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Monday, February 28, 2022
Ingraham must have been too busy giving Trump a knob job to have noticed a real hero
A reminder that (just four days ago!) Laura Ingraham referred to Zelensky’s passionate plea for peace to the Russian people as a “pathetic display” from a “defeated man” while on the phone with Trump. pic.twitter.com/2RZb1PW2Wl
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) February 28, 2022
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And the republican party
Well, there's Tucker Carlson. https://t.co/9AHjGJD8IK
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) February 27, 2022
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What the fuck, does Putin have film of Trump giving him a blow job or something?
Trump calls Putin smart, says NATO is not so smart, and calls our leaders dumb pic.twitter.com/lEEymSPSby
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 27, 2022
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A tale of two Presidents
two presidents tonight:
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) February 24, 2022
Trump: "Putin's smart. He's taken over a country for $2 worth of sanctions."
Biden: "President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering. ... The world will hold Russia accountable."
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A picture worth a thousand words
Badass Dumbass pic.twitter.com/M6lFHeXmBE
— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) February 27, 2022
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She's so fucking stupid she probably can't even wipe her own ass
Marge Greene yesterday told a complete lie that “Ukraine was the number one donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.” pic.twitter.com/UvJ7Hep3JE
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 20, 2022
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Belarus is every bit as guilty as Russia
Belarus has joined with Russia to attack Ukraine. Sanctions should immediately be imposed on Belarus to cripple their economy for joining Russia in an unprovoked illegal attack upon a sovereign nation. https://t.co/TzSAHzOnhI
— Ronald Lebow (@RonLebow) February 24, 2022
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By any means necessary
The West should not fall in self-compassion now and pretend there's nothing it can do to help Ukraine. Give us military, financial, humanitarian assistance. Impose nuclear sanctions on Russia. Kick it out from international organizations. Think out of the box. Time to act is now
— Olga Tokariuk (@olgatokariuk) February 24, 2022
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Traitor #3: Tucker Carlson (Whiny Ass Bitch version)
Tucker: It may be worth asking yourself… why do I hate Putin.. Has Putin ever called me a racist? Has he threatened to get me fired for disagreeing with him? pic.twitter.com/0jlXfS0PYy
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 23, 2022
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Sunday, February 27, 2022
Once again, the Biden Administration nails it
Biden's team was not caught flat-footed here, and they used US intelligence assets better than anything I've seen in a long time. https://t.co/OEewVEWReL
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 24, 2022
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Think of this guy every time you hear an idiot republican tell you Putin is a genius
Someone posted a photo of this 80-year-old who showed up to join the army, carrying with him a small case with 2 t-shirts, a pair of extra pants, a toothbrush and a few sandwiches for lunch. He said he was doing it for his grandkids. pic.twitter.com/bemD24h6Ae
— Kateryna Yushchenko (@KatyaYushchenko) February 24, 2022
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Domino 2 in Putin's massive fuck up
❗️St. #Petersburg now pic.twitter.com/ppYjyPWVhe
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 24, 2022
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Vladimir Putin is a war criminal
Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.N. @SergiyKyslytsya: "There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell ambassador." pic.twitter.com/exlYjFf7f9
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 24, 2022
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Traitor #2: Marco Rubio (Val Demmings for Florida Senate!)
Hey Marco — unless you can condemn Trump and Pompeo rooting for Russia NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. Do you get that? We don’t need your play-by-play. Who are you? John Madden? Why don’t you choose America over a cult? https://t.co/YWvEDxQCD4
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) February 24, 2022
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Saturday, February 26, 2022
Ukraine gets heroes, we get limp dick trucker convoys
Ukrainian post at Snake Island in the Black Sea told Russian warship to "go fuck yourself" after being told to surrender. The 13 service members were killed pic.twitter.com/2FuKHc04D3
— BNO News (@BNONews) February 24, 2022
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Keep in mind that Trump didn't condemn a man whose troops are bombing hospitals and shooting children
All living former U.S. presidents, with the exception of Trump, have issued formal statements condemning Putin's invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/C0hvMqpqqu
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) February 25, 2022
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This is how far off the rails Fox News has gone
When you've lost Dick Morris. https://t.co/ZWWNbroxqR
— digby (@digby56) February 22, 2022
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Once again, Trump's incompetence and weakness costs America
One thing worth keeping in my mind today: There’s a straight line from Russia’s attack on the US election in 2016 to 1/6 to today’s new invasion of Ukraine. The chaos that Russia unleashed with the election of Trump weakened us to the point Putin feels confident invading Europe.
