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another way back
Giant mutant spiders are native to that part of the Outback… there’s nothing to see here… #Colbert#Comedy#ColdOpens
want more of stephen? click here for last night’s monologue:
Football fans in Philadelphia celebrated their big win with typical restraint, and the mystery deepens around who donated money to the George Santos campaign.
and here’s politicususa reporting on her reporting:
Rachel Maddow Cuts Trump To The Bone With Stormy Daniels Hush Money Analysis
Rachel Maddow showed how Trump committed a crime then had everyone bend over backward to protect him from prosecution, and the damage he has done to the DOJ and the rule of law.
Maddow said:
This has been a weird saga. This has been an on-again, off-again criminal case. At its core it is a simple crime. It is a very understandable crime. One in which the evidence is really clear. And for years now, I mean we’re going on seven years since the crime, five years since people started going to prison for it, for years people have been doing backflips to make sure there are no consequences for the guy who committed the crime and was the only one to benefit from it. The purpose was to help Donald Trump’s campaign for president.
He did become the president. Which apparently does give you carte Blanche to stay out of handcuffs for four years while occupying the oval office. But not after. It doesn’t last once you’re out, once you are out of the oval office you’re supposed to go back to being the kind of person who isn’t allowed to get caught committing crimes without having to pay. It has taken alt of these years, I am happy to say Stormy Daniels is doing fine. She’s doing better than fine. We’re about to find out if we can say the same about the rule of law and the justice system which they royally screwed up.
DeSantis is just as ignorant, racist, misogynistic and mean. He is just less obvious about it.
“Here are the facts: A panel of the FHSAA has submitted this recommendation to the FHSAA Board of Directors, which will meet on Feb 26-27, 2023, in Gainesville, Florida, to render a decision. Until then, submitting menstrual information is not yet a state requirement.”
“In late January 2023, the Florida High School Athletics Association’s (FHSAA) sports medicine advisory committee reiterated a recommendation that, if implemented, would make it mandatory for student athletes to submit their menstrual period information to their schools, leading to privacy fears from parents and abortion rights advocates.”
“President Joe Biden intends to end the Covid-19 national and public health emergencies on May 11, the White House said Monday. That means that many Americans could have to start paying for Covid-19 testing and treatment after the declarations cease.”
“Those with private insurance could face charges for lab tests, even if they are ordered by a provider. Vaccinations will continue to be free for those with private insurance who go to in-network providers, but going to an out-of-network providers could incur charges.”
We’re about to see more of what an unholy mess healthcare is in this country.
“… leading to privacy fears from parents and abortion rights advocates.”
parents of trans kids should also be worried about this. more and more FL laws, rules and regs are repeating the olden days of the massachusetts bay colony who were hell bent on “purifying” (hence the “Puritans”) . what nexr, ron, yellow letters painted on the sinner’s forehead?
At one time, I could have considered voting for him… but like so many of the gop… he’s been pandering to the far right. “Live free or die” is now a joke for the NH republicans.
Embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) told House Republicans on Tuesday that he will step down from his committee assignments, according to a person familiar with the discussion.
Santos, who has admitted to fabricating key parts of his background since his election in November, said in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday that he would remove himself from his assignments on the House Small Business Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee.
Santos told the meeting he will step down because “he’s a distraction,” according to a Republican lawmaker who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting.
The announcement, which Santos has not verified publicly, comes the same day polling in his district showed the vast majority of voters believe he should resign. More than three-quarters of registered voters in New York’s 3rd Congressional District said he should leave his job, the Newsday-Siena College poll found.
Santos has given no indication that he plans to voluntarily give up his seat.
You’ve heard of astronauts on the moon, but how about a bear’s face on the surface of Mars?
NASA’s Mars reconnaissance orbiter camera captured an unusual formation that — much to the delight of scientists and space watchers — looked like the shape of a bear’s face, hundreds of millions of miles away.
The “nose” is actually a hill in the shape of the letter V; its “eyes” are two small, lopsided craters, according to the University of Arizona, shared its analysis of the photo last week.
The circle making up the “head” — what the university called “the circular fracture pattern” — “might be due to the settling of a deposit over a buried impact crater.”
