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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Strength in numbers
20 Democratic governors have formed an alliance Tuesday to defend abortion access.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 24, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will lead the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, which will allow members to share model legislation and potential executive orders to protect reproductive rights.
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The Dilbert dillweed gets his much deserved comeuppance
Snowflakes like this constituent of mine don’t realize free speech is a two-way street. Yes, you have a right to say anything you like. Equally, people you’ve contracted with have a right to fire you. #TheMoreYouKnow https://t.co/N0KXV2Gmcx
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) February 26, 2023
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Their lack of humanity is staggering
Corporate Health Care Lobbyists: Medicare for All would lead to rationed care.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 26, 2023
Gallup: A record-breaking 38% of Americans were forced to delay needed care last year because it was too expensive.
The greed of private health insurance companies is literally killing Americans.
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So thankful for people who can translate Dumbass
In case you don’t know, a constitutional republic is a type of democracy in which the people elect representatives to represent them and their best interests in the government. pic.twitter.com/olRwaSdXfm
— Corpse Feminist (@Vaxxish) February 25, 2023
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Monday, February 27, 2023
This is what good and decent politicians are concerned about
The idea of children being hungry, in the wealthiest nation on the planet is unconscionable.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) February 24, 2023
As I work with my colleagues to write the 2023 Farm Bill, know that I'm laser-focused on making sure we fulfill our promise to protect vital nutrition benefits for our kids & families.
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Because he's Putin's bitch, too?
Why does Elon allow these Kremlin twitter bots to exist? pic.twitter.com/5P43r7qE3N
— Liam Nissan™ (@theliamnissan) February 25, 2023
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Because they're also worthless as shit
“Republicans Deliver” is bullshit. They don’t have the power now, and when they did, the only thing they passed was tax cuts for rich. So unless they’re talking about the handful of republican senators that voted for Biden’s infrastructure bill, the GOP hasn’t delivered shit.
— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) February 24, 2023
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How long before we say of corporate greed "Enough!"
Norfolk Southern stock buybacks to shareholders in 2022: $7.5 *billion*
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) February 24, 2023
Amount of workers Norfolk Southern laid off in 2022: 9,600
There is no length they won’t go to funnel money to their shareholders, at the expense of workers. The problem, as always, is corporate greed.
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Sunday, February 26, 2023
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDXXV--Dog's Eye View: Everything Falls Apart
One of any number of good musical trends that came out of the grunge movement of the nineties was that many pop bands had singles released that weren't your usual Top 40 fare, and this week's featured tune is a fine example. While no one will ever conflate it with "Lithium" or "Jeremy," it's not another love song, or another dance song, or any of the often mindless drivel that hits the top of the pops (though God knows I've loved my share of mindless drivel singles). And if you're going to be a One Hit Wonder, might as well at least make it interesting....
Dog's Eye View formed in 1994 in Los Angeles after lead singer Peter Stuart was discovered by Adam Duritz of Counting Crows fame. The band released its debut album a year later, and a second LP two years after that. They took a hiatus so Stuart could pursue a solo career but reunited in 2005 for a third LP. And since then, see ya! So the band has three albums and five singles for its career, which to an amateur musician such as myself sounds...wondrous.
"Everything Falls Apart" was the first single from their debut album, Happy Nowhere, released in 1995. The single peaked at #66 (with a bullet!) on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album reached #77 on the Billboard 200. In Canada, however, the single hit #5--there's so many cool kids in the Great White North!
Fun Fact: Peter Stuart says he wrote this week's featured song in fifteen minutes while hungover aboard an airplane. Probably helps explain the song's sunny disposition....
Every now and again a song comes along that really doesn't mirror your life or your outlook (i.e., I'm far from perfect but I don't think most folks would consider me a fuck up, and while I can be as pessimistic as the next person, I don't hope for the worst) but is so well done that it doesn't much matter (seems that somewhere in my education I was taught that art transcends our personal peccadilloes). While "Everything Falls Apart" will never make my top 100, it's still a great little single with clever lyrics, a catchy chorus, and some nice guitar and drum work all around. Still, it's Stuart's impassioned performance that makes the song--regular readers (both of you) know of my predilection for blue-eyed soul and Stuart is one fine practitioner, bounding seamlessly between comedy and despair as he weaves his tale. As I've noted a time of two here, every now and again it all comes together for a group of musicians, and they find themselves with a sweet, sweet piece of pop pie--just like Dog's Eye View did with this one.
