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Monday, October 31, 2022
President Obama showing piece of shit republicans what real leadership looks like
Watching Obama in Detroit. He is so good at this. It's really too bad this isn't transferrable. It's talent, plain and simple.
— digby (@digby56) October 29, 2022
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The republican party is echoing 1930's Nazi Germany
"The leader of the Republican Party, who remains the top presidential contender for 2024, reacted to Ye’s attacks on Jews by saying, 'He was really nice to me.'" https://t.co/MJ8DmVsf20
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 28, 2022
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The GOP is the number one threat to America
The man who assaulted Paul Pelosi was a MAGA domestic terrorist
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) October 28, 2022
Guy who terrorized the Cincinnati FBI building was a MAGA terrorist
Goons who invaded our Capitol were MAGA terrorists
Vigilantes guarding AZ drop boxes are MAGA terrorists
GOP has morphed into a terrorist org
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Republicans have always been pieces of shit and always will be pieces of shit
Not hearing a lot today about an *actual* attack on Paul Pelosi by someone looking to kill Nancy Pelosi from any of the folks who thought that protestors outside of Brett Kavanaugh’s house was the most dangerous act in modern American history.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) October 28, 2022
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Sunday, October 30, 2022
What a great five words
Elon Musk Wealth
— Warren Gunnels (@GunnelsWarren) October 28, 2022
2012: $2 billion
2022: $221 billion
Jeff Bezos Wealth
2012: $18 billion
2022: $134 billion
Warren Buffett Wealth
2012: $44 billion
2022: $101 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2009: $7.25 an hour
2022: $7.25 an hour
5 words: Tax billionaires out of existence
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The pro-life party
I can’t believe the House didn’t hold investigations into how 100,000s Americans needlessly died from COVID because Donald Trump intentionally lied to them for politics and Fox News intentionally lied to them for cash.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) October 27, 2022
The people's party
Bonus: The wealth of lower-income households grew faster than higher-income ones. Under Biden & Democrats, Americans at every income level are wealthier today, with lower-, moderate-, and middle-income households making the most gains. https://t.co/HWP49HIRN7
— Kristian Ramos (@kramos1841) October 24, 2022
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More proof that republicans can only win by cheating
It takes Pennsylvania a long time to count votes because the Republican state legislature will not allow early votes to be counted or even pre-canvassed until Election Day. Then right wingers use that legislature-required delay as evidence of something nefarious. It's ridiculous. https://t.co/odT03Yqw2W
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) October 27, 2022
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Saturday, October 29, 2022
High past time for our worthless media to realize this is not a fucking game and these people are fucking sick
very noticeable today how a good number of elected Republicans are unable to even pretend to care that Nancy Pelosi was the target of an assassination attempt perpetrated by a MAGA & her husband was almost killed. many even responded by trying to blame Dems. it's a sick party.
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 28, 2022
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Calling these sleazebags deplorable was far too kind
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel mocks President Biden — who has been open about having a stutter — and Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman (D), who is recovering from a stroke:
— The Recount (@therecount) October 27, 2022
"Maybe they can get a full sentence out." pic.twitter.com/BoXD4Ynvl9
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It won't be powerlessness--this is what starts a resistance
It’s the model they want to export to the whole U.S., by force if necessary, in part because they see there’s little downside to trying. And if they succeed, people may get angry for a while, but they will eventually become subdued by powerlessness. https://t.co/WiFlfzwSE4
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) October 27, 2022
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Poor losers
Judge Amy Berman Jackson at a Jan. 6 sentencing today: "People need to understand that they can't do this… They can't try to force their will on the American people once the American people have already spoken at the ballot box. That's the opposite of democracy, it's tyranny.”
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) October 27, 2022
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDVIII--John Prine: Souvenirs
Like so many things in life, the beauty of this week's featured tune came to me much later in life than it should have. I first heard it in the early nineties, but it wasn't until the middle of the last decade while on one of my periodic John Prine listening fests, on a cold winter's night driving home from my job at the thrift shop, that I listened to the lyrics in its first stanza with my much older ears while sitting in another of too many traffic jams, and thought, "Holy shit--there's a lot more to this song than I've noticed before...." I played it several more times while I sat stuck in a sea of cars, and the song has become a favorite of mine, and, even better, a never-ending source of wonder ever since that fateful night.....
