Putting Proud Boys In Prison Works!
“The ongoing prosecution efforts, intense public scrutiny, and reported infighting has repeatedly fueled speculation that the Proud Boys could be circling the drain.” — Vice News
SALON – “The Proud Boys are collapsing: Surprise! Legal consequences do hurt authoritarian movements. Despite fears that accountability will make MAGA more powerful, a new report shows it weakens the far-right”
thanks, craig, hope springs eternal. now if they’ll just get on with those trials of he-who-can’t-be-mentioned without boosting his polls and funding any higher.
He Who Must Not Be Named
Attribution: HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED by Randall Enos, Easton, CT
The former president lost his cool in front of the judge in his New York fraud trial today, Chris Christie trashed his GOP rivals before dropping out of the presidential race, and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is stepping down.
meanwhile in the cosmos billions and billions and billions away and beyond
Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe | Space | The Guardian
new cosmological theorem? easy peasy.
emoji god winks at us mere mortals
On that point, PatD, here is George Conway confidently predicting “One way or another he is going to end up spending the rest of his life in jail”
Sweet
So is Dumbass too stupid to realize when karma comes home to roost?
I made this delicious chocolate pie this week borrowing from a variety of recipes, posted here:
Craig’s Chocolate Pie
https://trailmix.cc/home/craigs-chocolate-pie/
Working on a cookbook for our site so start gathering your favorite recipes.
ms petri’s Opinion | GOP candidates manage to excavate and clear Earth’s lowest bar – The Washington Post
Moderator [trying again an hour later]: Does Trump have a different understanding of the Constitution than you do?
Haley: In the sense that I understand that Joe Biden won the election, yes. I also do not think Jan. 6 was a beautiful day. It was a terrible day [taken aback by her own bravery]. The last thing we need is unelected people in Washington trying to take away the voices of the people in the states! States’ rights! I believe one of those people even sat at a desk at one point, which makes him the worst kind of threat to our democracy: a bureaucrat.
Moderator: Look, even though the ending got a little weird there, I am still amazed you said that. Governor DeSantis?
DeSantis: I know he likes to spout off on social media, but I would like to believe he understands how elections work. Obviously, I barely even feel like we need to say this, if I were president I would uphold the Constitution.
Moderator: No, I’m genuinely glad you said it! At his town hall right now Trump is saying he won’t be a dictator, in a way that raises some questions for me! Relatedly: Do you think that Trump could, as his lawyer argued, be immune from prosecution if he ordered the assassination of a political opponent while in office?
DeSantis: I think it is not a winning legal argument! Remember, I am a lawyer. I think this argument means he will lose the election, which I hope he will accept. I would sure like it if he does!
Moderator: Governor Haley?
Haley: Yeah, I think that’s an insane argument. Yikes!
Moderator [sobbing]: I’m just so relieved to hear you say this.
DeSantis: We are profiles in courage.
Moderator: For a given value of profile and a given value of courage, kind of, yes!
Haley: If elected, I promise to make life miserable for lots of people, though!
DeSantis: Oh, yes, goes without saying.
“Working on a cookbook for our site so start gathering your favorite recipes.”
craig, save a half page for my favorite easy do and delicious fudgy cookies recipe.
Pogo – He’s never paid for anything in his life, so no, the petulant adult-child has never before met karma.
All of the Iowans who will go out in harsh winter weather to caucus for him will continue to embolden him and any potentially violent MAGAts who are banking on a pardon, whether they are part of a gang like the PB or if they are self-radicalized losers.
If RonDuh Santis comes in third in Iowa, what does that say about the future of their governor who endorsed him?
ps – It was still 61 degrees here at 10pm. This morning, it’s in the 20s and the wind chill is 16 degrees with crazy wind gusts.
pps – That’s a good-looking pie, Craig.
He’ll flee the country. It’s coming close to Post Time.
Craig – Didn’t we put a lot of recipes out there, back in the days of your burgoo?
Thanks, Craig! I’ve been searching for a recipe like this since someone served a similar pie at Thanksgiving. Yours may be even better. Trailmix cookbook is a great idea!
