Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
They have eyes, but still can't see
I hate to break it to you, @elonmusk
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) November 28, 2022
But a company choosing not to advertise on your platform is actually a perfect example of…
Wait for it…
Free speech. https://t.co/3dHKlwir1L
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The republican Nazi problem
If your political party is unable to denounce Nazis because they make up too much of your base, it’s probably time to re-evaluate your political party.
— Justin Horwitz (@JustinAHorwitz) November 28, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Lots of jobs for paid liars
Twitter is owned by a Republican. Fox News is owned by a Republican. CNN is owned by a Republican. OANN is owned by a Republican. Parler is owned by a Republican. Newsmax is owned by a Republican. Daily Wire is owned by a Republican. The “liberal media” is a Republican a myth.
— @hcraigblue (@HCraigBlue) November 27, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
"Limited government" = fascism
News flash: If you outlaw abortions, criminalize providing gender affirming care for trans youth, dictate what educators can teach in schools, and stop people from voting, you're not the party of "limited government."
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) November 28, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Nothing more than common cowards
To me, the story here isn’t how a prominent pusher of hate against Jewish people ended up at a table with Trump. The story is the response of so many so far in a party that could nominate him: a shrug or indifference. All as many shrug or ignore his nods toward Q Anon conspiracy.
— Robert Costa (@costareports) November 26, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Par for the course for morons
Make no mistake, the GOP is now the party that worships Melania Trump for her nude photos and demonizes Dr. Jill Biden for having too much education.
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) November 28, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Every. Vote. Counts.
A swing of 3,340 votes from GOP to Dem in the 5 closest House races would have allowed Dems to hold the House.
— Tom Bonier (@tbonier) November 27, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Making America (not so) great again
You may laugh when someone from the soccer team who’s playing against the USA gets hurt, but just know that his ambulance fee would probably be zero and yours would be upwards of 2 grand.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) November 26, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Monday, November 28, 2022
Hint: they aren't against Anti-Semitism
If Republicans were actually against anti-semitism, they would:
— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) November 26, 2022
—Denounce the guy who just had dinner with Nick Fuentes
—Not pose in photos with the Proud Boys
—Not be “guest speakers” at white nationalist conventions
—Not conspire with the Oath Keepers to attack the U.S. Capitol
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Funny how inflation and crime aren't at the top of their priority list
Dear @GOPLeader: I volunteer to read the Insurrection Clause.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) November 26, 2022
Also, shouldn’t you and your party be working on passing bills to help the American people? https://t.co/FKlheGKOLL
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
A deal with the devil
The fact that Republicans won't condemn Trump for entertaining a literal Nazi tells you everything you need to know about the 2024 primary. Whether they support Trump or not, they know that Nazis, QAnon conspiracists and the far-right are a valuable part of the GOP coalition.
— Susan J. Demas 🏔 (@sjdemas) November 26, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The company Trump kept
Trump hosted Nick Fuentes but said he didn’t know him
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) November 26, 2022
He was endorsed by David Duke but said he didn’t know him
He raped E Jean Carroll but said he didn’t know her
He was close with Epstein but said he didn’t know him
The whole world knows he’s lying through his goddamn teeth
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Proud to be woke
I never thought of it as being “woke.” I just thought of it as not being an insufferable, miserable, hateful fucking prick.
— 😱 Scary Larry 😱 🇺🇦✊🏻🇺🇸🗽 (@aintscarylarry) November 26, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Fishers of hate
CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS: "You need to follow Jesus!"
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) November 26, 2022
OTHER AMERICANS: "You first."
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The republican party Presidential nominee, 2024
Donald Trump this week had dinner with Nick Fuentes, an antisemite and prominent white supremacist, advisers to the former president said. Also at the dinner at Mar-a-Lago was Kanye West, who has been condemned for making antisemitic statements. https://t.co/9cD1IqjlNC
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 26, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Liberty, freedom, and patriotism are the antithesis of the republican agenda
One party encourages participation in democracy, the other tries to suppress it. Remember that the next time you see/hear Republicans talk about “liberty” “freedom” & “patriotism” https://t.co/sgxBW8qeaa
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) November 25, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Saturday, November 26, 2022
It can happen here
I never understood how the Holocaust happened, but watching America for the last few years has helped me to see: people believe that Jews, gays, immigrants and political enemies deserve to die and burn in hell. Any American who isn't a white, straight Christian is in danger now.
