January 25, 2022
Afternoon Update:
The New York Times' live updates of Covid-19 developments Tuesday are here.
Ana Swanson & Catie Edmondson of the New York Times: "The United States is facing an 'alarming' shortage of semiconductors, a government survey of more than 150 companies that make and buy chips found; the situation is threatening American factory production and helping to fuel inflation, Gina M. Raimondo, the commerce secretary, said in an interview on Monday. She said the findings showed a critical need to support domestic manufacturing and called on Congress to pass legislation aimed at bolstering U.S. competitiveness with China by enabling more American production."
John Wagner of the Washington Post: "Chasten Buttigieg, an educator and husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, is speaking out against legislation advancing in Florida that critics have dubbed the 'Don't say gay bill,' arguing that it could lead to more suicides among LGBTQ youths. The legislation, which supporters say is about parental rights, would, among its provisions, bar school districts in Florida from encouraging classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary-grade levels or 'in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students.' Parents would be empowered to sue if they think schools are violating the law. 'You're essentially pushing kids back into the closet,' Chasten Buttigieg said Tuesday during an appearance on CNN. 'You're saying we can't even talk about your families.'" ~~~
~~~ Marie: So in Florida's schools, in the name of "parental rights" -- that would be straight parents' rights -- you can't talk about gay people. In the name of possible white "discomfort," you can't talk about the history (and present) of infringing on Black people's fundamental rights. Who else will cause straight white people "discomfort"? Maybe the straight white people are Christians so talking about other religions will cause them "discomfort." What about other races, like Florida's Native American tribes? When I was in second grade, we little white kids made a field trip to a Seminole community in the Everglades and learned about a lifestyle different from our own. But, gosh, now that might discomfit some white parents. The Sunshine State? Bobby Lee in today's Comments says it's "gotten steadily darker" in Florida. The state may have to dream up a new motto.
Wyoming. There's a New Sheriff in Town. (And He's Black.) Julian Mark of the Washington Post: According to a lawsuit filed by former Laramie, Wyoming, sheriff's deputy Jamin Johnson, Sgt. Sgt. Christian Handley, who is white, made racist remarks for years against Johnson (who is Black), Black arrestees, and even against Johnson's family members. But Johnson's complaints resulted only in "sham" disciplinary actions against Handley. "The lawsuit also reveals that Handley was fired last year following an internal investigation ordered by Wyoming's first Black sheriff, Aaron Appelhans, who was appointed to the post in December 2020."
So sad. Looks as if Mercenary Melanie, former White House denizen, didn't make nearly as much as she'd hoped auctioning off her broad-brimmed white chapeau, thanks to the crash of Solana, the cryptocurrency she required bidders to use. (WashPo link.)
Colby Hall of Mediaite: "Brianna Keilar [of CNN] flatly called Tucker Carlson 'chief propagandist' after Fox News repeatedly called for political support for authoritarian Russian President Vladimir Putin over the emerging democracy of Ukraine. She then simply asked why Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch is letting this 'bs' on the air.... CNN's New Day producers played a clip of Tucker Carlson arguing for Russia that ended with him saying 'Why is it disloyal to side with Russia but loyal to side with Ukraine? They';re both foreign countries that don't care anything about the United States. Kind of strange." ~~~
~~~ Derek Saul of Forbes: "Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor who resigned and pleaded guilty for misleading authorities over his ties to the Russian government -- before later pardoned by former President Donald Trump -- attacked the Biden Administration Monday for its support of Ukraine in an op-ed article on a right-wing site criticized for spreading misinformation, appearing to parrot the views of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Flynn alleged in his column appearing in Western Journal that the White House has 'sold an illusion' that the potential Russian invasion of Ukraine is not justified, reasoning that an increased NATO presence in eastern Europe will cause an 'existential threat' to Russia.... According to Flynn, NATO's bolstering of resources and reinforcements in countries close to Ukraine would be the 'principal cause of a devastating war,' echoing what Putin has suggested, though the NATO measures are in response to Russia's military buildup at the border."
