Lawrence O’Donnell interviews Alexander Butterfield [Click] I must admit that I had forgotten Mr. Butterfield, who revealed the existence of the White House tapes. But that was a long time ago, and I did not follow the proceedings closely.
Exchange of the Day July 12, 2022 at 9:51 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Attorney David Schoen complained to U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols after losing a bid to delay Steve Bannon’s trial, per the Washington Post:
SCHOEN: What’s the point of going to trial if there are no defenses?
NICHOLS: Agreed. ======================== The January 6 Committee Moves the Needle July 12, 2022 at 9:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
A new Politico/Morning Consult poll suggests the January 6 Committee could be changing the public’s understanding of that day’s events:
66% of voters say Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election. 66% say he claimed the election was fraudulent without evidence. 59% say he misled the public about the outcome of the election.
Also interesting: 44% of Republicans say Trump lied about the election results. That’s up seven points since the end of June.
It's hot here--103F, they say. And it feels like it. Not at all unusual for July in Fresno. The Air Quality Index has is holding at "moderate" and we can barely see the mountains--I suppose it is due to a little smoke from the Yosemite fire. If the national weather forecast is to be believed, it looks like you might have some thunderstorms up your way, listener.
{listener} No and Yes. Not at our house, but as we dropped off Elder*NH*Granddaughter back home in NH, as luck would have it, we met an impressive thunderstorm during unloading. At least we were spared the worst of that storm’s fury, as other areas got 60mph wind gusts and half dollar sized hail. We just had a deluge and a little wind.
Trump very recently tried to lean on a so far unidentified witness. [Click] I thought the Godfather had someone else do that sort of thing. For Heaven's sake, why isn't Trump pulling a Fulgencio Batista? Is there no foreign country that will give him political asylum?
I figure that leaving from Miami his plane ought to be able to get to most of South America (specifically Paraguay); leaving from New York he could make it to northwestern Africa, Scandinavia and the EU; Moscow might just barely be in range without refueling.
{listener} Awww, phooey!! We missed watching today’s live as we still had our 6 year old granddaughter with us. (We’re headed home now to watch it!) But next Thursday we will have 6 yo grandson with us, as well as granddaughter about to turn 13. We’ll need to tape that one too, I guess.
Boy, a percolator and food cut-outs too! That's a very interesting set.
ReplyDeleteI like the percolator...would have wanted the set just for that item. It's funny that the food cutouts do not seem to have survived 'til now. Hmmm...
DeleteLawrence O’Donnell interviews Alexander Butterfield [Click] I must admit that I had forgotten Mr. Butterfield, who revealed the existence of the White House tapes. But that was a long time ago, and I did not follow the proceedings closely.
ReplyDeleteNew Reporting On Weapons Among January 6th Mob Amplifies Severity Of Attack [Click]
ReplyDeleteHow the Sahara Desert is Turning into a Farmland Oasis [Click]
ReplyDeleteHow Detroit is Turning into a Farmland Oasis [Click]
ReplyDeleteExchange of the Day
ReplyDeleteJuly 12, 2022 at 9:51 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
Attorney David Schoen complained to U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols after losing a bid to delay Steve Bannon’s trial, per the Washington Post:
SCHOEN: What’s the point of going to trial if there are no defenses?
NICHOLS: Agreed.
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The January 6 Committee Moves the Needle
July 12, 2022 at 9:55 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
A new Politico/Morning Consult poll suggests the January 6 Committee could be changing the public’s understanding of that day’s events:
66% of voters say Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election.
66% say he claimed the election was fraudulent without evidence.
59% say he misled the public about the outcome of the election.
Also interesting: 44% of Republicans say Trump lied about the election results. That’s up seven points since the end of June.
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DeleteThat is good news.
Pat Cipollone Corroborated ‘Virtually Everything’ [Click]
ReplyDeleteEuro and Dollar Are at Parity [Click] I did a double take when I ordered something from Germany yesterday.
Jill Biden Compares Hispanics to Breakfast Tacos [Click] Sounds like she needs to get a new speech writer. She later apologized.
Michigan’s Already Got Roe on the Ballot [Click]
ReplyDeleteToday’s Jan. 6 Hearing: How Trump Egged On The Violent Mob, Including Extremists [Click] Committee Has Kept Today’s Witnesses Under Wraps So Far, but newshounds have identified three. Hearing Will Spotlight Trump’s Infamous Dec. 18 Meeting.
Durbin Not Buying Ridiculous Biden Deal For GOP Anti-Abortion Judge [Click]
HHS: Hospitals Must Offer Abortion If Pregnant Person’s Life Is At Risk [Click] I suppose that wouldn’t be a problem if the hospital and physician don’t take any of that dreadful socialist money Medicare hands out.
Trump Rally In North Carolina Rescheduled As Ex-POTUS Is Set To Testify Under Oath [Click]
ReplyDeleteIn related news:
DeleteGeorgia Judge Orders Graham To Testify In Fulton County DA’s Investigation [Click]
Barr Subpoenaed In Dominion’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News [Click]
Texans urged to save energy as extreme heatwave strains power grid. Electricity demand expected to surpass supply as temperatures hit triple digits, shattering records [Click] But they don’t have to take any of that foreign electricity from other states! I will bet a nickel that the El Paso area is OK, since they are linked to New Mexico and follow federal regulations.
ReplyDeleteI once drove through El Paso on my way to New Mexico; it struck me as roughly similar to Fresno.
DeleteNasa publishes flurry of images from James Webb space telescope [Click]
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DeleteAwesome, isn’t it?
Frances Ryan: There is nothing funnier or more terrifying than the Tory leadership candidates [Click] EEK.
ReplyDeleteIt's hot here--103F, they say. And it feels like it. Not at all unusual for July in Fresno. The Air Quality Index has is holding at "moderate" and we can barely see the mountains--I suppose it is due to a little smoke from the Yosemite fire. If the national weather forecast is to be believed, it looks like you might have some thunderstorms up your way, listener.
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DeleteNo and Yes.
Not at our house, but as we dropped off Elder*NH*Granddaughter back home in NH, as luck would have it, we met an impressive thunderstorm during unloading. At least we were spared the worst of that storm’s fury, as other areas got 60mph wind gusts and half dollar sized hail. We just had a deluge and a little wind.
Trump very recently tried to lean on a so far unidentified witness. [Click] I thought the Godfather had someone else do that sort of thing. For Heaven's sake, why isn't Trump pulling a Fulgencio Batista? Is there no foreign country that will give him political asylum?
ReplyDeleteI figure that leaving from Miami his plane ought to be able to get to most of South America (specifically Paraguay); leaving from New York he could make it to northwestern Africa, Scandinavia and the EU; Moscow might just barely be in range without refueling.
DeleteInsanity.
DeleteMalignant Narcissism causes a person to never back down or admit wrong. They will go ballistic rather than admit wrong.
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DeleteNext January 6 Hearing Moved to Next Week [Click] On account of “infusion of new testimony” that has “opened up a number of different avenues.”
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DeleteAwww, phooey!!
We missed watching today’s live as we still had our 6 year old granddaughter with us. (We’re headed home now to watch it!) But next Thursday we will have 6 yo grandson with us, as well as granddaughter about to turn 13. We’ll need to tape that one too, I guess.
At today’s January 6th Committee Jamie Raskin [delivers] the Most Powerful Closing Statement Yet [Click] Yes, very good.
ReplyDeleteI looked up Rep. Raskin’s Wikipedia entry; [Click] SMALL WONDER INDEED that he cold give such a good closing statement!
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