— Jane of the North (@JaneotN) November 24, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Republicans are beyond help
"thank god my mass murderer son isn't gay" is peak Republican
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) November 24, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
And the state of journalism, period
The NYT dropping a bombshell and implicating Scalia, Thomas, and Alito in ethical corruption twice as bad as anything Fortas was forced to step down from to the deafening silence of legal journalists is all you need to know about the state of legal journalism.
— Jenn 🏳️🌈✡️🇺🇦 (@JennieTetreault) November 22, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The word "grooming" is hate speech, plain and simple
When the right says the left is “grooming” kids what they mean is “the left is exposing our children to people and beliefs different from ours thereby teaching them to critique and possibly reject white supremacy and Christian nationalism”.
— RevDaniel 🕊 (@RevDaniel) November 21, 2022
But “grooming” is easier to say.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Friday, November 25, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox Vol. CDXII--Adele: Someone like You
Several years back I was helping restock a thrift store that had been damaged by smoke from a fire at a restaurant next door in anticipation of its grand reopening. Over the course of several days, I kept hearing this week's tune again and again going from initially "What is this shlock?" to "Holy shit, this is incredible!" When I finally remembered to look it up online, I played the song and asked my wife if she'd ever heard it, and she was like "Duh, it's Adele, one of the biggest stars going these days." D'oh! So much for my new music cred....
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in 1988 in London and began singing at the age of four. After graduating from an art school at 18, she began making money from music immediately. At the ripe old age of twenty she released her first album, and by the time she was twenty-one she was an international superstar. I could literally fill several paragraphs with all her accomplishments, but just to highlight: she has sold over 120 million records, won 15 Grammys, 12 Brit Awards, an Oscar, and an Emmy. Ten million people tried to buy tickets for her 2016 World Tour, of which only 750,000 seats were available. For her career, Adele has released four albums, with all four hitting #1 in her native U.K., and three reaching number one in the U.S. She has had a #1 album in 36 different countries. She's also released 18 singles with three number ones in the U.K. and five in America. And she probably has a good forty years of touring and recording to go....
Fun Fact: Adele is the only artist to have an album (21) be at #1 on the Billboard 200 while also having three singles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as the LP rested atop the album chart. The album also had the longest reign of an album by a female artist at 24 weeks.
"Someone like You" was the second single from Adele's diamond certified (sales of over ten million) LP 21. Amazingly enough, both the single and the album hit #1 in the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as more countries than I have the time to list.
A piano, some of the best vocals you'll ever hear in your life (not an exaggeration), and lyrics and music that easily cracks the top ten (if not top five) of all-time great "My Life Will Go On But My Heart Is Going To Be Shattered For A Good While" songs. It still puts a lump in my throat every time I hear it. And all that's left to say is this: Just listen to it--by the end, you'll understand.
Lyric Sheet: "Nothing compares, no worries or cares/Regrets and mistakes, they're memories made/Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?"
Enjoy:
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
A yellow river
Trump's estate could generate income into perpetuity if they charge admission to piss on his grave.
— Molly Ploofkins ™ (Digital Town Square Crier) (@Mollyploofkins) November 22, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
America's mainstream media should be embarrassed
Tucker Carlson inciting anti-gay hate days after the Colorado Springs massacre
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) November 23, 2022
NYT equating Trump’s egregious lies with not getting invited to Naomi Biden’s wedding
CNN doing puff pieces on Ron DeSantis
CBS pushing conspiracy theories
The media has been an abject failure
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Republicans are the scum of the earth
Ah, we're at the, "They deserved to die, and shouldn't be mourned because all queers go to hell," phase of excusing mass murder.
