoever why the Gropenfuhrer would want to bring back the “pee pee tape”? (though I realize that question assumes a level of sanity that Number 45 had not demonstrated in any way…I didn’t know “paddy wagon” was an ethnic slur – hmmm; and I like that cheeky signoff too)…



…and oh, nothing to see here – just the largest expulsion of American embassy personnel in the history of modern diplomacy by our former buddy Vlad Putin; Joy-Ann Reid talks with former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about it (with another mention of The Magnitsky Act)…



…and going back in time a bit, Rachel Maddow reminds us about Former Commander Codpiece and the Texas Air National Guard stuff (timed for this item – a REALLY clumsy cut at the end of the clip that no doubt gives the background for the movie “Truth,” with Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett…could never bring myself to watch the flick because I didn’t want to relive any of that stuff, to be honest, not because I didn’t think it was true)…



…and wingnut Tomi Lahren comes out against health care even though she’s covered by her parents – genius!... (from The Majority Report with Michael Brooks and “failed comedian” Sam Seder; yeah, Jimmy Dore really is that big of a troll as far as I’m concerned – NSFW)…



…and former Baltimore police commander Michael Wood, Jr. weighs in on Trump’s recent idiocy in front of the cops, along with a lot of other important stuff about policing; “he (Trump) is a product of us” – well said, unfortunately (NSFW a bit also)…



…and I try to remain on the lookout for good, new tunes, and I think this qualifies.

Monday Stuff

I know I’m going out of order with K.O.’s great GQ commentaries again given today’s Scaramucci development (geez oh man, first his pregnant wife walks out because he took a job with the Gropenfuhrer, and then he loses that job – what a mook…more here...my sympathies to Mario Cantone - well, maybe SNL will find a way to work him in anyway, maybe hiding in the bushes?)…



…and it looks like there’s some big-time push-back on Generalissimo Trump’s “trans” military order, as noted here (love to see Kristen Beck open up a can of whoop-ass on Number 45)…



…and Sam Seder talks with Cliff Schecter about how Dem U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii should have received McCain's "standing O" during the recent health care vote - interesting theory by Sam Seder on Trump's national security weakness keeping Heitkamp and especially Manchin in line - have to ponder that...



…and Rachel Maddow on the similarity between the tactics of Governor Bully (who bravely protected his nachos here – heh) and those of our impulse control issue child in chief, particularly on Trump-Scam-Care (with Bill Stepien being the likely link..and sorry, but I don’t believe Ryan Zinke here)…



…and RIP Jeanne Moreau (Sam Shepard also)…



…and time for another tune from 1967; this song reached #1 50 years ago on July 29th…I’m sure you’ve heard of it :-).

Saturday Stuff

I know I was a bit remiss yesterday in not giving credit where it was due in shutting down “Trump-Scam-Care” in the Senate (noted here), so please allow me to do so now; yes, let’s thank Collins and Murkowski, but let’s also thank the Senate Dems who stood tall unanimously – granted, they should have done that, but let’s give them credit for doing the right thing (including PA’s Bob Casey, who could use some help since he’s up for re-election next year…to reward good behavior, click here…hard to imagine the parallel universe of absurdity that Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao lives in – totally devoid of any truth whatsoever)…



…and once more, K.O. is “on the beat” concerning the “Gropenfuhrer” (amazing how many people are apparently realizing Number 45 is crackers only now)…



…and I hope the recent health care outcome means you won’t need a prescription for this (heh – NSFW)…



…and while we were on vacation, another rock milestone passed, and that was the 40th anniversary of “My Aim Is True,” the debut from Elvis Costello of course, which brought us this great tune among many others.

Friday Stuff

I don’t know how many more times this needs to be pointed out, for God sake, but fortunately, K.O. does so again here (about Generalissimo Trump of course)…



...and it looks like Fergus Laing's latest nominee for the Justice Department's criminal division previously represented Russia's Alfa Bank, which might be an issue given that we're trying to extradite a big-deal Russian mobster (not illegal as far as we know, but if it walks like a duckski, talks like a duckski and quacks like a duckski)...

