August 24, 2023

RAFFENSPERGER has been subpoenaed to testify at Monday's federal hearing on charges against Meadows

JUST IN: Brad RAFFENSPERGER and election investigator Frances WATSON have been subpoenaed to testify at Monday’s federal court hearing on charges against Meadows. This is shaping up to be a mini-trial
https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1694733284691878276?s=20
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1694734384379674746?s=20

August 24, 2023

"I can't wait to hear what Ron, Vivek, Nikki, Tim, Doug, Mike, Asa and Chris have to say!"

Alexandra Petri was on fire about the debate I watched the (Trumpless!) GOP primary debate so you don’t have to

Here’s the intro:

MILWAUKEE — If you said, “Would you like to watch Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, Mike Pence, Asa Hutchinson and Chris Christie talk to each other for two hours? FYI, the place where they’ll do so is hotter than Beelzebub’s armpit!,” I would have said, “No, thank you.” But if you said, “The alternative is watching Donald Trump talk to Tucker Carlson on the website formerly known as Twitter,” I would say, “I can’t wait to hear what Ron, Vivek, Nikki, Tim, Doug, Mike, Asa and Chris have to say!”

MORE at Guest link:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/24/republican-milwaukee-primary-debate-recap-satire/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjkyODQ5NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjk0MjMxOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2OTI4NDk2MDAsImp0aSI6IjAyN2VhMjAzLWY2MGItNDJiMy1iYjc1LTU5ZWRjMzAyNjdlOCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDIzLzA4LzI0L3JlcHVibGljYW4tbWlsd2F1a2VlLXByaW1hcnktZGViYXRlLXJlY2FwLXNhdGlyZS8ifQ.SHm8AziBGgVQhBG70GOYZsE13INqRqKIltPemAGAVAw
https://balloon-juice.com/2023/08/24/thursday-morning-open-thread-internet-hangover-balm/#comment-8939600

August 24, 2023

Nothing says love like a gallows, broken windows, and shit smeared on the wall.

"Jan. 6 was a very interesting day because they don’t report it properly,” he told Carlson in the previously recorded interview, which was posted Wednesday night on X, the website formerly known as Twitter. “People in that crowd said it was the most beautiful day they ever experienced. There was love and unity. I have never seen such spirit and such passion and such love. And I’ve also never seen, simultaneously and from the same people, such hatred at what they’ve done to our country.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/23/trump-tucker-carlson-interview/

August 23, 2023

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office released the mugshot taken of Rudy Giuliani today.

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1694428558137995356?s=20
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1694452038187278837?s=20
TRAITORS!!!
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August 23, 2023

To those who say 'deplorable' was too mean: you were wrong.

August 23, 2023

'Dark Brandon' Takes Over Fox News' Homepage on Day of Republican Debates: 'I'm Bringing Roe Back'

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“Dark Brandon,” President Joe Biden‘s satirical alter-ego, is making a bold appearance on the day of the first 2024 Republican debate — not only on billboards in Milwaukee, where eight GOP candidates are set to take the stage on Wednesday evening, but in digital ads plastering the homepage of FoxNews.com.

From midnight on Wednesday until 11:59 p.m., the internet meme-turned-campaign tool is taking over Fox News’ website with pro-choice ads touting Biden’s mission to defend abortion rights, one year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

For Biden’s 2024 reelection team, the unexpected ad campaign — not only reclaiming an antagonistic character, but doing so on a conservative news site — was a no-brainer.

MORE:
https://people.com/dark-brandon-fox-news-homepage-ads-gop-debate-exclusive-7734825
https://balloon-juice.com/2023/08/23/dark-brandon-haunts-their-dreams/#comments

August 22, 2023

A key witness in Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case retracted false testimony

BREAKING: Jack Smith's team tells Judge Cannon that a key witness in Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case retracted false testimony after switching lawyers. https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1694099334516642113?s=20

August 22, 2023

Charles Pierce has a simple solution to the justice system's Trump problem: Toss him in a cell.

...Slap a GPS tracker on one of his swollen ankles and confine him to his banana farm in Florida. Drop a multimegaton fine on him every time he goes batshit on social media. Freeze his assets. Treat him like a mob boss, a drug kingpin, or the leader of a terrorist cell because, in one way or another, he is all three of those things.

If his corporal's guard of a legal team wants to litigate these measures, let them have at it. If his mouthbreathing devotees want to make trouble, point them towards the hundreds of people now doing time for what they did on January 6. If he wants to test the strength of the rule of law, let the rule of law at least give him a battle without tying its hands through timidity and anticipatory dread. It's worth fighting for.

the rest:
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a44877673/trump-rhetoric-rule-of-law-judges/

August 22, 2023

So Trump goes public with a fantasy about shacking up with Putin and everyone just shrugs?

https://digbysblog.net/2023/08/22/no-retreat/

August 21, 2023

Far Side has an appropriate cartoon for the irrelevant Republican debate

that Donald is too afraid to join:

https://www.thefarside.com/2023/08/21/2
https://www.eschatonblog.com/2023/08/august-is-quietest-month.html#comment-6260175924