St. Valentine’s Day Reads
Posted: February 14, 2021 | Author: JJ Lopez aka Minkoff Minx | Filed under: 2022 Elections, 2024 Elections, Domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, History, impeach trump, morning reads, open thread, Political and Editorial Cartoons, Psychopaths in charge, Republican politics, Republican presidential politics, Senate, the GOP, Trump Impeachment, We are so F'd | Tags: #43Traitors | 18 Comments
This special Valentine goes out to all those people #43Traitors who voted to give a certain insurrectionist yet another free pass.
By the way, all Kitty hearts illustrations by:
Thank You. pic.twitter.com/LAwlaOmmly
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) February 14, 2021
Our constitutional system is only as good as the people we entrust to lead it.
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) February 13, 2021
My statement on today’s impeachment vote: pic.twitter.com/Hfk8yqToPr
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) February 13, 2021
That McConnell tore their defense to shreds while also voting to acquit means we all know the fix was in and that their defense made not one bit of difference. https://t.co/ThfbuIkgzl
— The Editorial Board (@johnastoehr) February 14, 2021
It took MAGA four years to prep its movement to be okay with killing Americans and negligent genocide using disease.
Hitler was only able to do that after fifteen years.
— Mr. Steven Jarvis (@crookedpinkie1) February 14, 2021
Seventeen of the #43Traitors are up for re-election in 2022 per Ballotpedia.
The most vulnerable are @RoyBluntMO @RonJohnsonWI @marcorubio and @SenToddYoung
Others at risk: @DrRandPaul @robportman @SenJohnKennedy @Boozman4AR
DONATE & VOLUNTEER AGAINST THEM #VoteThemOut pic.twitter.com/RWpsrnjxhw
— Mook (@Mookulator) February 13, 2021
If the press had brains they'd be raking McConnell over the coals for delaying and then saying it is too late. LOOK what he just confessed to on the floor: Trump's guilt. He let him off cause HE prevented a trial before Trump left. THAT's about as reprehensible as it gets.
— Jennifer 'Convict. Disqualify.' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 13, 2021
Gotta love those editorial illustrators, though! pic.twitter.com/1DjqAjlO69
— Gertrudes Larkin (@GertrudesLarkin) February 13, 2021
@NicolleDWallace is exactly right when she points out that EVERY Republican who has ANY aspirations to run for President in 2024 will now have to go up against and beat Trump.
You idiots.
Rubio
Cruz
Cotton
Portman
Hawley
Haley
GrahamYou made this mess, you deal with it.
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby Calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) February 13, 2021
Apparently #MAGA stands for “Murderous Authoritarian Gets Acquittal.”#ImpeachmentTrial #TrumpIsGuilty #TrumpImpeachment #43Traitors pic.twitter.com/HexxFvdDdx
— Eric Wolfson (@EricWolfson) February 13, 2021
Republicans who voted not to convict Trump are on the wrong side of history. #43Traitors pic.twitter.com/Tj4pfdwIcc
— Fredtimbo (@Fredtimbo) February 13, 2021
New York prosecutors expand Trump Organization probe to $280m in loans https://t.co/5TRl6HICyq
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 13, 2021
The Republican Senatapede. #43traitors pic.twitter.com/TT7MpZUlrV
— dœ (@marcinogens) February 13, 2021
The impeachment trial brings home the painful reality.
Trump is only part of the problem.
The larger problem is that Trump is being shielded by a major political party that believes in his tactics and everything he stands for, and will defend literally anything he does.
— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) February 13, 2021
Our Government will never change as long as Mitch McConnell holds office.
— Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) February 13, 2021
Repeat after me, America#ImpeachmentTrial pic.twitter.com/zsx9dwF5yp
— Ann Telnaes (@AnnTelnaes) February 13, 2021
Trump’s lawyers talking now 👇 pic.twitter.com/cDYcU5sTUG
— Pat Bagley (@Patbagley) February 13, 2021
Twitter did more to hold trump accountable than the #gop.
— Eric Garcia for Congress (@EricG1247) February 13, 2021
This tweet is getting some attention:
Politics moves in steps in the US. On McCarthy, Civil rights, Nixon. Don’t underestimate the significance of today. Seven Republicans voted to remove a president of their own party from office. Their leader accused him of provoking terrorism. This is news and history.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) February 14, 2021
So, there are bad storms across the country…
😮 Coast-to-coast winter weather headlines from the NWS this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/ozyMX8zXM4
— Corey Pieper (@Geostrophic) February 14, 2021
I will end with this one observation:
As a colleague of mine has observed:
If Republicans control the House and Senate in 2024, there’s no way a Democrat, if he/she wins the presidential election, will be certified and allowed to take office.