Somewhat missing in action due to fall down the stairs and the resulting twisted knee. Get ready for my bread pudding with whisky sauce.
Yes BID we did have a cookbook long ago but it was lost in the great meltdown of the site when I had to build an entirely new one. Still have PTSD over that, and I blame Google search crawlers, which is why I do not let them near us anymore.
One way to go about this is anyone can post a thread with a recipe and I can build a page on the sidebar linking to them. Or you can even put a recipe in a comment because I can also link to those.
Jamie – Speedy recovery.
jamie, twisted knee ooohhh hurts a lot. not good but on the sunny side might encourage a future gift for mother’s day
for example
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/11/texas-border-migrants-greg-abbott-interview-shoot/
“The only thing that we’re not doing is we’re not shooting people who come across the border, because of course, the Biden administration would charge us with murder,” Abbott said during the Jan. 5 radio interview with Dana Loesch, a former editor at Breitbart News and spokesperson for the National Rifle Association.
Wow! Only because there will be consequences.
Greg is on the TV right now, giving a cold weather presser so it looks like he got out ahead of it in case the grid goes down because he didn’t fix anything since folks froze to death in their homes in 2021. Second verse, same as the first. Is Ted Cruz packing for Cancun?
He’ll flee the country. It’s coming close to Post Time.
Sturg… I’m with you. Every time I read that George Conway says trump is going to jail… my first thought is… fat chance!
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/large-protests-break-out-yemen-after-us-british-attacks-2024-01-12/
“Tens of thousands of Yemenis gathered in several cities on Friday to hear their leaders condemn U.S. and British strikes on their country in response to attacks by Houthi militants on Red Sea shipping.”
“Your strikes on Yemen are terrorism,” said Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, a member of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, referring to the United States. “The United States is the Devil.”
Here we go.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4403802-expelled-tennessee-house-lawmaker-committee/
“Formerly expelled Tennessee House lawmaker says he’s been stripped of committee assignment”
“Today the Speaker announced that I was stripped from being on House Education Admin Committee, as they prepare to push their unpopular school voucher program,” state Rep. Justin Jones (D) posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.”
The SOTH of KY is a racist, authoritarian asshat. The South, with the help of poor, white folks and scared, rich white folks, is trying to rise, again.
KY, like TX and other red states, wants a voucher system to defund public schools, in an attempt to dumb down citizens and promote fundie, white nationalist, thought-control.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/12/texas-blocking-border-patrol-justice-department-eagle-pass/
“The Texas National Guard and state troopers have blocked U.S. Border Patrol agents from a 2.5-mile stretch of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, preventing federal agents from patrolling that part of the border, according to a court filing by the U.S. Department of Justice, escalating the clash between state and federal authorities on the Texas-Mexico border.”
“On Wednesday night, troopers and National Guard members began to take “full control” of the 47-acre Shelby Park, erected concertina wire and fencing at the park to close off access to the public, Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas said. He added that he was told that the park would be closed indefinitely and the state took the action to prevent immigrants from illegally crossing into Texas.”
Jamie, I still use the recipe you gave me for Scottish Flapjacks. Took me ages to locate Golden Syrup. I have some bottles in my pantry now.
Get well soon. We value your presence.
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/a-billionaire-backed-conservative-think-tank-is-trying-to-roll-back-florida-child-labor-law-35439934
“A billionaire-backed conservative think tank is trying to roll back Florida child labor law”
“At least 16 states, including Florida, have introduced legislation to roll back child labor regulations over the last two years, according to the Economic Policy Institute.”
“Proposals in other states take aim at limitations on how late teens can work on school nights, seek to extend work hours, lift age requirements for serving alcohol, or propose a combination of these.”
“Some of the most extreme proposals, like a new bill signed into law in Iowa this year, could allow employers to put minors to work in hazardous jobs, and allow minors to operate heavy machinery like power saws. State Senate Republicans in Iowa worked overnight to push that one through the state legislature, the Associated Press reported, despite concern from Democrats and labor unions that it could harm children. Just two Republicans defied their party to vote against it.”
“The Florida bill, if passed, would delete part of state law that says 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds can’t work before 6:30 a.m. or after 11 p.m., or work for more than eight hours when school is scheduled the next day.”
