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Archives: December 19, 2021

Argentine writer Jose Pablo Feinmann dies at 78

Trump Has The Republican Party Exactly Where He Wants Them - Ring of Fire

Governor's offices destroyed in remote Chubut Province, Argentina, following passage of mining bill

Manchin and Sinema Are Blocking Everything

Gulls on cedar tree, @ river

Honest Government Ad - Hung Parliament

Restaurants are closing again as staff test positive for coronavirus amid omicron surge

Judge Chutkan Imposes Stiffest Sentence Yet on Trump Foot Soldier Who Attacked the Capitol on 1/6

The World Is on Track to Generate a Record Amount of Power From Coal in 2021, the IEA Says

Black-Owned Businesses To Receive $8.7B In Funding, According To Vice President Kamala Harris

Which was the suckiest decade of the modern era?

Old time radio not Christmas comedies: A Christmas Carol

Trump LIES Come back to HAUNT Him like Never Before - Christo Aivalis

1st Nikola battery-electric trucks delivered to Port of LA trucking company

Bernie: Two Democrats cannot torpedo a bill supported overwhelmingly by the American people.

City to clear homeless encampment at Green Lake Park beginning Monday

'SNL': Charli XCX Pulls Out Due To Limited Crew Caused By Covid Caution

Washington Senator Doug Ericksen dies at 52

Tonight's Christmas song: White Christmas by Darlene Love

Bellingham woman sentenced to prison for sabotaging railroad tracks

Syracuse mother and adult son with Covid-19 die minutes apart at Crouse Hospital

TFG loyalists are knocking on voters' doors in the latest quest to find fraud in the 2020 election

Omicron easier on the lungs, British study suggests

Tucker Carlson Backs Trump Coup - The Damage Report

A reporter risked her life to show the world Covid in Wuhan. Now she may not survive jail.

Trump has world's most AWKWARD moment in new interview - Brian Tyler Cohen

Report: High-ranking D.C. cops, including current chief, helped criminal officers keep their jobs

Oklahoma Republican introduces bill to limit how slavery is taught in schools

Proud Boys and Right-Wing Extremists Turn To The Local Level - The Cross Connection - MSNBC

How about a song from Sonny Landreth and Mark Knopfler?

Gauteng's Omicron Wave Is Already Peaking. Why?

Senator Sanders: I will oppose Dr. Califf's nomination for FDA Commissioner.

PM Update: Scattered showers this evening, and much cooler Sunday

Do you know who will be blamed if Merrick Garland does not prosecute Trump?

Dave Alvin covering Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited. It's a thing of beauty

Bigger holes keep appearing in the 'big lie'

Student Loan Forgiveness... how to make it fair.

In Missouri, Greitens' comeback bid has some in GOP on edge

Let's talk about new polling and bad news for republicans....

TCM Schedule for Sunday December 19, 2021 - Classic Christmas Marathon

Has anyone else watched any "Beau of the Fifth Column"?

TCM Schedule for Monday December 20, 2021 - Classic Christmas Marathon

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: The Dangers of the Supreme Court Shadow Docket

David Cay Johnston: Trump about to be indicted in NY for Racketeering

Hope everyone is feeling alright and that your Saturday is chill

How a Random Flower Became the Bitcoin of the 1600s

Anti-Mask Lawmaker Apparently Died of Covid

'Re-homing': America's shocking trade in unwanted children 60 Minutes Australia

The Daily Show: What the Hell Happened This Week? - Week of 12/13/2021

Shouldn't we codify the procedure for certification of the Presidential Election while we can?

In 1951, Robert W. Hainsworth sued Harris County on rule restricting Black lawyers in law library

COVID vaccination requirements may successfully increase vaccination rates: Study

BANBURO HUNT -Monster Hunter World

Workers from candle factory destroyed in tornadoes file class-action lawsuit

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is getting a new host, longtime literacy advocate LeVar Burton.

Sawant misses the point

Local mother/son antivaxxers die within minutes of each other.

