2023-04-21 14:05
Yesterday, there was an update on the little girl taken from her parents because midwife. She’s going home! Details, including from the family’s attorney, here. In weather news… Read More
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2023-04-20 19:07
Glenn Kirschner – Dominion v Fox settles: Fox admits to election lies; pays 3/4 of a billion dollars. Justice? Hardly CBS New York – 2 arrested for operating illegal police stati… Read More
2023-04-20 13:59
Yesterday, I managed to get trash and recyclables out to the carts, and then the carts out to the curb, all before sunset. Of course sunset is later now than it has been the last few times I… Read More
2023-04-19 19:12
Glenn Kirschner – Judge REJECTS Donald Trump’s attempt to delay E. Jean Carroll defamation trial. Trial begins 4/25 The Lincoln Project – How to Manufacture a Debt Ceiling… Read More
2023-04-19 13:57
Yesterday, when I turned on Colorado Public Radio on the computer, what was playing wa Alan Hovhaness’s Symphony #50, which has the subtitle “Mount St. Helens,” and yes, he… Read More
2023-04-18 18:45
Glenn Kirschner – Dominion v. Fox defamation trial begins: could this lawsuit signal the end of Fox “News”? Thom Hartmann – You Won’t BELIEVE What the NRA Is Up… Read More
2023-04-18 13:50
Yesterday, I received a “Damn-Giver Dispatch” email from John Pavlovitz. Some of y’all probably did also. But, in case you didn’t, or in case you did but missed this… Read More
2023-04-17 18:47
Glenn Kirschner – Justice Clarence Thomas violates federal financial disclosure laws; DOJ MUST investigate! The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – April… Read More
2023-04-17 13:57
Yesterday, it was pretty quiet (she said thankfully.) I”ve been working on some doll clothes latelt, which has the advantages that the pieces are small (therefore light), they go fast… Read More
2023-04-16 21:48
Experts in autocracies have pointed out that it is, unfortunately, easy to slip into normalizing the tyrant, hence it is important to hang on to outrage. These incidents which seem to call f… Read More
2023-04-16 19:06
Glenn Kirschner – Jack Smith expands criminal probe, investigates Trump’s wire fraud by fundraising off the big lie Thom Hartmann – Will Nasty GOP Policy Starve Poor Americ… Read More
2023-04-16 13:51
Yesterday, the radio opera was “Der Rosenkavalier,” by Richard Strauss. The hosts described it as a “poignant comefy,” which is probably as good a description as any… Read More
2023-04-15 21:39
You may have heard or read the shocking news that some Republican lawmakers are considering loosening the laws governing child labor. In fact, children have been found working in slaughterho… Read More
2023-04-15 19:09
Glenn Kirschner – NY AG Letitia James compels Donald Trump to sit for 2nd deposition in $250 million civil fraud suit ABC News – Attorney General Merrick Garland announces probab… Read More
2023-04-15 14:13
Yesterday, as you may already know (but if not will be happy to learn) the Supreme Court told the crazy judge in Texas that he cannot tell the FDA what to do with their special professional… Read More
2023-04-14 19:07
Glenn Kirschner – Jim Jordan seeks to obstruct DA Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of defendant Donald Trump w/NYC clown show The Lincoln Project – Gotham City Farron Balanced &nd&hell…Read More
2023-04-14 13:51
Yesterday, a new transaction came out in the Clarence Thomas scandal. Harlan Crow purchsed some property from Thomas. Per ProPublica – “The sale netted the GOP megadonor two vaca… Read More
2023-04-13 18:57
Glenn Kirschner – NY DA Alvin Bragg SUES Jim Jordan to force him to stop obstructing prosecution of defendant Trump The Lincoln Project – President Fraud Farron Balanced –… Read More
2023-04-13 14:17
Yesterday, the Daily Beast newsletter was super hot. If I avoid doubling up on sources (as I do try to do), I’ll be posting articles from that one day through the weekend. But they hav… Read More
2023-04-12 18:50
Glenn Kirschner – 3 Trump stories: an anonymous jury; Barr says Trump’s sunk; a last-ditch attempt to silence Pence Thom Hartmann – Seriously, the GOP Wants To Bomb Mexico?… Read More