It speculated: “Maybe the nose is a volcanic or mud vent and the deposit could be lava or mud flows?” [continues]
I was outraged at the entire Stormy Daniels affair when it happened, then quickly realized Trump has protectors taking the heat, and the fall, for him at every turn. All of Michael Cohen’s money ( somewhere between $100M and $329M) and the fact Cohen’ salary was 1.2M monthly, could not help him in the least from serving over a year locked up and wearing an ankle bracelet for a long time afterwards. Now we hear noise: NY is going after Trump! Then the pundits line up to say, nah, smoke-screen; Georgia’s going to be where the cheating lying disgraced two-time impeached liar will finally go down. DOJ is, we are told, year after year, waiting to make sure all the i’s are dotted, t’s crossed, before they go after Donald for any of his acts of malfeasance and grift. We can’t wait anymore; I am now believing Trump will run and get nominated again, a thought totally seemingly impossible last year. But DeSantis isn’t a force nationally, yet. Nikki Haley seems like a competent challenger. Who else? Just question marks. And I am sick of seeing these stickers around here: “Joe -Ho-Gotta Go.” We still see new “Let’s Go Brandon” and “F*** Biden” stickers posted. Yes we are divided. President Biden is 80. Nobody ever has sat in the Oval Office at that age. He’ll be closer to 90 when his second term ends. I don’t give a damn. RUN JOE RUN !
Youngkin’s a dark horse; Noem could probably siphon some support from the front-runners
i’m ready for better than Joe, or for Joe to be better, but he gets my vote before any of the GOP vampires in the poll cited, above
Democrats are very nervous about President Joe Biden. They like the guy. They celebrate what he has accomplished during his first two years as president. But they wonder about tying their fortunes in the 2024 election to a man who would be 82 years old at his second inauguration.
Biden must be annoyed by this. You can imagine him saying, “Folks, what more do you want from me? Has any president done as much since FDR? Too old? Give me a break.”
If accomplishments were all that counted, Biden would have a lock on the Democratic nomination and probably on a second term in the White House.
[… goes on to enumerate the many accomplishments …]
So, if Biden is doing so well — drawing comparisons to the greatest American president of the 20th century — why are Democrats so unenthusiastic about his likely campaign for reelection? Is age any greater handicap than FDR’s literal handicap? After all, Americans reelected the president in a wheelchair four times. Roosevelt won that fourth election even though he was seriously ill and had only months to live.
Biden’s age shows up in his gait and sometimes in his speech, but, outside of the blathering of right-wing commentators, there is no evidence that he is not up to the job. Besides, as I often note, the presidency is far more than one man, and the Biden team has proved largely competent and professional — a dramatic change from the hapless governing team assembled by President Donald Trump. If a president could simply ease into a second term without having to campaign, there would be little concern among Biden’s fellow Democrats about all the birthdays he is racking up.
But campaign he must. Last time around, Biden got lucky. The pandemic kept him off the campaign trail where a gaffe or misstep might have derailed his candidacy. And he was facing Trump, a polarizing opponent who motivated Democrats to turn out in droves on Election Day. In 2024, it could be very different. Biden does not have the commanding political presence or the oratorical skills of FDR, nor his broad popularity. He may also face a much younger Republican candidate whose politics might be just as Trumpian as Trump’s, yet who might have a greater appeal to the malleable swing voters who decide elections in this 50/50 nation, especially if enough of them are unsettled by the age factor.
The safe choice would be for Biden to decide just one term of FDR-level accomplishment is enough to seal his legacy. However, it does not look as if he is inclined in that direction, so Democrats are left to hope their president can get lucky one more time.
And 13% don’t know which piece of crap to support. Do they want the meanest person? They don’t want the most moderate, or Cheney’s numbers would be higher. Are they afraid to say that they want tRUMPsky or Liz?
I think it will be tRUMPsky, again, if he’s not a convicted felon and if he’s still around. (He ain’t no spring chicken, either, and if family history means anything, POTUS Joe will outlive him.) Has tRUMPsky destroyed enough folks who used to have power/money to make anyone but the rabid base follow him over the cliff?
Which Dems are nervous? The majority of them? No, I don’t think so.
lol, i imagine Horsey had to think a while for titles on those portfolio accomplishments
“The Dallas Police Department released surveillance video and a photo of an unidentified man they want to speak to in regard to two tamarin monkeys who were believed to be stolen from the zoo on Monday.”
“This is the fourth time this month that the zoo has discovered its animals or their enclosures may have been tampered with, including the “unusual” circumstances surrounding the death of a vulture last week, according to the zoo.”
“The comet can be distinguished from stars by its streaking tails of dust and energized particles, as well as the glowing green coma surrounding it.”
“If clouds or inclement weather get in the way of skywatching, The Virtual Telescope Project [hyperlink in story] will share a livestream of the comet in the skies above Rome.”
If you’re not famous you never get to find out if your popularity is going up or going down.