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Robyn Dixon, et al., of the Washington Post: "President Biden on Monday held a video call with European leaders to discuss joint efforts to deter further aggression by the Kremlin against Kyiv, amid a massive buildup of Russian forces along Ukraine's border that has raised fears of a renewed invasion. The leaders -- including French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and top NATO and European Union officials -- spoke of their 'shared desire for a diplomatic resolution to the current tensions,' according to a White House readout of the call. They also discussed preparations to impose 'massive consequences and severe economic costs' on Russia, as well as moves to reinforce security on NATO's eastern flank.... Macron said during the virtual meeting that de-escalating the situation would require 'strong, credible warnings to Russia' and 'constant coordination among European partners and allies.' Paris is hosting talks with Berlin, Kyiv and Moscow on Wednesday in a continuation of long-standing discussions between the four powers."
Robyn Dixon, et al., of the Washington Post: "The tense conflict over Ukraine shifted further into full crisis mode Monday, with NATO saying it was moving more military equipment into Eastern Europe and Russia continuing to build up massed forces along the border with Ukraine, amid fears that it will invade its neighbor.... Video surfaced on social media Monday showing Russian military convoys and trains with military equipment moving across southern Russia and Belarus. NATO said Monday that member nations would send additional ships and fighter jets to reinforce the alliance's eastern reaches, just as the Biden administration put 8,500 troops on heightened alert for a potential parallel deployment." An AP report is here. (Also linked yesterday afternoon.)
"What a Stupid Son of a Bitch." Michael Grynbaum of the New York Times: "In a hot-mic moment that may enter the annals of presidential insults, [President] Biden directed an under-the-breath expletive on Monday toward Peter Doocy, the White House correspondent for Fox News, that was amplified by a live microphone onto television and laptop screens around the world. The exchange came as reporters were being ushered away from a brief appearance by Mr. Biden in the East Room. Mr. Doocy called out a question: 'Do you think inflation is a political liability in the midterms?'... 'It's a great asset,' the president said in a sarcastic tone, seemingly to himself. 'More inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch.'... On Monday night, Mr. Doocy said on Fox News that the president called his cellphone about an hour after the incident and, in his words, 'cleared the air.'" A CBS News story is here. ~~~
~~~ Marie: More hot-mic moments, please, Mr. President. The only other one I know of -- and it has entered the history books -- is when he whispered to Barack Obama, upon Obama's signing the Affordable Care Act, "This is a big fucking deal." So, to my knowledge, Biden's sotto-voce moments are 100 percent accurate. From herein after, Peter Doocy will be known as "that stupid son-of-a-bitch," an oh-so apt description. ~~~
~~~ This White House Is Extremely Transparent. Marie: The White House released a transcript of President Biden's (and others') remarks before meeting with the White House Competition Council. Last words: "THE PRESIDENT: No, it's a great asset. More inflation. What a stupid son of a bitch." So, already an official record for the history books.
Amy Wang & John Wagner of the Washington Post: "The Atlanta area prosecutor weighing whether ... Donald Trump and others committed crimes by trying to pressure Georgia election officials has been granted a special purpose grand jury to aid in her investigation. Fulton County Superior Court judges on Monday approved the request made last week by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and said Willis will be allowed to seat a special grand jury on May 2, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The special grand jury can continue for a period 'not to exceed 12 months,' Christopher Brasher, chief judge of Fulton County Superior Court, wrote in an order." (Also linked yesterday afternoon.) The Hill's story is here. ~~~
~~~ Marie: So maybe no decision till late spring 2023? At least that will leave Herr Trump twisting slowly, slowly in the wind for a good long time.
Luke Broadwater, et al., of the New York Times: "The National Archives has turned over to the House select committee investigating the assault on the Capitol last Jan. 6 a large batch of documents that ... Donald J. Trump had sought [unsuccessfully] to keep out of the panel's hands.... Here is a list of [the documents] as identified in the court filings, what is known about them and how they might fit into the larger narrative being assembled by the committee[.]"
Betsy Swan of Politico: "A former member of ... Donald Trump's legal team told the Jan. 6 committee that former Army colonel Phil Waldron first came up with the idea of Trump issuing an executive order to seize voting machines, according to a person familiar with the matter. Earlier this month, Bernie Kerik -- who worked with Rudy Giuliani on Trump's legal efforts to find evidence of voter fraud -- told the select committee that Phil Waldron originated the scheme, which would almost certainly have been illegal.... Waldron is best known for circulating a 38-page PowerPoint presentation that urged Trump to declare a state of emergency in the wake of the election, as The Washington Post has detailed."