2023-04-12 14:13
Yesterday, In The Public Interest (ITPI – a group which opposes any privatization of anything which ought to be a pure government function) reported that in two red states, Kansas and… Read More
2023-04-11 18:55
Glenn Kirschner – As defendant Trump’s threats to judge & DA continue, it’s time for the judge to order him to STOP! Thom Hartmann – Frightening Truth About GOP&r&hell…Read More
2023-04-11 13:49
Yesterday, I realized I had inadvertently provided proof that when I get home from a visit with Virgil I am not running on all cylinders. I did this by scheduling yesterday’s Video Thr… Read More
2023-04-10 18:57
Yesterday, I got to see Virgil, and give him all your greetings, which he returns. I got the Scrabble set right away, and we managed to play three full games (not keeping score, just attempt… Read More
2023-04-10 14:02
Glenn Kirschner – Justice Clarence Thomas’s ethical lapses are likely also crimes. Time for an investigation. Thom Hartmann – Activist’s Child Arrested…”… Read More
2023-04-10 02:17
I hate violence in real life. I abhor war, and hold those who use vandalism and/or assault to further their cause in great contempt, even when done for the sake of a cause I strongly support… Read More
2023-04-10 01:01
Experts in autocracies have pointed out that it is, unfortunately, easy to slip into normalizing the tyrant, hence it is important to hang on to outrage. These incidents which seem to call f… Read More
2023-04-09 21:25
Let me introduce you to today’s central character: Stumpy, the Forlorn Cherry Tree. It’s located with his much grander and better-known brethren at Washington’s Tidal… Read More
2023-04-09 18:43
Glenn Kirschner – Jim Jordan, who criminally defied a congressional subpoena, issues congressional subpoenas! PoliticsGirl – You Wanna Fix this? Farron Balanced – Is Trump… Read More
2023-04-09 14:00
Yesterday, the radio opera was Puccini’s “Tosca,” an opera which strikes very close to home in multiple circumstances … including the circumstances the United States… Read More
2023-04-08 18:59
Glenn Kirschner – In Hannity interview, defendant Trump admits to obstruction of justice, reveals his motive Ring of Fire – Fox News Makes Terrible Decision To Let Hosts Testify… Read More
2023-04-08 13:51
Yesterday, I was kind of in a contemplative mood. Part of that was brought on by anticipating today’s opera (and I’ll explain that when I talk about the opera in tomorrow’s… Read More
2023-04-07 19:00
Glenn Kirschner – Defendant Trump arraigned on 34 FELONY CHARGES! And it looks like he has co-conspirators. MSNBC – Lawrence: Presumption of Trump’s innocence ‘only a… Read More
2023-04-07 14:00
Yesterday, I got a late start and was coming from behind. I did succeed in pretty well catching up, which is a good thing, since I’m to see Virgil on Easter. And I just make too many m… Read More
2023-04-06 18:56
I don’t know for sure whether Glenn skipped a day… but he was very , very late, and the monthly review is coming up, so I thought I’d just use ths today. Steve Schmidt rea… Read More
2023-04-06 13:45
Yesterday, much of the Front Range (as the eastern edge of the Rockies is nicknamed) woke up to snow on the ground. I didn’t look, but it was cold enough all day to suggest that was al… Read More
2023-04-05 18:57
Glenn Kirschner – Will judge impose gag order to stop defendant Trump’s lies, threats & inciting imminent lawlessness? MSNBC – SCOTUS under new ethics rule thanks to Se… Read More
2023-04-05 15:55
We can all enjoy the good news being spread across America via today’s headlines in a sampling of major newspapers. They’re arranged alphabetically mostly by geography. Read More
2023-04-05 14:03
Yesterday, the forecast predicted snow after 8:00 pm. Not unexpected in April ( or even in May), but for most of last week snow had been in the prediction for yesterday, and then for a coupl… Read More
2023-04-04 19:00
Glenn Kirschner – While Trump gets prosecuted in NY, the classified documents/MAL/obstruction of just case heats up! The Lincoln Project – Indictment Requiem Thom Hartmann &ndash&hell…Read More