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) February 24, 2022
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Friday, February 25, 2022
Power to the people of Ukraine
Truly astonishing moment: Ukrainian President Zelensky says that weapons will be issued to all citizens capable of defending the country.
— Katie Bo Lillis (@KatieBoLillis) February 24, 2022
Clear indication that Ukraine is preparing for an escalated ground campaign by Russia—to include potential occupation.
Republican = Traitor
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Domino 1 falls in Putin's massive fuck up
🚨 Non-Nato members Sweden and Finland will attend tomorrow's Nato summit according to @jensstoltenberg
— Shona Murray (@ShonaMurray_) February 24, 2022
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How much better off would we be if we'd elected her in 2016?
I am praying for the people of Ukraine.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 24, 2022
The world will hold Russia and Putin accountable for the human suffering and destruction this unjustified and unprovoked war will bring.
Republican = Traitor
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Traitor #1: Lisa McClain (An embarrassment to the state of Michigan)
POTUS and his administration keep claiming they are defenders of democracy, and yet, they just allowed a tyrant to steamroll over a democracy in Europe.
— Representative Lisa McClain (@RepLisaMcClain) February 24, 2022
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
Republicans would have cheered Trump if he'd poisoned Biden
To my fellow Americans now praising Putin, please remember - 1 - this is Viktor Yushchenko, poisoned with dioxin in 2004 as he ran against the pro-Russian candidate for president. pic.twitter.com/87B8U15baa
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) February 23, 2022
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Republicans are flat out fucking depraved
Steve Bannon and Erik Prince say we should be supporting Russia because Putin is anti-woke and has no tolerance for LGBTQ. pic.twitter.com/qzHl2TkwxJ
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 24, 2022
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And republicans are supporting this sick mother fucker
Russian has introduced mobile crematoriums that follow Russian troops into battle so they can cover up the evidence of casualties. Not that we needed any more information on what a monster Putin is, but WTF! https://t.co/FtYCGxyLMQ
— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) February 23, 2022
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They're all dancing on Putin's strings
Just in the past few days:
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 22, 2022
Trump praises Putin. Mike Pompeo praises Putin. JD Vance praises Putin. Tucker Carlson daily pushes pro-Russian propaganda. Candace Owens praises Putin & blames America.
That’s just 5. There’s lots more. The GOP is anti-democracy & pro-authoritarian.
Republican = Traitor
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Reason #5432 why we shouldn't elect idiots to be President
Well, well, well:
— digby (@digby56) February 18, 2022
Material Recovered From Trump by Archives Included Classified Information https://t.co/HybdKY1kQn
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Are there any humans stupider than Fox News hosts?
Ingraham: Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops into regions of Ukraine that he claims are independent… but to more immediate and serious issues closer to home, Canada continues its descent into tyranny pic.twitter.com/DyOZ0jWNtx
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 22, 2022
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Traitor Trump
Today: The most recent president of the United States, offering no support in this crisis for our president, but rather praising Vladimir Putin. pic.twitter.com/6PwEZqIkEa
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 22, 2022
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I don't doubt this for a minute
If Trump was President, Putin’s armies would be in France by now.
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) February 20, 2022
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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Told you--they're coming after our birth control next
All 3 Republicans running for Michigan Attorney General just stated that they oppose the ruling in Griswold v Connecticut which outlawed prosecuting married couples for using contraception.
— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) February 19, 2022
You read that right.
Terrifying.
No shit to this take on the situation in Ukraine
Biden has handled Ukraine crisis incredibly well. Pursued diplomacy the entire way, armed Ukraine, refusal to commit any U.S. forces to Ukraine, call bullshit on Putin’s obvious attempts at setting up a false pretext for war. I’m incredibly thankful he’s there and not Trump.
