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Archives: August 17, 2022

POTUS: 'Thanks, Obama'

BREAKING: Biden scores massive surprise win - Brian Tyler Cohen

President Biden forgives nearly $4 billion in student debt -- what's next?

Dr. Oz's Crudite tweet Raises $500,000... for John Fetterman! 🤣

Sunset, southern MD 8/16

Trump fundraising by telling supporters they won't be able to vote

Manchin Permitting Deal Teeters Despite Gas Industry Support

Incident from 2019 perfectly illustrates Trump's approach to state secrets, say ex intel officials

Top 10 Best Studio Ghibli Movies

Federal water restrictions in the West underscore severity of climate crisis - PBS NewsHour

The Bloated Bag of Vile requests the affidavit be released.

Funny Tweet:

RonJohn praises Racine County man who fraudulently sought absentee ballots to prove voter fraud

Cowboys For Trump leader fighting to keep job in New Mexico

Feline discrimination on display for all the world to see

New Polls Demming FL Beasley NC Both UP!!!! I have no idea why Beasley is +4 but no matter

Dr. Oz HUMILIATED after Grocery Shop video BACKFIRES in a major way

2 Republicans in Congress just violated a federal conflict-of-interest and transparency law

If not at Margaret Lago, where is the family: Melanie, her parents, Baron? (pets?)

Hot Chocolate - Emma

Drew Lock Tests Positive For COVID-19, Will Miss Preseason Game vs. Bears

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's new shipping container border wall was knocked over. LOL

Person, Woman, Man, Camera, Prison

Drew Lock Tests Positive For COVID-19, Will Miss Preseason Game vs. Bears

A minor point: "crudite" is singular; add the S if

All these FBIs.

Signage Of The Inflation Reduction Act & Trump Investigations - Symone

Lock. Him. Up.

Boston Children's Hospital warns employees over far-right online harassment campaign

YES, REPUBLICANS WILL RUN OVER DONALD TRUMP TO SAVE THEMSELVES & THEIR PARTY.

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Coachella Curated 2022

Flash Flooding in China

oda kazumasa - Love Story Wa Totsuzenni

Laura Ingraham TURNS ON TRUMP: "Time to turn the page"

Kansas abortion vote: Why recount with such a large margin?

Kansas abortion vote: Why recount with such a large margin?

We need to get Beasley(NC) and Demings(FL) elected to the US Senate this year.

Last Week in The Republican Party - August 16, 2022

Let's talk about the damage assessment about Trump's docs....

Ron DeSantis Sinks His Own Ship By Rushing To Trump's Defense

Trump's TRUTH Social Turns Users' Info Over to Police - Just Like Facebook and Twitter

Amicus Briefly

Buy a rural hospital for $100? Investors pick up struggling institutions for pennies

The GOP's Turn To Extremism Began Long Before Trump - The Mehdi Hasan Show

SECRET: DRIVE TO YOU

The fabulously wealthy are fueling a booming luxury ranch market out West

Philips parts ways with CEO in midst of massive recall

Manu: AmakuOchiru

Live on air idiots

The Jackson 5 - Reach In

Mandatory Tuesday Mike Malloy thread!

Ecuador president going to U.S. cancer center following melanoma diagnosis

Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters backpedals push for total abortion bans

Alex Wagner's (MSNBC) first show is on now!!!

Sarasota FL School Board meeting is a war zone

Chris Hayes: Yes Kevin McCarthy, We Are Better Off Now Than Two Years Ago - All In - MSNBC

Dr. Oz mocked by John Fetterman over clueless grocery shopping video

Russian state media to pay an American millions to churn out culture war content.

Tennessee Teacher Exposes Fascist Banned Book List

Earth Wind & Fire - Yearnin' Learnin' (Live)

Trump is rushing to hire seasoned lawyers -- but he keeps hearing 'No'

Supposedly 'pro-choice' New Hampshire Gov. Sununu campaigns with anti-abortion candidates

A Republican poll for the 2022 PA US Senate Election has Fetterman leading Oz by 18 percent.

Video Shows Dr. Oz Saying He Has Two Houses. He Actually Has 10.

Bill Withers - In My Heart

Julia Davis: Putin World Declares 'Our Agent Trump' Is Irreversibly Screwed

TCM Schedule for Thursday, August 18, 2022 -- Summer Under The Stars: Shelley Winters

TCM Schedule for Friday, August 19, 2022 -- Summer Under The Stars: Toshiro Mifune

separated at birth? Leona Hemsley and Harriet Hageman ** UPDATED: I said it first!!

So, I just re-experienced the Closing of the Winterland Ballroom (Live) 12/31/78

Tweet of the Night:

The Daily Show: Don't worry, be happy? Really, Trevor?

Adam Kinzinger appears to be at personal peace with his political situation.

'In God We Trust' Signs Going Up in Carroll ISD Schools (Texas)

Texas Paul REACTS to Republican Fundraising DISASTER in Swing States - Meidas Touch

What if the only way to save America from the Fascists was a Conservative/Liberal coalition...?