”The bill would also gut a part of state law that bars 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds from working more than 30 hours a week, or more than six days in a row, when school is in session.”
“State laws deregulating child labor have been backed by business industry groups like chambers of commerce and the National Restaurant Association, a trade group that represents low-wage industry giants like Burger King and McDonald’s (a repeat violator of child labor law), as well as companies like Disney.”
The red states have a game plan; kill public education, fill jobs with minors who will work for less/won’t unionize/will never educate themselves beyond those jobs, and hide behind the Bible while doing it.
Greg Abbott is malignant. He doesn’t even have the benefit of narcissism. Just malignant.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/12/farris-wilks-matt-rinaldi-defend-texas-liberty/
“We all know money equals power in Texas politics and billionaires like the Wilks (brothers) use their wealth liberally to bend public policy to their liking all the time,” he said. “But it’s still pretty shocking.”
“We’ve seen the devolution of the Texas GOP in real time with Rinaldi at the helm of that chaos, and now we know why,” party chair Gilberto Hinojosa said. “Rinaldi is in the pocket of Nazi billionaires who are paying him to infiltrate the Republican Party of Texas. … Rinaldi’s legacy reflects that of a talking head for the extremist right that has led his party directly into the ground.”
“For more than three months, Republican Party of Texas Chair Matt Rinaldi has vigorously attacked critics of Defend Texas Liberty, and rebuffed calls to distance the state party from the powerful group over its ties to white supremacists.”
“As he did so, Rinaldi was also working as an attorney for one of the group’s two billionaire funders, Farris Wilks, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/05/texas-fracking-billionaire-brothers-prageru-daily-wire
“Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars”
“Thanks to their incredible wealth and largesse, the country as well as the [Republican] party are now feeling the effects of their aggressive brand of religiously-charged political activism,”…
“The Wilks brothers, for instance, have poured millions of dollars into PragerU and the Daily Wire, two rightwing media outlets that have promoted wide-ranging conservative agendas, including climate crisis denialism to school-age kids and adults via short videos, articles and other materials.”
“In July, Florida approved the use of what PragerU has called its “edutainment” videos and other materials for use in its classrooms, and PragerU has said it is trying to get other states, including Texas, to do likewise.”
“Historically, the two brothers have also backed a number of rightwing Texas Republicans including Senator Ted Cruz…”
“The evangelical ties of the Wilks brothers are deep and personal. Farris Wilks is a preacher in Cisco, Texas, a town of approximately 3,000 people, where he leads the Assembly of Yahweh Seventh Day church, which was founded by his father and interprets the Bible literally while embracing Old and New Testament teachings.”
“The Wilks brothers epitomize the new strain of religious-right culture-warring that has taken hold of the GOP. Blending fierce allegiance to free-market economics with equally fierce commitment to social conservatism [and] anti-statist rage with Christian nationalist sentiments, they seek to draw the church itself (not just church folk) into battle for control of the country,” said Dochuk.”
“…the Wilks brothers – often in tandem with another billionaire, the Texas fossil-fuel mogul Tim Dunn – have poured millions of dollars into nonprofits like Defend Texas Liberty and Empower Texans to push their ultraconservative social and political views.”
“Farris and Dan Wilks, who believe their billions were given to them by God, have spent the last decade working to advance a dominionist ideology by funding far-right organizations and politicians that seek to dismiss climate change as ‘God’s will’, remove choice, demonize the LGBTQ community, and tear down public education, all to turn America into a country that gives preference to and imposes their extreme beliefs on everyone,” said Chris Tackett, a Texas-based campaign finance analyst.
A little background on the fracking guys running the show in Texas and beyond.
After watching a news clip asking three folks from Iowa about next week’s caucus, they say they think tRUMPsky cares about them. They were neither all males, nor all white. WTAF?
Always save the best for last.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-12/spot-gas-prices-jump-more-than-400-ahead-of-texas-cold-blast
“Natural gas prices shot up more than 400% as a deep freeze is set to hit Texas, potentially sending demand for the heating fuel soaring.”
Price gouging.
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