— Ian Bassin (@ianbassin) February 14, 2021
What can you say after that?
Sunday Funnies: Tuna Melts
Posted: January 31, 2021 | Author: JJ Lopez aka Minkoff Minx | Filed under: Biden’s First 100 Days, Domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, Food, impeach trump, Joe Biden, morning reads, open thread, Political and Editorial Cartoons, the GOP | 5 Comments
What’s going on?
So, now for some news links:
I wish this was the latest shocking news story…
A class action lawsuit filed in California accuses Subway of selling tuna sandwiches that are "bereft of tuna." https://t.co/WSYPzc6QZX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 31, 2021
But, as you will see…it’s not.
A COVID-19-related shortage has Grape-Nuts faithful missing that familiar crunch of their favorite breakfast cereal. pic.twitter.com/IApV4dnq8a
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 29, 2021
Seriously…though.
93,581 people have died from Covid-19 so far this month.
January is the deadliest month of the pandemic, according to Johns Hopkins University.
— Victor Blackwell CNN (@VictorBlackwell) January 31, 2021
Publix heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli provided the “lion’s share” of funding for the Washington Ellipse rally preceding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the Wall Street Journal reported. https://t.co/XgTiGaEG7R
— Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) January 30, 2021
Since Publix @Publix turned off replies to this tweet, I would like to point out that Julie Jenkins Fancelli is President of Publix's charitable foundation and she and her other family members have 20% ownership in Publix https://t.co/TXTLLDFSTb
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) January 31, 2021
So if this report is right, Trump wanted his lawyers to lie and they quit rather than do something unethical. It’s that simple. https://t.co/0jJsx5LUWV
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) January 31, 2021
This vile Q bitch needs to go:
The vile, @mtgreenee uses language, insulting people w/learning disabilities. Like so many Americans, I am part of a special needs family. There are millions of students with disabilities in America. It is appalling this “lady” is now on the committee that sets education policy. https://t.co/UxnhowL6oh
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) January 30, 2021
Rep. Cori Bush is to be commended for her professionalism regarding the way she handled Marjorie Greene allegedly coming up behind her & "berating" her. Someday, Greene is going to "come up behind" & "berate" the wrong (or right) sista girl. https://t.co/Al0kaW7Opw
— Joyce Hutchens (@JoyceHutchens3) January 30, 2021
To the mob pushing Congress to overturn the election, wife of SCOTUS Justice Thomas wrote: “GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU STANDING UP or PRAYING!” He must recuse from all cases where she has lobbied or resign.https://t.co/cjOaU54amA via @slate
— Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) January 29, 2021
Ukraine stayed quiet during Trump-era pressures. Now it’s sharing some Giuliani tales. https://t.co/STMrRXwVlS
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 30, 2021
This “both sides” crap has got to stop. There is the side of violent insurrection or there is the side of American democracy. It’s that simple. https://t.co/Ct4WLFUKnM
— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) January 31, 2021
Smoking gun: The orders from Miller to the DC National Guard for January 6 included in linked article— is a must read. The DC guard were allowed no helmets, no body armor, no weapons. They were not allowed to stop or arrest protesters. Letter orders no interference with rioters https://t.co/py9y17iw0U pic.twitter.com/tjsLBVcbPn
— Holly Brewer (@earlymodjustice) January 30, 2021
Congress and the Department of Justice must investigate this immediately. The invasion of the Capitol on January 6 is looking more and more like an inside job.
Trump Defense Secretary Disarmed D.C. National Guard Before Capitol Riot https://t.co/1w5Gr4lF0j
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) January 30, 2021
And I can’t stress this enough….what the fuck?
what the absolute shit https://t.co/wZpYpvLAx4
— ⚖️Imani Gandy ⚖️ (@AngryBlackLady) January 31, 2021
These selfish, insane, degenerate fucks:
Dodger Stadium vaccination site shut down amid protest – Los Angeles Times https://t.co/5psNzZ6iw2— Richard Marx (@richardmarx) January 31, 2021
Lock. Them. Up. https://t.co/DjJecNLZcU
— Lex Alexander (@LexAlexander) January 31, 2021
Last year, Andrew Yang put his name behind an effort to purge nondisclosure agreements from politics, as they were suppress allegations of wrongdoing.
The Daily News has learned that he's making volunteers sign an 11 point NDA for his 2021 Mayoral runhttps://t.co/crabG2x9xd
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 30, 2021
🚨 BREAKING: An investigation of Andrew Yang's presidential campaign reveals allegations of sexist, discriminatory, or hostile behavior to women from as early as fall 2018.