— Matt Ortega (@MattOrtega) February 20, 2022
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Hillary, kicking ass and taking names
Kind of gives their game away. https://t.co/SEjYLTJJdT
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 18, 2022
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Just a bad guy she should go after
#JustABadGuy
— Brick 7 (@Brick715) February 17, 2022
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron “Trump’s not being discriminated against based on race or religion. If Ms. James has a thing against him that’s not in my opinion unlawful discrimination. He’s just a bad guy she should go after”
https://t.co/OrFYZhMU3e
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Monday, February 21, 2022
Thanks to the most EXCELLENT Biden Boom
THIS IS EXCELLENT. https://t.co/vhux17UhEb
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) February 18, 2022
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Never forget the Catholic Church capitulated to both Hitler and Mussolini
"An underappreciated aspect of the attack is that it was undergirded by strains of religion. This is plain in the Parler videos. Group prayers and singing in the midst of tumult were a frequent occurrence throughout the afternoon. "https://t.co/QGHNQszOSJ
— Greg Dworkin (@DemFromCT) February 18, 2022
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Not with a bang but a whimper
Canadian police smashed the windows of vehicles abandoned in the downtown core of the capital to search and tow them away, and city workers cleaned up trash after two days of tense standoffs https://t.co/EnrxDmttH9 pic.twitter.com/S703lX9wCK
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 20, 2022
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Again, Time Magazine named Elon Musk its Person of the Year
This is what debate is coming to? Musk uses a Hitler comparison? The outrageous suggestion that Canada has any resemblance to fascist Germany is vulgar, inaccurate, inflammatory and is insulting to survivors of the Holocaust. https://t.co/inP15d98M7
— Evan Solomon (@EvanLSolomon) February 17, 2022
(The "Musk" being referred to here is Elon Musk, who later deleted the tweet comparing Justin Trudeau to Adolph Hitler)
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Sunday, February 20, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CCCLXXII--Stealers Wheel: Stuck in the Middle with You
My introduction to this week's tune came with me searching for it (actually several years after it was a hit) on all of my Bob Dylan albums, as well as the ones I didn't own at the local record shop (remember Google was just a distant dream in the seventies), only to eventually learn that it wasn't Dylan after all but a couple of blokes in a band from Scotland....
Stealers Wheel were formed in 1972 by teenage friends Gerry Rafferty (who went on to some solo success) and Joe Egan. By the time their first album had been released, Rafferty had already left the band (while Rafferty was a talented musician, he was never comfortable with the fame that came from being such), but when the album became a modest hit and their first single a huge hit, he was persuaded to rejoin the band. They would go on to release two more albums but had disbanded for good in 1975 before their third album was even released. For their all too short career, Stealers Wheel released three studio albums, three compilation albums (oh, the power and glory of having a hit record), and five singles. The members of the band not including Rafferty and Egan reformed in 2008, but the ills that plagued them the first time around were still present, and the reunited band did not even last the year.
Fun Fact: The name Stealers Wheel is a play on words of a sort. The band hails from Sheffield, at one time a city noted for its steelmaking (especially for cutlery) plants, and a steelers wheel is an abrasive tool used for polishing steel.
"Stuck in the Middle with You" was released in 1973 from their debut album, the ingeniously named Stealers Wheel. The single would reach #6 (with a bullet!) on the Billboard Hot 100, #8 on the U.K. Singles Chart, and #2 in Canada (so many cool kids in the Great White North!). The album peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200, and I have no idea what it did in the U.K. or Canada because the Wikipedia entry did a shit job of telling me. So there.
"Stuck in the Middle with You" deals with Rafferty's aforementioned aversion to fame and its trappings, as it describes his discomfort (the lyrics make me think alcohol and/or drugs may have been involved as well) at being at a record label function and the attendant bullshit that comes with it. The band has said it was going for a paranoid Dylanesque sound...and as I noted above, they most certainly nailed it, especially with Rafferty's vocals. The song features a nice acoustic guitar opening, followed by a funky bass line leading up to the vocals, and spread throughout is a slithering electric guitar that mimics the nausea Rafferty very likely felt. The band makes liberal use of an emaycee fave, handclaps, and as I listened throughout this past week, I was surprised by how big of a role the rhythm section--bass, drums, handclaps--played in making this tune a lot funkier than one would expect from a Scottish folk band. You probably had to be there, but this is another fine example of all the excellent pop tunes the 1970's offered to those of us who were lucky enough to live and listen through that wonderful decade.
[Props to me for getting this far without the obligatory mention that "Stuck in the Middle with You" was the song Michael Madsen--Mr. Blonde--danced to in the cop torture scene in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.]