“His rambling opening statement, which lasted nearly seven minutes, ran through accusations that James was investigating him for political reasons, and included swipes at Michael Cohen, the former Trump lawyer whose congressional testimony about his business practices that started the attorney general’s probe. He also referenced the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago home, which occurred two days before the August 10 deposition.”
What a whiner! Nobody likes a whiner, Donnie.
Sure desantis has the white power/white nationalist/KKK/nazi and whatever white hate group is hiding in the swamp. He does not have the majority of voters. He is a one stroke genius in some parts of Florida, but that is all. He is not SFB in any capacity. He could not say he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and get away with it. SFB killed a lot of people with his acts to COVID-19, I don’t go the full million-five-hundred-thousand as no matter who was in office there would be a lot of deaths. He wants to eliminate Black and Native American history, the moron has no clue what those are. He hates LGBTQ people, so does sfb, but sfb only attacks with hate Transgender people. And, probably more important, no matter how much desantis tries, he never reaches California.
“According to Gov. Abbott, there has been about 7000 power outtages across the state but stresses that the outtages are not realated to a power grid issue at the moment but also reminds Texas residents that many issues can contribute to power outtages.”
“Grid experts who spoke to NBC 5 cautioned the ice may impact wind turbines that produce power in West Texas and the Texas Panhandle, and cloudy conditions are expected to limit solar power production.”
We’re expecting freezing rain on power lines tomorrow. So far, it’s mostly been sleet (and thunder sleet).
DuhSantis also wants to track teenage girls’ periods. Creepy, much?
Desantis appears to be one of those jerkoffs who always go too far when they get a taste of power. Empty suit. Chocolate strongman. He’s bound to get out there above his raising.
another way back
Giant mutant spiders are native to that part of the Outback… there’s nothing to see here… #Colbert #Comedy #ColdOpens
want more of stephen? click here for last night’s monologue:
Football fans in Philadelphia celebrated their big win with typical restraint, and the mystery deepens around who donated money to the George Santos campaign.
back to the past, click here for rachel’s story last night: Trump Stormy Daniels payment case resumes beyond reach of Bill Barr’s obstacles (msnbc.com)
and here’s politicususa reporting on her reporting:
Everything in Australia can kill you.
Dangerous Australians: 11 things that can kill you in about 20 minutes in Australia (teawithmum.com)
Trump fading
DeSantis is just as ignorant, racist, misogynistic and mean. He is just less obvious about it.
“Here are the facts: A panel of the FHSAA has submitted this recommendation to the FHSAA Board of Directors, which will meet on Feb 26-27, 2023, in Gainesville, Florida, to render a decision. Until then, submitting menstrual information is not yet a state requirement.”
“In late January 2023, the Florida High School Athletics Association’s (FHSAA) sports medicine advisory committee reiterated a recommendation that, if implemented, would make it mandatory for student athletes to submit their menstrual period information to their schools, leading to privacy fears from parents and abortion rights advocates.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/florida-athletes-menstrual-periods/
OMG, now DuhSantis wants to track girls’ periods!
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/politics/may-11-end-of-covid-and-public-health-emergencies/index.html
“President Joe Biden intends to end the Covid-19 national and public health emergencies on May 11, the White House said Monday. That means that many Americans could have to start paying for Covid-19 testing and treatment after the declarations cease.”
“Those with private insurance could face charges for lab tests, even if they are ordered by a provider. Vaccinations will continue to be free for those with private insurance who go to in-network providers, but going to an out-of-network providers could incur charges.”
We’re about to see more of what an unholy mess healthcare is in this country.
“… leading to privacy fears from parents and abortion rights advocates.”
parents of trans kids should also be worried about this. more and more FL laws, rules and regs are repeating the olden days of the massachusetts bay colony who were hell bent on “purifying” (hence the “Puritans”) . what nexr, ron, yellow letters painted on the sinner’s forehead?
NH Governor says he’s considering 2024 WH bid
At one time, I could have considered voting for him… but like so many of the gop… he’s been pandering to the far right. “Live free or die” is now a joke for the NH republicans.