2023-04-04 14:09
Yesterday, I received a small grocery order with nothing missing, no substitutions, and everything put into the correct cart (which I label based on how I’ll need to store tham.) That… Read More
2023-04-03 18:52
Glenn Kirschner – Trump’s attorney Tacopina spouts nonsense on TV; why Trump’s statute of limitations claim will fail MSNBC – New Fox emails: CEO says Trump fact-chec… Read More
2023-04-03 14:09
Yesterday, looking at the coverage, I decided thatright now we know as much about Trump**’s legal issues as we are going to know until he is arraigned, when the indictment will be unse… Read More
2023-04-02 22:00
Experts in autocracies have pointed out that it is, unfortunately, easy to slip into normalizing the tyrant, hence it is important to hang on to outrage. These incidents which seem to call f… Read More
2023-04-02 18:57
Glenn Kirschner – Trump set to be arraigned on his criminal indictment on Tuesday. Then, it’s on to “The Trump Trials” MSNBC – New Fox emails: CEO says Trump fa… Read More
2023-04-02 14:07
Yesterday, the radio opera was Verdi’s “Falstaff,” based on Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor. Back in the day when the filmed matinees were replayed on… Read More
2023-04-01 21:30
No April Foolin’ here. Whenever there is a national election, there are always people who say “If so-and-so is elected, I’m getting outta the country!” Yeah, right. I… Read More
2023-04-01 19:13
Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump INDICTED! What will happened when he’s booked by the police & arraigned by the judge? MSNBC – Maddow: Prepare for New York D.A.’s T… Read More
2023-04-01 14:06
Yesterday, reading Heather Cox Richardson’s Letter from an American for Thursday, I stumbled on a piece of information which I suspect has mostly gotten lost in the brou-ha-ha over The… Read More
2023-03-31 19:08
(The Liberal Redneck is from Tennessee, and I keep expecting avideo from him about the Nashville mass shooting. There hasn’t been one yet – and it really wouldn’t surprise… Read More
2023-03-31 13:59
Yesterday, I made a couple of cartoons. I don’t need all that many, but I did need two for the first week. I won’t need another before the 20th, so that gives me some slack. And… Read More
2023-03-30 19:04
Glenn Kirschner – Judge ORDERS Mike Pence to testify to the grand jury about the crimes of Donald Trump The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – March 28… Read More
2023-03-30 13:53
Yesterday, it was pretty quiet. Getting my taxes done was probably the high point of the day. Which is really how I like it. But it does leave me with little to say. Cartoon – Short Ta… Read More
2023-03-29 18:54
Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump’s threats to NY DA Alvin Bragg VIOLATE BOTH NEW YORK AND FEDERAL criminal statutes. PoliticsGirl – TikTok Ban Ring of Fire – Jim Jordan… Read More
2023-03-29 14:13
Yesterday, Looking at the 10-day weather forcast, I said to myself, “I guess spring is really here.” But for those who haven’t lived in the Rockies, I think I had better qu… Read More
2023-03-28 19:09
Glenn Kirschner – NY DA Bragg dismisses IN A TWEET Jim Jordan’s latest attempt to interfere in NY prosecution of Trump Politics Girl – Trump is just like us MSNBC – G… Read More
2023-03-28 13:54
Yesterday, I once more got the New Yorker’s Name Drop puzzle on the first clue – and I’m willing to bet that most of y’all will or would too. The image of that red co… Read More
2023-03-27 18:54
Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump THREATENS NY DA Alvin Bragg in violation of NY state law; additional charges likely? The Lincoln Project – Mr. DeSantis Ring of Fire – Fox Ho… Read More
2023-03-27 14:10
Yesterday, I visited Virgil (who returns all greetings). I hadn’t slept all that well, having been awakened over an hour early by pain in my left shoulder – I had been being care… Read More
2023-03-26 19:18
Talking Feds with Harry Litman – Former Prosecutor Decodes the Manhattan DA’s TRUMP INDICTMENT Plans (long, but very nuts and bolts – and Glenn skipped a day.) MSNBC &ndash&hell…Read More
2023-03-26 15:02