The Look

Biden succeeds again on an issue where Trump tried and failed

Thank you Congressional Progressive Caucus

Hagerman ahead of Liz Cheney in Wyoming. Liz's speech is going to be

Glenn Kirschner on Investigating Trump: DOJ Asks Judge to Keep Search Warrant Affidavit Sealed, Why?

Liz Cheney primary thread

Wednesday Morning Positive Mood Jazz and Bossa Nova Happy Music Livestream

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland

Lauren Boebert (R-CO) wants Biblical training in schools

Pure class...

Trump is rushing to hire seasoned lawyers -- but he keeps hearing 'No'

I agree with her about one thing and feel bereft she is going to lose.

Mississippi Wing Stop to pay back wages for labor violations

The outcome in Wyoming means nothing, except.

Mississippi Wing Stop to pay back wages for labor violations

South Korea offers 'audacious' economic aid to North if it abandons nuclear weapons

Saudi woman Salma al-Shehab given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter

Saudi woman Salma al-Shehab given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter

George Conway: Why He Thinks Trump Will Be Prosecuted Over Mar-a-Lago Docs

CNN report on voting machine integrity from Voting Village convention in Vegas

Keller school officials order 41 books -- including the Bible and an Anne Frank adaptation -- off of

George Conway: Why He Thinks Trump Will Be Prosecuted Over Mar-a-Lago Docs - All In - MSNBC

Liz Cheney speaking calling out election deniers.

Liz Cheney speaking

Not Just Kansas; Women Motivated to Vote in States with Repro Rights at Risk

Liz Cheney Concedes Defeat to Trump-Backed Harriet Hageman

AP, Texas Tribune and other newsrooms ask court to unseal Henry Cuellar search warrant

You Are Here

Liz Cheney is going to run for president.

Liz's concession speech was excellent.

"I am proud of the history of our party" - L Cheney

"Where's this money going?" Millions donated after Uvalde shooting still haven't reached victims and

I am 66 years old. What is happening in the world with propaganda and lies - we all know who

Trump's dream team:

Who would have guessed that loyalty to Donald Trump only worked one way?

Liz Cheney and I could not be farther apart. Polar opposites. But she is my friend.

Scientists announce plans to resurrect extinct Tasmanian tiger

Congress calls out COVER UP by DHS official for Secret Service Deleted Messages - Meidas Touch

Jennifer Rubin Quotes on the Stolen Documents.

Tonight's bestest farce, 2000 Mules goes tits up in a shambolic clusterbunch

Wednesday Digit: 8/10 - Almost the opposite of a typical August "Dog Day"

Jimmy Fallon Is Ruining A Perfectly Good Game Show - Password.....

Florida Court Says Teen Not 'Mature' Enough For Abortion, So Must Bear Child

It took courage to do what Liz Cheney did.

The Daily Show: Snoop Dogg to Release "Snoop Loopz" & Climate Change and Vegas Floods

This is fucking rich.

Hot Tuna - 1973 - Keep on Trucking

Attention right wing: The FBI is the police

I don't care if this was already posted!

The best part of Liz Cheney's speech: I called Harriet Hageman to concede

Astor Piazzolla & G. Mulligan, a most beautiful song

Who in a million years would have thought a conservative republican

All the talks about Palin, I was thinking that if a Democrat would have refused to concede

Trump's career-defining sales pitch: They're targeting you, not me.

Kompromat Update: the " Trump Mar-A-Lago Extortion Files Thread" by Tomi A Honen

Guest Host Al Franken on "Unannounced RAID" at Trump's Mar-a-Lago, Hating Ted Cruz & Jan 6 Hearings

Former FBI Counterintelligence Agent Questions 'Why On Earth' Trump Refused To Turn Over Documents

Truth Social Users Doxx The Judge, FBI Agent Involved In Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant - The ReidOut MSNBC

If Trunp runs the Republicans will cancel all debates or TFG won't participate.

Meltdown: Trump Caught Sending Apparent Threat To Attorney General After Mar-A-Lago Search

I think Liz Cheney should be appointed Special Prosecutor

Trump Warns 'Terrible Things' Coming As He Claims He'll Call Off His Supporters - Ring of Fire

I'm not religious, but if Jesus exists, Somewhere he must be saying to the religious right

I hope that Cheney speech be posted here.

Vance, DeSantis rally puts 'highly unusual' restrictions on press

Steve Kornacki Breaks Down Liz Cheney's Loss - The 11th Hour - MSNBC

Highly recommend the movie Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah now playing....

Polls in Alaska have closed...

Liz Cheney. Tonight.

Lawrence O'Donnell: Trump's NY Times Quote Is Him Admitting To A Crime - The Last Word - MSNBC

Bonus Tweet of the Day

Trump is rushing to hire seasoned lawyers -- but he keeps hearing 'No'

I heard someone say that the republicans that voted to impeach chump, that won their primaries

dangerous heat warning for sonora ca and environs .

Giant Banner in Porto Alegre Associates Left Wing with Criminals

'There's something strange going on': Some fear a coup in Brazil

The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work

Journalist found dead in northwest Mexico

My parents manned the Democratic Party booth at County Fair - deep red New Castle, PA

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about where Liz Cheney goes from here....