Cecile Richards: Politicization of the Supreme Court Threatens Roe v. Wade - Amanpour and Company

Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen dies after battle with COVID

Albert King, "The Sky Is Crying," live in Japan, 1989

'Stop the Steal' founder told Jan. 6 committee about contacts with GOP lawmakers

PBS, WETA: 'Slavery By Another Name' Post- Reconstruction Era, Now Showing

COVID-19 cases on the rise across the U.S. as Americans get ready to travel for the holidays - CBS News

Just saw the film "Argo" on TV. It has held up over the years since it was made,lMO, but I only

Shout out to the medical people on the board

Louisiana Supreme Court suspends Lafayette judge for racist remarks

orange moon

SUPER TYPHOON ODETTE (REI) hits Philippines

New Data Suggests a Connection Between Pandemic Gun Sales and Increased Violence

The data that shows Boomers are to blame for the labor shortage

Jonathan Karl Tell-All Interview: Trump Betrayed America & Democracy in His Final Act - iGen Politics

Is anyone watching The Jimmey Kimmel

Congress Could Make the Holidays Happier for USPS with the Postal Reform Act

The Claypool Lennon Delirium: Astronomy Domine

'Why Slavery?' Documentary: 40+ Million People Enslaved In The World Today

Dec 29th on Disney plus : THE Book of Boba Fett

Boots of Spanish Leather

Genetic determinants of liking and intake of coffee and other bitter foods and beverages

Wisconsin Badger girls just won their 1st NCAA volleyball championship!!

Legislative Hopes For Voting Rights and BBB Dashed After Senate Adjourns Until New Year - MSNBC

Interesting homemade Christmas decoration: (Youtube video added)

Faster hospitalization with Omicron

Bonus Tweet of the Day

WHO gives approval to Novavax-Serum Institute's Covavax Covid vaccine for emergency use

It's a long shot but maybe President Biden should approach church leaders.....

Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen dies of COVID!

A legitimate question about research and outcomes.

The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

has anyone had any scheduled surgeries delayed?

What is the alternative to a Trump indictment?

DC's odds of a white Christmas have shrunk from 8 percent to just over 4 percent in the past decade.

The season begins

The Monkees - What Am I Doing Hangin' Round?

Brexit minister's shock resignation leaves Boris Johnson reeling

David Cay Johnston says Donald Trump will be indicted and the charge will be racketeering.

Toni Cornell: Nothing Compares 2 U

Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears

Gee, with a lot of media sources saying it appears the omnicron variant doesn't produce serious

Mick Taylor - Stones - .....knockim (10:36 but worth it} Mick still has it

The Pretenders - '2000 Miles'

Lewis Black: The Rant Is Due - Best of Christmas

I bet WA state Sen. Ericksen, dead of Covid, wasn't fully vaccinated. Otherwise,

Datafolha: Lula Would Win 48% of Vote in The 1st Round, Followed by Bolsonaro, Moro and Ciro

Armchair Critic/Quarterback/Attorney General

Close look at Mission San Xavier's intricate entrance reveals surprises

Very depressing SNL Christmas show tonight

Panic in the US - COVID stress, social distrust, and crowd hysteria.

US Senate seats that the Democrats will win in 2022 by a wide to slim margin.

Nasal Vaccine May Be the Secret Weapon Against New COVID-19 Variants

The Lincoln Project: Don Jr's CPAC Speech In 30 Seconds

Two Jan. 6 Organizers Are Coming Forward and Naming Names: 'We're Turning It All Over'

SNL: Tina Fey & Michael Che with a Special Christmas Weekend Update

Poignant sculpture by father of Parkland shooting victim Joaquin Oliver:

Domino's employee kills robber, residents react

How glass xmas ornaments are made + my xmas song...

Tom Hanks and Tina Fey Rescue SNL's COVID-Stricken 2021 Finale

"a casualty of their beliefs"

SNL: 5-Timers Cold Open

We already knew Ted was a loser, but I'm enjoying the humiliation on his face

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton vows to lose again

University of Texas relieves nearly $5 million in student debt

Ahead of hero's welcome for Trump, Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress laments Biden 'abomination'

Black News Channel announces layoffs a week before Christmas

SNL: The Global Warming Christmas Special (from 1990)

Oklahoma Republican Leader Indicted for Allegedly Misusing Power to Benefit His Wife

NYT does it again. WTF is the matter with them?

Your Sunday LOLcats (dial-up warning) Meowy Christmas Edition

I emailed the CDC re Johnson & Johnson shots. I need to know if my

Australian politician leaves pouty kid on Christmas card

Republicans are shamelessly working to subvert democracy. Are Democrats paying attention?

Don't get too bummed about today because climate change will make things much worse soon enough

'Nother Anti-Vaxxer bites the dust: Washington state Senator Doug Ericksen dies at 52

Breakfast Sunday 19 December 2021

Democrats are likely to win 17 out of the 34 US Senate seats up for re-election in 2022.