— Brynn Tannehill (@BrynnTannehill) November 23, 2022
Do you understand now why I fear the end of democracy so greatly? Because they are making it clear what they will do with unchecked power. https://t.co/FTrgM89G2W
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The murderer's party
America has a gun crisis. Plain and simple. No other country has the gun violence we encounter. It’s appalling that @GlennYoungkin would blame mental health since the GOP has spent years slashing mental health services. Then again, Youngkin opposes Common-Sense Gun Safety Laws 🤷🏻 https://t.co/GQUsoSPGZP
— Christian Amato (@amatoforny) November 23, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Make America hate again and again and again...
Hate against Jews. Hate against Muslims. Hate against Blacks. Hate against LGBTQ. A political party that runs on hate, raises haters, radicalizes young white men, is not sustainable in a democratic republic.
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) November 22, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Amen to that
They don't.
— Agolf Twitler Slayer (@slayer_agolf) November 22, 2022
They hate fake Christians.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Historians will be hard-pressed to find a politician who embarrassed himself more than Mike Pence
I really do believe Mike Pence is a coward. https://t.co/LKR2Ae8sxT
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) November 20, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Frankly, the Left is the only hope this country has left
Democrats didn’t bomb abortion clinics. They didn’t thank God for AIDS. They didn’t kill white evangelicals at church or a Kid Rock concert. No dem has killed people at a grocery store.
— Jane of the North (@JaneotN) November 21, 2022
No one from the Radical Left has massacred school children.
The problem is not the Left.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Their legacy will be the selling out of the American people
Two more full years of “pundits” pretending Trump is a normal human being to pad their paychecks is more than anyone can bear.
— Jon “Bowzer” Bauman (@JonBowzerBauman) November 20, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
No.
Is there anything more pathetic than a white Republican male?
— Texas Paul Schroder (@Paultx890) November 20, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
These Christians are a cancer in America's soul
It wasn’t his rapes, racism, or Russian collusion, nor his corruption, cruelty, or signs he is the antichrist that made evangelical leaders question their support of Trump.
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) November 18, 2022
It was his losing.
Thou shall not lose is their commandment. The rest is negotiable https://t.co/bKjt0dMaPT
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Eighteen months of an utter shitshow will most certainly help Dems in 2024
prob too optimistic but i feel like a year and a half of freakshow vs normalcy helps biden (see gop 1996 vs bill clinton)
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 16, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
It's not a coincidence
Crazy how gas prices went down immediately after the election. It's almost as if oil companies were trying to sabotage Biden and the Democrats in the midterms. pic.twitter.com/6tbWpK22AX
— I Smoked Twıtter (@BlackKnight10k) November 20, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
All Trussed up and nowhere to go (but down)
Now combine that with MTG & Co. running amok in a chaotic House and sham investigations. It's going to make what is happening in the UK look normal.
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) November 16, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Careful what you wish, for you shall surely get it
Evangelical leader Mike Evans on dumping Trump: “He used us to win the White House. We had to close our mouths and eyes when he said things that horrified us.”
— Jim Clark - @jwclark@mastodon.social (@jwclark) November 18, 2022
Trump didn't use you. You knew exactly what he was and looked the other way b/c he promised to kill Roe.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Nobody fucks up more than rich white men
Elon Musk ran Twitter into the ground in just 2 weeks
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) November 18, 2022
Trump assaulted our Capitol & stole our nuclear secrets
Sam Bankman-Fried caused countless ppl to lose their money
Zuckerberg banned employees from fact-checking Trump
Can we stop putting rich White guys in charge of shit?
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Monday, November 21, 2022
Once again, so much for the "pro-life" party
Did you know? When Bill Clinton banned assault weapons in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%. After George W. Bush and the GOP let the assault weapons ban expire in 2004, mass shootings increased by 245%. — These numbers tell a story.
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) November 20, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Now at forty years of republicans fucking over the middle class
REAGAN destroyed the middle class, and created the working poor... pic.twitter.com/ZCNRDWHQz3
— Thursday (@ennui365) November 18, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The difference between courage and cowardice
Unarmed queers in a gay bar in Colorado Springs were able to do what hundreds of armed men couldn't do in Uvalde.
— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) November 20, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Good--we'll fix New York and they'll be toast in 2024
Safest prediction in politics: These people will learn nothing from the midterms. https://t.co/euUL8BuJ7Y
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) November 17, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Everything that's wrong with American begins with the wealthy
If only we had taxed the rich maybe none of this would have happened
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 18, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Hate to be a party pooper but...she's right
I'm afraid people may be deluded in thinking the election was a repudiation of Trumpism/GOP. Just because it defied historical expectations doesn't refute the fact that the Dems barely kept the Senate and House changed just a handful of seats.We survived but are still polarized
— digby (@digby56) November 16, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Youngkin is indoctrinating children into racism
BREAKING: Glenn Youngkin introduces a new proposed K-5 history curriculum, completely REMOVING all mention of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
— Ethan Lynne (@ethanclynne) November 16, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Horrifying parallels to the past
1923: Hitler’s failed coup.
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) November 16, 2022
No real consequences.
No fundamental changes.
1933: Hitler takes power.
I wish I could implant this into everyone’s brain.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Saturday, November 19, 2022
It's a man's man's man's world
After the 2016 election, lots of political media asked its audiences to empathize with white men, with the fear and rage they felt at their loss of status in a changing country. After Dobbs, will we be asked to empathize with women’s fear and anger at their lost status?
— Moira Donegan (@MoiraDonegan) November 15, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
From the ground up
It’s official: Democrats have not lost control of a single state legislative chamber – the first time since at least 1934 that the president’s party has achieved that victory in a midterm year.@DLCC, we did it! https://t.co/K5t3jrq5hh
— Jessica Post (@JessicaPost) November 15, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The fat lady ain't even close to singing yet
Dear anti-fascists,
— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) November 13, 2022
Savor this MAGA Republican setback, but don't let up. Some Republicans might put on "normal" masks and hope you forget they tried to overthrow democracy and install a dictator. Don't forget it. They still want to do that.
Sincerely,
Mark
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Not gonna happen
Remember in 2016 when everyone started going to midwestern diners to try to figure out what Trump voters were thinking, I hope there will be a similar period of reflection where journalists look for people who care about democratic norms and bodily autonomy.
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) November 13, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Friday, November 18, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDXI--The Shins: For a Fool
When I first started Friday Night Jukebox, it was my intent to feature a lot (though not only) of album cuts that less discerning (polite way of saying younger) music fans might have missed in the ever-present competition to feature only hit singles. Didn't quite work out that way (apparently, I'm quite the fan of hit singles myself), but this week it's nice to give one such album cut a place in the pantheon (or not) that is Friday Night Jukebox....
I wrote about The Shins in Jukebox XLIII in 2015, and in the years since they have continued their numerous band incarnations (with James Mercer remaining the only constant), as well as releasing their fifth LP in 2017. They finished a twenty-first anniversary tour in September and will undoubtedly have a few more before all is said and done. For their career, The Shins have released five studio albums (with two hitting the top five on the Billboard 200), four EPs, and 23 singles (with a whopping one charting).
"For a Fool" was not released as a single, and it appeared on their album Port of Morrow. The LP peaked at #3 on the albums chart.
Over the last twenty years or so, it seems that most of my musical discoveries occur while I'm driving to and from work, and "For a Fool" is a perfect example. Over the course of several weeks, it grew on me until I reached a point where I sang it again and again after I got home and looked forward to what could often be a miserable drive just so I could hear it again. Mercer envisioned the song as a country single (I can definitely see it) and based it on relationships he'd had throughout his life (good to know that even rock stars can be somebody's fool). The song opens with a lazy guitar and the vocals in the first stanza slide slowly over sparse musical accompaniment before moving into a lush chorus with heavier orchestration that puts the "catchy" in catchy as all hell. From beginning to end the instrumentation, lyrics, and vocals have a melancholy resignation (but never get maudlin) where you can hear the heartache of another lost love, with the heart telling itelf, "Not again...ah, shit, yes again." It's pop music magic, from a performer who seems to specialize in pop music magic.