Kyle Cheney & Nicholas Wu of Politico: "A federal judge indicated Monday he will reject an urgent bid by John Eastman -- the attorney who spearheaded Donald Trump's effort to pressure Mike Pence to single-handedly overturn the 2020 election -- to invalidate a subpoena issued last week by the Jan. 6 select committee to Chapman University, Eastman's former employer. Instead, Judge David Carter ordered Eastman to work with the Jan. 6 panel to produce a log of documents that Eastman wants the university to withhold.... Eastman was a central figure in Trump's last-ditch effort to subvert the 2020 election...." MB: Bill Clinton appointed Carter.
Rudy Tries to Profit Off 9/11 Catastrophe. Todd Niekirk of the Hill Reporter: "WABC Radio, where [Rudy] Giuliani has a regular show, is selling signed 9/11 shirts for $911.00. Customers can choose from 1 of 3 colors to be signed by the former Mayor. The fine print below notes that a 'portion of proceeds go to the WABC Radio Foundation, a 501c3 charity.['] How much that portion is, wasn't revealed."
Mariana Alfaro of the Washington Post: "A report by the Office of Congressional Ethics alleges that Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) misused his congressional staff and resources having aides run errands for his family and that he solicited or accepted improper gifts from his subordinates. The report issued Monday found that Lamborn's staffers were often asked to help out his children, including preparing his son for interviews for a job in the federal government, and throwing a party for his daughter-in-law after she became a U.S. citizen.... Lamborn's congressional office drew the OCE's attention after a former aide, Brandon L. Pope, accused Lamborn in a May lawsuit of allowing his son to live in a storage space in the basement of the U.S. Capitol for several weeks and recklessly exposing staffers to the coronavirus."
Mariana Alfaro of the Washington Post: "The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's challenge to House proxy voting rules, which were proposed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The rules allow absentee voting procedures, meaning House members can cast votes remotely because of the ongoing pandemic. The Supreme Court, as is typical, did not comment on why it declined to hear McCarthy's case.... Pelosi, in a statement, welcomed the court's decision to turn away Republicans' 'frivolous lawsuit,' describing it as 'a victory for the Congress, the rule of law and public health.'" McCarthy said nothing.
Adam Liptak & Anemona Hartocollis of the New York Times: "The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Caolina are lawful, raising serious doubts about the future of affirmative action in higher education. The court has repeatedly upheld similar programs, most recently in 2016. But the court's membership has tilted right in recent years, and its new conservative supermajority is almost certain to view the challenged programs with skepticism, imperiling more than 40 years of precedent that said race could be used as one factor among many in evaluating applicants."
Uh-oh. Robert Barnes of the Washington Post: "The Supreme Court will take up a challenge to the Clean Water Act that could narrow the law's reach in ways long sought by businesses and home builders. The justices said Monday that they will consider, probably in the term beginning in October, a long-running dispute involving an Idaho couple who already won once at the Supreme Court in an effort to build a home near Priest Lake. The Environmental Protection Agency says there are wetlands on the couple's roughly half-acre lot, which brings it under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, and thus requires a permit. The case raises the question of the test that courts should use to determine what constitutes 'waters of the United States,' which the Clean Water Act was passed to protect in 1972."
Dana Milbank of the Washington Post: "The weekend began with the March for Life. It ended with a march for death. Anti-vaccine activists decided to piggyback on Friday's annual antiabortion march in the capital by having a 'Defeat the Mandates' rally on Sunday. Combined, the two groups of (mostly) conservative activists engaged in a demonstration of mass inconsistency.... The crowds weren't the same, but collectively, the two rallies captured the hypocrisy of the right at this moment: Protect the unborn, but feel free to infect -- and perhaps kill -- innocent people already born, including, er, pregnant women. And yet both movements claim to be operating under the authority of 'God's mandate' and 'God's law.'... The dual events showed the changing nature of the political right. The March for Life, in its 49th year, is where the right has been; the march for death shows where it is going." ~~~
~~~ Marie: I've always thought the so-called "pro-life" movement was actually pro-death, and that the advocates hit on the pro-life label to hide the fact that some women who don't have access to legal abortions will surely die as a result of illegal attempts to abort fetuses.
