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Peace,
emaycee
Saturday, April 30, 2022
The only speech they care about is hate speech
The same republicans crying about “free speech” are currently trying to cancel Disney for speaking out against the Don’t Say Gay bill.
— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) April 26, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Not so sure Manchin's acting
Manchin’s go-to method for killing things is to act like a stone-cold moron and pretend he’s gonna find 10 Republicans to vote for something. https://t.co/oDYQEhyvqv
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) April 26, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
More journalistic malpractice from CNN
The wording of this tweet is a perfect illustration of everything wrong with how the media functions. https://t.co/nTiMhwlj2G
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) April 26, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Billionaires aren't nearly as smart as they think they are
This. pic.twitter.com/YjGkQk7WS3
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) April 29, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Friday, April 29, 2022
George Takei for the win
The GOP isn’t championing the right to free speech, just the right to be awful in public.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 26, 2022
It’s the GOP that’s banning math books, the history of racism, and LGBTQ+ identities from even being taught, then punishing companies that stand up to their bigotry.
Free speech my ass.
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Peace,
emaycee
Especially considering McCarthy has all the backbone of an earthworm
Did anyone think this wasn't going to happen? Do you think it might be useful for the Democrats to inform their voters that this is on the agenda? https://t.co/FTPB7dM2nt
— digby (@digby56) April 26, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Heed these words
.@AOC: "This is no joke. Jan. 6 was a trial run. [...] The only reason it wasn't worse was because Democrats had the House, and they didn't have the votes in the House. If they take the House, then they have the votes to not authorize and legitimize the presidential election." pic.twitter.com/jeB0NBEUDz
— The Hill (@thehill) April 24, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Another republican pervert--who'd have ever guessed?
I guess "grooming" is just another case of right wing projection. https://t.co/0437noSKCx
— digby (@digby56) April 25, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Almost sounds like a criminal conspiracy, no?
Mark Meadows’ texts between December 9 & 20 are MISSING
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) April 26, 2022
7 hours & 37 minutes of Trump’s phone calls on Jan 6 are MISSING
15 boxes of state secrets went MISSING & were found at Mar-a-Lago
Transcript btwn Trump & Putin at Helsinki is MISSING
Where the hell are these records?!
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
The radical Lefty gets it right
Call me a radical Lefty, but I think the person who earns the most votes should be elected president, not the winner of some harebrained electoral college system.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 24, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Shocked, absolutely shocked
What an intriguing medical mystery! Guess we’ll never know the answer to this one! pic.twitter.com/ctrdNKVElg
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 20, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Fruitcake
Former president Donald Trump said he feared protesters would hit him with tomatoes, pineapples and other “very dangerous” fruit at his campaign rallies, declaring in a sworn deposition that “you can be killed if that happens.” https://t.co/cXJDe1ma3K
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 27, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Trump dump
If I took a shit as dumb as Donald Trump I'd flush twice and sew my asshole shut. pic.twitter.com/MKqlwOLiX8
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) April 24, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Not to be trusted
Kevin McCarthy is in the “Gang of 8.” He has access to America’s most sensitive security secrets. Kevin McCarthy was just publicly proved to be a liar. What other recordings exist? He should lose his classified access. No one who lied in the private sector would get a clearance.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) April 22, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
$139,000 much > than $140
Remember when you spent $139,000 of taxpayer funds for new doors to your office? https://t.co/e4XGMFM6YT
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 24, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
For a great economy, vote Democratic
If Republicans were "good on the economy," the last 3 Democratic Presidents that followed one wouldn't have had to:
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) April 23, 2022
🔹Drag us out of recession — Clinton
🔹Enact emergency Recovery aid — Obama
🔹Rescue our economy from freefall — Biden
End this myth once and for all. Pass it on!