WAPO‘s latest on rep. george/anthony/kitara/etc
NASA image of Mars shows shape of a bear’s face – The Washington Post
I was outraged at the entire Stormy Daniels affair when it happened, then quickly realized Trump has protectors taking the heat, and the fall, for him at every turn. All of Michael Cohen’s money ( somewhere between $100M and $329M) and the fact Cohen’ salary was 1.2M monthly, could not help him in the least from serving over a year locked up and wearing an ankle bracelet for a long time afterwards. Now we hear noise: NY is going after Trump! Then the pundits line up to say, nah, smoke-screen; Georgia’s going to be where the cheating lying disgraced two-time impeached liar will finally go down. DOJ is, we are told, year after year, waiting to make sure all the i’s are dotted, t’s crossed, before they go after Donald for any of his acts of malfeasance and grift. We can’t wait anymore; I am now believing Trump will run and get nominated again, a thought totally seemingly impossible last year. But DeSantis isn’t a force nationally, yet. Nikki Haley seems like a competent challenger. Who else? Just question marks. And I am sick of seeing these stickers around here: “Joe -Ho-Gotta Go.” We still see new “Let’s Go Brandon” and “F*** Biden” stickers posted. Yes we are divided. President Biden is 80. Nobody ever has sat in the Oval Office at that age. He’ll be closer to 90 when his second term ends. I don’t give a damn. RUN JOE RUN !
Youngkin’s a dark horse; Noem could probably siphon some support from the front-runners
i’m ready for better than Joe, or for Joe to be better, but he gets my vote before any of the GOP vampires in the poll cited, above
parody project’s latest
bink, david horsey has a relevant op ed for you
What’s the deal with Democrats’ lack of enthusiasm for Biden 2024? | The Seattle Times
And 13% don’t know which piece of crap to support. Do they want the meanest person? They don’t want the most moderate, or Cheney’s numbers would be higher. Are they afraid to say that they want tRUMPsky or Liz?
I think it will be tRUMPsky, again, if he’s not a convicted felon and if he’s still around. (He ain’t no spring chicken, either, and if family history means anything, POTUS Joe will outlive him.) Has tRUMPsky destroyed enough folks who used to have power/money to make anyone but the rabid base follow him over the cliff?
Which Dems are nervous? The majority of them? No, I don’t think so.
lol, i imagine Horsey had to think a while for titles on those portfolio accomplishments
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/us/dallas-zoo-tamarin-monkeys-missing/index.html
“The Dallas Police Department released surveillance video and a photo of an unidentified man they want to speak to in regard to two tamarin monkeys who were believed to be stolen from the zoo on Monday.”
“This is the fourth time this month that the zoo has discovered its animals or their enclosures may have been tampered with, including the “unusual” circumstances surrounding the death of a vulture last week, according to the zoo.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/world/green-comet-c-2022-e3-watch-scn/index.html
“The comet can be distinguished from stars by its streaking tails of dust and energized particles, as well as the glowing green coma surrounding it.”
“If clouds or inclement weather get in the way of skywatching, The Virtual Telescope Project [hyperlink in story] will share a livestream of the comet in the skies above Rome.”
If you’re not famous you never get to find out if your popularity is going up or going down.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/politics/trump-deposition-video-letitia-james/index.html
“His rambling opening statement, which lasted nearly seven minutes, ran through accusations that James was investigating him for political reasons, and included swipes at Michael Cohen, the former Trump lawyer whose congressional testimony about his business practices that started the attorney general’s probe. He also referenced the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago home, which occurred two days before the August 10 deposition.”
What a whiner! Nobody likes a whiner, Donnie.
Sure desantis has the white power/white nationalist/KKK/nazi and whatever white hate group is hiding in the swamp. He does not have the majority of voters. He is a one stroke genius in some parts of Florida, but that is all. He is not SFB in any capacity. He could not say he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and get away with it. SFB killed a lot of people with his acts to COVID-19, I don’t go the full million-five-hundred-thousand as no matter who was in office there would be a lot of deaths. He wants to eliminate Black and Native American history, the moron has no clue what those are. He hates LGBTQ people, so does sfb, but sfb only attacks with hate Transgender people. And, probably more important, no matter how much desantis tries, he never reaches California.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/gov-abbott-briefing-on-severe-weather-conditions-impacting-texas/3182536/
“According to Gov. Abbott, there has been about 7000 power outtages across the state but stresses that the outtages are not realated to a power grid issue at the moment but also reminds Texas residents that many issues can contribute to power outtages.”
“Grid experts who spoke to NBC 5 cautioned the ice may impact wind turbines that produce power in West Texas and the Texas Panhandle, and cloudy conditions are expected to limit solar power production.”
We’re expecting freezing rain on power lines tomorrow. So far, it’s mostly been sleet (and thunder sleet).
DuhSantis also wants to track teenage girls’ periods. Creepy, much?
Desantis appears to be one of those jerkoffs who always go too far when they get a taste of power. Empty suit. Chocolate strongman. He’s bound to get out there above his raising.
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