…and I totally agree with the assessment of Chris Hayes here – I believe it was Ice Cube who said recently on “Real Time” that the good cops need to “out” the bad ones, and he’s right (though he didn’t put it in those words of course…our president is insane, and anyone who doesn’t do anything in response, to say nothing of encouraging him, is aiding and abetting - more here)…

President urges officers to commit acts of brutality, officers laugh and cheer wildly. Beginning to think problem isn't a few bad apples. pic.twitter.com/o1sSgw6lGy

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) July 28, 2017

…and Samantha Bee tells us the “tale of the taint,” as it were (NSFW)…



…and I give you another installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” from 7/28/07; earlier this week, I posted a “Now This” clip explaining why we shouldn’t allow a second of hagiography concerning Former Commander Codpiece, and I definitely think this gives us more of a reminder on that score (NSFW also)…

…and I have to admit that I can do without his covers of the standards (though they’re decent enough I guess), but kudos to Rod Stewart for this.

Thursday Stuff

(And by the way, it’s “on” for trying to cram Trump-care down our throats…to do something about it, click here.)

I thought Rachel Maddow made a good point last night about how the latest garbage from Number 45 regarding our courageous “trans” military personnel, and this typically awful speech about immigrants highlighted below, is an effort to keep his 30-percent-or-so “base” in line while he lets Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III twist in the wind, as it were (of course, this would be the handiwork of “President” Bannon, since our Impulse Control Issue Child-In-Chief isn’t smart enough to come up with a tactic like that himself...and God, those poor, pathetic saps applauding that lunatic)…

President Trump gave an unhinged speech comparing immigrants to animals pic.twitter.com/WF2dX6K4Gx

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 27, 2017

…and I wonder how many of those supposedly disgusting immigrants actually made products for Generalissimo Trump (here – a little late on this I know)?...

…this clip is pretty current, though, and that’s a comparison of what Fergus Laing’s visits at Mar-a-Lago cost versus what our LGBTQ military personnel would need – we know Trump poses no capacity for shame whatsoever; otherwise, it would be on display for this…

...and speaking of TRMS, I think our "prez" is nuttier now than he was during the campaign; Maddow pretty much agreed with presidential historian Michael Beschloss on this last week...and yeah, I would say that's the stuff of nightmares...



...and I continue to catch up with K.O.'s great commentaries with this one...



…and I’m behind on my summer tunes also – even though we’ve only been back for about a week, I REALLY feel like I need to hear this with all that is going on.

Wednesday Stuff

It looks like President Tiny-Handed Impulse Control Issue Egomaniac is trying more diversion and nonsense (probably to distract from Russia and trying to ruin health care) with this new idiocy about trying to bar trans people from serving in the military – we don’t know how this will play out, and he sure as hell doesn’t either, given that Number 45 has the attention span of a flea on meth in the first place (I have a feeling Rick Wilson said something like that about him – can’t take credit for it in good conscience)…



…and yeah, as always, it’s all about Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! from Not Your Father’s Republican Party, especially in the “land of the yellow rose” (I say that if lawmakers want to mandate that women report issues regarding their personal health, then male politicians who favor these awful bills should be forced to do the same thing, such as how many times they take Viagra or Cialis)…

Texas wants to require women who get abortions to report their personal info to the government pic.twitter.com/prHkNSPEX7

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 26, 2017

..and speaking of health care, I thought Cenk and Ana gave “Senator Honor and Virtue” the treatment he deserved given that awful vote yesterday (and with all due respect to Bob Cesca, I really don’t care about this – this is more like it)…



Update 7/28/17: OK, give McCain credit for doing the right thing on Thursday night, but let's not forget that, as Laura Clawson rightly points out here, Collins, Murkowski and especially Mazie Hirono deserve credit too.

…and sticking with health care, potty mouth Kyle K. brings us a GREAT example here of how Dems are supposed to respond on the issue of single payer, courtesy of Ro Khanna (NSFW)…



…and I know I really didn’t have anything to say previously about Anthony Scaramucci, the Gropenfuhrer’s new mouthpiece, but I thought Seth Meyers summed things up pretty well here (after watching this clip, maybe his legal name should be Donald J. “I Know You Are, But What Am I?” Trump)…



…and aside from the tune which I liked of course, I don’t know which part of the video was my favorite; the mom (?) doing the photo-bomb or the appearance by the dog.