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CCCLXXXI--The Notting Hillbillies: Railroad Worksong
Unbeknown to me before I did my weekly half-assed research, this week's tune is actually well over a hundred years old, and originally began as a song sung by railroad workers and road gangs (among others) as they toiled. It's been recorded by dozens of artists through the years, with differing lyrics (many featuring America folk hero John Henry), and often under the title "Take This Hammer" or "Nine Pound Hammer." Oh, the places you'll go on Friday Night Jukebox!
The Notting Hillbillies were formed in 1986 by Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler. The band recorded their first, and only, LP in 1990, before embarking on periodic tours through 1993 (they were also the music guest on a Saturday Night Live episode), at which time the various members returned to their previous projects. They reunited in 1997 for a short tour and in 2002 for a performance for charity. They released three singles from their one album, none of which charted in the U.S. or the U.K.
"Railroad Worksong" was on their sole album noted above, the rather cleverly (really!) titled Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time. The song was not released as a single by the Notting Hillbillies, and the album did not chart in America or Great Britain but did reach #6 in Australia (so many cool kids in Australia!).
Every now and again a song comes along that reminds you of why you have always loved a certain genre of music, and when it was first released "Railroad Worksong" did that for me as an exemplar of folk/Americana music. Steve Phillips lead vocals capture well the hope inherent in the song, and Mark Knopfler's guitar (elegantly understated) underscores the resolve of the protagonist as he makes his way in the world. Extra props for the "good buddy" thrown in at intervals throughout the song bringing it ever closer to home. A nice reminder of how beautiful simplicity in music can be.
Lyric Sheet: "If he asks you was I running/If he asks you was I running/If he asks you, good buddy, was I running/Tell him I was flying, tell him I was flying..."
Enjoy:
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Peace,
emaycee
She knew he'd overturn Roe v. Wade, she just didn't care
If Brett Kavanaugh votes to overturn Roe, please remember that Susan Collins was a crucial vote in his confirmation. He said Roe was “settled law,” and she believed him.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 22, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Calling the Reverend Jim Jones...
If you’re in a political party, and everyone in your party is afraid to criticize the leader, you’re not in a political party.
— Oren Jacobson 🔯 (@Oren_Jacobson) April 22, 2022
You’re in an authoritarian cult.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
FYI: Fascism does not cure inflation
Yeah, inflation is bad.
— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) April 21, 2022
But fascism is worse.
If we don’t protect the right to vote, the price of chicken will be the least of our worries.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Yup
I’m just gonna keep wearing the mask until only those who wear masks are left.
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) April 19, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Monday, April 25, 2022
A trillion reasons to tax the wealthy
Good morning.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 21, 2022
The U.S. loses $1,000,000,000,000 every year thanks to the wealthy and big corporations evading taxes. Just thought you should know.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Another in a long line of media fails
Hey @CNN: What part of completely outlawing abortion, banning books from libraries and math books from classrooms, attempting to legislate trans people out of existence, and banning voters from choosing their own local ordinances and living standards is "pro-freedom" ??? pic.twitter.com/FIFGrX2qqs
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 20, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
I am, too
I'm so old, I remember when mainstream Republicans were basically reasonable people with differing views on economics, and not a festering fucktangle of democracy-hating book-banning ball-frying fascist shitweasels
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) April 20, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Turning sycophancy into an art form
Amazing stuff https://t.co/eaIAp1NqS1
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) April 21, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Cave men (and women)
Not impeaching Trump for obstruction in The Mueller Report was a mistake. Dems showed their fear, emboldening Trump so that the later impeachments meant nothing. He'd become stronger, his corruption grew roots as his criminal allies saw how easily Dems caved. Little has changed.
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) April 18, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Learning from our mistakes
In Germany, teaching the Holocaust is mandatory. It includes visits to concentration camp, museums, etc. They don’t shy away from their own ugly history. Yet the kids aren’t damaged; they’re strengthened, matured, humbled. US needs to do same re slavery. Not that complicated.