Experts in autocracies have pointed out that it is, unfortunately, easy to slip into normalizing the tyrant, hence it is important to hang on to outrage. These incidents which seem to call f… Read More
2023-03-26 13:53
Yesterday, the radio opera was “Norma,” by Vincenzo Bellini, who died young, but during his lifetime was known for his long flowing melodic lines; at a time when everyone was wrt… Read More
2023-03-25 23:50
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. ~ Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) As someone who takes Dylan T… Read More
2023-03-25 18:50
Glenn Kirschner – Jim Jordan tries to interfere in Trump’s NY case, DA Alvin Bragg SCHOOLS Jordan on the Constitution! Politics Girl – Trump Arrest MSNBC – Judge rule… Read More
2023-03-25 15:55
What if Christian [sic] Nationalists actually do gain power in this country? Don’t EVER think it can’t happen here. If somebody went back 90+ years and warned the people of Germa… Read More
2023-03-25 13:57
Yesterday, well, actually a few days ago, so you may have seen it, Disney fired a shot at DeSantis by announcing that Disney World will be hosting a “major summit on gay rights”… Read More
2023-03-24 18:54
Glenn Kirschner – Judge ORDERS Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran to testify AGAINST Trump, and appellate court agrees! Thom Hartmann – Fascist Bullies Don’t Stop… Unless We… Read More
2023-03-24 14:13
Yesterday, there was a very odd story out of Russia – first a bit of background: “eternal flames” are not unknown here, but apparently in Russia there are a gazillion of th… Read More
2023-03-23 18:59
Glenn Kirschner – Trump TROUBLES: NY AG Tish James, Georgia DA Willis, NY DA Bragg ALL breathing down Trump’s neck The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party … Read More
2023-03-23 14:17
Yesterday, I learned from The Daily Beast that PBS has completed and is airing an episode of its “American Masters” series about Dr. Fauci. My recollection is that most of those… Read More
2023-03-22 19:05
Glenn Kirschner – McCarthy & Jordan attempt to shut down NY DA Alvin Bragg’s criminal investigation of Donald Trump Thom Hartmann – How the GOP Weaponized Hate Ring of… Read More
2023-03-22 13:55
Yesterday, someone over at DU pointed out that the closest thing we have to a precedent for charging a President or a former President is the “arrest” of Grant for speeding (in h… Read More
2023-03-21 18:55
Glenn Kirschner – Trump posts about his arrest, urges protest; NY DA Bragg reassures his employees of their safety The Lincoln Project – Victory Farron Balanced – Trump&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-03-21 13:47
Yesterday, I got an email that Al Franken is hosting the Daily Show this week. If you are a regular viewer, you probably already know that. If not, you will have missed a show by now, but th… Read More
2023-03-20 18:49
Glenn Kirschner – Trump says he’ll be ARRESTED on Tuesday; tells his supporters to come to NY & TAKE OUR NATION BACK! The Lincoln Project – Strong Man Ring of Fire &nda&hell…Read More
2023-03-20 17:51
Yesterday, I managed to get the weekly email out before sunset, and was able to slow down a little and saw a headline in the ProPublica newsletter of a follow-up to the story of the teens wh… Read More
2023-03-19 20:26
Experts in autocracies have pointed out that it is, unfortunately, easy to slip into normalizing the tyrant, hence it is important to hang on to outrage. These incidents which seem to call f… Read More
2023-03-19 19:03
Glenn Kirschner – NY authorities preparing for Trump indictment; Trump’s lawyers says Trump will turn himself in PoliticsGirl – Must Do Before April 4!! Ring of Fire &ndash&hell…Read More
2023-03-19 13:55
Yesterday, the radio opera was Richard Wagner’s “Lohengrin,” which is a sequel to his prior opera, “Parsifal.” Parsifal is identified with Sir Percival of the R… Read More
2023-03-19 01:47
One of the numerous catch phrases that has been circulating during the past few years is “cancel culture.” As you have probably heard, the long-running and much-loved comic Dilbe… Read More
2023-03-18 19:03