Lyric Sheet: "I met God this afternoon/Riding on an uptown train/I said, "Don't you have better things to do?"/He said, "If I do my job, what would you complain about?"...
Enjoy:
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A liberal dose of humanity
“Woke” liberals ended slavery and got women & Black folks the right to vote, created Social Security and lifted millions of seniors out of poverty, passed the Civil Rights Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clear Water Act and Medicare. Conservative “patriots” opposed EVERY single one.
— Omar Rivero (@OmarRiverosays) February 22, 2023
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This is what Trump and MAGA has wrought
Right-wing extremists committed EVERY ideologically driven mass killing in the U.S. last year, with an "unusually high" proportion perpetrated by white supremacists, according to a new report.
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) February 25, 2023
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Ukrainians make MAGA look like the chickenshits they are
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is one of the only Presidents to ever suit up alongside his army, and hit the ground with his troops to defend his country from a hostile dictator. Nothing but respect for him and the Ukrainian people. True bravery. Big courage. Real patriots.
— Dash Dobrofsky (@DashDobrofsky) February 24, 2023
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Class Warfare 101
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers $15 an hour.”
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 22, 2023
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works, huh?
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Saturday, February 25, 2023
Speaking words of wisdom
Imagine you’ve $86,400. Someone steals $10. Will you be so mad that you throw away the remaining $86,390 to get revenge on that person, or will you move on and live?
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) February 19, 2023
You have 86,400 seconds every day. Never let 10 bad seconds ruin the remaining 86,390 seconds. Move on and live.
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Another example of how sick republicans are
Disgusting. Alaska Rep. David Eastman literally suggested that when children die from abuse, it's “actually a benefit to society" because they no longer need government benefits.
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) February 22, 2023
Are all Republican politicians psychopaths or just tremendous assholes? pic.twitter.com/UyJ1Sql2hN
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Make no mistake--Trump enabled this
Neo-Nazis have planned a “National Day of Hate” for tomorrow, targeting Jewish communities across the United States.
— Path to Progress (@PathToProg) February 24, 2023
So far, ZERO Republican governors or members of Congress have condemned this.
Antisemitic violence has no place in the US or anywhere.#ShabbatOfPeaceNotHate
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Another gift for 2024
Granted, voters don't care about foreign policy that much, but the emerging GOP stance on Russia/Ukraine is likely to be unpopular with swing voters and is giving Democrats a free wedge issue where they'll be on the right side of public opinion in 2024.https://t.co/G2A550cUvV
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 21, 2023
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Friday, February 24, 2023
Pence trying his damndest to make sure he has a less than zero chance at republican nomination
Mike Pence on CNBC is very open about the fact that he thinks Social Security and Medicare should be "on the table" for cutting pic.twitter.com/IFPhkvBj6i
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 22, 2023
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It sure does
Ron DeSantis: “Banning black history books doesn’t make me a racist.”
— Captain Obvious (@TheFungi669) February 21, 2023
Me: “Of course not. Being a racist makes you ban black history books.”
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Prospects for the Dems taking back the house in '24 looking better and better
Majorie Taylor Green — Kevin McCarthy’s most loyal lieutenant — is calling for secession.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 21, 2023
Literally saying the country should split apart between red and blue states.
A dangerous, vile proposal.
So much for her pledge of allegiance to one nation, under God, indivisible.
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Trump somehow manages to get stupider by the day
Trump claims the US has surpassed socialism and is now a Marxist communist country pic.twitter.com/Jz12XFVryv
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 21, 2023
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Thursday, February 23, 2023
But heaven forbid kids read a book about Roberto Clemente
Once again, Ron DeSantis REFUSED to condemn the white supremacists who held anti-Semitic banners yesterday across the street from the Daytona International Speedway during Daytona 500 weekend.
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) February 19, 2023
Why does DeSantis choose to remain silent in the face of this vile hatred?? 🤨 pic.twitter.com/rv1rYh8xjw
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Camel? Meet the eye of a needle
Pastor Joel Osteen pays himself an annual salary of $54,000,000 from his church profits. He had a custom garage built with 20 car stalls for each of his custom vehicles. His favorite is a Ferrari 458 Italia that cost $270,000. He lives in a 70,000 sq ft mansion.