Tuesday Stuff

Yeah, I think The Rude Pundit pretty much summed everything up with this observation (based on this of course...and John Cole nails it as well here).

…and I would say that we’ve got a little “vox populi” going on here…

“Don't kill us, kill the bill!”: GOP Senate health care vote interrupted by protests https://t.co/inXzaVUFHZ pic.twitter.com/l53GlFqrWK

— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 25, 2017

…and yeah, the Repugs are all disgusting liars, but we knew that anyway…

Watching 7 years of Republican mendacity on health care is...staggering pic.twitter.com/FNuEeD9NLx

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 25, 2017

…and all the best to 10-year-old Liam Barry, and especially to his mom…

President @realDonaldTrump & every @SenateGOP member need to read this 10-yr-old boy’s letter before they repeal his mom’s healthcare today. pic.twitter.com/DJpWKE5T4M

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) July 25, 2017

…and switching things up a bit, David Pakman reminds us that, even though the Dems need to do a better job of creating space between them and the Repugs, there is one issue for sure where the Dems stand out like the proverbial sore thumb (in a good way, though, with the Repugs actually LOWERING the minimum wage in some states – catching up some more from last week)…



…and normally I’d feature K.O.’s great vids a little higher in the posts, but, maybe only for today, I think the Russia stuff should take a back seat (what does it tell you that we need to de-prioritize what, to my mind, is full-on treason, as Olbermann points out, in favor of the potential destruction of one-sixth of our economy?)…



...and yeah, I know I've only been back for a few days, but after today's disgusting spectacle on Capitol Hill, I think we need to hear this song.

Monday Stuff

OK people, I’m back…had some glorious time off in our Blue State paradise for about a week, but now duty calls once more I suppose.

And by the way, for what it’s worth, I did a totally unscientific survey of 2016 election bumper stickers on MVY vehicles, and as you might expect, there were a few Trump/Pence ones on beat-up pickup trucks owned probably by construction people and general contractors (if I were to guess) and some Clinton/Kaine bumper stickers also on some random sedans (never could understand them using a symbol instead of just putting the names on the stickers, one of the MANY things wrong with that campaign as far as I’m concerned). Maybe there were slightly more Clinton/Kaine stickers than Trump stickers, but not by much. However, Bernie Sanders stickers were all over the place…not even close as to who was most popular on that basis.

With that being said, it’s time to dive into this as follows (and it looks like we’re still stuck with Generalissimo Trump…sigh)…



…and I know this is about a week old by now, but I just had to include this from Stephen Colbert…



...and all the best to Sen. John McCain (here) - yeah, I've made the "tire swing" jokes about his relationship with the Beltway media just like everyone else, but imagine a Republican candidate for president saying these words as opposed to the never-ending stream of oral diarrhea from Number 45 (hat tip to Ian Reifowitz of Daily Kos for the clip)...



...and widdle Spicey is OUTTA HERE too (as Paul Krugman said, condolences to Melissa McCarthy)...



...and yes, I'm definitely opposed to any attempt whatsoever to rehabilitate Former President Highest Disapproval Rating In Gallup Poll History (though I have to admit that his portrayal in the second Harold and Kumar movie was pretty funny), and I think people should lay off of Ellen DeGeneres and Jimmy Kimmel, but I still think we need this reminder…

Here's why the recent rehabilitation of George W. Bush has GOT to stop pic.twitter.com/oeqfI59ZOw

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 14, 2017

...and RIP Martin Landau...



...and George Romero (John Heard also)...



...and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park.

Thursday Stuff

As concerning as the political chaos created by Putin, Trump & co. is, and it is that, the fact that those responsible have apparently done so with impunity – again, so far – may be the most repulsive development of all (was never quite scared of that episode of Star Trek, though, I have to say...and this is curious also)…



…and yeah, nothing to see here as far as the “party of Lincoln” is concerned – just collusion with a foreign hostile power trying to hack into our political infrastructure to help install their Russian operative who lost the popular vote by about 3 million, and are as of now are primed to do it all over again and hack into God knows what else…move along…

Donald Trump Jr. might've colluded with the Russian government - and the GOP doesn't seem to care pic.twitter.com/XifjqlWI3X

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 13, 2017

…and I thought this was a pretty good response to this garbage from Dana Loesch…



…and I give you now the latest installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” from 7/13/12 – Social Security and Medicare are INSURANCE and NOT A SAFETY NET, as Stuart Zechman explains – important to keep in mind while politicians, mainly but not totally on the other side, try to come for something that we’ve paid into and deserve and they should keep their grubby mitts off of – bad sentence, but you know what I mean; a little wonky I’ll admit, but important stuff…



...and yep, activism ALWAYS matters, people (here)...