— SiggyRose (@SiggyRose1) April 20, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Beyond a shadow of a doubt
If every Dem lawmaker showed up like Mallory McMorrow, Republicans would be fucked.
— Kate 🤍🇺🇸🌻🇺🇦 (@ImSpeaking13) April 20, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Selling out America
“Essentially, the Trump administration sold U.S. foreign policy, Jamal Khashoggi's life, and American principles on liberal democracy and freedom of the press for $2B that went straight into Jared Kushner's pocket," @chrislhayes says.https://t.co/YczPGGJATt
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 14, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Saturday, April 23, 2022
The antidote to fascism
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| Sting like a butterfly, indeed |
In light of Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow's fiery speech excoriating republicans for selling hate in lieu of having an agenda to actually help Americans, I came across this passage from Tom Sullivan of Digby's Hullabaloo:
Democrats think politics is about good policy and good governance. It is. But only if you win the power to make it happen. Elections are not about good policy. If Trumpism has not disabused Democrats of that fantasy, there’s no hope for them. Voters want leaders — even phony ones — willing to fight for them and to risk themselves in the effort. Wimps need not apply. Stern words do not count.
While promoting the good we've done in the past two years will help, it is crucial that we stand toe to toe with republicans on their culture war, reminding the sixty percent of Americans who aren't batshit crazy that republicans are coming for your birth control, are going to shove gay Americans back in the closet, are going to increase suicide among trans youths, that their grooming schtick is all bullshit to take away from the fact that republicans have done nothing ever to solve the problems of everyday Americans, and that fascism is their calling card.
Debating their talking points isn't enough--we need to take a baseball bat to their lies and their fealty to fascism. Our very existence depends upon it.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
The (lack of) courage of our convictions
Literally every poll about masking and COVID mitigation shows big majorities supporting the status quo, which means that the Dem politicians racing to abandon mitigation in their terror of public backlash are actually CREATING THE PUBLIC BACKLASH TO MITIGATION https://t.co/FpSyFRaBkf
— Will Stancil (@whstancil) April 19, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Righteous indignation
If you watch one thing today make it this pic.twitter.com/5rybcqL14b
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 19, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
My State Senator standing up against hate
All Michigan children deserve to go to school and experience acceptance and diversity. To every LGBTQ+ student in Michigan, I stand with you: today, tomorrow and always.
— Senator Rosemary Bayer (@rosemarybayer) April 19, 2022
Hateful rhetoric and partisan politics have no place in the classroom.
Hate wont win.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
They don't seem to care much about our money
Greg Abbott’s political stunt at the border cost Americans $9 BILLION in just 10 days
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) April 21, 2022
Ron DeSantis’s war against Disney will saddle taxpayers with $2 BILLION in bond debt
GOP culture wars are killing us and draining our life savings
You really want more of this insanity?!
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Friday, April 22, 2022
The sickness in the republican party runs deep
GOP Missouri Sen candidate assaulted his wife & kid
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) April 16, 2022
GOP Georgia Sen candidate assaulted his ex: I’m going to blow your f’ing brains out
GOP Nebraska Gov candidate groped 8 women
GOP Ohio House candidate hit Trump’s press sec
GOP voters either don’t care or love them even more
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
A racist says what?
The type of country that prevented a talented player from playing strictly because of his race is precisely the history you don’t want children learning. https://t.co/fhEPq226VQ
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) April 16, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Talkin' about treason
NEW: Newly uncovered texts show Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) begging the Trump White House for talking points to justify stealing the election in November 2020: “Please give me something to work with. I just need to know what I should be saying. Please tell me what I should be saying.”
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) April 15, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Seriously--it's like the kiss of death
Why does the media have to write about Trump's endorsement like it means something?
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) April 15, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CCCLXXX--Electric Light Orchestra: Strange Magic
Just a wee bit late for this one...