— Michael Cleere (@mikecleere) February 20, 2023
In the New… https://t.co/KH0Q28WRqN pic.twitter.com/fjg9FiKSyk
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Like giving Hitler the keys to the synagogue
Kevin McCarthy turned over Jan 6 videos to right-wing propagandist Tucker Carlson.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 20, 2023
A man who spews Kremlin talking points. Suggests Jan 6 was a false flag. And spreads the Big Lie.
Make no mistake: This isn’t about transparency, it’s about fueling dangerous conspiracy theories.
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The truth will set us free
Ohio has a GOP Gov, GOP Senate, GOP House
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) February 21, 2023
Norfolk Southern train derailed in a GOP county
CEO is a huge GOP & Trump donor
GOP Gov set toxins on fire
GOP Gov didn’t call Biden back for days and delayed declaring a disaster & asking for fed help
DON’T YOU DARE pin this on Dems
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
What happens in Florida...stays in Florida
This is the kind of thing that makes me doubt DeSantis as a general election candidate. Upper-middle-class suburbanites in Atlanta and Phoenix are going to vote for the guy who wants to scrap AP classes? https://t.co/xPfa8TuuM3
— Jordan Weissmann (@JHWeissmann) February 18, 2023
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Republicans literally wallow in their own shit
Republicans are not hiding their transphobia.
— Democratic Party of Arkansas (@ArkDems) February 13, 2023
TODAY in the Judiciary Committee, one Senator asked a doctor if she "has a penis" and another claimed that gender affirming care was a TikTok plot from China.
Then, they passed #SB199 to create malpractice law for life saving care. pic.twitter.com/kvllGCcwnX
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America Last, indeed
The fact that they are more outraged about Biden’s bold visit to Ukraine than Trump’s criminal extortion of Ukraine and Putin’s genocidal war on Ukraine tells you all you need to know about today’s Republicans.
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) February 20, 2023
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What's Biden got that Trump ain't got? Courage!
Trump hid in an underground bunker, while Americans protested in the streets.
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) February 20, 2023
President Biden flew into the middle of a war in Kyiv, Ukraine on President's Day and walked the streets as air raid sirens blared.
One man stands for world freedom and peace, while the other stood… https://t.co/DDJzFavIfq pic.twitter.com/HIUfLe7Pqm
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Seems to be a recurring theme here...
Koch network billionaires control the Supreme Court
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) February 18, 2023
Billionaire Rupert Murdoch controls Fox
Billionaire John Malone controls CNN
Billionaire Elon Musk controls Twitter
Billionaire donors like the Mercers & DeVoses control our politicians
What’s left for the American people?!
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I see lots of dumb dead people
Have spent a lot of time the last few months hearing anti-vaccine figures talk about bringing lawsuits or calling for jail time for people who “pushed” vaccines. Basically, the wind has shifted and they think it’s time for revenge: https://t.co/8qjhf4T7TP
— Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) February 17, 2023
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The abject stupidity on display here is astounding
Ron DeSantis on Fox & Friends on Biden's visit to Ukraine: "I and many Americans are thinking to ourselves, Ok, he's very concerned about those borders halfway around the world. He's not done anything to secure our own borders here... we have a lot of problems accumulating here." pic.twitter.com/BEMbKBHtjF
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 20, 2023
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Biden showing the world our moral resolve (and bitch slapping MAGA for shits and grins)
This is an alpha move that lets the world see an American President standing firm, a clear ally of the brave Ukranian people in a war for their survival against a tyrannical despot.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 20, 2023
This, MAGA, is the right side of history. You? Not so much.https://t.co/9KsJivB39x pic.twitter.com/50MNxXg0Co
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Monday, February 20, 2023
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDXXIV--Doves: Catch the Sun
I've been wracking my brain this week trying to remember what introduced me to this week's tune. At first, I thought it was via my TV while I was living in St. Louis on one of those music channels that come with a cable subscription...until I realized I'd left St. Louis by the time the single was released. I also thought it might be through MTV--apparently the video isn't available anymore though it was supposed to have been really cool--but I have no recollection of said really cool video. No matter--a good tune is a good tune whether you remember where you heard it first or not....