…and here’s another summer tune that I hope you enjoy.



And with that, I now take my leave of you for a little while – as long as I’ve been doing this, I don’t know if I’ve ever needed a vacation as much as I need this one. All things being equal and God willing, I’ll look to start this up again some time around the 24th or 25th…all the best.

Wednesday Stuff

I’m very aware that, while posting about Generalissimo Trump and his collusion with a foreign hostile power in pursuit of electoral victory, I haven’t been posting as much as I’d like about stuff like the environment, economy, Net Neutrality, what you could call the “last stand” for public education in this country at the hands of the thoroughly execrable Betsy DeVos, Net Neutrality, common-sense gun laws, protecting women’s health and health insurance for the majority of this country overall, etc. etc. etc. And I feel bad about that, but the Trump/Russia stuff is so monumentally awful that I believe it deserves exactly this kind of treatment (and those who did anything whatsoever to aid in the victory of President Impulse Control Issue Tiny-Handed Egomaniac deserve to be pilloried as much as the law and conscience allows).

And with that preface in mind completely, I’d like to turn to this video (a reminder that, as I said, the non-Trump stuff matters greatly also of course)…

Here's why everyone should run for office pic.twitter.com/2LDldm6PdS

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 12, 2017

…and I apologize a bit for making you endure the human stain that is Steven Arnold King once more, but I would ask that you watch this if for no other reason that for the very end…

Republicans want to pay for Trump’s border wall by cutting food stamps and Planned Parenthood pic.twitter.com/37tvjnoPSj

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 12, 2017

…oh, and by the way, Scott Pruitt and the “Gropenfuhrer” are trying to overturn a rule protecting our clean water, as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains…



…also, lawmakers in AK have apparently passed a law requiring a woman to get permission from someone who impregnated them to dispose of the fetal remains, which is yet another slide down the slippery legal slope to fetal personhood (yeah, I’m definitely not an expert in the Old Testament, but I have to admit that I think that’s a pretty creepy passage from Numbers also)…



…and a Pew poll indicates that most Republicans are opposed to college, as Kyle tells us – almost no words at this point (NSFW…a little too dismissive of religion as far as I’m concerned, however)…



…and it’s been a little while since I brought you a song from 1967, so here’s another one (yes, this cover was from ’68, but the original was written the year before) – I always thought “The Big Lebowski” was one of the most overrated movies I ever saw…the Coens are great filmmakers, though I personally think they get a bit excessive now and then…maybe just me I know.

Tuesday Stuff

Yeah, it sure looks like Uday (or is it Qusay?) is in deep doo-doo (and I agree with Tim Kaine, though, given his role in the election last year, couldn't these observations have come from another Senate Dem?)…

ICYMI: Donald Trump Jr.‘s apparent involvement with the Russian government has reached an unprecedented level pic.twitter.com/XffkKcmNon

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 11, 2017

…and as Rachel Maddow among others points out, this really is the stuff of tragedy with all of the long knives out all over the place (though, given the idiocy of the principals involved, I guess it has elements of a low farce also)…



…and of course K.O. is up on this also (“Resist” – “Remove”…kind of catchy)…



…and as Chris Hayes reminds us here, having to flak for Generalissimo Trump is a pretty sucky way to try to make a living (utterly pathetic at this point)…



…and in non-treasonous news, Kyle tells us here about the KKK protesting in VA to keep the statue of Robert E. Lee (NSFW)…



...and given the stuff with Jr. in particular, I've had this song on my mind a bit.

Monday Stuff

(I also posted here.)