Biden Is 'Delivering Results' On Climate White House Says - The Last Word - MSNBC

BREAKING: Liz Cheney STUNS with Passionate Rebuke of Trumpism in Concession Speech - Meidas Touch

An emerald-green hummingbird lost to science reemerges in Colombia

Tweet of the Early Morning:

Cuba announces plan to allow some foreign investment in domestic trade

Laurence Tribe: Merrick Garland Has A 'Slam Dunk Case' Against Trump - The Last Word - MSNBC

Biden administration cancels another $3.9 billion in student loan debt for former for-profit college

Environmental groups sue US Army over Puerto Rico dredging project

The Lincoln Project's Statement on Liz Cheney's primary loss.

Welcome to the strangest Senate race in America

Colorado judge says Jenna Ellis must appear before 2020 election scheme grand jury probe

The Wyoming Democratic Candidates Combined Vote Total Is Approx. 10K, repubs Vote Total Approx. 150K

'The Republicans Have Become A Cult': Rep. Kinzinger On Escaping And Saving The GOP - Alex Wagner

Cowboy Junkies "Powderfinger" Neil Young cover

Liz Cheney "No American should support Election Deniers for any position of genuine responsibility"

Texas county's entire election staff steps down, citing death threats and stalking

Trump reportedly saw some official docs as his 'personal property'

Elon Musk says tweet on Manchester United purchase was a joke

Hearing Set For Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Affidavit - The 11th Hour - MSNBC

Miami police investigating 'disturbing' officer comment caught on radio amid deadly chase for robber

Arizona's border wall delayed after 2 containers topple

Republicans in New Mexico Are Furious Over 'Breaking Bad' Statues: 'We're Glorifying Meth Makers'

GA-Sen: Watch Herschel Walker (R) Say He Wants To Help The GOP "Bring The Economy Down"

Political End For Liz Cheney Could Be The Beginning Of A Nightmare For Trump's GOP - Alex Wagner MSNBC

Director Wolfgang Petersen 'Das Boot' 'Air Force One' has died.

Tangled up in blue - Dylan

Sri Lanka to end state of emergency

Breakfast Wednesday 17 August 2022

Tweet of the Morning:

Stakes Likely Too High For Public To See Trump Search Warrant Affidavit - Alex Wagner - MSNBC

Al Franken hosting Jimmy Kimmel's show...

As school mask mandates become nearly extinct, two majority Black districts double down

The English Beat

It's time they made death threats a federal crime?🤷🏾‍♀️🙄

"Send Me a Check", a Trump Fundraising Song by Mangy Fetlocks

Wordle 424 ***Spoiler Thread***

I don't get it, all these divine sources of knowledge

Sarah Palin advances to November's general election for Alaska's House seat

Former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas outlined the branches of the 'Trump Crime Family' on Twitt

How old do you have to be recognize this?

Trump legal adviser ordered to testify in Ga. election probe

Trump's current legal team

The Aztec Empire: History, maps, religion and fall

Liz Cheney Was Defeated By the Extremist Movement She Helped to Empower

NASA's Artemis 1 mission will carry an asteroid-bound solar sail

Murkowski advances in Alaska Senate race, Palin in House

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will carry the world's 1st deep-space biology experiment

Asteroid Ryugu contains dust older than the solar system

Today is, Rudy takes the 5th Day.

Scientists blast atoms with Fibonacci laser to make an 'extra' dimension of time

So is Rudy in Georgia?

The tRump MAGAt KKKult is very much alive. We have to FIGHT FACISM.

Petition to ban abortion within city limits filed in Bellevue, NE (this is where I live)

If I were a lawyer, I would treat Trump like the edge of a thousand foot cliff.

Archaeologists find ice age footprints of earliest North Americans

Hackers tore apart voting machines, Here's what they found (CNN)

Ron DeSantis' Watergate: His cover-up of felonies of a State's Attorney

Wednesday TOONs - This Is A BFD

About these primary votes

Summary of Inflation Reduction Act from the SEIA

Is there a football pool like plan for how many times

On Cheney, Trump - outside the box

POLL: Which commercial is worse?

Data on new PA voter registrations

Does the Jan. 6 Committee have to hurry now?

Morning Joe reveals 'disturbing' talk with 'Washington fixture' who wants to 'destroy our country'

About those passports the FBI took

Former Afghan president agrees Trump's deal with Taliban on US withdrawal was a disaster

The Weekly Pull: Batman: One Bad Day, X-Men Unlimited, Barbaric, and More

I'm sorry....I'm really getting tired of Jonathan Lemire....

Comics Should Be Cheap (8/17/22)

China and US spar over climate on Twitter

The Webcomics Weekly #199: Thank You For Being A Friend (8/16/2022 Edition)

The Rundown: August 17, 2022

Rudy, "He's leaving on a midnight train to Georgia."

"How can you smile? How can you celebrate!"

Rudy, "He's leaving on a midnight train to Georgia."

