1/. Whether we like it or not, anyone who believes in democracy is in a fight to the death with the radicalised
Republican party - this is serious folks....
Lost cause? Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The GOP holds every elected, statewide office that Texas has to offer — from railroad commissioner to comptroller to attorney general to governor. The party has controlled the state’s Senate for a quarter century, and its House for 19 years. Last November, Texas voters backed Donald Trump over Joe Biden by nearly seven points, while sending an overwhelmingly Republican delegation to Congress.
2/. We watch Rachel regularly, and I have never seen her more serious - she masterfully breaks down the crisis we are in right now with the Republican Party and voting rights, and explains the two simultaneous paths we are going down quickly. This is a must watch.....9 excellent and scary minutes....
3/. This is true! Amazon Sidewalk is on your app just like this says, and when you get to it it is enabled....so switch it off.
Go to "more" in your app [right hand side at the bottom], then settings, then account settings and there's Amazon Sidewalk.
Wow....
4/. The craze of the moment with people who have too much money and no common sense is "Raw Water", so Desi from the "Daily Show" sets out
to investigate....six minutes of amusing comedic reporting [and a touch of science]....
5/. Matt Taibbi often tells us things we absolutely don't want to hear - in this case he is looking at Biden's policies, and the signals are coming from the
White House that Biden is caving to the center....again. So much for a "transformational" President....
Joe Biden is cruising, in a happy-place few politicians reach. Outside of a few grumpy right-wing outlets he faces almost no hostile press questioning, political threats within his own party are minimal, and his approval rating, if one believes the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris poll, hovers at an astonishing 64%.
Biden has the press paper-trained to a degree we haven’t seen in modern times. Not even at the height of the media’s drooling love affair with Barack Obama — a phenomenon I confess I was part of — did we ever see such enthusiastic, reflexive backing of White House messaging. The Biden press even reverses course on a dime when needed, with the past weeks being a supreme example.
6/. Roy Wood from the Daily Show with the phrase Republicans won't say....three painfully amusing minutes....
7/. Cruel, but fair.....600,000+ reasons to hate this evil man...
8/. The legal troubles for Trump and the Trump organization are making the boys and girls nervous.....oh good!
As you‘ve no doubt heard by now, on Tuesday, The Washington Post broke the news that the Manhattan district attorney has convened a grand jury to hear evidence against Donald Trump. According to legal experts, this is a major development in Cyrus Vance Jr.’s criminal investigation; as former assistant district attorney Rebecca Roiphe told the Post, it’s unlikely that Vance’s office would have taken such a step without believing it can prove Trump, the Trump Organization, or a Trump Organization executive committed a crime.
9/. On one of his recent shows John Oliver challenged Cheerios to use the F-word on one of their tweets, and he would donate money to a charity of their choice....
Needless to say Cheerios fell into Oliver's trap, and here is the Twitter exchange between Oliver and Cheerios, which is hilarious....
10/. Our very own mini-Trump Ron DeSantis has got himself in a pickle.....again, oh good!
f all the politicians sounding off against so-called “vaccine passports,” none has made more headline-grabbing hay than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, champion of a law prohibiting businesses in his state from verifying the vaccination status of individuals. “In Florida, your personal choice regarding vaccinations will be protected and no business or government entity will be able to deny you services based on your decision,” DeSantis said at the bill signing event on May 3.
11/. Boy does Tom Tomorrow nail this one....
12/. Umair is often OTT, but I think in this case [having read #1 and watched #2] it's difficult not to agree with him....
By now, the contours of what look like a strategy are emerging. A strategy to take revenge on American democracy — this time, successfully. The five elements of this strategy — it’s the GOP’s, of course — go something like this.
One, put in place as party leaders those who’ve basically sworn allegiance to Trump, his movement, and his aims, which seem to be the violent overthrow of American democracy.
13/. This is how it works....
14/. Here is one for you finance nerds - Matt Taibbi looks at Greensill Capital which ponzied its way
to be one of the biggest hedge funds in the world - it's a fascinating tale....
Scrooge never painted out Old Marley’s name. There it stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley…
Oh! but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster.
Charles Dickens never quite explained the business of Scrooge and Marley in A Christmas Carol.
15/. And having read about Greensill Capital, this story about the Trumpie Governor of West Virginia on the hook for $700 million
will amuse and delight you.....and look where he got the money! There is some justice out there....
Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia is your run-of-the-mill Trumpian billionaire. He is considered the wealthiest person in West Virginia even though he’s something of a deadbeat, living off of subsidies, and failing ever upward. He mindlessly parrots whatever the conservative culture war persecution complex-of-the-day may be. Like Trump, Justice owns a golf course. And like Trump, Justice has reportedly made his life’s work dodging taxes and not paying his bills.
Today's blonde joke
A blonde finds herself in serious trouble. Her business has gone bust and she’s in dire financial straits.
She’s desperate, so she decides to ask God for help.
She begins to pray… ‘God, please help me. I’ve lost my business and
if I don’t get some money, I’m going to lose my house as well. Please let
me win the lottery’
Lottery night comes, and somebody else wins.
She again prays… ‘God, please let me win the lottery! I’ve lost my business, my house and I’m going to lose my car as well.’
Lottery night comes and she still has no luck.
Once again, she prays… ‘My God, why have you forsaken me? I’ve lost
my business, my house, and my car. My children are starving. I don’t
often ask You for help, and I’ve always been a good servant to You.
PLEASE let me win the lottery just this one time so I can get my life back in order.’
Suddenly there is a blinding flash of light as the heavens open.
The blonde is overwhelmed by the Voice of God, Himself…
‘Sweetheart, work with Me on this…. Buy a ticket.’
Today's sensitive male joke
The room was full of pregnant women with their husbands.
The instructor said, "Ladies, remember that exercise is good for you. Walking is especially beneficial. It strengthens the pelvic muscles and will make delivery that much easier. Just pace yourself, make plenty of stops and try to stay on a soft surface like grass or a path."
"Gentlemen, remember -- you're in this together. It wouldn't hurt you to go walking with her. In fact, that shared experience would be good for you both."
The room suddenly became very quiet as the men absorbed this information.
After a few moments a man, name unknown, at the back of the room, slowly raised his hand.
"Yes?" said the Instructor.
"I was just wondering if it would be all right if she carries a golf bag?
Brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it? This level of sensitivity can't be taught.
Today's golf jokes
David Feherty is a CBS and Golf Channel announcer, who finds very unique, colorful and uninhibited ways of explaining or describing whatever is on his mind...(probably always on time delay these days).Feherty Quotes:"It would be easier to pick a broken nose, than a winner in that group.""Fortunately, Rory is 22 years old so his right wrist should be the strongest muscle in his body.""That ball is so far left, Lassie couldn't find it if it was wrapped in bacon."" I am sorry Nick Faldo couldn't be here this week. He is attending the birth of his next wife."Jim Furyk's swing "looks like an octopus falling out of a tree."Describing VJ Singh's prodigious practice regime - "VJ hits more balls than Elton John's chin." (Thought I was going to hurt myself laughing at this one.)"That's a great shot with that swing.""It's OK - the bunker stopped it."At Augusta 2011 - "It's just a glorious day. The only way to ruin a day like this would be to play golf on it.""That was a great shot - if they'd have put the pin there today.""Watching Phil Mickelson play golf is like watching a drunk chasing a balloon near the edge of a cliff.""That green appears smaller than a Pygmy's nipple".