Jason DeParle of the New York Times: "A study that provided poor mothers with cash stipends for the first year of their children's lives appears to have changed the babies' brain activity in ways associated with stronger cognitive development, a finding with potential implications for safety net policy. The differences were modest -- researchers likened them in statistical magnitude to moving to the 75th position in a line of 100 from the 81st -- and it remains to be seen if changes in brain patterns will translate to higher skills, as other research offers reason to expect.... Evidence that a single year of subsidies could alter something as profound as brain functioning ... comes as President Biden is pushing for a much larger program of subsidies for families with children.... Researchers are still trying to determine why the money altered brain development. It could have purchased better food or health care; reduced damaging levels of parental stress; or allowed mothers to work less and spend more time with their infants." MB: Maybe all of the above??
Joey Roulette of the New York Times: "After traveling nearly one million miles, the James Webb Space Telescope arrived at its new home on Monday. The spacecraft's arrival checks off another tricky step as scientists on Earth prepare to spend at least a decade using the observatory to study distant light from the beginning of time."
The Pandemic, Ctd.
The Washington Post's live updates of Covid-19 developments Tuesday are here: "Free N95 masks are now available at some U.S. stores as part of the White House's plan to hand out 400 million of them from the Strategic National Stockpile."
Amanda Sealy of CNN: "Pfizer and BioNTech have begun a clinical trial for their Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine candidate, they announced in a news release on Tuesday. The study will evaluate the vaccine for safety, tolerability and the level of immune response, as both a primary series and a booster dose, in up to 1,420 healthy adults ages 18 to 55."
Jeremy Peters of the New York Times: "Sarah Palin has tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing the delay of her defamation trial against The New York Times until next week. The trial, which was set to begin with jury selection on Monday morning, is now scheduled to start on Feb. 3." (Also linked yesterday afternoon.) ~~~
~~~ Sarah Ellison of the Washington Post: "... U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff told his Manhattan courtroom that he had learned Sunday night that Palin had tested positive on an initial test. 'She is, of course, unvaccinated,' he noted." (Also linked yesterday afternoon.) A CNBC report is here. ~~~
~~~ Lock Her Up! Priya Krishna of the New York Times: "Sarah Palin, who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus, dined indoors Saturday night at Elio's, an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that regularly draws celebrities, despite New York City's requirement that all indoor guests show proof of vaccination. She tested positive for the virus on Monday.... Shawn McCreesh, a features writer for New York Magazine, tweeted Saturday that he had spotted Ms. Palin at Elio's while out to dinner on Saturday night. ('My mom thought she was Tina Fey,' he wrote in a follow-up tweet.)" (Also linked yesterday afternoon.)
New York. Amy Cheng of the Washington Post: "A New York state judge on Monday struck down an indoor mask mandate imposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) that had been set to expire on Feb. 1. The protocol was put in place last month as New York moved to curb a winter surge in coronavirus cases.... Hochul said in a statement that ... her office would pursue 'every option' to reverse [the decision]."
Beyond the Beltway
Alabama. Kim Chandler of the AP: “Federal judges on Monday blocked Alabama from using newly drawn congressional districts in upcoming elections, ruling that the state should have two districts -- instead of one -- in which Black voters are a sizeable portion of the electorate.... The three-judge panel wrote in the 225-page ruling that ... plaintiffs are 'substantially likely' to prevail on claims that the current districts violate the Voting Rights Act.... Alabama's seven-member congressional delegation consists of six Republicans elected from heavily white districts and one Democrat elected from the only majority-Black district.... The Alabama Legislature last year approved congressional district lines that maintain one majority-Black district.... Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office said the ruling will be appealed.... About 26% of Alabama's population is Black, and some lawmakers argued the state should have a second congressional district with a significant African-American population." MB: If my arithmetic is right, the one majority-Black district represents about 14 percent of Alabama's population.
Florida Is at the Forefront of Empowering Right-Wing Thought Police. Paul Krugman of the New York Times: "... freedom is under attack, on more fronts than many people realize.... But there are many ... areas in which freedom is not just under assault but in retreat. Let's talk, in particular, about the attack on education, especially but not only in Florida, which has become one of America's leading laboratories of democratic erosion.... Denunciations of [critical race theory] are basically a cover for a much bigger agenda: an attempt to stop schools from teaching anything that makes right-wingers uncomfortable.... There's a bill advancing in the Florida Senate declaring that an individual 'should not be made to feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race.'... The smear campaign against critical race theory is almost certainly the start of an attempt to subject education in general to rule by the right-wing thought police, which will have dire effects far beyond the specific topic of racism. And who will enforce the rules? State-sponsored vigilantes!"