Former White House lawyers interviewed by FBI over Mar-a-Lago documents (CNN)

Kushner's NYT Book Review: "Reading this book reminded me of watching a cat lick a dog's eye goo."

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the popularity of dictatorships

Australia Facing 70% Chance Of 3rd La Nina In A Row, Along With Continuing Floods & Violent Weather

Congress calls out COVER UP by DHS official for Secret Service Deleted Messages

NYT book critic takes Jared Kushner's new book to the literary wood-chipper.

Fetterman-

You raised $320.00 on August 16, 2022 Democratic Underground for Admiral (ret) Franken Senate IA

U.S. retail sales flat in July; core sales rise

Status of the Alaska Special House Election

'You don't have to believe election is stolen-The important thing isn't believing it-It's saying it'

French Countryside Can Be A Noisy Place, But This Year's Heat Silencing Famous Cicadas Of Provence

Grand jury declines to indict Dallas evangelist Rickie Rush

Truth is the GOP's kryptonite.

Germany Will Keep 3 Nuclear Plants Online In Face Of Russian Threats, Looming Gas Shortage

Seems very likely there will be a teachers strike in Columbus on Aug 24, 2022Aug. 24.

Throughout our history, in times of great crisis, good has over come evil.

Woman Finds Pittie Trapped in a Stolen Bus

'Low', Lenny Kravitz

#MonsterHunterWorld #lceborne #Nergiggante #hunt

Columbus Teachers are likely to strike on August 24

U Melbourne Genetics Team Announces Plan To Attempt To Resurrect The Tasmanian Tiger

If you have read it (or haven't read it lately), go find "Elmer Gantry".

Israel and Germany condemn Palestinian leader's '50 Holocausts' claim

Former Top Federal Prosecutor reveals CRIMINAL CHARGES Trump is facing after FBI Search

Ukraine war: Thousands of Jews quit Russia amid fears of persecution

Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report

Texas Paul REACTS

John W. Dean takes John Bolton out behind the woodshed

Blackened shrimp top fresh corn, tomatoes and peppers in this colorful summer combo

Pence signals an openness to testify before January 6th committee

Giuliani arrives to testify in Georgia 2020 election probe

Lets say Rudy takes the 5th

Honig breaks down Trump's evolving legal strategies (CNN)

Charles Pierce: You know what would convince me Liz Cheney is the ally everybody tells me she is?

Mike Pence says he would "consider" cooperating with the Jan. 6 Committee.

Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200M

Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200M

Luther Allison was born on this date.

We all know Trump was, is fanatical in his search for loopholes.

Joe: Liz Cheney Is Right, Many In Mainstream GOP Want To Destroy Our Country (MSNBC)

Anonymous the cop?

Back then it was three words

Top U.S. & World Headlines -- August 17, 2022

The Communist Control Act of 1954, hmm......

Dear MAGA supporters ... Feel free to exempt yourselves from the benefits...

Horror Movie Reliable

Fixing the Southwest's water problem or "Drain baby drain"

35-Year-Old Emerson's Extraordinary Harvard Divinity School Address on the Divine Transcendence of..

Peter Gunn Theme

Fun fact about Liz Cheney

State Attorney removed by DeathSantis for bogus reasons has sued DeathSantis

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about the 5 words that might sink Trump....

Cheney says she's 'thinking about' running for president (CNN)

Adams endorses NY Senate candidate with a history of anti-Semitic, anti-abortion, anti-gay rhetoric

There are more cows in Wyoming than people.

Navarro Calls Kushner 'Clown Prince Of Pennsylvania Ave.'

Well Done WP Artcle: Road to war: U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invas

Today is Arthur's last day as an 'intact' feline. Tomorrow is his neutering appointment

Muslim Killings in Albuquerque Stir Sectarian Ghosts

Ohio PUCO, political corruption & the Feds

DeFascist descends further into a scary joke

Fourth Circuit first to rule gender dysphoria a protected disability

83 Days Until Midterm Election Day! Upcoming Primaries and Deadlines

Any hint from Cheney whether her presidential run will be as an independent?

WaPo: Trump is looking for 'respected defense lawyers', but 'everyone is saying no'.

Florida court says teen is not 'mature' enough to have an abortion (NBC).

Wasserman tweet on special election (AK AL)

Liz Cheney considers run for president after Republican primary defeat

Twisted Florida Ruling Says Pregnant Teen Isn't 'Mature' Enough for Abortion

On Point Radio discusses the Ohio Senate Race, on your local NPR station.

Damned Earworm . . . . .

Amazing pix of Sol close-up

Expired Covid Test Kits

Jane Mayer article on Ohio lurching to the right

How Wisconsin voters are reacting to the Jan. 6 committee revelations about Trump

Adam Kinzinger warns that some Christians now 'equate Donald Trump with the person of Jesus Christ'

Russian military uses Chinese drones and bots in combat, over manufacturers' protests

Certified Bozos on TikTok Claim Anne Heche Was Murdered Over Acting Roles

spot forecast for sonora ca

'Blatant abuse of power': Ousted Florida prosecutor sues DeSantis over suspension

Haven't watch C-SPAN's Washington Journal in a long, long time......today?? So glad I haven't

How do I hack Google's autocomplete?