The Doves (comprised of Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers Jez and Andy Williams) met in high school at the age of fifteen, and a few years later started a dance band called Sub Sub. They had a couple of hits on the U.K. Singles chart in the early nineties, but in 1996 their studio burned to the ground, and they decided to start anew as an alternative band named, surprisingly enough, Doves. It would prove to be quite the shrewd move, as their first album would be nominated for the Mercury Prize, and they would go on to have two #1 albums and a #2 in their native U.K. between 1998-2010. The Doves took a hiatus in 2010 and didn't reform until 2018. They released another album in 2020 and it, too, hit the top of the U.K. Albums Chart. For their career the band has released five studio albums and seventeen singles. While they have been quite the phenomenon in their home country, they've never had an album reach higher than #83 here in the U.S.--still they've had a pretty good gig over the past thirty some odd years.
"Catch the Sun" was the second single released from their debut album Lost Souls. The single reached #32 in the U.K., and the album hit #16 there as well. Neither charted in the U.S.
Fun Fact: The Doves worked as Badly Drawn Boy's backing band for his album The House of the Bewilderbeast shortly before releasing their first album. Oddly enough, both albums were nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2000 and the Doves lost to...Badly Drawn Boy.
When I listen to "Catch the Sun" I hear a cacophony of sounds but despite its helter-skelter musicality, it works not in spite of but because of its simplicity--it's just guitar, bass, and drums but you'd swear there's an orchestra behind it. The song--a carpe diem, of sorts--is infused with a measured exuberance both musically and vocally that takes it many steps beyond so many other songs that seek to inspire us in our daily toils. Throw in a chorus that's so catchy it would make the Gods of Pop weep for its aural euphoria, and you have a brilliant piece of pop that makes for another righteous addition to the annals of Friday Night Jukebox.
Lyric Sheet: "Catch the sun, before it's gone/Here it comes, up in smoke and gone...
Enjoy:
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The Democratic ads for 2024 are writing themselves
Republicans: If we can't strip old people of their retirement money, can we at least starve poor children? pic.twitter.com/gSpEH6ljat
— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@RachelBitecofer) February 20, 2023
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A heroic paragon and a pathetic loser
At the age of 98, Jimmy Carter is the oldest former president of all time.
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) February 18, 2023
At the age of 76, Donald Trump is the shittiest former president of all time.
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Un-American activities
No other democracy would allow a propaganda outlet to intentionally poison its citizenry under the cover of 'news.' https://t.co/6nKYRLQpWg
— Rachel Bitecofer 📈🔭🇺🇲🇺🇦 (@RachelBitecofer) February 18, 2023
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Just shocked that republicans are corrupt AND stupid
While Rs try to blame Buttigieg we learn:
— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) February 16, 2023
1. Trump removed safety standards
2. DeWine ordered the chem cars be burned
3. DeWine declined Fed assistance
4. DeWine said Norfolk Southern CEO “gave him his word” all would be well
5. CEO no-shows at town hall
6. CEO is a DeWine donor https://t.co/xLz8U5oBaI
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Sunday, February 19, 2023
It's easy to see red states falling farther and farther behind the blue states
Harrison: To see the Republican Party demonize our teachers, it tears me apart. And so we have to stand up and say, teachers are an important component of our community.. not say we are going to put you in jail for teaching America's history. pic.twitter.com/NX0DrSNMNG
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 16, 2023
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Trump lies about everything, and he's lying about protecting the safety net, too
feels like I'm going to be referring back to this tweet a lot in the coming months as Trump tries to position himself as the pro-safety net Republican candidate pic.twitter.com/UiyW3yHWCn
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 16, 2023
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Republicans literally want our enemies to help them win elections
Just so we're clear: Jim Jordan is using his committee to reverse a bipartisan decision made in the wake of 2016 to make it harder for foreign countries, especially Russia, to tamper in US elections.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) February 16, 2023
This effort should be described as such. https://t.co/bsvQr1ML7X
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We are the straws that stir the drink, not billionaires
It is not billionaire CEOs who keep this country running. It is the working class. We must never let them forget it.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 16, 2023
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Saturday, February 18, 2023
So many republican gifts for 2024, so little time
The Republican Party has been trying to end these programs from the day they were enacted. They will never stop doing it. Never. Nobody with any sense thinks that whatever their plans are to "strengthen" them are legitimate. That's just political flim-flam. https://t.co/iUT6idcda1
— digby (@digby56) February 16, 2023
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Hunter Biden, tit for tat
Senate democrats needs to go after ivanka as well https://t.co/OmwRGNm6zJ
— jim manley (@jamespmanley) February 16, 2023
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Yet again, republicans kowtowing to Corporate America at our expense
Never forget how we got here:
— Melanie D'Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) February 16, 2023
In 2018, the Association of American Railroads spent $4,737,989, and Norfolk Southern spent $1,025,330, lobbying to reverse the Obama-era ECP brake safety rule that was designed to prevent disasters like this.