So 'Brexit Brain' has walked away from Brexit talks but it has nothing to do with Brexit...🤔

Biden's Schedule for Sunday, December 19, 2021

Keith Richards - Eileen

Baby It's Cold Outside - Doris Day and Bing Crosby

Virginia Democrats split over last-minute plan to shore up abortion rights

DOWD: If you can't depend on a common set of facts and truth, you don't have a democracy...

The Brothers Young: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

A Wonky Tax Break for the Well-Off Is a Bigger Problem for Democrats Than You'd Think

I need help with A saying something like, "Never attribute to malice

In a jammed airport, a meeting of masks.

The Surprising Origins of Ugly Christmas Sweaters, Gingerbread Houses, & 10 Other Holiday Tradition

Why are Christmas 🎄 Trees so bad at sewing 🧵.

"A Child''s Christmas in Wales". If you only watch one Christmas movie...

This week's major U.S. economic reports (December 20 - December 24)

"A Child's Christmas in Wales". A beautiful interpretation of the Dylan Thomas poem

Eric Boehlert: Press Stopped Caring About Critical Race Theory Exact Time GOP Did

Idiot SC Republican slaps another Republican because other guy

Doonesbury - No One?

Netherlands going back into lockdown today

Thank God It's Christmas!

Kamala Harris fires back after host asks if Manchin is President (CNN)

📺 Sunday on CNNSOTU - Senator Bernie Sanders

Former CT doctor charged with murder of truck driver in VT

Tis the season!

Saddest Christmas song ever? Phoebe Bridgers doing a Tom Waits cover.

SC Republican official slaps another Republican at Christmas party

Comical OAN report on Melania Trump's new NFT artwork for sale on Parler called, 'Melania's vision.'

Anti-vax GOP lawmaker who disappeared after getting COVID has died

Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak in the east

Dozens of feral hogs invade Southeast Texas neighborhood

Deceptive videos link young athlete deaths to COVID shots

Budweiser Clydesdales breeding facility back open for holiday tours

These Grid Lines on Black-And-White Photos Trick Your Brain Into Seeing Colors

A good article discussing the vaccine and the Omicron

See Bill Nye's warning about 'doomsday' glacier (CNN)

Approaching 2 of every 1,000 in my Ohio county are hospitalized with COVID

You have to wonder if any of the rural members of Trump's party realize that,

States: 'Laboratories of Autocracy' David Pepper, GOP Rigging Election Maps, Democracy In Peril

We are about 20 minutes past when Trump and O'Reilly were supposed to begin their talk. VIDEO/PICS:

To Republicans complaining that the Jan 6 investigation is "political"

High school featured on ESPN is investigated, deemed 'scam' by Ohio Department of Education

High school featured on ESPN is investigated, deemed 'scam' by Ohio Department of Education

College prof. tests to see if his students are paying attention

I wonder ...

The boys just don't look like kittens, anymore!

Last doctor to provide abortions in Wyoming may be leaving the state

'It's Everything Everyone Fears': First Minnesota Firefighter Dies From COVID-19

A video shows a teen in a car pointing a gun at a Texas school bus on Friday

Stats from South Africa

India defuses its population bomb: Fertility falls to two children per woman

Ice Cream Man's funeral procession.

MANCHIN CONFIRMED it this morning, a NO vote on BBB

After dogs killed Lame Deer man, family and Tribe want action on dangerous dogs

Wives!

Two Ways to React to Very Bad Situations

Manchin says he will not vote for Build Back Better: 'This is a no'

"The truth is just a lie put on inside-out." . . . Please come CAPTION Tucker Carlson!!!

Eric Trump: God supported Trump's 2016 campaign, ignored him in 2020, but will do again in 2024.

Red pandas explore a zoo transformed into a winter wonderland

Jags fired Urban Meyer for cause, don't intend to pay

Inside the Disastrous Conspiracy Roadshow That Likely Killed a COVID-Denying Ex-CIA Agent

Just a reminder ...

Is Josh Hawley guilty of cultural appropriation when he speaks "on behalf of men?"

If I had a million dollars...

Bernie Sanders on Manchin saying he's a no on BBB:

Sen. Sanders reacts to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin saying "no" to Biden's Build Back Better Act.