Al Franken's monologue on Jimmy Kimmel--🤣🤣🤣

'Blatant abuse of power': Ousted Florida prosecutor sues DeSantis over suspension

Priorities USA Action spends $2M targeting young people with voter registration ads

Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born on this day

Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military exercises led by Russia

'Blatant abuse of power': Ousted Florida prosecutor sues DeSantis over suspension

Obituary: The Republican Party (aka The GOP) 3/20/1854 - 8/16/2022 (By TLP) ⚰️ May it RIP forever

The Secret Service knew about Jan 6 threat. They dismissed it.

Mike Pence says he'd consider testifying before January 6 committee if invited

A message to you Rudy

Trump hires a lawyer

Inflation Reduction Act "Biggest Step Forward" on Climate, Says Biden Amid Calls for Renewables

Mike Pence says he'd consider testifying before January 6 committee if invited

Ukraine was behind three explosions in Crimea, says Ukrainian government report

"Everyone's saying no": Trump hires Florida insurance lawyer as top attorneys refuse to work for him

John Nichols: "Standing Up to Donald Trump in the Republican Party ... Leads to Your Defeat"

DOJ charges a Missouri man with threatening election official in Maricopa county, Arizona.

OK, No ROFL no eye rolls but, when elected he said he'd donate his salary to charity

Coffee shop peeve.

The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)

Kids-For-Cash Judges Ordered to Pay More Than $200M

Country Joe and the Fish: Rock and Soul Music/Love (Day 3, Woodstock, August 17-18, 1969)

Sarah Palin's former in-laws threw a massive campaign party for her opponent before election night,

They're doing their fucking jobs

Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Day 3, Woodstock, August 17-18, 1969)

Despite claims, there's no 'magic wand' for a president to declassify documents

The Atlantic: MaLago search put DeSantis in a Box...

Disgraced Pa. judges behind 'kids-for-cash' scandal ordered to pay victims more than $200 million

Officer fired, arrested after child dies following 'fight game' inside youth detention center

Johnny Winter: Mean Town Blues (Day 3, Woodstock, August 17-18, 1969)

Early results SURPRISE! Democrat Mary Sattler Peltola leads

Cheney's concession speech and Kinzinger's appearance on MSNBC

CDC announces sweeping reorganization, aimed at changing the agency's culture

Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (August 17, 2022)

Ron DeSantis replaced elected attorney with one bringing back "Biking while Black" policy

Lindsey Graham's moment of truth: After being ordered to testify, he faces a stark choice

Remember that school that kicked a little girl out after she was adopted by a lesbian couple?

Toyota and Foxconn hit as drought leads to record low Yangtze River

UK inflation exceeds 10% as bread and milk prices soar

Ron John the Clown opposes lower drug costs because it's 'punishing the pharmaceutical industry'

Husband still testing positive

Liz Cheney standing up for her beliefs - don't be fooled

Hey, Donald: Better Call Saul

DC, Maryland AGs join multistate effort against laws restricting emergency abortion care

Secret Service held onto Pelosi threat until after insurrection

Secret Service held onto Pelosi threat until after insurrection

Putin World Declares 'Our Agent Trump' Is Irreversibly Screwed

New Hampshire Sen Candidate Who Vowed To Defy Election Results Leads In New Poll

Tiny panther doomed to a life of worship,hugs, and pampering

On August 18, 1977, Steve Biko was arrested. He never saw another day of freedom.

Top Democrats Accuse the DHS Watchdog of Obstructing Their Investigations

Stubborn dog refuses to go home

How a CA lawyer's bragging prompted a judge to throw out winning malpractice verdict ⁦

Damn I miss Linda Ronstadt

Jared Kushner's 'soulless' White House memoir torn to pieces in brutal New York Times review

Fun fact: Destroying democracy will be bad for the economy. Republicans WILL destroy democracy

'It's Not Theirs, It's Mine': Trump Told Advisers Classified Docs Belonged To Him

Peterborough mayor tweets a message to QAnon protesters: 'F--- off'

Trump Organization May Face CFO as Trial Witness After Plea Deal

Pence Says He'd Consider Testifying to Jan. 6 Panel, Blasts Attacks on FBI in Trump Search

Whoever "gifted" me a STAR MEMBERSHIP, thanks!

Trump is rushing to hire seasoned lawyers -- but he keeps hearing 'No'

WHO chief: Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin color

On this day, August 18, 1943, Carl Wayne of The Move was born.

Foreign Fighters From U.S., Other Countries Put Lives on Line for Ukraine

Imagine Cheney and the GOP are fire fighters. One does their job. The others fan the flames. Which..

Let this sink in

Trump Asks Appeals Court to Scrap New York Probe of His Assets

If you could go back in time and have a brief conversation with your 18 year old self.

See Papa Johns new pizza bowls: Just toppings, no crust

Sorry Laura Ingraham, Trump's crimes keep MAGA coming for more

Meet Becca Balint, the first woman Vermont could send to Congress -- ever :: WaPo

TJ Cox arrested - Did we see this coming?