The Trump administration reversed it. pic.twitter.com/s0Q3wkycL4
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Yay!
SUPER FUN FACT: Today is the second anniversary of the last time Rush Limbaugh said anything sexist, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic, nationalistic, fascistic, anti-science, or racist.
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) February 17, 2023
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Friday, February 17, 2023
Even more from the new Catfood Commission
This is the literal definition of ending the guarantee for Social Security and Medicare https://t.co/ajFk4Gw8zO
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 14, 2023
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Makes my day!
need some cheering up? yesterday, Jim Jordan demanded documents from Hunter Biden and Hunter Biden told him to fuck off
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) February 12, 2023
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Corruption thy name is Trump
This may be the most blatant example of high-level corruption in recent American history. Cannot think of a precedent https://t.co/EbNkstWfqm
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) February 12, 2023
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Frankly, republicans don't do anything that serves the greater good
If this investigation is nothing more than a baseless fishing expedition for dirt about the civilian child of the President — as today’s hearing has been — then it’s a gross abuse of power for political purposes and a waste of taxpayer dollars. pic.twitter.com/RILiCk78Or
— Rep. Dan Goldman (@RepDanGoldman) February 8, 2023
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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Beware of freaks bearing gifts
Hobby Lobby and other Christian groups paid $100 MILLION for Super Bowl ads rebranding Jesus
— Lindy Li (@lindyli) February 13, 2023
These groups also fund anti-women, anti-choice & anti-gay campaigns
They’re trying to make Jesus the mascot for their hate and vagina-policing
Don’t buy their ChristoFascist bullshit
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Let it snowflake, let it snowflake, let it snowflakes...
Folks who were forced to put a piece of cloth on their face have now had to endure a balloon flying over them. In the entire history of human civilization has there ever been a people who have suffered more hardships than Americans in the last few years?
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) February 4, 2023
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Americans need to wake up to their rank horseshit
Twitter broke rules for Donald Trump. They let him accuse me of murder a dozen times and were too scared to cross him. Now Republicans lie about a bias against all Trumpers. It’s like them lying about the FBI targeting Trump when the FBI helped elect him. It’s all rank horseshit.
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) February 9, 2023
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Just obeying their corporate overlords, not doing actual journalism
64% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck.
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) February 6, 2023
15 million children experiencing food insecurity.
Over 567,000 homeless people.
Meanwhile, U.S. billionaires have added over $7 trillion to their wealth over the last decade.
Media: Look, a balloon!
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
The media can blow their both sides bullshit out their asses
The number of classified documents found at the homes of Biden, Trump, and Pence. (Graphic: USA Today) pic.twitter.com/14W13jvFJN
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) February 11, 2023
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Didn't realize turds could buy tickets for the Super Bowl
Elon Musk with Rupert Murdoch pic.twitter.com/4dBQekcDYi
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 13, 2023
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And God said, "Let there be...commercials!"
A bit disconcerting that an all-powerful god needs to advertise during the #SuperBowl.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) February 13, 2023
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And you think these lying sacks of shit won't touch Social Security?
I'm so angry — House Republicans have introduced legislation to repeal the $35/month cap on insulin that Democrats passed for seniors on Medicare.