New Jersey. Jonathan Edwards of the Washington Post: An adorable 22-month-old toddler bought his family a lot of furniture online. Armchairs are still arriving. The parents are "setting up passcodes on their phones and stopping their payment information from automatically loading for future orders."
New York. Jesse McKinley & Luis Ferré-Sadurní of the New York Times: "Sheldon Silver, the once-indomitable leader of the New York State Assembly whose career and reputation were undone by a 2015 corruption conviction, died on Monday. He was 77. Mr. Silver had been incarcerated at Devens Federal Medical Center in Ayer, Mass., according to Judith Rapfogel, his former chief of staff. Kristie Breshears, a spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Prisons, said in a statement that Mr. Silver had died at the nearby Nashoba Valley Medical Center." Politico's obituary is here.
Virginia. Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post: "Virginians are discovering -- a bit late, unfortunately -- that there's no such thing as Trumpism Lite.... [Gov. Glenn] Youngkin's first week in office showed him to be a Trumpian culture-warrior. He immediately issued an executive order banning the teaching of critical race theory or any 'inherently divisive concepts' in Virginia schools. Because critical race theory is not actually being taught at K-12 public schools in the commonwealth, the order could only be an attempt to ban the accurate teaching of African American history.... Youngkin also issued an order banning mask mandates in Virginia's public schools -- although, during the campaign, he said whether to require masks in schools would be left to 'localities' to decide." And there's more. Of course there is. ~~~
~~~ Marie: Youngkin is smart enough & diabolical enough to know how to pander to reasonable people during a political campaign, then turn around & show his true colors -- or at least to pander to Trump -- once he's been elected.
Way Beyond
U.K. Happy Birthday, Boris, & Get Lost! William Booth of the Washington Post: "A British broadcaster on Monday reported that yet another alleged 'bash' occurred at 10 Downing Street during strict lockdown, this one to celebrate Prime Minister Boris Johnson's birthday in June 2020, at a time when rules designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus forbid indoor social gatherings. ITV News also said that on the evening of the same day, June 19, 2020, Johnson hosted family and friends upstairs in the prime minister's residence, another breach of the government's own orders.... The prime minister is facing a rebellion in his own Conservative Party by lawmakers upset over what they see as reckless hypocrisy." ~~~
~~~ Policing Boris. Annabelle Dickson of Politico: "The Metropolitan Police will investigate whether lockdown-busting parties were held in No. 10 Downing Street in breach of COVID-19 rules, head of the force Cressida Dick said. Appearing before the London Assembly's police and crime committee Tuesday, the police chief said that as a result of information provided by the U.K. government's investigation led by senior civil servant Sue Gray, the Met was 'now investigating a number of events that took place at Downing Street and Whitehall in the last two years in relation to potential breaches of COVID-19 regulations.' The Metropolitan Police chief has come under increasing pressure to investigate the Downing Street parties because other social gatherings held in London at the same time were investigated, and members of the public have been fined for breaching lockdown rules."
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Hot mikes certainly have happened before. From the NY Times, 9/10/2018:
Spotting Mr. Clymer, Mr. Bush pointed him out to his running mate, Dick Cheney, and unwittingly said into a live microphone, “There’s Adam Clymer, major-league asshole from The New York Times.”
To which Mr. Cheney replied, “Oh yeah, he is, big time.”
The Times did not publish the vulgarity, but it was widely reported. Mr. Bush never apologized.
That "Son of a bitch" sits in the front row at all the pressers and causes Jen Psaki to have the colly-wobbles due to his stupid questions but questions clearly asked to irritate. Jen handles him like an adult who deals with a four year old who keeps asking why his dog won't pee in the toilet. Biden's immediate phone call of apology shows how this kind of blunder should be handled not only by a president but especially by a president. Fatty's famous put-downs and name calling became more frequent as time went on and nary an apology was ever forthcoming. Will this contrast be broadcast in the world of right-wingers?
If it hadn't been for the tapes we wouldn't have known Nixon's fervent anti-semitism and racial prejudices. Today we don't need tapes––-the rape of our democracy is in full flower and its fragrance stinks to high heaven.