Everything You Need to Know About Birth Control (And Even Things Your *Doctor* Might Not Know)

Giuliani Appears Before Atlanta Grand Jury Investigating Trump

Everything You Need to Know About Birth Control (And Even Things Your *Doctor* Might Not Know)

Everything You Need to Know About Birth Control (And Even Things Your *Doctor* Might Not Know)

Alexandria, Virginia, cat survives fifteen-story fall.

Americans are paying for slogans on bombs aimed at Russians

Pence tells GOP to stop lashing out at FBI over Trump search

6 weeks after getting shot at a Fourth of July parade, an 8-year-old left paralyzed feels "hopeless"

Liz Cheney will be the downfall of Trump...maybe.

WINNING (GREAT advert from The Democrats)

War on Women Report: Texas Teen Raises $2.2 Million for Abortion Funds; 43 Abortion Clinics Closed;

Dr. Oz is on Newsmax explaining what crudites are.

War on Women Report: Texas Teen Raises $2.2 Million for Abortion Funds; 43 Abortion Clinics Closed;

War on Women Report: Texas Teen Raises $2.2 Million for Abortion Funds; 43 Abortion Clinics Closed;

I'm SO tired of him

Cartoons 8/17/2022

How Team Trump systematically snuffed out Liz Cheney's reign in Congress

Abortion Denials Cause Mental Health Problems for Mothers and Children: 'It's a Burden They Both Ca

We're Leeeaking!

Primary results certified as November matchups set

Abortion Denials Cause Mental Health Problems for Mothers and Children: 'It's a Burden They Both Ca

Abortion Denials Cause Mental Health Problems for Mothers and Children: 'It's a Burden They Both C

Abortion Denials Cause Mental Health Problems for Mothers and Children: 'It's a Burden They Both C

State laws prompt changes in Everett city rules for shelters

Jared Yates Sexton: The GOP Cannot Save Itself

Kraken lady need not apply.

Consumers unlikely to feel 15 percent corporate tax

Child care workers in King County to receive one-time 'retention' bonus

got an email from Gavin Newsom today - He has joined Truth Social and tells the truth...

Marquette Law poll: Dems edge GOP in Wisconsin governor, senate races

Florida police briefed armed right-wing group before they went to Jan. 6 protest

It's Time to End Discrimination in Crash Testing

It's Time to End Discrimination in Crash Testing

It's Time to End Discrimination in Crash Testing

Gas prices are dropping across the US. Why now? Which states could hit $3 per gallon?

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Ports After Crimea Blasts

Mississippi Town Sued After Its Former Police Chief Bragged About Killing Black People

Why Are Military Women Affected by Toxic Exposure More than Men?

Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout

Why Are Military Women Affected by Toxic Exposure More than Men?

Why Are Military Women Affected by Toxic Exposure More than Men?

Why Are Military Women Affected by Toxic Exposure More than Men?

Just wondering, How did Ghouliani travel to Atlanta...plane?

Alex Jones must face defamation case in Connecticut despite bankruptcy filing, judge rules

Kabul mosque attack: 'Many casualties feared'

Trump wanted his J6 mob to kill Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence so that he could declare martial law

How the first federal climate relocation of a whole community stumbled

Anti-Putin Investment Banker Dan Rapoport Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances in D.C.

'Next stop Kabul': Sweden Democrat slammed for 'racist' tweet

Legal expert explains why abortion decision is important to understand 'well beyond the issue of rep

Fake Trump Electors Want DA Fani Willis Disqualified From Georgia Election Probe

Antonio LaMotta: Man charged with election interference tied to Capitol riot

'I'll be sacrificed': The lost and sold daughters of Afghanistan Child marriage, lack of education,

'I'll be sacrificed': The lost and sold daughters of Afghanistan Child marriage, lack of education

The Internet amazes me

Florida sheriffs caught on video briefing armed right-wing group before they headed to Capitol on Ja

'I'll be sacrificed': The lost and sold daughters of Afghanistan Child marriage, lack of education

Abortion Is Legal in Michigan. That's Not Stopping These Rogue Prosecutors

A New Jailbreak for John Deere Tractors Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave

Sarasota FL school board meeting is a war zone

New Fox News Poll: Shift Towards Democratic Party Since May

Rushdie attack suspect says he admires Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini

It's Maddening Gender is Still Not Central in Mass Shootings Debate

It's Maddening Gender is Still Not Central in Mass Shootings Debate

GOP Illinois governor nominee held events with store where accused mass shooter got weapon

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 175

US labor leaders say underfunding at federal agency has 'reached crisis stage'

Anyone else been shut out of your yahoo mail today ?

Public Service post.

Jared Kushner Says He Wasn't Willing to Turn His Back on Saudi Prince Over One Measly Murder-by-Bone

Republican men are getting blindsided by their own ignorance in the wake of Roe's reversal

Inside America's monkeypox crisis -- and the mistakes that made it worse

The Ballad of Marjorie Taylor Greene-O Sandy and Richard Riccardi

Extraordinary Attorney Woo renewed for Season 2. Please note: ***Spoilers Ahead***

Mike Luckovich-How things change depending on subject of investigation

Boy From Mar-a-Lago (FBI Raid Edition) Sandy and Richard Riccardi

Is there a Wegner's in Maryland?. Need some crudites.