Lyric Sheet: "If I can learn/Anything from this, then I'd be like/The fox in the fable of light..."
Enjoy:
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Trump was the culmination of decades of preparation
Don’t blame Trump for what’s happened to the Republican Party. Blame the Republican Party.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) November 16, 2022
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Peace,
emaycee
The republican House--monkeys flinging shit
Republicans aren't even in power yet and they've already admitted to what we've been saying this entire time: they have NO PLAN to govern. They can't even fake it.
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) November 17, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The 2024 elections are already off to a good start for us!
So let me get this straight
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) November 13, 2022
Republicans just got clobbered this elections season and their genius takeaway is this?
1) Ban anyone under 21 from voting
2) Pressure single women to get married
3) End mail-in voting
Do I have this right? 🤦🏻♀️
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Truth to power
Nancy Pelosi has been the greatest, most effective Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in American history. Thank you @SpeakerPelosi for your dedicated service and leadership.
— Al Gore (@algore) November 17, 2022
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Payback is indeed a mother fucker
Ironic isn’t it? Mitch McConnell stealing a Supreme Court seat cost him his last chance at being Leader McConnell.
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) November 13, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
To wrestle the world from fools
He’s back. He’ll win the GOP primary.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) November 16, 2022
Only 721 days til Election Day 2024.
We beat him before, together.
We can beat him again, together.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Can you say "double standard," boys and girls?
Nancy Pelosi is 82. She just led House Democrats to an unexpectedly good midterms outcome. Media’s first question is when she’ll retire.
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) November 13, 2022
Mitch McConnell is 80. He just led Senate Republicans to a humiliating defeat. Not one question about when he’ll step aside.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The worst journalistic malpractice in our history
The one grudge that I will never let go of is the grudge I hold against my fellow reporters who treated Hillary Clinton's Emails as the single most important issue facing voters in 2016.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) November 13, 2022
They did immeasurable harm to their country during a time of extraordinary peril.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycees
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
And just helped to re-elect Joe Biden
Trump announces his intention to be the first person in history to lose the popular vote for POTUS 3 times.
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) November 16, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Trump Failed America
Donald Trump failed America. pic.twitter.com/fylyocYcse
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 16, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Lies and the lying liars who tell them
New Trump campaign. Same old lies.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) November 16, 2022
Lies about his record. Lies about immigrants. Lies about Biden. Lies about our children. Lies about our LGBTQ+ neighbors. Lies on top of lies on top of lies.
New grift. Same old grifter.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
This is exactly how it should be reported
BREAKING: Donald Trump, who tried to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election and inspired a deadly riot at the Capitol in a desperate attempt to keep himself in power, has filed to run for president again in 2024. https://t.co/iqIcaN3SZA
— NPR (@NPR) November 16, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Keep in mind this is a supposedly "Liberal" publication
The worst kind of savvy political writing. "Sure he got a lot of people killed, but on the other hand he won an election!" https://t.co/k1KnRV396D
— Michael Hobbes (@RottenInDenmark) November 13, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
So many reasons for republicans losing, so little time
Can't believe things didn't go as planned for the GOP when their closing message was ... mocking an elderly man who was attacked with a hammer. https://t.co/itZGQahmBW
— The Recount (@therecount) November 12, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Fox with one of the greatest prediction fuck ups of all-time
This is worth 94 seconds of your time.