Anyhoo, if I were to sit down and start writing down my all-time favorite songs off the top of my head, this week's tune would be one of those that, when I was done, I would slap my forehead and say, "How the hell did I forget that one?" Needless to say, as I've done my half-assed research and listened to it a few times it's been a real treat, akin to seeing a long-lost friend...
Electric Light Orchestra (here on out, ELO) formed in Birmingham, England in 1970, and thankfully, their music is considerably more interesting than their history. ELO has basically been the brainchild of leader and co-founder Jeff Lynne (noted earlier on Friday Jukebox for his work as a member of the Traveling Wilburys), and as he's gone so has the band. ELO had quite a bit of success between their beginning and when it was disbanded in 1986 by Lynne, selling over fifty million records. The band performed in different incarnations and variations on the name until 2014 when Lynne reformed the band. For their career, ELO has released fourteen studio albums (with five of them hitting the top ten here in the States), and fifty singles (with six peaking in the top ten, again in America). The band had a little more chart success in their native U.K., with 3 #1 albums and one #1 single. ELO released its latest album in 2019 under the moniker Jeff Lynne's ELO.
Fun Fact: ELO holds the record for the most top forty hits on the Billboard Hot 100 (20) without ever having a number one single. I'm pretty sure they can live with it....
"Strange Magic" was the second single released from ELO's 1975 album Face the Music. The single peaked at #14 (with a bullet!), while the album reached #8 on the Billboard 200.
It's hardly surprising after 380 posts about songs I'm beginning to run out of both superlatives and ways to describe how [insert gushing adjective here] these songs are to me. Suffice it to say that "Strange Magic" hits all the right notes (to turn a phrase) for an emaycee pop music dream--catchy, lush harmonies, heartfelt vocals, and striking instrumentation. It's been delightful ear candy for me all week, and as is often the case with my weekly tunes, I've been singing it to my heart's content (if not my partner's and my youngest son....).
Lyric Sheet: "Oh, I'm never gonna be the same again/Now I've seen the way it's got to end/Sweet dream, sweet dream...
Enjoy:
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Peace,
emaycee
Man, there's going to be a lot more dumb bastards in Florida
These are math textbooks https://t.co/0MGT6Ge2gS
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) April 16, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Two Americas
This is what systemic racism looks like in practice:
— phillip anderson (@phillipanderson) April 13, 2022
Crystal Mason got 5 yrs for casting a vote while on parole. Pam Moses got 6 yrs just for trying to register.
Prosecutors are asking for 50 hrs community service for these guys who actually committed legit voter fraud. https://t.co/Frya1JvPhJ
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
No different than Russian oligarchs
U.S. oligarchs:
— Warren Gunnels (@GunnelsWarren) April 14, 2022
Elon Musk Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2022: $266 billion
Jeff Bezos Wealth
2012: $18 billion
2022: $180 billion
Bill Gates Wealth
2012: $61 billion
2022: $133 billion
Warren Buffett Wealth
2012: $44 billion
2022: $125 billion
Minimum Wage
2009: $7.25
2022: $7.25
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Trump, ever the gutless coward
Trump walks out of explosive Piers Morgan interview after being pressed on 2020 election https://t.co/1DtLWzm7Uq pic.twitter.com/iODHPDjDTm
— New York Post (@nypost) April 20, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
The fun part will be watching American exceptionalism fade away because our kids are too stupid
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
About as credible as astrology
Every single political reporter knows the guy is off his rocker and unfit for office, and speaks frankly about this in private! Editors don't realize how they're tanking their credibility by refusing to be transparent about this.
