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Ike Rosen š³ļøāššš½ā”ļøāæļøāThe truth has no Defense against a fool determined to believe a lieā
David CornThe GOP civil war over the House speakership is done, but there's another civil war brewing at the RNC. I explain in my "Our Land" newsletter and report on a contender for the RNC chair who has ties to a 1/6er who called for executing Trump's foes.
Please read/share: https://link.motherjones.com/public/30178144
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Matt BlazeRep-Elect George Santos, aside from being a serial fabulist with sketchy campaign finance issues, is apparently wanted in Brazil on criminal charges for allegedly passing stolen checks. And Orkut (remember Orkut?) plays a role in the case.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/nyregion/george-santos-brazil.html
Steven BeschlossāIn this harsh period of our collective life riven by Republicans emulating the cruelty of Trumpā¦leaders who model compassion and kindness are critical defenses against unbridled decline and a shameless rejection of our better angels.ā
Re-sharing this post from 2021:
https://america.substack.com/p/kindness-is-a-show-of-strength-redux
Kindness is a Show of Strength (redux)
Itās the flip side of cruelty and hate, an act or way of being that can exude confidence and illuminate optimism. Showing kindness offers a bracing contrast to those who are always hitting back or punching down, grimly convinced that to do otherwise is an expression of weakness.
Jay KuoThe DeSantis administration was sued for failing to release official records relating to its infamous migrant flight to Marthaās Vineyard. Then it dumped the documents right before Christmas, hoping no one would notice. But we noticed. Iām doing my part to amplify this story.
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/a-top-desantis-aide-behind-the-marthas?sd=pf
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/a-top-desantis-aide-behind-the-marthas?sd=pf
A Top DeSantis Aide Behind the Marthaās Vineyard Migrant Flight Is In Some Deep Shit
Something about the migrant ārelocationā flight to Marthaās Vineyard, orchestrated by the DeSantis administration this past summer, has always bothered me, even beyond the inhumanity of it all: the price tag. The charter flight company that actually flew the migrants, Vertol Systems, received a contract worth over $1.5 million from the state of Florida. That single flight
Tom WatsonāElon Musk is having one of the most spectacular fails in history, and he is doing it entirely in public. He may have done more than anyone else ā possibly combined ā to debunk the myth of billionaire-as-genius, and thatās in a post-Trump world.ā
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-year-boris-johnson-fell/
š¦š: https://twitter.com/jamesrbuk/status/1606629919278174212
Jeff JarvisAnd the way I read this.... When Twitter goes bankrupt (and it will), the banks, as creditors, will have bought it for $13b, a $31b discount on what Musk and his foolish friends and fellow shareholders paid for it. $13b is about the right price...or was.
WaPo headline: Hereās who helped Elon Musk buy Twitter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/24/elon-musk-twitter-funders/
WaPo headline: Hereās who helped Elon Musk buy Twitter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/24/elon-musk-twitter-funders/
Josh SternbergJan. 6 House Committee: "Today, the Select Committee made public additional transcripts of witness testimony that was gathered over the course of the Select Committeeās investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol."
Some of those transcripts:
Ivanka Trump
Pat Cipollone
Kayleigh McEnany
Elaine Chao
William Barr
Hope Kicks
Among others....
https://january6th.house.gov/news/press-releases/release-select-committee-materials-2
Release of Select Committee Materials
WashingtonāToday, the Select Committee made public additional transcripts of witness testimony that was gathered over the course of the Select Committeeās investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. These records can now be found on the Select Committeeās website: Pasquale Anthony āPatā Cipollone Kayleigh McEnany Elaine Chao William Barr Alex Cannon, 4/13/22; 8/18/22 Mark Robinson Justin Clark William (Bill) Stepien Caroline Elizabeth Edwards Sidney Powell Richard Peter Donoghue Jeffrey A.
What's the connection between the release of Trump's taxes and the release of the 1/6 report? I explain in the latest issue of my "Our Land" newsletter.
Plus Dumbass Comment of the Year (guess who!); the weirdest congressional scandal; the Mailbag; MoxieCam; and more. Please read/share:
https://link.motherjones.com/public/30059864
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