I wrote about Prine's song "Christmas in Prison" in a December 2015 post, and I wrote about his song "Sam Stone" in a December of 2016 Friday Night Jukebox. Unlike last week's post about the Faces, John Prine's bio has had some significant (and not all good) changes since then. On the good end, Prine had his two highest charting LPs, 2016's For Better or Worse which hit #30, and The Tree of Forgiveness, released in 2018, which gave Prine his lone top ten hit, landing at #5. He was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019. On the sad end, after years of poor health (including beating cancer) Prine contracted the COVID-19 virus and never recovered, passing away in April of 2020.
"Souvenirs" was featured on Prine's second album, the 1972 release Diamonds in the Rough. It was never released as a single (though it should have been) and the album would peak at #148 on the Billboard 200.
Fun Fact: Prine first began performing regularly at a club in Chicago called Fifth Peg. He didn't want people hearing the same songs every Thursday when he performed so he tried to add a new song each week. Prine said he wrote "Souvenirs" in a '65 Malibu while en route to one of his Thursday night performances--which for me makes the song just that much more amazing.
From the acoustic guitar interplay between Prine and frequent collaborator Steve Goodman at the beginning, "Souvenirs" sets forth a folk and bluegrass-tinged tale of the fleeting nature of loss. Prine's lyrics (maybe the best of his career and that's saying something) subtly paint a picture that effortlessly moves from the lost joys of childhood to the heartbreak of lost love. Prine's vocals are heartfelt without being maudlin, and the harmonies he and Goodman share in the chorus are superb. I'm not one to ascribe literary qualities to a song, but "Souvenirs" is much like a well written short story--it's three and a half minutes of us watching a man look into the mirror that reflects his life...and his sorrow for how quickly so much of it has disappeared without his even knowing.
Lyric Sheet: "All the snow has turned to water/Christmas days have come and gone/Broken toys and faded colors/Are all that's left to linger on..."
Enjoy:
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Scum
This segment is disgusting. These Fox News hosts are outraged because homeless people are "stealing water and electricity from the city" to wash clothes:
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) October 26, 2022
"You have to let people hit rock bottom because then they bounce back up. Democrats want to make rock bottom comfortable." pic.twitter.com/WyRgEbbcI4
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This was not a slip of the tongue--it's exactly what republicans want
Every voter should see this clip of Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, claiming that abortion should be a decision between “women, doctors, and local political leaders.”
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 26, 2022
Your body. Their choice. pic.twitter.com/1gqtysOtXb
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The New York Times now has all the gravitas of The National Enquirer
A "new battlefront"? Am I losing my mind? pic.twitter.com/7ogRgJrn1J
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) October 25, 2022
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So little time, so many media fails
Dr. Oz:
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) October 25, 2022
-kills 300+ puppies
-mocks stroke victims
-makes millions selling bogus products
-gives speech in front of Hitler’s car
-admits to tasting his own urine
Political media: “Fetterman needs to prove in tonight’s debate that he’s fit for office.”
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Psycho-fucking-path
“Two months after that in July, Trump gave Woodward a ring, and he said he finally had a plan to deal with the pandemic but Trump wanted to wait to release it until a time when it would better help him win re-election” pic.twitter.com/2ZIrvPbYLO
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 25, 2022
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Comrades in arms
"This is what Russian propagandists root for on Russian television practically every night. When they talk about how they’re going to win in Ukraine, what they say is
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 24, 2022
'We’re counting on the Republicans in November.'" https://t.co/01lsK2hcHA
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There's a surprise--republicans fucking up our economy again
The Republican Party's plan for tackling inflation is literally to slash Social Security or trigger a global financial crisis trying. https://t.co/FQdKIzWXhf
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) October 24, 2022
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They shoot horses, don't they?
So frustrating to see cable news and other media treating this election as “normal.” All horserace all the time. Nothing on what the consequences will be for the country if Republicans win House, Senate or both. Election denying governors, AGs, Secs of State. So destructive.
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 24, 2022
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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Secret Service or FBI?