Glenn Kirschner – Who will be the FIRST TO INDICT Donald Trump: Georgia DA Fani Willis or NY DA Alvin Bragg? The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – March… Read More
2023-03-18 13:51
Yesterday, I woke up to find that there had been a power failure while I was asleep. I don’t mind resetting the clock and the microwave, but I also had to reset the radio in the comput… Read More
2023-03-15 18:58
Raw News and Politics – Trump Investigations – March 13, 2023 Updates (Glenn skipped a day over the weeekend. So far I’ve kept up, butit’s getting tougher, so I&rsquo&hell…Read More
2023-03-15 14:00
Yesterday, between spending Monday sleeping late even for me, and having my BFF ome over to help me with some – for me – heavy lifting (and when we get together, it never stops w… Read More
2023-03-14 18:55
Glenn Kirschner – Michael Cohen testifies in NY Grand jury; Trump refuses to testify in grand jury; indictment nears (Cohen is not a target of the grand jury before which he is testify… Read More
2023-03-14 13:58
A few days ago, the newsletter I get every week from the Project on Government Oversight included a request for me to edit, sign, and send a letter to President Joe asking him to fire the IG… Read More
2023-03-13 19:08
Glenn Kirschner – Mike Pence CALLS OUT Donald Trump at Gridiron Dinner? Will Pence now testify about Trump’s crimes? Thom Hartmann – Is This Healthcare or a Crime? Ring of… Read More
2023-03-13 13:56
Yesterday, I overslept – slept through my alarm, I think, although I haven’t yet checked to make sure I actually set it to come on; it took me a whle to set it to the time I want… Read More
2023-03-12 23:39
Experts in autocracies have pointed out that it is, unfortunately, easy to slip into normalizing the tyrant, hence it is important to hang on to outrage. These incidents which seem to call f… Read More
2023-03-12 23:20
It’s always been a rite of passage for any politician hoping to become president to make a pilgrimage to Iowa in the dead of winter. And Ron DeSantis was no exception this weeken… Read More
2023-03-12 21:53
I am not particularly religious, and have never been. I don’t have a problem with religious people, just as long as they are not a—holes about their faith. You’ve probably… Read More
2023-03-12 18:48
Glenn Kirschner – Trump demands immediate release of insurrectionists. Is he giving aid & comfort to the insurrection? Senator Warren Calls out Chair Powell for Fed’s Plan to… Read More
2023-03-12 14:00
Yesterday, the radio opera was Verdi’s “La Traviata,” an opera which I have never gotten tired of yet. Based on “La Dame aux Camélias” by Alexandre Dumas… Read More
2023-03-11 20:17
Glenn Kirschner – NY DA Bragg invites Donald Trump to testify in grand jury; next prosecutorial step? An indictment Politics Girl – Fox News Viewer? Thom Hartmann – How Doe… Read More
2023-03-11 14:47
Have you ever heard of Susie King Taylor? Neither had I. Yesterday, I got an email from Theater of War which introduced me. She was the first Black nurse to serve in the Union Army during ou… Read More
2023-03-10 20:01
Glenn Kirschner – Is Ivanka Trump throwing daddy, Don Jr. & Eric under the bus in NY AG Tish James’s civil fraud case? The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican… Read More
2023-03-09 19:48
Glenn Kirschner – Fox’s elections lies, Tucker Carlson’s J6 video sleight of hand, and the need for consequences The Lincoln Project – CPAC Day 2 in 130 Seconds VoteV… Read More
2023-03-09 14:40
Yesterday, I slept late but woke up refreshed. In my emails, I found one from Lakota Law about a Two-Spirit Powwow held lastmonth in the San Francisco Bay Area. Unfortunately, there’s… Read More
2023-03-08 20:05
The Lincoln Project – CPAC Day 1 in 135 Seconds Fluffy Owlets Grow Big and Strong to Return to Wild Beau – Let’s talk about Hershey’s and what’s happening&helli&hell…Read More
2023-03-08 14:57
Yesterday, I decided whuch urgent care to visit, and went there – unfortunately I ended up walking completely around the building before finding the right door. I didn’t have to… Read More
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