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) April 14, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Crazy for Vlad
"Donald Trump appears to be in mental decline," said Alex Vindman on MSNBC today in reaction to Trump's failure to condemn Putin. "What we heard from him was word vomit ... he didn't have the intellect or intelligence to criticize somebody the vast majority of America despises -"
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) April 14, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Disinformation highway
The RNC just withdrew from the presidential debates
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) April 14, 2022
DeSantis routinely throws reporters out of his pressers
Trump attacks the media as the enemy of the people & fake news
Fox makes shit up out of whole cloth
GOP can’t stand scrutiny or the truth. Fascism thrives in darkness
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Corporate America should take a good look at Putin's chosen few
Opinion by Jennifer Rubin: CEOs should recognize Republicans have shown repeatedly that they are not on their side. https://t.co/ek9SPjhewZ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 18, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Abbott's Waterloo?
Greg Abbott ensured that $240 million worth of fruits and vegetables would spoil and that consumers from El Paso to Seattle would foot the bill because he decided to create a logjam at the border. When you're paying higher prices for the next few weeks, you have Abbott to thank.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 16, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
It most definitely is not
I don’t know. Maybe a society where billionaires have enough money lying around to start space programs and control communication while people starve and ration their medicine isn’t the best system.
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) April 14, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Don't think it's "maybe"
ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, and BP earned more than $75 billion in profit last year. Those record profits have continued this year. Maybe this has something to do with gas prices. 🤔
— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) April 13, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
They believe the law only applies to "other" (i.e., brown skinned) people
The next time you hear Republican politicians talking about getting "tough on crime," remember that red states have the highest rates of murder, violent crime, property crime, and overdose deaths.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 13, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Monday, April 18, 2022
Are you ready to swing your purse?
Now this is a statue:
— Charlie Angus (@CharlieAngusNDP) April 13, 2022
In 1985 Danuta Danielsson was on the streets of her town in Sweden when a Neo-Nazi march went past.
Ms. Danielson's mother had been at Auschwitz and she waded into the fascists and hit the Nazi with her handbag. pic.twitter.com/eTy1RYuDpu
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Moscow Mitch is the very definition of evil
We learned today Mitch McConnell knew weeks in advance of Trump’s coup plot, but said nothin’ and even acquitted him.
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) April 13, 2022
Mitch McConnell is complicit.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Not so "fine"
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it a thousand times: If the penalty for breaking a law is a fine, then that law only exists for the poor.
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) April 13, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Maybe this should be garnering more of our media's attention?
it's been fifteen months and we still don't know who told the dipshits with the zip ties where everyone's private offices were. who disconnected the panic buttons? why was Mo Brooks wearing body armor? why haven't the traitors been expelled from congress? holy shit, let's GO
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) April 12, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Sunday, April 17, 2022
#Putin'sParty
When Russian State TV is told to air “more Tucker Carlson” while widely quoting Trump’s praise for Putin’s unprovoked invasion of 🇺🇦, you know the GOP has completely sold out America and its allies. It’s now #PutinsParty. pic.twitter.com/UvwGgYkTXv
— Richard Hine (@richardhine) April 14, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Take the battle to them
PLAY TO WIN. https://t.co/XzCEh3BHjC
— Rachel Vindman 🌻 (@natsechobbyist) April 13, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
It's gone beyond anger for our media to abject disgust for their incompetence
You know what's NOT on Hunter Biden's laptop? $2 Billion from the Saudis to Jared Kushner.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) April 11, 2022
TWO. BILLION. DOLLARS.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Greed is not good
Meat prices increased by double digits.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 12, 2022
Tyson’s CEO says they’re asking customers to “pay for inflation.”
Meanwhile, Tyson’s posted $1 billion in profits last quarter — a 48% increase from the first quarter of 2021.
Don't be fooled. This is about corporate greed. It always is.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Saturday, April 16, 2022
They literally think we're not paying enough taxes
Reminder: While President Biden is laser-focused on lowering costs for Americans, Republicans have laid out plans to raise taxes on half of Americans.
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) April 12, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
The sad truth
When abortion is made illegal, women don’t stop getting abortions they just stop getting safe abortions.