— Pete Aguilar (@PeteAguilar) February 13, 2023
I need you to retweet and spread the word about this. Every voter needs to know.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Valentine's Day 4: Can't buy me love
If you feel bad about being alone this Valentine’s Day, just remember that someone is married to Ted Cruz.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) February 4, 2023
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Valentine's Day 3: Welcome to the (Democratic) boomtown
The economy has created more than 12 million jobs since President Biden took office, including 800,000 manufacturing jobs. pic.twitter.com/1DhDmzreTp
— The Democrats (@TheDemocrats) February 10, 2023
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Valentine's Day 2: People get ready, there's a (Democratic) train a-comin'
Cancer has touched nearly every American family and is the second leading cause of death in the U.S.@POTUS and @FLOTUS reignited the Cancer Moonshot to cut the cancer death rate by at least half over the next 25 years, improve support for patients, and end cancer as we know it.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 11, 2023
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Valentine's Day 1: All you need is (Democratic) love
Extreme MAGA Republicans in the House are determined to cut Social Security.
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) February 13, 2023
End Medicare as we know it.
And impose a nationwide ban on abortion care.
We will fight them every step of the way.
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Monday, February 13, 2023
We're literally witnessing one of the greatest Presidential performances in history
I'd like to ask the 62% of Americans who think the Biden Administration hasn't accomplished anything how the unemployment rate is at a 54-year low?
— Kyla in the Burgh 🏴☠️🔥 (@KylaInTheBurgh) February 7, 2023
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It's as simple as that
I don’t really care why Trump didn’t shoot down the balloons. They can whine and lash out and overexplain all they want.
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) February 7, 2023
The simple truth is that Trump didn’t shoot any of the balloons down — and Biden did.
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Mengele would have loved DeSantis
Florida is officially a laboratory for fascism in America https://t.co/2ENSJ03g6Y
— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) February 7, 2023
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Way past time to hold Corporate America accountable
The Fed raised interest rates again. That’s the eighth consecutive hike. They say even more are coming.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 7, 2023
This puts workers and consumers on the frontline of fighting inflation.
But corporations largely responsible for driving up prices get away scot-free.
It's outrageous.
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emaycee
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Friday Night Jukebox, Vol. CDXXIII--Pearl Jam: Yellow Ledbetter
This week we have another in the "Ah, But You Never Know Files" as the tune was recorded during the sessions for, but was eventually left off of, the band's ginormous debut album, Ten. It would be resurrected as the B-side of the single "Jeremy" from said album, and through the years has become so popular that both fans and critics have ranked it in the band's all-time top ten songs. Every band should be so fortunate....
I wrote about Pearl Jam's song "Black" in 2018, and in the intervening years they have released another album and begun another tour. As there isn't much else to add to my original half-assed bio paragraph, I would like to note how amazing it is to me that four of the original five members of the band are still together more than thirty years down the road, and the fifth, drummer Matt Cameron, has been with the band since 1998. Not many bands (though U2 and REM come to mind, and of course the Rolling Stones) have that kind of commitment not only to making music but to each other for that many years. Kudos!
As noted above, "Yellow Ledbetter" was not released as a single and did not appear on an album until Pearl Jam released Lost Dogs (a collection of B-sides and outtakes) in 2003. It also appeared on Rearview (Greatest Hits 1991-2003).
Fun Fact: I am notoriously bad at hearing lyrics and was surprised to find as I did my half-assed research this week that the first line of the song does not contain the words "yellow ledbetter" and instead is just the words "yellow letter." Thank God for lyric sheets....
"Yellow Ledbetter" started with music by bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder created lyrics on the fly as they were recording it. There is much debate over the song's meaning, though the most prominent theory is that it's about a friend of Vedder's whose brother was killed in a war the U.S. fought overseas. Vedder's vocals are somewhat mumbled, and he's been known to change the lyrics in concert--add it all together and it shows just how amazing the song truly is. I mean, no one is certain what it means, the lyrics can change, and the vocals are almost impossible to decipher, and still it's among the most popular songs Pearl Jam has ever done. I would be remiss if I did not mention McCready's gorgeous and otherworldly guitar work on the song, which further adds to the mystique of the song. In the end, it's one of those rare pieces of music that carry you away literally on its spirit--and, oh, what a beautiful journey it is.
Lyric Sheet: "Oh, yeah can you see them/Out on the porch/Yeah, but they don't wave/I see them.."