'It's Not Theirs, It's Mine': Trump Told Advisers Classified Docs Belonged To Him

Q: How can Oz win PA?

WHAT'S ON TCM TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: SPENCER TRACY

Huge lightning bolt strikes this sail boat

Meet the New Addams Family From Tim Burton's Wednesday

Strzok Trolls Trump And Hannity, Hilarity Ensues

Elmer Bernstein: Summer's End (music from To Kill a Mockingbird)

Back to school ad shows Texas child wearing body armor for first day back

Back to school ad shows Texas child wearing body armor for first day back

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Back to school ad shows Texas child wearing body armor for first day back

the perfect response to qanon

Portland Sea Dogs Hosting Grateful Dead night Sept. 8th.

Cops in political ads advocating for either side...

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Exclusive First Look

Taking Off the Armor of God (Christofascists)

Wednesday Addams - Official Teaser - Netflix - Streams Fall 2022

The Cowtown Rodeo in South Jersey keeps warehouse developers at bay

Various crape myrtle

Marquette law School survey finds ROJO down by seven

Trump's CFO Allen Weisselberg Will Implicate Trump Companies in Guilty Plea

Turkey, Israel to re-appoint ambassadors after four-year chill

"It's because they have walkable space and public transportation."

The Traitors Who Hate Their Country

All you need to know about the new NYT review of Jared Kushner's new book:

Today Mike Pence had the fucking nerve to say this...

In Search of Car-Free America: Why Walkable Places Are Popular for Vacation but Not Everyday Living

The organized labor movement has a new ally: venture capitalists

Both my vintage - 1948

Allen Weisselberg Will Implicate Trump Companies in Guilty Plea

Why does Ukraine "admit" it was behing three explosions in Crimea (CNN)?

Busted And Panicking: Trump Sent Apparent Threat To Attorney General After Search

Trump's lawyer sinks Trump with dumbest move possible on air - Brian Tyler Cohen

Stephanie Miller - Liz Cheney vs Donald Trump will Ramp Up. Sarah Palin isn't Going Away & More.

Interesting letter in the strib about the 5th District elections (from last week)

new Fetterman ad: Family Feud... Survey Says.....

OK, so I finally found the Oz crudite ad. But I still don't get what the fuss is about.

Yahoo email spam filter doesn't work. It lets everything in even

So I Just Turned On MSNBC and CNN

'F**k off you f**kwads': Peterborough Mayor says to QAnon followers who tried to arrest police

I protect the right of federal judiciary employees to engage in partisan politics outside ...

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about whether Cheney's loss is Trump's win....

Liberal Redneck - Liz Cheney and the New GOP

What Amnesty got wrong in Ukraine and why I had to resign

Here's the Whole Transcript of That Leaked Steve Bannon Tape, Annotated

A British publication looks at TFG's new trio of lawyers (published yesterday)...

Fetterman + 18 . Shapiro +17 . Mandela Barnes +7 over Ron Johnson . Links below.

(Jewish Group) Palestinian president's Holocaust claim condemned

Apparently there is a "rumor " going around amongst the right wing glitterati, Matt Gaetz is the

Mandela Barnes Widens Lead In Wisconsin

woman is terrifying neighbors by tossing eggs

Texas school district orders librarians to remove a version of Anne Frank's diary from shelves

(Jewish Group) TX school district orders librarians to remove a version of Anne Frank's diary

Americans Approve of FBI Search of Mar-a-Lago

(Jewish Group) San Francisco was 'Port of Hope' for Jewish refugees from Shanghai

Ruth Ben-Ghiat: For Strongmen like Trump, Everything is for Sale and Everyone has a Price

A Deepening Void: The New Era of Political Violence Is Here

(Jewish Group) Artist Beth Bourland chronicles conversion to Judaism in watercolors and collages

I'm going to go out on a big limb here...

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Must Pay $650.5 Million in Ohio Opioids Case

I, for one, welcome our slime overlords...

Lawmaker Tearily Explains Teen Almost Lost Uterus Because of Abortion Law He Voted For

I come not to praise Liz Cheney, but to bury her

JH Christ! This convicted murderer and his legal flack are STILL at it!

Far-Right Extremists Are Threatening to 'Execute' Doctors at a Children's Hospital

Bernie: We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the UK.

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 18 August 2022

Top Ohio Senate Republican wants to appeal congressional map to U.S. Supreme Court

Republicans aren't arguing tfg is innocent; they're arguing that it doesn't matter if he's guilty

Democracy Doesn't Need Defenders Like Liz Cheney

It is not up to the politicians to save this country - it is up to the American people.

Call To Action! Save Our Democracy! - Fundraising Links to GOTV

The Monkees: Porpoise Song

Anybody hearing the deceptive ads on XM Radio regarding lowering drug prices?