Poland's Top Analyst: 4 of 6 Russian Scenarios End in Collapse

Things TV News Networks Do to Keep you Looking at Your Screen

Omicron peaking in South Africa already

Whenever an R mentions "Hillary's Satanic baby eating pedophiles"

NEWS: White House feels blindsided by @Sen_JoeManchin 's decision that he's a "no" on Build Back...

All real Democratic party members, leaders, spokespersons need to get on every

Well at least manchin said it on fox propaganda

Sad update..

See Dr. Fauci's prediction about where pandemic is headed (CNN)

So, when does Manchin announce he's switching parties?

Dems should go back to the original $3T bill now that Manchin's played his 'no' card

Edith Piaf was born on this date.

It was a very long time ago, but I think I reacted the same way to my first taste of beer:

It was NEVER about the cost.

Across the Desk S4:E16 (Stitt Fit - More Tantrums from Oklahoma's Governor)

I went to Home Depot and Lowes Home Improvement for some parts for a door

He said no to BBB on Fox

Hans didn't hang around. Follow me for more holiday party tips.

Can 2 rethug senators be convinced

Merry Christmas from Sen Joe Manchin.

I spent good money to buy brand new beds for the boys

If the police and FBI are not going to protect public officials. . . .

Bernie Sanders' reaction to Joe Manchin's bombshell

CNNSOTU Full Video: Bernie Sanders' reaction to Joe Manchin's bombshell

2745 new cases on the AZ Dashboard today, Sun; 3 deaths

Return to campus sometimes comes with an unsettling sense of unreality

Professor Longhair (Henry Roeland Byrd) was born on this date.

Phil Ochs was born on this date.

May be tired of hearing this, but House progressives were right to try and tie BBB to infrastructure

Sun/Moon

Today is Maurice White's birthday.

Worst "Democrat" over the last decades

Manchin goes on FOXNews to deny Joe Biden's BBB agenda, adding insult to injury: Updated

2021 Horse Racing - Navarro Receives Five-Year Prison Sentence in PED Case

If the Blitz happened in 2021...

Little Jimmy Dickens was born on this date.

The Squad was right to vote against infrastructure bill Part 3: Manchin a NO on BBB

The lost art of handwriting

It's time for a clean bill making the expanded child tax credit permanent.

Manchin is the biggest a$$munch ever!

Until we can get a super majority in congress

I KNOW for absolute certainty that Trump was involved in the insurrection

Perhaps the best clap back to antivaxxers and antimaskers.

All Manchin was doing was letting the clock run down -- A LOT

Definition of two true pricks

Donkey Can't Stop Following His New Human Brother Around

Manchin should do what Shelby did about 30 years ago.

Joe Manchin's "no" vote is a volley in the Civil war between Repubs and Democrats.

This guy wins Christmas:

Biden has not failed in his agenda. Manchin has obstructed it. This should be used to fuel

Speculation: Who will get the GQP nom for potus 2024? Manchin? Boebert? Christie? TFG?

Good Day DU (December 19, 2021)

Most of the World's Vaccines Likely Won't Prevent Infection From Omicron

Biden And The Dems Should Take The BBB/Manchin Battle Right To The People Of WV.....

We had our first post-Covid adventure in live music last night.

Oof, Bernie on Manchin:

Owner of Atlanta Falcons buys fourth Paradise Valley ranch

Santa Joe bringing his presents to all America

Manchin & Sinema - Comment Sent

Even Rep. Abigail Spanberger is railing against Manchin

Dems never had a real Senate majority

and we know for sure NO repub would EVER break ranks and vote for BBB right??

I remember these, but I never owned a pair.

Wendy's needs to break out the throwback uniforms.

Oof, Bernie on Manchin:

ALL the ducks!

Can the BBB bill be voted on more than once

Head Of Watchdog Group Says Trump's D.C. Hotel Was 'Epicenter' Of Corruption

Got your nose!

and now, my annual presentation of the uplifting holiday story - The Junky's Christmas

Doe introduces her babies to dog she's been BFFs with for 11 years:

COVID-19 infections likely much more prevalent. 40%+ Asymptomatic.

'Miracle': See impact marijuana had on autistic girl

Awww! Mother love:

Lucy with the football. That's Joe Manchin.

Democratic nominee for the US Senate seat up for re-election in 2022 from each state.