I know this clip has “made the rounds” by now, but I think these observations from Aussie journo Chris Uhlmann need to be seen and heard far and wide, and it doesn’t make me happy one bit to do it (here...and anyone who is still dumb enough to think that this ISN'T playing out exactly how Putin wants should pay attention to the Russian's smirk at about 2:02)…

Holy smokes. Australian journalist provides one of the most brutal takedowns of Trump I've heard in a while. 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/MPoDJXATlM

— Amarnath Amarasingam (@AmarAmarasingam) July 8, 2017

...sentiments echoed, sadly but accurately, by Carrie Cordero, legal expert on national and homeland security...



...and I would say that "it's hard to ignore the pattern" also...

MUST WATCH: @RichardEngel: In 3 years, over 40 Kremlin foes/people who knew too much have been murdered or died in mysterious circumstances pic.twitter.com/ieykzQ0FsR

— Yashar Ali (@yashar) July 9, 2017

…and oh yeah, we’re the only country of the G20 that refuses to acknowledge that WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, GODDAMMIT!!! (more here - and as always, Generalissimo Trump continues to behave as if this were all nothing more than a damn “reality” TV show)...



...and speaking of climate, don't look now, but a damn iceberg as big as Delaware has broken loose from Antarctica...



…and a happy belated 90th birthday to Doc Severinsen, legendary trumpeter and years-long bandleader of the NBC Orchestra for “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson”; on the last show, Severinsen was gushing in his praise for Carson, which is understandable I know, mainly because, as Severinsen put it basically, this would be the last TV show featuring what was in effect a jazz band orchestra, marking an era passing into antiquity, and sadly, he was right.

Friday Stuff

I was going to put up another snarky pic with our Problem Child In Chief, but since this is the week in which we observe July 4th, I thought this was more appropriate (and I know Number 45 groveled on cue to our former ol’ buddy Vlad Putin today, here and here – how pathetic).

For more background, Rachel Maddow told us about the last time the “Gropenfuhrer” met with his Russian operatives here (this was a nice “B” block, and her “A” block was pretty good also)…



(Kudos, BTW, to TRMS for being on their guard against the likely-faked docs...personally, I smell Roger Stone...but there’s a big legal dif between the Dubya Air National Guard stuff and the Trumpian crap which is being investigated by grand juries and congressional committees…and again, since we were talking about the Bushes, 43 could have just said “Yeah, I was wrong to skip out on my Guard service for 18 months – my bad,” pay a fine and that would have been it…but again, we’re talking about the Bushies who once outed an undercover operative tracking loose nukes named Valerie Plame, so OF COURSE they had to do everything they could to UTTERLY DESTROY their accusers with relatively inconsequential nonsense such as the age of typewriter keys, letter signatures, letterhead, and other irrelevant crap...as opposed to the FACTS and EVIDENCE in the documentation...and install BFF Dick Thornburgh to seal the “investigation” of the CBS reporting exactly how they wanted it).

...and Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich tells us all of the ways that our Twitter-inflicted chief executive has delivered for what was once called the “evil empire” (remember that one? And from The Sainted Ronnie R? My, how Repugs have changed)…

Who benefits from Trump's foreign policy? Putin. Trump has already weakened NATO, alienated U.S. allies, and wants to water down sanctions. pic.twitter.com/wYVBU8HkLS

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 7, 2017

…and David Pakman tells us that more people polled want President Fergus Laing impeached than approve – wow, I don’t even think Dubya managed to pull that off…



…and according to this NowThis video, it looks like our outlaw regime in charge is getting push-back on its requests for voter information (though cautionary notes are here and here)…

Here’s why over 40 states are defying President Trump and his bogus voter fraud commission pic.twitter.com/wGAJI9YkTj

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 5, 2017

…and with that in mind, Thom Hartmann talks with Greg Palast about the latest in voter suppression from Generalissimo Trump and Kris Kobach, this time in Georgia, though they plan to roll out these ridiculous (and likely illegal) voter mailing cards across the country – yep, a variant on “voter caging” all right (and yeah, I’m not a bit surprised that the statewide Repugs are really LYING on the issue of sending the voter lists to Trump/Kobach…and I can’t think of a word for the fact that Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, allegedly a Dem, has caved on this – I don’t care that it started under his predecessor’s watch or not)…



…also, I couldn’t let the week end with this GREAT report from John Oliver on the efforts of Sinclair Broadcast Group to take over local TV stations (timed for what would be its merger with Tribune Media - here...NSFW)…



…and yeah, I know this is a real shocker (removing my tongue from my cheek), but it turns out that Hobby Lobby is now resorting to the "stupidity defense" in the case of the Iraqi artifacts it illegally smuggled into this country - great, first they deny health care to their women employees, and now they fund terrorists. Heckuva job! (more here)...