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 30, 2021
To be clear, this is authoritarianism. https://t.co/FrR3n57xXV
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) January 29, 2021
On the steps of the Wyoming statehouse yesterday, at least 800 people were chanting “USA! USA!” while Rep. Matt Gaetz blasted Rep. Liz Cheney.@playbookplus's takeaway: If Cheney were up for reelection in 2021 instead of 2022, she’d be in serious trouble.https://t.co/38RDYVvym7
— POLITICO (@politico) January 29, 2021
WATCH: A rare fossilized tree whose branches and roots are still intact after 20 million years was found during roadwork near an ancient forest petrified millions of years ago on the island of Lesbos in Greece pic.twitter.com/VNdgvGlZPa
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 30, 2021
At least Biden is getting shit done.
Over the last 10 days, I’ve taken action on:
– COVID-19
– The economy
– Climate change
– Racial equity
– Immigration
– Health care
– LGBTQ+ rightsAnd I’m just getting started.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 30, 2021
This is an open thread.
Wednesday Reads: On the 7th day…
Posted: January 27, 2021 | Author: JJ Lopez aka Minkoff Minx | Filed under: Biden Harris 2020, COVID19, Domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, impeach trump, morning reads, open thread, Political and Editorial Cartoons, Senate, the GOP, white nationalists | 9 Comments
This is a week out, with a new President, have you been sleeping better?
Now for a few news links:
Presumably for the same reason he continues to support Trump, who literally sent a fascist mob to the Capitol to make the murder fantasies come true. https://t.co/Ci2ShJID5c
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) January 27, 2021
"In one post, from January 2019, Greene liked a comment that said 'a bullet to the head would be quicker' to remove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi."
How do we allow someone who promotes domestic terrorism to hold office? How?? https://t.co/jqmHW4Ur1i
— Hend Amry (@LibyaLiberty) January 27, 2021
Widespread internet outages hit Northeast https://t.co/oEwveJybaq
— AJC (@ajc) January 27, 2021
BREAKING: President Biden’s Acting AG Monty Wilkinson officially rescinded the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" program, which resulted in separation of over 3,000 families, according to a copy of his letter obtained by @NBCNews. With @JuliaEAinsley.https://t.co/7vCGIyfgWc
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) January 26, 2021
Global number of COVID cases surpasses 100 million https://t.co/wPxMKND7ZR
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 27, 2021
Look! Shiny Normal Thing! Joe Biden Gonna Reopen Obamacare Signups, Because Emergencyhttps://t.co/URRxan88O4 by @DoktorZoom
— Wonkette (@Wonkette) January 27, 2021
President Biden will move forward with a plan announced 5 years ago and stalled by the Trump admin. to place abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, the White House says. https://t.co/t7OuFtguzz
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 26, 2021
So the Pences can't afford a house because the VP salary is so low, but a $15hr minimum wage is too high? Huh. https://t.co/U8PhCtfdWr
— Victoria Brownworth #NoUnityWithoutAccountability (@VABVOX) January 27, 2021
Companies that hire people who worked as top Trump admin aides will be identified by a new liberal watchdog group formed to track the employment of ex-senior administration officials. https://t.co/nyDFUUaxlb
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 27, 2021
Call Tuberville, Cruz and Hawley as Impeachment witnesses and grill ‘em like a carp on live TV, then force them to recuse themselves as jurors.
— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) January 27, 2021
BREAKING NEWS: The ALABAMA POLITICAL REPORTER picks up my Trump International Hotel report from PROOF and contacts Senator Tuberville (R-AL) for comment.
Tuberville now claims that what Charles Herbster put on social media is false.
Someone is lying. https://t.co/61s0CJtWRR
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 27, 2021
MAJOR BREAKING NEWS (h/t @CheriJacobus): Txtwire CEO Daniel Beck Claims He Attended January 5 Meeting at Trump International Hotel—and that Attendees Included Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, Kimberly Guilfoyle (Who Called Ali Alexander) and Tommy Tuberville (Who Denies Being There) pic.twitter.com/RM4F5SXNdF
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 27, 2021
The Republicans are still behaving like Trump hasn’t left the stage and is still in power, as if they don’t have the power to end his terrible reign or worse—after everything—don’t want to.
— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) January 27, 2021
And on the seventh day…well, eighth day, things seem to be getting unfucked nicely. However, all this tRumpian loyalty is disgusting and disturbing…
Then, we always have this:
Imagine being culpable in a deadly insurrection and you get to vote along with the victims on whether everyone should just “move on.”
— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) January 27, 2021
This is an open thread.
Sunday Reads: What’s Normal?
Posted: January 24, 2021 | Author: JJ Lopez aka Minkoff Minx | Filed under: 2020 Elections, Biden Harris 2020, Donald Trump, impeach trump, morning reads, open thread, Political and Editorial Cartoons | Tags: Joe Biden | 6 Comments
Trump is gone, innit wonderful.