Texas school district orders removal of Anne Frank's diary from shelves

What's for Dinner, Wed., Aug. 17, 2022

Pastor Apologizes for Calling Congregation 'Broke' and 'Disgusting' After Not Getting Him New Watch

White extremists have found their man for the Senate: Blake Masters

The New York Times' absurdly pessimistic framing of the Inflation Reduction Act

Tune in, sun sets @ 7:59 this evening!

For everyone who speaks longingly about bringing back the GOP of yore...

Even Newsmax Is Giving Dr. Oz Grief for His Fancy Crudit Video

On Education and De Santis Tweet:

Did you have a favorite candy bar when you were a kid?

It would, reportedly here, be possible for Biden to fire the ENTIRE BOARD of USPS...

This is the republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania.

Judges who sent children to for-profit jails for kickbacks ordered to pay more than $200 million in

Toro y Moi - 'MAHAL' Listening Party

The Extremism Is Dangerous Nonsense And It Isn't Working For The GOP - Morning Joe - MSNBC

Medical groups, 20 states weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit

We Are Making Progress On Inflation While Not Killing Off The Economy: WH - Morning Joe - MSNBC

David Pack - Prove Me Wrong

This is what a rigged economy looks like.

Over 270 hydrogen refueling stations built across China, the most in the world

Phil Collins with Sting - Long Long Way To Go

Rep. Cheney Tells TODAY: Defeating Trump Will Require A Broad, United Front - TODAY Show - NBC News

Trump executive Weisselberg to admit to 15 felonies tomorrow

Who can explain why Prez Biden appointed a Mitch McConnell employee to the USPS board?

Ari has a special Report coming up after the break-

Tom Tom Club - Lorelei

Ofgem director resigns over energy price cap hike

Oakland County judge temporarily extends order blocking abortion prosecutions

Oakland County judge temporarily extends order blocking abortion prosecutions

Rich Getting Richer: Wealthy Celebs Have Their PPP Loans FORGIVEN After Borrowing Millions

There was no "Russia hoax" perpetuated by the government.

Local Alabama GOP Branch Says Logo With KKK Imagery Was an 'Error'

Wisconsin school board votes in favor of pride flag ban

The King - Come As You Are

Liberal Redneck - Liz Cheney and the New GOP

Paul Simon - Can't Run But

On Pierre Poilievre:

The Pandemic's Soft Closing

Weeks before Mar-a-Lago search, ex-DOD official vowed to publish classified documents

The Liberal Redneck on Liz Cheney getting whooped and the state of the GOP

THE POLICE - Hungry For You

Crudites from Wegner's. It's what's for dinner - Oz man.

luxury tower contractors help themselves to people's stuff

What is one to think?

If Liz Cheney Knew TFG Had Kompromat On Some Repugs & Was Blackmailing Them.....

Biden administration will stop buying Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall

What's Happening In The U.S. Is 'A Much Bigger Threat' Than Russia, North Korea -Morning Joe - MSNBC

Middle Age Riot tweet of the evening:

The Temptations - Masterpiece

FBI Interviews Top White House Lawyers About Missing Trump Documents: NYT - Morning Joe - MSNBC

Ron Filipkowski: "It's not really fair to say Everything Trump Touches Dies. . . ." :

Trump's hold over the GOP is as strong as ever as he readies another presidential run in 2024.

Tomorrow is the day

Hadi Matar: Who is the New Jersey man charged with attempted murder of Salman Rushdie?

Russians are realising Crimea is 'not a place for them', says Zelenskiy

struggling firm got PPP money. CEO had stepsons on payroll with no duties

Judge reinstates North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban

So which one of you was responsible for this?

Lentils With Hot-Smoked Salmon

The Christian Right Plots How To Avenge The FBI Raid

Evening in southern MD 8/17

Nature Conservancy photo contest (August 31 deadline)

Downtown Train by Rod Stewart 1989

Climate researchers correct faulty rainfall predictions for China's breadbasket

Extreme Heat In China Prompts Power Cutbacks, Factory Closures; Parts Of Yangtze River Drying Up

Fed Cutbacks Of Colorado River Water: 21% Of Arizona's Allotment, 8% For Nevada, 7% For Mexico

The Car Catcher, aka Motor Device (1939)

Getting Barnes-WI,Fetterman-PA, and Ryan-OH elected to the US Senate this year will get

All these FBIs

Eight ways the world is not designed for women (repost by request)

WaPo: Trump Struggling To Hire Legal Experts Amid Several Investigations - Deadline - MSNBC

Cheney Vows To Do 'Whatever It Takes' To Keep Trump Away From White House - Deadline - MSNBC

Busted And Panicking: Trump Sent Apparent Threat To Attorney General After Search - The Beat - MSNBC

Trump rakes in millions off FBI search at Mar-a-Lago

"When Steve Bannon calls you 'satanic' that means you are winning." (Fetterman)

The Green Transition Is Happening Fast. The Climate Bill Will Only Speed It Up

Texas Paul REACTS to Republicans DITCHING Greg Abbott for Beto O'Rourke - Meidas Touch

Legal analyst astounded by 'all the crimes' Trump and his lawyers could be charged with

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