Middle Age Riot tweet:

The RUDE PUNDIT: The Bad Guys Are Winning and I've Lost Hope That They Can Be Stopped

Philippines Super Typhoon Rai death toll surges

#MonsterHunterWorld #lceborne #TobiKadachi #Pitfight

Quote of the Day Summarizing Today's Anti-Left Spin

Jen Psaki Issues a statement regarding Joe Manchin

Baseball Bits has a new video. The Year of Ohtani

Someone here told me to "look at the big picture" regarding Joe Manchin

Thoughts on how to make this season fun

The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 12/19/21

"'No' means 'no,' Bret, except . . .": Please come CAPTION Joe Manchin!!!

Men, do you have P.A.*?

if we did what the constitution allowed us to do

What does Joe Manchin want?

Deleted Tweet from The Coward Pete Sessions, (MAGAt-Texas)

Joe Manchin Says NO to Build Back Better. Leaving the poor & Middle Class behind is evil, codified.

Joe Manchin is a

Jul-Dec In Denver Warmest, Driest Of Any Such Half-Year Period In Instrumental Record

The Beatles (and McCartney solo), "Things We Said Today" (4 videos)

Extra on Little House on the Prairie

Now THIS is how a wealthy guy should give his children Christmas presents.

This is from Great Britain, but it's just as true in the US:

Be pissed off! RANT! Spend an hour in your "screaming closet". BUT, do NOT

There has to be ONE VOTE that Biden can pick up somewhere

Are you taking extra measures to protect yourself from the omicron variant?

Sanders: Let Manchin vote no on Build Back Better 'in front of the whole world'

Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist David Cay Johnston says a NY DA Trump Indictment is Coming

What Fiction are you reading this week, December 19, 2021?

Robert Reich: The enemies of American democracy? Big lie, big anger and big money

Great Barrier Reef Faces Possible Mass Bleaching Starting In January - Would Be 4th In 7 Years

Kinzinger Says 'It's Possible' GOP Colleagues Behind Riot

Ugh it's 1 PM and the roads aren't plowed and there are zero tire tracks

Thanks Joe

And then there's,......

Most Vaccines (non Pfizer or non Moderna) Won't Prevent Infection From Omicron

WH: Since Senator Manchin has already changed his mind a few times we invite him to change it again

Heads up tweet - Someone attached a tracking device to a woman's car.

He did this NOW...blowing up BBB and Voting Rights...

Existential License Plate Seen in NJ

347 Days Since The Jan 6 Insurrection, 281 days since Merrick Garland took office

Speaking of breaking out retro uniforms,....

BEETHOVEN Symphony No 6 (Pastoral) in F Op 68 LEONARD BERNSTEIN

The GOP and climate denying trolls are emboldened on twitter

The more and more this goes on, the more I'm reminded of the hisory of Rome

Hey West Virginian DUers...

Today's news makes it clear that we must increase our numbers in the Senate.

The biggest danger we face is if the actions of Manchin and Sinema cause Democrats not to vote in

Is there a protest planned in WV

i guess is makes sense Manchin is a coal baron

"Count Your Blessings" Merry Christmas from the Manchin family

Isakson's dead. Revising headline since I see below he may not have been a true GOP jackass

This is all Sirhan Sirhan's fault.

Manchin Made Trump Smile

Twas six days before Christmas

"The Sunday before Christmas" should be a song. Let's write it DU.

from Mika Brzezinski

Sanders: Let Manchin vote no on Build Back Better 'in front of the whole world'

Damn- I'm actually floored by this toon in our local conservative rag

If everything in BBB is so popular,

Millions of Americans enrolled in Medicaid could lose their eligibility next month

Ask Manchin what parts of the BBB he will vote for and trim it down.

Here's GOP plan to fuck Dems....Grassley pushing for lowered drug costs.

Michigan city gets ready to inaugurate all-Muslim government

Don't Be Surprised When You Get Omicron America is in for a lot more breakthrough infections. Here'

Clogged supply chain sees 'meaningful progress' but cargo, ships linger ahead of holidays

Marge Greene today: "I'm not vaccinated. And they're going to have a hell of a time if they want to

This scurrilous MAGAt having a terrible time with the definition of 'contagious'...

Manchin Appreciation Thread

Superintendent of Monroe School District placed on leave

Far too little vote fraud to tip election to Trump, AP finds

The enemies of American democracy? Big lie, big anger and big money Robert Reich

Rapid Response: Open letter from The BMJ to Mark Zuckerberg

Russians Have Suddenly Stopped Buying Putin's Anti-American Propaganda

600 years ago a king tried to deny a post-pandemic labor shortage was real -- and it ended up killing

Swiss Extradite Jailed Kremlin Technology Adviser to U.S.