And just a word about Sarah Palin: Yup! She proves once again that yes, indeedy, you CAN put lipstick on a pig––something she has done very well. And since she can see Russia from her house, perhaps she could shimmy over to Putin's place and talk turkey––but she'd have to bring her guns; Vlad is unpredictable at best.
@PD Pepe: Very funny commentary all around, but the idea of Palin as diplomat is hilarious.
Also, thanks for noting that Trump never apologized when he publicly berated people. He didn't need a hot mic in the press room. He issued his insults -- usually at women -- right out loud for everyone to hear.
The Krugman piece is a good read if for nothing more than a survey of the tenor of the comments - and which ones the NYT chooses to highlight.
WTO & PD: I'm caught half way on apologizing by JoeB. On substance don't, on language choice sure.
As for Palin: Todd (the husband) dumped her after he got his new plane and snow machines (and settlement). From 30 miles away you can't see Wasilla, let alone Russia...John McCain's biggest failure still spreads a virus on the body politic. Loser!
PD,
To answer your question about whether right wing media will notice the difference between a real president (Biden) and a fraud (Fatty), the answer is yes, but the distinction they will make is that Biden’s apology to chronic turd nugget Doofy shows that he’s weak. Real presidents* (ie, Fatty) never apologize to anyone for anything. Just like self absorbed juveniles who never see themselves as being in the wrong and thus see no reason to acknowledge their mistakes.
But, as usual, the droolers have it ass backwards. Only strong, confident, mature adults have the composure and sense of proper decorum to apologize. Weak ass pablum pukers like Trump have no backbone, no confidence. Bluster and intemperate insults never come from strength. They come from fear. And weakness. This is why Fatty is so quick to piss on those he feels can’t hit back at him, and also why he rolls over to show his belly to those he fears, like Putin.
Just imagine this Ukraine business during the regime of the Fat Fascist. He’d be throwing the Ukrainians under busses, trains, cars, rolling logs, anything that moves, just so long as he didn’t have to suffer the castrating glance of the father, Daddy Putin.
Speaking of the Ukraine-Russia time bomb, Biden will be roundly ripped no matter what he does. He sends in troops, he’s a war monger, threatening world stability and alliances (like there are such things after Trump). He doesn’t attack Putin, he’s a weak sister, cowering in the White House.
But whatever he does, we can all be pretty sure it will not be decided by his “gut” after downing three or four Big Macs, or be based on his last phone call from Sean fucking Hannity.
I live in Virginia. The Youngkin shitshow is just beginning. It's gonna be a long four years.
Last night on one of the shows, possibly Brian's old show, hosted last night by Medhi Hassan (I have NO idea how he spells his name, but he pulls no punches-- I like him--) someone mentioned Yamich to her face, referring to how Mr. Shitshow himself had insulted her time and time again, with reference to Biden's apology. He goes on being responsible and decent, regardless of how the right-wing crazies shovel their drivel. How does he do it?? If I were one of those presser people, I would already be in jail for screeching out far worse than "stupid sonofabitch" or "jesus christ--." I guess the graceful warriors Fauci and Biden are coming to the ends of their tethers.
I live in Florida. It's gotten steadily darker for four years and there is scant hope of avoiding four more.
How about instead of "The Sunshine State",
"Stick Your Liberal Rights Where The Sun Don't Shine."
Nah, that's too long. How about just "Stick It."
I wonder if Michael Flynn has gotten rehired by RT? Maybe we can all chip in to hire him to give a speech where he says that Trump lost and Qanon is all a hoax. He seems to be open to almost anything as long as the price is right.
Don't forget Europe's opiate: Natural gas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream. Vladdy knows two things: shutting off gas to Europe is best done in winter and the terrain is easier to invade over in winter.
Flynn is the waving flag of how many traitors use the military to advance their fascist, anti-democratic values.
@Forrest: For some years now I've honored our Most noted National Park and referred to Florida as the "Swamp State".
Our political system is fast becoming as murky as what is left of the environment.
Apparently, the demon spawn, Donnie Jr., isn't handling the pressure of subpoenas very well. "...Shina..."?
Like Room Rater said, "After the blow was gone, he started drinking."
Was the Gargoyle already passed out before Jr. commandeered the webcam?
This must be what the Republicans are trying to protect all those innocent children from.