Anybody else still curious who planted the pipe bombs, disabled Mike Pence’s key card, removed the panic button in Ayanna Presley’s office, and shared the locations of non-reinforced Capitol windows?
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) October 23, 2022
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Color me shocked
We would be a very different country if the press did its job.
— Jon “Bowzer” Bauman (@JonBowzerBauman) October 22, 2022
I’m at 31 campaign stops today. In virtually none of them has the press pushed the Republican for where they stand on ending/cutting/privatizing Social Security & Medicare. So the candidates just avoid the issue.
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If you aren't a fetus, republicans don't give a shit
A pro-life country would have Universal health care and Paid Maternity Leave as well as equal pay and protection from gun violence
— Adele (@wineandbirdseed) October 22, 2022
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Believe it
The Republicans told us they were going to end a woman’s right to choose. We did not believe them. They did. Now, the Republicans are telling us if they get power, they will shut the govt down to slash social security and medicare. I believe them. You should too. (2/2)
— James Carville (@JamesCarville) October 23, 2022
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
The puerile cuckoos
This article calling for conservatives to unite behind fascism is so deranged that it's hard to know where to start, but the lamentation of gay marriage paired with recognizing the "merits" of arranged marriage and trial by combat does stand out.https://t.co/TDpxmvWxBH
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) October 20, 2022
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Can republicans drive us into another Great Depression?
Rs inflation plan is to double down on Liz Truss economics https://t.co/RbJ0Wa5lUJ
— Jennifer "Pro-privacy" Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 20, 2022
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It's the Nazi Party now
This is not your father’s Republican Party. pic.twitter.com/00twJicOdb
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 22, 2022
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It's going to be the greatest shit show on earth
Marge: “We are going to be leading a revolution in Congress. Biden and his family will be a top target. So will the CDC, FBI, DOJ, DOE, Homeland Security, and many other govt entities that have abused power.” pic.twitter.com/wLOQSNt3WP
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) October 21, 2022
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Monday, October 24, 2022
Sedition
J6 Cmte to Trump: "We have assembled overwhelming evidence, including from dozens of your former appointees and staff, that you personally orchestrated and oversaw a multi-part effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and to obstruct the peaceful transition of power."
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) October 21, 2022
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Turns out Trump can't play tic tac toe, let alone chess
To the “Trump will just defy it” crowd, if he doesn’t show he looks weak and is opened to contempt charges which Bannon just went to jail for. If he shows and lies, he commits perjury. If he pleads the 5th, he admits he’s guilty. If he tells the truth, he confesses. He’s screwed.
— Andrew Wortman 🏳️🌈🇺🇸 (@AmoneyResists) October 21, 2022
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It ain't rocket science
I mean… it’s not hard, right?
— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) October 21, 2022
Just vote for the party that wants to give sixth graders lunch and healthcare instead of the party that wants to force them to give birth to their stepdad’s baby.
🤷♀️
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Couldn't happen to a more deserving bunch
It's been a rough 24 hrs for Republicans. An ABC producer got raided by the feds, a GOP candidate got busted masturbating at a preschool, FOX CEO will be deposed, Trump got deposed, Eastman's emails are going to bring Trump down for voter fraud, and DOJ is hinting at obstruction.
— I Smoked Another British Prime Minister (@BlackKnight10k) October 20, 2022
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Sunday, October 23, 2022
The blame game
When your boss's income has risen 937% since 1978 and yours has increased by only 5.7%, it's time to stop blaming immigrants for your woes.
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) October 20, 2022
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You'd think by now Democrats would know better
They do not care about blowback. Haven't we learned that yet? https://t.co/iqGdcIdHXV
— digby (@digby56) October 20, 2022
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Incompetence, thy name is republican
Kevin McCarthy's House (if R's win) is going to make the Tories look like a model of competence and cooperation.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 20, 2022
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Nothing like republican family values
HOLY SH*T: The Arizona GOP candidate who said he wanted to protect “our children” from progressives has been arrested for masturbating outside of a preschool.
— Jo 🌻 (@JoJoFromJerz) October 19, 2022
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Saturday, October 22, 2022
Numbers too big to ignore
79% of those opposed to abortion are men. 100% of them will never be pregnant. — These numbers tell the whole story, sisters.
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) October 19, 2022
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So if the GOP wins we get to look forward to our economy collapsing?