…and I don’t know how many people besides me know this, but today is World Chocolate Day; in response, I know this is a bit tangential of a tune, but I like it anyway.

Thursday Stuff

I thought that this was really hilarious, in response to the latest from our President Impulse Control Tiny-Handed Egomaniac in his ongoing battle with CNN (cringing at the thought of how Number 45 would handle an ACTUAL threat against this country as opposed to a made-up one to keep ginning up his beloved “base”)…



…though I admit that this isn’t amusing at all – I still thought this was an interesting segment that you could call When Trump Trolls Attack, with Chris Hayes, Lynn Sweet and Ben Howe of the Red State blog over the CNN video nonsense (oh, and I’m supposed to feel sorry for Dana Loesch? GMAFB) – Sweet also comes perilously close to Both Sidesism in her remarks in my opinion, something to keep in mind while you read about this - once again, MSNBC's videos aren't playing nice with Chrome, but are OK everywhere else…



…and I also thought this was a pretty good synopsis recently by Rachel Maddow of how we’ve come to our present (president?) predicament with Generalissimo Trump…



…and I always respected Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, but I REALLY respect him now (and speaking of great "burns")…



…oh, and it looks like CA has so much solar energy, it needs to get rid of some of it or it will be "high on its own supply," as it were…

California is producing so much solar power they're now giving it away pic.twitter.com/rsjHdW9CAr

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 6, 2017

…and I first thought this was a pretty “goth” video with a message of doom, but it’s really life affirming in a way as far as I’m concerned.

Wednesday Stuff

Yeah, that “Carrier” deal really ended up helping those workers in Indiana and South Carolina, didn’t it?...



…and it looks like Kentucky is teaching the Bible as part of Social Studies (yeah, they could have elected a Dem, but nooooo – they voted in “glibertarian” Matt Bevin instead, who, as it turns out, is just another Repug…NSFW)…



…and Lee Camp tells us about the Net Neutrality Day of Action here (yeah, with a bit of a sense of humor also, arguably…NSFW also) on 7/12…



…and fortunately for us, Neil isn’t shy about his politics (more here).

Tuesday Stuff

I once again offer more proof, as if we needed any, that the worst threat we face in this country comes from scary white people with guns (here and here)…



…and I just feel like we need a reminder as to the importance of this day (it concludes with John Adams’s salutation to his wife Abigail in one of their many letters to each other...more here and here)…



…and yeah, I think Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich has some pretty spot-on words for the holiday here…

Real patriotism requires sharing sacrifices, paying taxes, cherishing democratic institutions, and bringing Americans together. pic.twitter.com/rA3fjit3hg

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 3, 2017

…and happy 4th, everybody.

Monday Stuff

Kudos to those protesting the “Gropenfuhrer,” and I have news for all the “ammo-sexuals” out there; we’re going to KEEP protesting until he is gone, kind of like the way you clowns did everything you could possibly do to undermine Number 44, who was actually elected and re-elected without the help of a foreign hostile power (more here)…

…and God, Governor Bully can’t depart from public life soon enough (here...more here)…

Chris Christie​ hung out on a beach that was closed to the public because of his own government shutdown pic.twitter.com/OHdtEzGNwB

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 3, 2017

Update 7/4/17: From Pat O'Leary at the "Lower Makefield Is A Great Place To Live" Facebook group - ROFLMAO!