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) November 12, 2022
(And at time 0:45 Doocy points out that "mainstream" media have "caught up" and are also predicting Red Wave. As noted here https://t.co/h3QgpGnlVf )
Check it out. https://t.co/TJ6ETuQMDV
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
But by all means, let's give billionaires more tax breaks
Monday, November 14, 2022
Apparently, republicans learn nothing from history
UPDATE: @GovRonDeSantis breaks his silence on the possibility of additional abortion legislation, as spox tells us late Friday: “We look forward to working with the Legislature to further advance protections for innocent life.”https://t.co/muJU14Zmmn
— Mary Ellen Klas (@MaryEllenKlas) November 12, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
People have the power (to stop fascism)
Historic scenes of jubilation in Kherson following the city’s liberation from Russian occupation. Amazing to think that just weeks ago, the Kremlin tried to convince the world that that these people wanted to join Russia pic.twitter.com/Q6k9LSP9Ht
— Business Ukraine mag (@Biz_Ukraine_Mag) November 12, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Trump won't be the end of their fascist tendencies
Republican Trump-bashing is satisfying, and Trump should be expelled from politics and put in jail. However I hope it's clear to all that Republicans are turning on Trump because he has become an obstacle to establishing autocratic rule. None disavow J6 or his other crimes.
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) November 12, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Hating women isn't quite the winning issue republicans think it is
Hard to believe the GOP’s core message of “you suck, you Godless, scabrous whore” isn’t resonating with single women pic.twitter.com/6N5r6KMckL
— Popehat (@Popehat) November 12, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Bothsiderism
elon's trying to get a job as a new york times reporter https://t.co/oVx7CuOIBp
— Atrios and Parody Lonnie Musk (@Atrios) November 2, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Excuses, excuses, excuses
Things heard from losing Republican candidates:
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) November 12, 2022
It’s Trump’s fault.
It’s Mitch’s fault.
It’s Ronna fault.
It’s Rick Scott’s fault.
It’s the media’s fault.
It’s Big Tech.
They lied.
They cheated.
Single women need to get married.
Voters are stupid.
We need to change voting laws.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Just look at what we did in Michigan when we ended gerrymandering
If this were a fair fight and gerrymandering were illegal, Democrats would be steamrolling Republicans tonight. Republicans can't win without rigging elections in their favor. THAT'S the story.
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) November 9, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
We came, we saw, we conquered
Thank you, Nevada! pic.twitter.com/NORNR52wp8
— Catherine Cortez Masto (@CortezMasto) November 13, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Saturday, November 12, 2022
MAGA takes the Christ out of Christian
Hey MAGA Conservatives Jesus was anti-cruelty.
— Chris Hahn (@ChristopherHahn) November 6, 2022
Spare us all your showy Christianity.
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
And God said...
If anything happens to My Twitter account, I want you always to remember how little I cared about any of you.
— God (Thee/Thy) (@TheTweetOfGod) November 7, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
The hate network
Fox News is not a “News” station. It is a billionaire-funded propaganda network that spreads election lies, medical disinformation, and racist rhetoric into the living rooms and kitchens of millions of American families. Rupert Murdoch is Joseph Goebbels with a bigger platform.
— Dash Dobrofsky (@DashDobrofsky) November 4, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
There's a (republican) sucker born every minute
Remember when Republicans gave billionaires a $2 TRILLION tax cut cuz they “create” jobs & “help” everyday Americans?
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) November 4, 2022
Well, Elon Musk just summarily fired half of Twitter, leaving thousands out in the cold
Trickle down economics is one of the biggest scams ever
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Friday, November 11, 2022
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDX--Mumford & Sons: Little Lion Man
I spent the week trying to remember what first called my attention to this week's featured tune, and I think it was the Beautiful Girl hearing it on the radio (or on some TV appearance) and telling me it sounded like the kind of music I would like. Or it was their appearance at their first Grammy Awards...such are the joys of an aging memory. Regardless (though I prefer giving the Beautiful Girl her due), it ended up being a most propitious introduction....
Mumford & Sons formed in London in 2007, and within two years had released their first LP. It didn't take long for the band to achieve considerable success, and it has shown little sign of abating in the years since. Their second album, Babel, in addition to debuting at #1 in both the U.K. and America, was nominated for eight Grammy Awards and won two. Each member of the band is a multi-instrumentalist, and the band has become well known for its concerts. Mumford & Sons have released four studio albums, with two charting at #1 and two at #2 in their native Great Britain, and three #1's and a #2 here in the States. They've also released three live albums, six studio EPs, and seven live EP's. They have released twenty-one singles as well, with a #12 hit in both countries. By the way (goddamnit!), the band's name is a nod to lead vocalist Marcus Mumford (who took the lead in organizing and promoting the band) and to an earlier time when family businesses were more prevalent than they are today (though none of the band members are Mumford's sons...).