Lyric Sheet: "Trying to make some sense of it all/But I can see it makes no sense at all/Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor?/Well, I don't think I can take anymore..."
Enjoy:
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Remember this when the entire Trump family pleads the Fifth again and again
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Hillary, all out of fucks left to give
Hillary Clinton slams the Republican Party for officially embracing "violent insurrection as legitimate political discourse."
— The Recount (@therecount) February 17, 2022
“Make no mistake, our adversaries around the world are watching," she says. "Republicans are defending coup-plotters.” pic.twitter.com/2rtxbPEr9T
Who could have ever guessed that the Chinese would outsmart Donald Chump?
Yet another thing trump completely messed up https://t.co/VtbptzvUj4
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 14, 2022
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Donald and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week
A very bad week for Trump. Mazars quits. He must sit for depositions by NY AG investigating fraud. Civil suit to determine his liability for #Jan6thInsurrection upheld. He is not above the law. https://t.co/mes5DJ8Uk4
— Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) February 19, 2022
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The only place they were popular was Fox News
crowd at Ottawa counter protest chanting “go home, dipshits!” pic.twitter.com/YD6U8j6Hmt
— Sunny Dhillon (@TheSunnyDhillon) February 5, 2022
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Saturday, February 19, 2022
The Pedophile Party
Hello and welcome to America in 2022, where Republican politicians _really_ want to look at children’s privates. For reasons. https://t.co/bp9UezYcdH
— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) February 17, 2022
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Pretty sure that the semi-literate psychopath still couldn't understand it
"The 12th Amendment & Electoral Count Act of 1887 already make it entirely clear that the Vice President merely opens the envelopes. But sometimes we want to make laws even clearer so that even semiliterate psychopaths have a chance at understanding them." https://t.co/PhE08ZLc7w
— ¡SATIRISTAS! (@Satiristas) February 15, 2022
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Another episode of the poor getting fucked over by the rich
If MSNBC spends an hour on the theft of $150 of steaks, I'm excited for them to spend a proportionate amount of air time on the $8 billion of wage theft that happens in the US yearly. I'm sure that 53,000,000 hours of coverage is gonna start aaaaany second now.
— Aimee Ogden (@Aimee_Ogden) February 9, 2022
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Punching the fascists
Clinton providing the only national Democratic counter attack on Republicans over turf that they’ve been basically dominating without pushback for weeks/months. https://t.co/VoBdFdacUg
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 17, 2022
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Friday, February 18, 2022
I'd wish I was blind
“He doesn’t scare me. I’ve seen Donald Trump naked. Nothing Michael Avenatti can say will scare me,” Daniels cracked.
— Tom. Joe knows how to President! Finally a CinC! (@spokanetom) February 9, 2022
Eww! Just the thought...That's one tough woman...https://t.co/6ElbqJZlnz
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Republican men have always been wimps
The Canadian women’s hockey team wore N95 masks while competing in the literal Olympics while a bunch of grown-ass tough-guys whose job is to sit all day were protesting mask mandates, but please tell me more about how women are “the weaker sex.”
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) February 8, 2022
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Ask their corporate overlords
WHERE is the media? Donald Trump was caught removing CLASSIFIED documents from the White House. Shouldn't this be a bigger story??
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) February 12, 2022
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Don't believe the hype: Michele Tafoya is just another republican racist
I'm so sick of this racist bullshit. Why doesn't she just say "Those nxxxxrs are never happy!" That's what she's saying because believe me people of color know exactly where they stand in this country. They know how they're treated every day by these white elite fools. https://t.co/WnUw5SI66M
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) February 17, 2022
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Thursday, February 17, 2022
Why is CNN calling these morons "medical experts"?
“I sat and listened yesterday to three of these so called medical experts, one of whom was drummed out of the Trump administration for being too radical… Another one teaches at a Veterinary Hospital. Another one is an immunologist but for salmon” pic.twitter.com/ahowGc5k3t
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 12, 2022
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Too stupid to keep it secret
Ex-Trump DHS official Miles Taylor says aides feared giving Trump classified info because he might leak it.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 13, 2022
"We were scared, legitimately scared, to take sensitive classified information into the Oval Office and tell the president of the United States about it." @MSNBC
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Might as well rename itself the Ku Klux Klan Party
In order to more fully express the Racism he already embraces so fanatically, DeSantis is eliminating 6 Florida Congressional Districts that have historically elected black representatives & replacing them with newly configured Districts that no black person could possibly win.