This is an open thread.
Sunday Reads: Whitelash
Posted: January 10, 2021 | Author: JJ Lopez aka Minkoff Minx | Filed under: 2020 Elections, Barack Obama, Biden Harris 2020, Black Lives Matter, Congress, Domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, FBI, House of Representatives, impeach trump, morning reads, open thread, racism, Senate | Tags: impeachment, Mike Pence, Republicans, Ted Cruz | 20 Comments
This attempted coup is disgusting…here are a few thoughts on the violence this past week.
I think it all stems from the fact that a black man was elected President some years ago….tRump supporters have something in common. They are white supremacist, bigoted assholes.
In 1923, Adolf Hitler led a failed coup. He was treated leniently. Germany moved on.
A decade later, he was dictator, and the worst disaster in the history of the civilized world ensued.
In 2021, when the president of the United States leads a failed coup, we must not move on.— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) January 8, 2021
After this violent coup attempt, incited and maybe coordinated by Trump, where we are lucky many House members or Senators were not taken hostage or worse, Trump is still sitting in our White House tonight, rather than removed from office or otherwise taken into custody.
— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) January 9, 2021
How and why is someone close to the WH familiar enough with the rioters to be “in touch with them”? That tells me this is a coordinated effort. That’s called conspiracy. https://t.co/FjGkRStleX
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 6, 2021
Social media platforms banning Trump from the entire internet pic.twitter.com/BfT8SHRqKL
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 9, 2021
Trump tried to take out his own Vice President and the Speaker of the House and people are butthurt about him losing his Twitter? He should be in shackles.
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) January 9, 2021
Trump's hair plugs will go offline next. https://t.co/6wUMxkLyyb
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) January 10, 2021
— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) January 8, 2021
'They had a map of the tunnels [in the basement of the Capitol], and they were talking about how they're going to be able to stop Congress from leaving. They imagined that this was the day there were going to be mass executions of Congressmen.'https://t.co/qIjNYN4Kqd
— Leland #StayHome 🏡 #ThankYouGeorgia!🍑 (@daft_editor) January 9, 2021
DC police arrested more than five times as many people at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests last summer than they did during the day of insurrection at the Capitol, according to a CNN analysis of Metropolitan Police Department data https://t.co/sIrrxHVVda
— CNN (@CNN) January 9, 2021
"There's going to be more violence," warns Chris Krebs, the former US Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, who was fired by Pres. Trump. "There is going to be violence in the run-up to the inauguration. This is not over. There will be more." pic.twitter.com/M1YkeWHLDs
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) January 9, 2021
Ah, well. pic.twitter.com/6L3Qi4hrXX
— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) January 9, 2021
🚨 Two Black officers told BuzzFeed News that their chief and other upper management left them totally unprepared and were nowhere to be found on the day.
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 10, 2021
Republicans impeach for erections but not insurrections.
— Outspoken (@Out5p0ken) January 9, 2021
In White Privilege news …. https://t.co/qREvSuc3bx
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 9, 2021
They were screaming heads on pikes and now you want to talk about unity?
Fuck off
— David Hogg 📢 (@davidhogg111) January 9, 2021
SCOOP: There is a new dissent cable filed by scores of State Dept officials after Capitol Hill violence. They rebuke Pompeo for not condemning Trump & urge him to consider 25th amendment consultations. Largely unprecedented move in State's ~232 yr history https://t.co/hV95U6llNd
— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) January 10, 2021
18 USC §1751(d) makes it a federal crime to conspire to kill the Vice President.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) January 10, 2021
Months ahead of Capitol riot, DHS threat assessment group was gutted: Officials – ABC News https://t.co/45RG9lf5ft
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) January 10, 2021
I worked on the hill and walked those tunnels for years, but would need a map to find the Parliamentarians office.
Those terrorists had help.
— 📢 Karen Murphy ☘️ (@MDHillRaiser) January 9, 2021
The night before the attack at the Capitol, a journalist working with FRONTLINE and @ProPublica encountered members of the Proud Boys in dark clothes, eschewing their typical black and yellow outfits, walking through D.C. https://t.co/vOw9HQJsk9
— FRONTLINE (@frontlinepbs) January 10, 2021
This thread:
Take the time to read through this thread of affidavits about what the terrorists who besieged the US Capitol intended to do and their weapons. People do not fully appreciate how close this came to being a mass casualty event. Every person in that building is lucky to be alive. https://t.co/XWvgXHnpGP
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) January 10, 2021
A sitting president tried to murder the entire line of succession.
— Raine of Pain misses derby (so mask tf up) (@FrenchRainez) January 9, 2021
Just waiting for…
This is an open thread.
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