Larry Kudlow on Fox Business 9/23/22: "The new British prime minister, Liz Truss, has laid out a terrific supply-side economic growth plan which looks a lot like the basic thrust of Kevin McCarthy's Commitment to America plan.” pic.twitter.com/SlW349niNx
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 20, 2022
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A King's edict
So many Republicans.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 15, 2022
So little moral courage.
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It's now or never
Look, I get on this website and check the latest polls and worry like the rest of you. But the thing is, these races are all close and will decided by how hard we work over the next three weeks. So, get off this website, pick and campaign, and volunteer, or call, or give. Thanks.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) October 18, 2022
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Friday, October 21, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDVII--Faces: Stay with Me
I spent a little bit of time during my college years trying to find this week's featured tune on a Rod Stewart album (sounds quaint, but this would have been many years before the internet), only to find out after I began working at Camelot Music that Stewart had been in another band and that they had actually recorded it. I'm sure it's shown up on one of his many hits packages through the years, but it forced me to give a Faces greatest hits collection a listen, and that was quite fortuitous as they turned out to be a hell of a band in their own right.
I wrote about the Faces in Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CCXXVI, and precious little has changed about the band's history or its remaining members who are still alive (though it was reported last year that those three members were recording new music, but nothing has as of yet been released). Otherwise, Rod Stewart is still touring and making music, Ronnie Wood is still with the Rolling Stones, and Kenney Jones is doing whatever it is that old fart wealthy drummers who whine about their taxes do.
"Stay with Me" was the first single from their 1971 album, the wondrously titled A Wink Is as Good as a Nod...to a Blind Horse (would easily rank in the top ten of all time cleverest album titles). The single reached #17 (with a bullet!) on the Billboard Hot 100, and #6 in their native U.K. but it's best showing was at #4 in Canada (so many cool kids in the Great White North!). The album went to #2 in Great Britain and #6 here in the States.
"Stay with Me" is a rollicking number that tells the somewhat tawdry tale of a man asking a woman to stay the night...but to make sure she's gone in the morning. Somewhat oddly for a hit single, the band--most notably Ronnie Wood on guitar--plays some balls out rock and roll for almost a minute before Stewart's vocals kick in. Throughout the song, the band absolutely shines--Ian McLagan on keyboards, Wood on guitar, and Jones on the drums literally push the accelerator to the floor from beginning to end. All in all, though, the song is a perfect illustration of why Rod Stewart is considered one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. With swagger ("Guitar!") and humor ("What was your name again?"), Stewart sings from the gut, and from the heart, and electrifies the band note by note and word by word. A truly great performance from a truly great band.
Lyric Sheet: "Red lips, hair, and fingernails/I hear you're a mean old Jezebel/Let's go upstairs and read my Tarot cards..."
Enjoy:
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This is not hyperbole
"The most important issue in this campaign is the Republican plan to reduce spending on popular social programs and jeopardize the full faith and credit of the US government." https://t.co/DHWEmJHCQT
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) October 18, 2022
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We need to make this as big of an issue as abortion pronto
Kiss your Social Security good-bye. I’ve paid into Social Security my entire life. The GOP @SenateGOP @HouseGOP wants to slash it for the Americans, that count on the benefit for retirement, to facilitate tax cuts for the wealthy. That’s what you get when you vote Republican!
— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) October 18, 2022
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Funny how fascists aren't big on the rule of law
Trump incited a deadly assault on the Capitol, stole top secret documents, and illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 18, 2022
This is not about left vs. right.
This is about the rule of law vs. authoritarianism.
Prosecute Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/zXwIHOv2PA
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How much of our money got wasted to appease crybaby Trump?
The Durham “investigation” is dead and buried with zero charges filed pertaining to the actual Russia investigation and acquittals on the pathetically weak cases of “lying to the FBI” which Durham took to trial.
— M.E. Brown 🇺🇸 (@Botanicalsrock) October 18, 2022
Another Trump hack bites the dust. https://t.co/BbDKAN8txf https://t.co/w6VNNrbmLQ
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Thursday, October 20, 2022
Priorities people!
When your wife is dying from sepsis because doctors aren’t allowed to treat her partial miscarriage, the last thing on your mind will be the price of milk.