— Ed Hull (@EdHull8) February 16, 2022
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Canada's version of Kristallnacht?
Kids as human shields in Windsor. Right now... pic.twitter.com/bRUdXK9qzK
— Dean Blundell (@ItsDeanBlundell) February 10, 2022
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
This is exactly the America republicans want--of the fascists, by the fascist, for the fascists
This is a FRIEND of Trump on why Trump admires Orban. A friend. It is completely explicit. The right admires Orban because he is an authoritarian strongman who has destroyed Hungarian democracy. Even their friends say it. pic.twitter.com/fM5h7f4aNf
— Jason Stanley (@jasonintrator) February 12, 2022
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And Time Magazine named its founder Person of the Year
Racist slurs were hurled daily at Black workers at Tesla’s California plant, delivered not just by fellow employees but also by managers and supervisors, California’s civil rights agency alleged in an explosive lawsuit filed against the company yesterday. https://t.co/uXmYlr0gqE
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 11, 2022
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Trump supporters--the gift that keeps on giving
On midterms, @Redistrict: “We’re headed for fewer competitive seats than we've really ever had in the modern era…I think we're headed for a great purge of Trump dissenters on the Republican side in primary season.” #AMRstaff
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) February 11, 2022
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Let your Ram Ranch rock
Scoop: Canadian leftists are using “Ram Ranch,” a 2012 porno metal song about 18 gay cowboys, to troll anti-vaxx truckers and disrupt convoy communications on Zello and Telegram. They call themselves the #ramranchresistance. https://t.co/BYtgn8OuqT
— Ej Dickson (@ejdickson) February 10, 2022
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Documenting a criminal
Recap:
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) February 10, 2022
1) No, a president can't "verbally" declassify a document without further action.
2) No, a president can't declassify a document in his head.
3) No, a former president can't take classified documents with him outside of secure control mechanisms.
4) Indict him.
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Because deep down they're Nazis?
Why is it always so difficult for them to just condemn Nazis? 🤔https://t.co/vwiJ0vcPyi
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) February 6, 2022
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And the more the merrier!
that the RNC's decision to endorse the insurrection is causing this much angst among Republicans should be a signal to Dems to pile on https://t.co/LaMNU9UpuW
— Joe Sudbay (@JoeSudbay) February 7, 2022
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With her for a teacher, her kids ought to be a special kind of stupid
oh ok https://t.co/RNzv1B4704 pic.twitter.com/kAYkqjfhjZ
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 7, 2022
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Monday, February 14, 2022
Make sure you drag it out for a few years, Marjorie
Marge Greene says a “civil war” is necessary within the Republican Party: “We have to lean into this civil war in the GOP .. Saying we can’t criticize each other is just being soft .. Many times, I do feel like I’m the only one saying it.” https://t.co/aVDi3Z9qDV
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 7, 2022
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This is what passes for courage in the republican party in the age of Trump
Republican saying what everyone knows is considered brave these days. https://t.co/Mq5BoftkDI
— Schooley (@Rschooley) February 6, 2022
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Where domestic terrorists come home to roost: the republican party
I'm sure Timothy McVeigh considered his plan a Legitimate Political Discourse too.
— Mr. Newberger (@jeremynewberger) February 4, 2022
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Maybe they're having an affair and Russia has pictures?
#Russia's favorites, Tucker Carlson and Josh Hawley, are again being featured on state TV. Their efforts to undermine U.S. support for Ukraine are much appreciated in Moscow.https://t.co/eAhKNUVrIM pic.twitter.com/GQf77PP3Db
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) February 13, 2022
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Sunday, February 13, 2022
Why not the best (that means you!)?
School libraries don't need you to donate copies of Maus and other banned books. They need you to step up and run for the school board so the books don't get banned in the first place.
— Jennifer Iacopelli (@jennifercarolyn) January 30, 2022
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Intelligence has never been republicans' strong suit
There is literally no better way to get kids to read this book.