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) April 12, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
With more than a little help from our feckless media
Things that are not real:
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) April 8, 2022
Dem pedos
Open borders
Antifa
Dem voter fraud
CRT
Most of the conversation Republicans are having with their voters is about things which aren’t real.
It’s really incredible.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Greg Abbott is actively attacking Americans
JUST IN: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton just admitted Greg Abbott’s strategy of economic sabotage out loud on Fox News: “The governor has figured out we can stop trade along the border, slow it down, and it will create pressure” to achieve Republican political goals.
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) April 15, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Friday, April 15, 2022
Or just another day to our incompetent media
The son of a US President plotted to stop the US government from carrying out the transfer of presidential power. https://t.co/yJctgC3vbR pic.twitter.com/zTGC9p9ILC
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 8, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Exactly--punch back harder
Pivot & attack lesson
— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌🇺🇦 (@RachelBitecofer) April 8, 2022
DO NOT explain KBJ's real record.
DO SAY
While justice Brown-Jackson was locking up pedophiles, Republicans were trying to install one in the U.S. senate.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Donald Trump is the antithesis of everything rock and roll has ever stood for
Trump makes an appearance at Kid Rock concert: “One of the greatest entertainers of our time. Not the best golfer … Let’s make America rock again.” pic.twitter.com/cBuXgha6Ni
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) April 8, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Coons needs to join Manchin and Sinema in retirement
FFS. The Gorsuch confirmation was part of a *successful* coup by Republicans to steal control of the judicial branch. It was fundamentally illegitimate. The fact that Senators like @ChrisCoons can so easily drop their outrage is why America is sliding into fascism. https://t.co/Uxo41XI0zo
— Greg (@waltisfrozen) April 9, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Thursday, April 14, 2022
This is what republicans have wrought
In what world does it makes sense that CEOs make 351 times as much as their workers?
— Tim Ryan (@TimRyan) April 9, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Everything you need to know about how republicans feel about women
The average fine for rape in Texas is $10,000.
— 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐬 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@antifaoperative) April 9, 2022
The bail for having an abortion is $500,000.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world...
Alyssa Nakken making more history, becoming the first woman to coach on the field during an MLB game: pic.twitter.com/f4cVkIuw1D
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) April 13, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Republicans have never given a good goddamn about the Constitution
Exactly… https://t.co/Z68szD0NLp
— Staff Sergeant Gonell, Aquilino (@SergeantAqGo) April 7, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Doubt it--hypocrisy runs deep in the republican party AND our media
I’m sure the people who are apoplectic about Hunter Biden‘s laptop will be upset about this, right? pic.twitter.com/tumZX3rYho
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) April 9, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Another pervert enabler in the Pervert Party
DeSantis faith advisor dismissed from church leadership after past history of ‘sexual sin’ as a teacher
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 8, 2022
Is this what the MAGAe call “grooming”?
https://t.co/ousehxb7gc
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Peace,
emaycee
Even better, they're good jobs
6.6 million jobs were created in President Biden’s first year and 7.4 million overall. More manufacturing jobs were created than in any year since 94.
— Aaron Black (@BlackCatUnloads) April 7, 2022
With 431,000 jobs created last month, he has had the greatest average monthly jobs growth of any President in US history.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CCCLXXIX--Travis: Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
This week's featured tune is another in a long list of artists/songs introduced to me by my lovely daughter. At one time, she was quite the aficionado of Brit Pop, and her sharing of her love of the genre led me to many a good tune and many a good band....
Travis had its beginnings in 1990 in Glasgow, Scotland, and by 1991 had all of the members who would form the core of the band. They had their first taste of success with their debut album, Good Feeling, in 1997, and with their second album (featuring this week's tune) in 1999 were well on their way to critical and commercial success. While the bulk of their success has been in their native U.K., they have had a modicum of success here in the States. Travis has won two Brit Awards and are considered by some as having set the stage for Keane and Coldplay (both of whom have also been blessed enough to be featured on Friday Night Jukebox). For their career, Travis have released nine studio albums (with two #1's on the U.K. Albums Chart and seven of the nine reaching the top five), and 24 singles (six of which have hit the top ten on the U.K. Singles Chart). They released their latest LP in 2020 and continue to tour and record. For those wondering, the band's name came from the character of Travis Henderson (portrayed by Harry Dean Stanton) in the critically acclaimed film, Paris, Texas.
"Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" was the third single released from Travis' career making second album, The Man Who. The song would hit #10 (with a bullet, or whatever the British equivalent of Billboard's bullet is) on the U.K. Singles Chart, while the album was their first #1 on the U.K. Albums Chart. Neither entered the top 100 in America.
Fun Fact: This is probably the coolest Fun Fact yet...When Travis played the Glastonbury Festival in support of the recently released The Man Who album, the album had already peaked on the album chart and was beginning to look like a sales disappointment. However, as the band broke into "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" it began to rain (after several hours of sunshine) and stopped raining when the band finished the song. Word of mouth about the incident caused people to flood radio stations with requests and the band's album as well as the single became a hit, very likely rescuing the band's career.
Every now and again while preparing Friday Night Jukebox, I come across a song that I had forgotten how wonderful it truly was, and "Why Does It Always Rain on Me" was such a song this week. From Fran Healy's understated but heartfelt vocals to the melancholy--yet still hopeful--lyrics, this tune is about as good as a pop song can get. The melody is like a dream, and the band hits all the right notes, highlighting Healy's vocals while adding their own signature to the song. Bonus points because my Mom liked this one a lot, too.
Lyric Sheet: "Sunny days/Where have you gone?/I get the strangest feeling you belong/Why does it always rain on me..."
Enjoy (props to Fran Healy for wearing a kilt in the video):
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Peace,
emaycee
The very stubble genius
And they say Biden has dementia... https://t.co/XnU4rKdkqJ
— digby (@digby56) April 10, 2022
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emaycee
Gays don't kill people, guns kill people
fun fact: more American schoolchildren have been killed by guns than by learning about gay people
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) April 7, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
Well, they are for fascism
Republicans voted against a bill with aid for Ukraine, against a bill to lower insulin costs, and against the rescue plan that led to record job growth.
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) April 7, 2022
What are they for?
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Peace,
emaycee
How many pieces of silver did they take to sell out America?
8 Republican traitors spent the 4th of July in Moscow. They started downplayin’ Russian interference afterwards.
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) April 5, 2022
Sen. Daines MT
Rep. Granger TX
Sen. Hoeven ND
Sen. Johnson WI
Sen. Kennedy LA
Sen. Moran KS
Sen. Shelby AL
Sen. Thune SD
We deserve to know why. Who agrees? 🤚
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Monday, April 11, 2022
Letting their fascist flag fly
Six GOP House members voted against a bill that would require the State Dept to report and preserve evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.
— Kristin Wilson (@kristin__wilson) April 6, 2022
Tom Massie (KY)
Scott Perry (PA)
Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA)
Warren Davidson (OH)
Andy Biggs (AZ)
Paul Gosar (AZ)
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
It is in just about every other country
In America, health care should be a right — not a privilege.
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 5, 2022
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emaycee
The enemy within
Just now 63 House republicans - nearly one-third of the entire gop caucus - voted against support for NATO “as an alliance founded on democratic principles.” The gop truly is Putin’s Party. pic.twitter.com/iCWHUK7wq7
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@BillPascrell) April 5, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Nothing but a bunch of scrotum heads
It’s disgusting and beyond appalling the way GQP Republican Senators have treated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, but not surprising seeing as they are misogynistic racist bigots. What makes it worse is that all those against her have shown more respect to Putin. They make me sick.
— Ricky Davila 🌻🇺🇦 (@TheRickyDavila) April 5, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Sunday, April 10, 2022
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