..and David Pakman with more on Generalissimo Trump’s unpopularity overseas…



…and when we’re getting schooled on proper behavior by Jerry Springer, I think it’s safe to say that we’re in the midst of a Kubrickian nightmare…



…and Rachel Maddow tells us more about the typically bogus garbage from our Tiny-Handed Egomaniac-In-Charge and the thoroughly scurrilous Kris Kobach in an effort to intimidate and harass Democratic voters (and when even Republican states can see through this charade, that’s when it’s time to say “oops” and get out - more here)…



…and I guess it’s safe to say that we all need a little “down time” now and then, don’t we? And if you want to consider this a rebuke to Christie, fine with me.




Note: There's currently an issue in Chrome with MSNBC's videos, probably because they're not accessible from an https connection. All other environments are fine as nearly as I can tell. If I find out anything else or come up with a workaround, I'll let you know.

Saturday Stuff

The first 9:05 of this “A” block from Rachel Maddow last night should be viewed by this entire country at a minimum, though, to be sure, we should watch all of it – so much important stuff here that we need to pay attention to…



…and it looks like our tiny-handed orange dictator has Made The Planet Great Again – by uniting against him…



…and kudos to Dem U.S. Senator (and disabled vet) Tammy Duckworth for giving Bushie Steven Bradbury the treatment he so thoroughly deserved here…

This senator just completely torched a Trump appointee who's justified torture in the past pic.twitter.com/h2j7UD2osP

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 30, 2017

…and on the issue of abortion, here is the US (including New York – not just “red” states to blame here)…

This week in crazy anti-abortion bills... pic.twitter.com/ra0Qb1Am0n

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 29, 2017

…and on the issue of abortion, here is the UK…

Hundreds of doctors just voted to expand abortion rights in the UK pic.twitter.com/UE4Fg0hQl3

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 28, 2017

…and I thought this was a nice video to usher in the new month.

Friday Stuff

Leave it to Samantha Bee to sum up the prior week of Rethuglican garbage, specifically on Trump/Ryan/McConnell-Scam-Care (here - NSFW)…



(Speaking of health care, I thought this was a GREAT article about what went wrong with the recent attempt by California to go single-payer; basically, it would have entailed a lot of legislative sausage-making that those who lament SP’s demise fail to acknowledge, to say nothing of CA residents remaining vigilant against the slew of attack ads from the usual corporate suspects.)

…turning to Generalissimo Trump, I believe that whatever eventually comes after us will find recordings of this era in whatever form, and when they come across K.O.’s “Resistance” videos, the former ESPN commentator will be viewed as one of the few among us who truly knew the danger we ended up inflicting on ourselves last year and the ruinous consequences (and no, I don’t absolve Democrats with that remark)…



…and Lawrence O’Donnell speaks with Wendy Sherman, Annie Karni and Ana Marie Cox about the latest Trumpian garbage, which of course is more gaslighting when you get right down to it to try and divert attention, for some reason, probably having to do with the Robert Mueller stuff…and anyone who thinks that “President” Bannon doesn’t have a hand in this is truly too stoo-pid for words…



…and don’t look now, but there’s a possibility that the AUMF may be relegated to the dust bin of history, with the able help of Dem U.S. House Rep Barbara Lee, the only person in that body who saw the danger behind it when it was originally passed (more here)…

Congress just moved towards repealing the ‘endless war’ authorization passed after 9/11. pic.twitter.com/BWOXGbbGxA

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 30, 2017

…and I didn’t say much about that garbage ad from Dana Loesch yesterday, but luckily Sam Seder did here (and more on that guttersnipe Peter Schweizer is here)…



…and I know I’m a little behind on this story on the PA radio personality who quit for not showing proper deference to the “Gropenfuhrer,” but here is John of TYT to tell us more (note to self: never listen to WTPA...and yeah, I know about the political bent of media management, but last I checked, the public airwaves were PUBLIC)…



…and yeah, as long as we’re still discussing President Fergus Laing, Nicolle Wallace gave what I thought was some really nice push-back here (re, the Mika stuff), but all you'll ever hear from too many Repugs on this (including women) is the sound of grass growing, unfortunately...

DROP EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AND WATCH THIS.

BRAVO @NicolleDWallace https://t.co/Sl6D7K9As8

— Yashar Ali (@yashar) June 29, 2017

…and Keith Richards had a little run-in with the law 50 years ago yesterday (here), leading to his quote about “petty morals” (just reporting, not commenting on it, which is an excuse for the following tune).