"Little Lion Man" was the first single released from their debut album, Sigh No More (the title is from a line in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing). The single peaked at #45 (with a bullet!) in the United States and #24 in the United Kingdom. The album reached #2 in both countries.
Fun Fact: Despite making liberal use of the word "fucked," for some odd reason "Little Lion Man" was not given a Parental Advisory Sticker upon its release. Maybe the Shakespeare reference gave it a literary sheen?
As I've noted a time or two (or a hundred) here on Friday Night Jukebox, it often amazes me how often I revisit a song I haven't heard in a while, and it reminds me just how incredible that song was (and why I added it to the pantheon of FNJ tunes). Such was the case with "Little Lion Man"--it's a lyrical, musical, and vocal work of wonder. The four musicians--stand-up bass, acoustic guitar, banjo (emaycee fave!), and organ--play off each other like a clock's gears mesh together, each instrument making a statement unto itself. Marcus Mumford's lyrics--basically an indictment of himself for damnable behavior in a prior relationship--are searing, and Mumford sings a diatribe against himself that's just as fiery. Add in the band's delicious harmonies, and you have a song for the ages...or at least one of the best ones in this still very young century.
Lyric Sheet: "But it was not your fault but mine/And it was your heart on the line/I really fucked it up this time/Didn't I, my dear..."
Enjoy:
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
MAGA and Trump: a match made in loser heaven
Six bankruptcies. Charity shut down. University deemed bogus. Failed in casino business, as the House! Booed at World Series. Laughed at in the UN. Lost 63 post-election lawsuits. Even lost FAKE audits! Now losing his mind. Soon his freedom.
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) November 4, 2022
If Trump's NOT a loser, then WHO IS?
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
My sentiments exactly
I will NEVER vote for any republican for the rest of my life. Motherfucking Republicans are the most self-serving jagoffs on the planet. Fuck each and every one of you. #BlueTsunami2022
— Bjeralds (@bjeralds) November 3, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Jesus never said "Blessed are the stupid"
88% of evangelical Christians voted for Herschel Walker, not Warnock, the candidate who has devoted his adult life to Jesus Christ. Let that sink in.
— PammyCanFinallySleepAtNight (@PSchmaling) November 9, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Apparently, the view from the cheap seats was pretty lousy
Remember when Chris Christie and other pundits declared that abortion “didn’t matter”?
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) November 9, 2022
Remember when Fox promised a red tsunami?
Remember when Don Jr predicted a bloodbath?
Remember when Steve Bannon threatened Dems with “bayonets”?
Well, how you like us now, MAGA MFers?!
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Literally had to rig elections to win
“The only seats where the Republicans are making gains right now is when the seats were drawn to give them gains.”
— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) November 9, 2022
Thank you @SteveKornacki for making it plain.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
Once again, Biden leads us from the brink of disaster
This is not a red tsunami. In fact, it might be shaping up as the best midterm cycle for an incumbent president's party since the rally-around-the-flag election of 2002.
— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) November 9, 2022
Republicans = Losers
Peace,
emaycee
And she did it without voter suppression and gerrymandering
Everyone is marveling at Ron DeSantis's political wizardry in Florida but I would argue that the real hero governor in this cycle is Gretchen Whitmer. Look at what she did in a state that has been far more swingy than Florida has been for a long time.
— digby (@digby56) November 9, 2022
A political rock star.
Republican = Traitor
Peace,
emaycee
The children shall lead them
Republicans want to raise the age of voting to 21 because 18-21yos voted in droves in the Midterms. This is the same Republican Party that believes that an 18yo is mature enough to purchase an AR15 and a 10yo is old enough to be a mom.
— Sgt Joker (@TheSGTJoker) November 9, 2022
Take all the time you need with that.
Republican = Loser
Peace,
emaycee
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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