— Michael R. Piazza (@michaelrpiazza) January 27, 2022
Conservatives who are banning books in the age of the internet and kindle are a special kind of stupid. https://t.co/MUlwsrLJ9O
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Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CCCLXXI--The Statler Brothers: Flowers on the Wall
My introduction to this week's tune came, surprisingly enough, from a Kurt Vonnegut essay in his book Palm Sunday. Vonnegut's piece (he considered the song poetry and related how it reflected his life at that point in time) caused me to seek it out and give it a listen. While the song didn't have quite the effect on me it had on Vonnegut (he'd just gone through a divorce from his first wife and felt the song accurately portrayed the end of his usefulness...about which I'm sure Vonnegut changed his mind after his second marriage), I did come to love it and appreciate its take on the newly divorced man....
The Statler Brothers got their start in the mid-fifties singing Gospel Music before catching a humongous break in 1964 when they became the opening act (and backing vocals) for Johnny Cash. They would remain with Cash (though recording their own material) through the mid-seventies before amicably parting and taking their career to another level in the Country Music world. They would have a number of hits through the seventies and eighties, culminating in their own weekly variety show (the cleverly named The Statler Brothers Show) on TNN for seven years from 1991-98. Like Jo Stafford a few weeks back, the Statlers became known for incorporating comedy in their act and became a popular touring band. For their career, the Statler Brothers released 38 studio albums and 96 singles (and had four #1 hits on the Country singles chart). The Statlers won three Grammy Awards, and have been inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Gospel Hall of Fame. The Statler Brothers had a farewell tour in 2002 before retiring that same year.
Fun Fact: While Harold and Don Reid were brothers, Phil Balsley and Lew Dewitt were not, and none of them had the name Statler. The band was actually named after a brand of tissue that was in a hotel room in which they were staying. The Statlers would joke in later years that they just as easily could have been named the "Kleenex Brothers."
"Flowers on the Wall," released in 1965, was the first single from the Statlers first album, the aptly named Flowers on the Wall. The single would reach #2 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and #4 (with a bullet!) on the Billboard Hot 100. The album peaked at #10 on the country album chart, but only reached #125 on the Billboard 200.
"Flowers on the Wall" is the story of a recently single man who is mustering all the bravado (and self-deprecation) he can muster to convince his friends (and himself) that his life is going swimmingly without his lady love. The song is delivered with a jaunty melody (and plenty of an emaycee fave, the banjo), and the Statlers make the most of their respective voices (lead, tenor, baritone, and bass). As I've noted a time or two here, it takes some talent to perform a song that has all the earmarks of being a novelty hit and not let it become one, and the Statlers do it with aplomb on this one. "Flowers on the Wall" is another featured tune that might not be for everyone (especially if you're not a fan of Country Music), but it's definitely one of Country's all-time great tunes, and another in a long line of poignant songs about the end of a relationship that capture its sorrow and heartache with grace and great care.
Lyric Sheet: "Counting flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all/Playing solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one/Smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo/Now don't tell me I've nothing to do..."
Enjoy:
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Silence is deadly
Yeah, staying silent.
— 🇺🇸🌺💐🌸🌷 R. Renée Miller #PresidentBiden 💙 (@RosieM1919) February 3, 2022
Ask the Germans how well that worked out for them. pic.twitter.com/h4BVQWihIW
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A short slippery slope to fascism
Fake Wisconsin Trump electors had ‘secret meeting place’ — and armed security: report https://t.co/p8JKL6FGT8
— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 4, 2022
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The only American Donald Trump ever cared about is Donald Trump
The most powerful part of Pence's statements today was NOT him calling Trump WRONG. It was him saying that the notion that ANY ONE PERSON could choose the American president, is UN-AMERICAN. This is the statement sticking most in Trump's craw. It cuts into his narcissism, deeply.
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) February 5, 2022
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From Fox News to the radical right, it's all about the Nazism
NEW: Neo-Nazi #FreedomTruckers advocate Tyler L. Russell (of Canada First) condemned a proposal to ban Holocaust denials. The comments on the post are filled with #FreedomTruckers supporters using neo-Nazi rhetoric and jokes about "honk honk" being a dogwhistle for "heil Hitler." pic.twitter.com/2WW9LVrgki
— Vishal P. Singh (they/he) (@VPS_Reports) February 10, 2022
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Saturday, February 12, 2022
You can either be an American or you can be a Trump supporter, but not both
Donald Trump keeps dangling pardons in front of insurrectionists, and plenty of senators keep choosing to look the other way while he works to tear down American democracy. This is NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL.