— Heather Thomas (@HeatherThomasAF) October 18, 2022
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The party of sadism
Make no mistake, the GOP is now the party that locks up pregnant people who cross state lines to get an abortion and cheers on guys like Kyle Rittenhouse who cross state lines to commit mass murder.
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) October 17, 2022
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Florida Adolph letting his fascist (and racist) flag fly
Tampa police carrying out the first arrests of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new election security force were surprised and almost sympathetic. “I’ve never seen these charges before in my entire life,” one officer said. https://t.co/iSgwi0BOf6 pic.twitter.com/druNvCU7Ev
— Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) October 18, 2022
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The republican party is indeed a danger to the entire planet
Many of my US Twits are baffled by my remarks about British politics
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) October 15, 2022
Ignore them
The impending disaster in America is much, much more important
We have politicians who are weak, selfish and
quite unqualified, but your psychopaths are actually a danger to the entire planet
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Aiding and abetting the enemy
Musk is dangerous. He has a very potent platform (even without owning Twitter) and is using it actively harm US & Western interests and support those of a brutal war criminal. Should he gain control of Twitter, the consequence for discourse/politics in the US will be v. damaging. https://t.co/fX0dvGAcCK
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) October 17, 2022
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Trump is a psychopath, and the media is afraid to say it
I marvel at the contrast between the media's intense coverage of a single US senate candidate's minor, accommodable perceptual impairment and its longstanding and resolute avoidance of discussion of a former commander-in-chief's disabling and untreatable psychiatric disorders.
— George Conway🌻 (@gtconway3d) October 17, 2022
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They're not the party of Reagan anymore, they're the party of Hitler
Am I the only one that finds it incredible that GOP, the party of Reagan, is now aligned with Iran and Russia?@GOP
— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) October 17, 2022
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Always the little man's fault, isn't it?
No. The problem is not that the working-class got a $1,400 direct payment 19 months ago and the dude at Arby's got a 50 cent raise a year ago. The problem is that corporations are making record profits by jacking up the price of everything. The problem is corporate greed, boss.
— Warren Gunnels (@GunnelsWarren) October 16, 2022
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
The parallels to Hitler are uncanny
It seems to be a rule of nature that where fascism rises, antisemitism follows. The two just go together. https://t.co/6xmH9m1zqR
— digby (@digby56) October 16, 2022
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Jellyfish spine
Every day reporters should be hounding Scalise to answer for why he lied about Pelosi's role in trying to quell the violence on Jan. 6. Every time they ask a question they should ask, why should we believe you since you lied for months.
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) October 14, 2022
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Traitors, the entire lot of them
As you process the latest revelations in today's @January6thCmte hearing, never forget that every Republican opposed any investigation of that day's events whatsoever.
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) October 13, 2022
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Crazier than a shithouse rat
Donald Trump shares Truth Social photo proclaiming him as second only to Jesus https://t.co/R6cF5uHPqY via @Yahoo
— Susi Learn 🎨🌵🦉🏄🏻♀️🌎🐎🥁 (@EtsiSusi) October 14, 2022
these people are so far gone insane.
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Monday, October 17, 2022
Exactamundo!
I have said it before and I will say it again - the big divide in our politics is, more than left vs right, between awful people and not-awful people https://t.co/5K7ginF4zD
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) October 14, 2022
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The utter moral bankruptcy of the republican party
"You know how evangelicals always say God works in mysterious ways and he sends us messengers? Well, Herschel Walker is a messenger to remind us of just the utter moral bankruptcy of the modern Republican party." @JamesCarville
— Joe Hagan (@joehagansays) October 14, 2022
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Republicans are cheering these monsters
An @AP investigation found that officials have deported Ukrainian children to Russia or Russian-held territories without consent, lied to them that they were not wanted by their parents, used them for propaganda and given them Russian citizenship. https://t.co/eJwnGkH5Ce
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 13, 2022
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Surprise, surprise--massive failures by law enforcement and the media
Why were the voluminous warnings of violence UNIFORMLY ignored? The media has whiffed on even ASKING this question, because the potential answers reflect so poorly on their friends in law enforcement.https://t.co/qTMjLo5M4A
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) October 13, 2022
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Sunday, October 16, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDVI--The Spaniels: Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite
Literally spent an hour this week trying to remember which movie I had seen that led me to add this week's tune to the pantheon of tunes that make up Friday Night Jukebox. It's Wikipedia entry lists American Graffiti and Three Men and a Baby as movies where it was featured (if you've seen the latter you probably won't forget its placement), but I haven't seen either in years. Eventually I gave up--my guess is a week from now it will pop into my mind. No matter, if nothing else it gave me an intro for this week's post....