Enjoy:
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emaycee
No actual policies, just racism and faux conspiracies
Good morning and good luck to everyone except @GOPoversight members who are using today's hearing to amplify white nationalist conspiracy theories instead of a comprehensive solution to protect our borders and strengthen our immigration system.https://t.co/V4kv8twk5a
— Oversight Committee Democrats (@OversightDems) February 7, 2023
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emaycee
Wall Street won't be happy until they have everything
Wall Street is curtailing the promise of homeownership by buying up single-family starter homes. It needs to stop. Americans deserve the opportunity to buy a home and build wealth.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) February 6, 2023
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emaycee
Termination offenses
The only crime @RepSwalwell @RepAdamSchiff @Ilhan committed was telling the truth about the Republican Party. If any employee acted the way Republicans like MTG, Boebert, Gosar, Biggs have towards their colleagues like @RepAOC, they'd be fired and unemployable. pic.twitter.com/pDr2N6yfFj
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) February 6, 2023
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emaycee
Florida is where the hate is
Ron DeSantis is revoking the liquor license of an Orlando venue following a drag queen show. That’s what happens in Florida when you do something that DeSantis doesn’t like, state power is weaponized to intimidate and censor you.https://t.co/3Ws9iusg8F
— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) February 4, 2023
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emaycee
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Republicans have never given a fuck about any American that isn't rich
Is it just me, or does members of congress wearing AR-15 pins on the House floor scream “we don’t give a f*k that your kids are being murdered at school.”?
— Ryan Shead (@RyanShead) February 6, 2023
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emaycee
Attaboy, Clarence!
Every time Pete Buttigieg destroys a Republican talking point, an angel gets its wings.
— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) February 5, 2023
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emaycee
Once again, republicans lying to fuck over average Americans
Extremist politicians are eying cuts to Social Security under the guise of reducing the deficit—even though, by law, the program adds $0 to our national debt. I used my whiteboard to call out this dangerous lie and stand up for the millions of Americans who rely on the program. pic.twitter.com/jMd4WzOjb6
— Katie Porter (@katieporteroc) February 2, 2023
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emaycee
Florida is for morans
Ron DeSantis’s staff had to pull the sign from the lectern before his press conference about rural broadband today because they misspelled it.
— Jordan Zakarin (@jordanzakarin) February 2, 2023
This is what happens when you ban books, guys. This is a preview of the education system in Ron DeSantis’s Free State of Florida. pic.twitter.com/dthwVDoU0t
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emaycee
Friday, February 10, 2023
Union strong
I've said it many times: Wall Street did not build America, the middle class built America, and unions built the middle class.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) January 30, 2023
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emaycee
Interpreting MAGA speak
By “Indoctrination” they mean teaching kids the truth.
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) February 5, 2023
By “grooming” they mean teaching kids not to hate.
By “woke” they mean being aware of the flaws in our system.
By “socialism” they mean a government that works for the people rather than their donors.
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emaycee
Another reminder of how piss poor our media is
What a year it was...
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) February 3, 2023
And just lemme take my victory lap and remind you that I was here for you every day reminding you that the U.S. economy was not in a recession, nor was it close to one.https://t.co/Bidv1au3oz
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Leopards don't change their spots
Dan Rather is rather damn right about DeSantis. pic.twitter.com/BdTSfYpPDR
— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) February 2, 2023
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emaycee
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Even worse, Biden's making Trump look like even more of a bozo
Since Biden's performance as president has been so strong, the GOP will only be able to respond to his State of the Union with lies. Note to the press: These lies are not policy alternatives or rebuttal. They are lies. They should be identified as such.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) February 6, 2023
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emaycee
More proof republicans don't care about average Americans
House Republicans's priorities:
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) February 2, 2023
30% sales tax
Hunter Biden
Ilhan Omar
Gas stoves
Woke M & Ms
AP African American History
Socialism
CRT
What ever happened to fighting inflation?
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emaycee
The GOP is bought and paid for by our enemies
A balloon wouldn’t have been necessary to to spy on America all they had to do was donate to the GOP like Putin did.
— James Scott-ish (@GamingDrudge) February 3, 2023
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emaycee
Republicans and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
Full nutballs: "We are under attack in a left-wing cultural war we didn't star and never wanted to fight. Every day we are told we must partake in the ritual, salute their flags, or shipped their false idols." pic.twitter.com/2WMAScJ4J1
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 8, 2023
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emaycee
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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