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 3, 2022
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They don't want a President, they want a dictator
Anyone claiming that what happened at the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021 was “legitimate political discourse” has lost touch with reality and/or has allowed partisanship to overtake their moral compass. You can be upset the President lost, but it can’t justify the violence we witnessed.
— Gabriel Sterling (@GabrielSterling) February 4, 2022
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This is fascism at work
We just learned that Trump...
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 4, 2022
* fully intended to "overturn" the 2020 election
* floated seizing voting machines
* will pardon 1/6 rioters
The RNC's response? To punish the only two Republicans who think this has no place in their party.
New piece:https://t.co/rUZZENUi5e
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Even better, fast track driverless trucks
"Don’t call it a freedom convoy, as the organizers like to claim. Call it what it is: a right-wing trucker tantrum.” @JohnAvlon on the trucker-inspired protests spreading across the Canada-US border. #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/KT40UEe8Vr
— New Day (@NewDay) February 11, 2022
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Friday, February 11, 2022
Words of warning from a man who's been there
This is beyond being a demagogue to the stuff of dictators. He is defying the rule of law. Failure to confront a tyrant only encourages bad behavior. If thinking Americans don’t understand what Trump is doing and what the criminal justice system must do we are all in big trouble! https://t.co/Z13uAprMkZ
— John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) January 30, 2022
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More proof that once kids are out of the womb, republicans couldn't care less about them
You know how many kids and staff books killed at my high school? Zero. You know how many kids and staff a former student killed with an AR-15? 17
— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) January 30, 2022
Guess which one the Florida legislature is working on banning.
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Always follow the money
Wow! Trump is one of the cheapest cons yet he gave @MarkMeadows $1 million. Guess he’s buying silence?https://t.co/hIxSDRn94V
— Olga Lautman (@OlgaNYC1211) February 2, 2022
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Most republicans would encourage another Holocaust
If you read a book about the Holocaust and the primary thing that upsets you is swearing and naked people, you’re probably the type of person who’d be okay with the Holocaust https://t.co/Hnie8UXvsW
— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) January 27, 2022
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
And their deaths are only making rich men richer
The good news is that nearly 70% of the American people trusted the institutions and got vaccinated. The bad news is that the other 30% trust right wing media. https://t.co/Vz4eXOIYZw
— digby (@digby56) February 6, 2022
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History will not be kind to Mike Pence
After Trump's daily delusional diatribe today, I find myself wishing Mike Pence would issue an appropriate rebuttal statement himself. If only Pence had a spine, a pair of testicles, or a modicum of self-respect ... if only ... sigh ...
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) January 31, 2022
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And they ALL should go to prison
NEW: The 84 people who signed bogus documents claiming that Trump won the 2020 election include 7 current candidates for public office, 8 current office holders, and at least 5 previous state and federal office holders https://t.co/87rNWY6ns0
— Kira Lerner (@kira_lerner) January 31, 2022
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Read it and weep
The New York Times bought Wordle. Here's an exclusive inside look at the gameplay of the first answer they've chosen. pic.twitter.com/eOgDTeAiC4
— Matthew Sheffield (@mattsheffield) January 31, 2022
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Nothing more than a raging madman
Trump will not go quietly into the night. Everything he does can be accurately predicted based on his psychopathologies especially malignant narcissism probably complicated by early dementia, long term drug abuse, low intelligence, & incompetence. https://t.co/Ke2uW2Uazs
— Richard Signorelli (@richsignorelli) January 30, 2022
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
For all you naysayers, this result is entirely possible
For Republicans, biggest political fear is that they may be peaking too soon.
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) January 28, 2022
Some have raised the question of whether voters will still blame Biden for the prolonged pandemic in the fall if the Omicron subsides and supply chain issues dissipate.https://t.co/n9zqGiK8Kx
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Biden is rockin' the (White) House
For the first time in a while, Biden has hit quite a positive string of big developments: Covid cases in many areas are falling fast; he’s getting a SCOTUS pick; his raid in Syria killed the leader of the Islamic State and a surprise report showed the economy gained 467,000 jobs.
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) February 4, 2022
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DeSantis is America's Hitler in waiting
Ron DeSantis’ spokesperson tweeted this. She tried to delete it. Make sure your followers see it. pic.twitter.com/hgy4sE5eF0
— Michael Worley (@michaelworley) January 31, 2022
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