The Spaniels formed in Gary, Indiana in 1952 at their high school in Gary, Indiana. They are considered the first successful doo-wop group to come out of the Midwest. As was the custom in their day, they were mostly a singles band that toured constantly on what was once known as the Chitlin Circuit. Unfortunately, their label, Vee-Jay, went bankrupt in 1966 and the band stopped performing. They reunited in 1969, had another hit, before parting again in 1970. The Spaniels had two competing incarnations for many years on the oldies circuit. Sadly, all of the original members have passed away.
Fun Fact: The Spaniels are considered pioneers in pop music by some because they were the first group to spotlight their frontman with his own microphone while the remaining members shared a second one.
"Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite" was released as a single in 1954. As it was in the day when albums were an afterthought, there was no album release, though it would be released on a number of hits packages and oldies collections through the years. The song hit #5 (with a bullet!) on the Billboard R & B Chart. A version by the much whiter McGuire Sisters hit # 8 on Billboard's then version of its current Hot 100.
It's a testament to the talents of the five men who made up the Spaniels how in just two short years since their beginning they made a record as wondrous as "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite." The harmonies are as good as any I've ever heard, and the segues into the solo verses are as smooth as silk. The bass singer's intro (and add ons ) to the chorus, as well as the sweet but soft laments of an electric guitar are fine moments, as well. And when you add in lyrics about not wanting to say good night to your lovely lady...well, it's a doo wop dream.
Lyric Sheet: "I hate to leave you I really must say/Oh, good night sweetheart, good night..."
Enjoy:
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The Greatest of All-Time
it becomes more obvious all the time that Nancy Pelosi - as a matter of strength, temperament and effectiveness - towers over other leaders in Congress
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 14, 2022
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Whatever happened to "First, do no harm?"
Doctors say that “heartbreaking” stories are going untold, as their employers “muzzle” them in the wake of the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling. 😰 https://t.co/4ckJppDErB
— Robert Cooper 🌊 (@RobertCooper58) October 12, 2022
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Of this I have absolutely no doubt
.@chrislhayes: "I feel confident in predicting that if Republicans win control of one or both houses of Congress, they will do everything in their power to sabotage the economy to best set them up to retake the White House in 2024." pic.twitter.com/2UFp9xFKQB
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) October 13, 2022
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It's as simple as that
This race is about sanity vs. chaos.
— Katie Hobbs (@katiehobbs) October 13, 2022
That's it. That's the tweet.
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Saturday, October 15, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDV--The Godfathers: Birth, School, Work, Death
Really need to work on my time management--more than a week late might be the worst showing ever.
Every now and again a song comes out of nowhere and provides a much-needed breath of fresh air--which is exactly what this week's tune provided at a time (the late eighties) when for me there wasn't much of interest gaining airplay. While I would in no way claim the song led the way to the Alternative craze that would sweep America and much of the world in just a few short years, in retrospect it certainly seems like it was at least a harbinger of the great music to come....
The Godfathers formed in Lonon in 1985 and had secured an indie record deal by the next year and released their first album. Their second and third albums were the only records they released that charted (and neither was exactly a hit--didn't even chart in America), but the band managed to stay together for fifteen years before disbanding in 2000. The Godfathers reunited in 2008 (the band has seen numerous personnel changes with twenty-one different people being one of the five members at one time or another), and are still touring and recording, having released their latest LP this year. For their career, they released nine studio albums (highest charting was #49 in the U.K.), three live albums, and six compilations. They have also released six EP's and 18 singles (with four songs charting in the U.K. and one in the States).
