Soft Sunset
Meanwhile, back in DC in Statutory Hall, the National Guard is encamped.
It is the first time there has been an encampment of soldiers there since the Civil War.
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WaPo: Coronavirus shutdowns have quashed nearly all other common viruses. But scientists say a rebound is coming. [Click] ‘I never would have expected to see flu activity this low,' says CDC official.
ReplyDeleteJennifer Rubin: Trump’s future looks rotten [Click] Nice little summary. I keep wondering which country might give him political asylum; if he were to cough up enough cash in advance, I suppose there might be some small country that would do it.
ReplyDeleteI gather he's strapped for cash at the moment. And the banks that used to be his best buddies are scuttling away from him ASAP.
DeleteTo make things even more interesting, as memory serves me at least some of Trump's big loans are guaranteed not by the specific properties, but by Trump himself, personally.
DeleteConsequences.
DeleteHeadlines from https://politicalwire.com/
ReplyDeleteSnapchat Will Permanently Ban Trump
Trump’s $200 Drug Discount Cards Won’t Happen
Ivanka Made Agents Rent a $3,000 per Month Toilet
ReplyDeleteThe last days of Pompeo: secretary of state lashes out as reign comes to an end [Click] ”Trump’s foreign policy chief has pursued confrontation with Iran and other perceived enemies, but his efforts to disrupt diplomacy will end in failure”
I just looked at this post and realized that the title of the column is a pun on The Last Days of Pompeii [Click], which I discovered was written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton! [Click] He turned out, to my surprise, to have been a very interesting (and influential) fellow.
DeleteThere is a veritable feast, nay, a banquet--of books by Edward Bulwer-Lytton at Project Gutenberg!
DeleteWill Chief Justice Roberts preside at Trump’s [second] impeachment trial? Maybe[—or maybe not.] [Click] “Like so many other legal issues in the Trump era, his second impeachment trial is unprecedented.”
ReplyDeleteVT cases: 9573-9368=205
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162 deaths(+4)
Recovered 6403 (66.9%)
Hospital 44(-4) ICU 8(0)
Tests 282,517 (+1485)
Positivity rate up to 2.9%
Death rate holding at 1.7%
73 new cases here in Chittenden County
There's a lot of talk about right wing extremists. To date I have heard not one word about reactionary, Trumpist "Catholics". I use the quotation marks advisedly. Anyhow, I know from having YouTube's logarithms put their videos on my recommendation page that there are several - probably more than several - such channels on YouTube. One in particular lands on my recommendations page with aggravating regularity, Life Site News. Last Thursday came the video I shared here of Leo Kelly telling his story, exclusively to Life Site News, of how he entered the Capitol and what he did there. I have reported the video...*twice*... and it's still there. Today there's one of the heroic rioter who tried to prevent windows from being broken. There are other videos with titles like Pastor Admonishes Parishioners Who Voted for Biden and others warning of apocalypse under a Biden admin. It's scary and sickening just to look at a handful of titles. But nobody gives a shit!
ReplyDeleteI've tried bringing the Kelly video to the attention of Chris Cuomo and Donie O'Sullivan of CNN and even the FBI. Nothing works. YouTube won't take the video down,much less the channel. Nobody mentions the role of the reactionary Catholic media in the current mess. I'm terribly frustrated.
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I suppose they are leery of being accused of being anti-Catholic. The Know-Nothings were a long time ago, but they have not been forgotten. And the more recent work of "conservatives" to specially privilege their approved religions is another big problem. When government and religion get mixed up, it ultimately isn't good for either one; but many people can't see past their noses. Like the business "leaders" who can't see past the end of the next quarter. Sorry I can't be of any actual help, but I certainly empathize.
DeleteThanks, Alan.
DeleteSomebody mentioned the Know Nothings on CNN recently... Don't remember who. But seems to me he said Trump is in the direct line from that movement.
I was struck by Trump's response when asked recently about QAnon: "I know nothing." That is exactly the canned response that gave the "Know Nothings" (more properly the American Party) their popular name.
DeleteBiden to speak to the nation momentarily, on all major networks and CNN.
ReplyDeleteBernie is on Colbert tonight.
Gee!
DeleteOHIO; COVID cases 807,293 and 9,990 deaths.
ReplyDeleteI was cooking all afternoon and almost forgot to get this data.
Anderson Cooper just showed video of various Right Wingnuts spouting hatred to crowds and igniting violence.
ReplyDeleteThen he looked at the camera and said, "Feeling united yet?"
They don't want unity. They just want us to surrender. That is NOT going to happen.
DeleteFunny how, after relating that Confederate Flag Guy has surrendered to the FBI, a CNN reporter (Zalensky?) said, "Much like the first people who carried that flag."
DeleteSomebody using the name Dr. Ward Q. Normal posted this: "The trouble with conspiracy theories is that a lack of evidence is not taken as proof it's not real, but instead as proof the conspiracy is indeed everywhere. This is like thinking that the reason you never see elephants hiding up in treetops is because they're good at it."
ReplyDeleteWhy else?
DeleteAt the 11th hour, Trump hands Biden a whole new set of foreign policy headaches.
ReplyDeleteGod, what a douche this man is!
DeleteMiscellaneous:
ReplyDelete“Snapchat will permanently ban President Trump’s account on Jan. 20, after locking it indefinitely last week following the Capitol siege,” Axios reports.
Bitcoin Payments Made to [right-wing] Activists Before Capitol Mob [Click] It seems that most of the parties have been identified.
So far, Trump can’t find any attorneys to defend him in Senate trial. [Click]
Dozens on Terrorist Watch List Took Part in Capitol Riot [Click]
A rehearsal for Joe Biden’s inauguration scheduled for Sunday has been postponed because of security concerns, Politico reports.
FBI Arrests Retired Firefighter Accused Of Throwing Fire Extinguisher At Capitol Police [Click]
Lawmakers introduce bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to hero officer [Click]
I was going to watch Biden's speech, but when I looked it up on YouTube it looked like it was more than two hours long. I will wait for the summaries tomorrow. I gather that Bernie on Colbert isn't until rather late, so will check up on that tomorrow as well.
ReplyDeleteIt was maybe 15-20 minutes.
DeleteAnd definitely listen to Bernie. Great interview!
OK, I will look again. I only found the 12-minute Colbert segment before Bernie.
DeleteOK, here is the Guardian’s synopsis of Biden’s speech: 'No time to waste': Biden unveils $1.9tn coronavirus stimulus package. Plan includes $160bn in vaccination funds, $350bn for state and local governments, and $1tn in relief to families, including $1,400 stimulus checks, etc. [Click] US Chamber of Commerce is strongly supportive.
ReplyDeleteBiden and team are going to hit the ground running. I hope they blow us away with all they accomplish in the first 100 days.
DeleteBernie is the new Chair of the Budget Committee.
ReplyDeleteLeahy is the new Chair of Appropriations.
Vermont holds the purse strings of the Senate!
This bodes well.