"Birth, School, Work, Death" was the first single released from their second album, the rather inventively titled Birth, School, Work, Death. The single never charted in the U.K. but was their biggest (and only) hit in America, hitting #38 (with a bullet!) on the Billboard Hot 100. The album reached #80 in Great Britian, but did not chart (at least that I could find) in the U.S.
There's something to be said for simplicity in music (and often in life, as well) and in "Birth, School, Work, Death" The Godfathers make the utmost of the electric guitar, the bass guitar, and a set of drums. The bass and drums literally drive the song from beginning to end and the electric guitars fill up the rest of the empty space with a reverberating pulse that reaches right down into your soul (a thoroughly enjoyable guitar solo is thrown in just to make the song that much better). Lyrically the song is an angry rebuke to the scourge that was Margaret Thatcher--and the cruel soulless world that she (and her partner in pathetic, Ronald Reagan) envisioned. Nihilistic? Sure, but it beats the living hell out of drudging off to work every day as just another cog in a fascist's dream.
Lyric Sheet: "I've been abused and I've been confused/And I've kissed Margaret Thatcher's shoes/I've been high and I've been low/And I don't know where to go..."
Enjoy:
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Social Security is on the ballot this November, too
"Republicans not only intend to demand Social Security and Medicare cuts, they also have a radical plan to achieve their goals that puts both our economy and the full faith and credit of the United States in jeopardy." - @stevebenen https://t.co/soJfKoq4vL
— Social Security Works (@SSWorks) October 12, 2022
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Republicans flat out suck on the economy
“I’m fiscally Conservative”
— NotTheRealTraceyDelaney (@TraceyDelaney) October 13, 2022
• 9 out of the 10 poorest states in the US are Republican.
• 95 out of the 100 poorest counties are Republican.
• 9 out of the 10 richest cities are run by Democrats
But tell me again about how great Republican economic policies are…
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Governor Gretchen kicking ass and taking names
This is so smart. I wish all democrats would message like this.
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October 14, 2022
pic.twitter.com/hXQUfLh32D
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Not even trying to hide their Anti-Semitism anymore
Exclusive: we obtained unaired footage from Tucker Carlson's interview with Ye, in which the artist makes numerous inflammatory comments about Jews and describes a bizarre claim that "fake children" were planted in his home to manipulate his own kids. https://t.co/CMn0sGfK58
— Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) October 11, 2022
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Friday, October 14, 2022
Here's hoping the rest of his life is a living hell, too
HOLEEEEEY SHIT! https://t.co/yBpi7CPFmg
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) October 12, 2022
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The difference between the parties couldn't be any starker
The new DNC ad is worth a watch and retweet pic.twitter.com/cqsrETeADa
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 12, 2022
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The time has come to indict
Donald Trump led a multi-part plan to stay in power.
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) October 13, 2022
How do we know this? Because of testimony almost entirely from Republicans: Aides who worked loyally for Trump, state officials, legislators and electors, Trump appointees, and members of Trump’s own family.
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Nancy said knock you out!
Pelosi’s response to hearing Trump might march to the Capitol is definitely worth watching pic.twitter.com/wpUlvKoqwT
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 14, 2022
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Thursday, October 13, 2022
The U.S. Military needs to take a good look at SCOTUS to see just how quickly Americans' approval can evaporate
The Army Sec is trying to drum up support for reprimanding MG Donahoe, who stood up against Tucker Carlson's smears of our military. Our military cannot and should not cower to right-wing media, like it seems they're about to.https://t.co/gQLRrhUYPT
— VoteVets (@votevets) October 11, 2022
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In republican bizarroworld, being a loving parent is somehow a character flaw
what a monster pic.twitter.com/Nmj2HZl3BO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 11, 2022
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There's a reason they hate unions
If unions didn’t matter, powerful corporations wouldn’t spend millions of dollars to stop them from forming. Keep up the fight.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 11, 2022
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The bar is pretty low to be better Christians than MAGA
I know more people who identify as atheist who act way more "Christian" than MAGA who identify as Christian.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) October 11, 2022
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
And zero of it is trickling down to the rest of us
Make no mistake: Companies are using inflation as a smokescreen to hike prices and rake in record profits. 2021 was the most profitable year for American corporations since 1950.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 10, 2022
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Who's your (economic) Daddy? Democratic Presidents, that's who
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!
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