New Spiderman movie takes quarter a billion dollars in USA this weekend. How many will die of covid?

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 20 December 2021

I'm reminded of the immortal words of...

Technical Question Updated

I wonder if the Biden Administration has a copy of Manchin's proposal he said he could support

Karl Marx on the US Civil War

The fourth paragraph from Manchin's statement makes me think he's getting ready to switch

on rant . dear sn mansion.

Senate Is Out Until January 3.

White House lights up Manchin after he crushes Biden's megabill

Guess it's better that we got something rather than nothing, but suspicious progressives were right

Graceful flyers

Covidiots just ruined my Christmas

(Jewish Group) Sections of lost Torah scroll reappear in a German town 83 years after Kristallnacht

Tweet of the Day

(Jewish Group) Greek-Jewish archives return home nearly 80 years after they were looted by the Nazis

A Discussion Topic: Will SCOTUS Be Weakened Or Rendered Impotent If The Repugs & Tr**p Are....

A big problem is the 50 Republicans in the Senate.

Editorial: Keep state's transportation needs in sight

Congressional hopeful vows to ensure white people "remain a majority" if he's elected

Dog Who Lived In A Shelter Since 2015 Goes Home For The First Time

Cartoons 12/19/2021

"Infant Siblings Found Alive in Kentucky After Tornado Pulls Them Out of Grandmother's House":

U.S. could see 1 million cases per day, warns departing NIH director Francis Collins

US Chamber/McConnell knew all along how to pull Manchin's strings

Edmonds council keeps 'streateries,' but businesses must pay

YouTube TV reaches agreement with Disney

Not so high and dry: Climate change adds to flooding risks

Il Divo singer Carlos Marin dies ages 53.

Democratic held US House seats likely to lose or go Republican in 2022.

Congressional hopeful vows to ensure white people "remain a majority" if he's elected

Happy holidays, you mother fucking piece of shit lying asshole shitbird bribed political traitor

For $250K, this company will take you to the Titanic

Congress Ends 'Horrible Year' With Divisions as Bitter as Ever

Exclusive: Republicans plan aggressive Biden probes if GOP wins House

It's so ironic

The Man......

Well we have our slate for the 2022 election: BBB in detail. Tell a story separately about

Who is most responsible for dividing the US citizenry?

Since we're all mad about Manchin today how about a good laugh?

YouTubeTV, Disney, reach deal

Mask Mandate Takes Effect for Boston Catholic Churches Ahead of Christmas Celebrations

Oops looks like I tested positive to covid19

Jim Acosta Scolds Fux Noise for Capitol Riot Texts: 'You've Been Busted on Your Bulls--'

dem candidate in s.c. has best phraseology

Statement by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Latest COVID Spike Isn't Swamping NYC Hospitals Like Before

Gov. Larry Hogan said having TFG as the 2024 nominee would be 'bad' for the party and country

The Same People

Brahms piano concertos with Krystian Zimerman and Leonard Bernstein

The barbarians are at the gate! We cannot condone a quisling's

Virus update: 10 charts that show how COVID-19 is spreading in Madison and Wisconsin

Within 3 days, 3 people I know have tested positive

Look to 14th Amendment to check GOP efforts to subvert popular vote

The dinner crowd is patiently waiting for me to look out the window

King Family Calls For Protests On MLK Day Weekend, Jan. 15, Push For Passage of Voting Rights Bills

@Sen_JoeManchin just lost thousands of jobs for West Virginians

Joe Manchin lives on a big yacht and drives a Mazzeratti

A friend just referred to this new Covid variant as the 'Necronomicon' variant

Omar: Manchin's excuse for not supporting Build Back Better is 'bulls---'

Can we not turn Manchin's decision to our 2022 advantage?

A very Covid Christmas

I'm old enough to remember when sarah palin was the dumbest fucking person in politics. *nostalgic*

What's for Dinner, Sun., Dec. 19, 2021

Democrats will keep control of the US Senate but lose control of the US House in 2022.

Maybe if residents of states recived

My wish for DU at this holiday time:

Jimmy Carter risked his life to help save Ottawa by lowering himself into a melting nuclear reactor

Many families with children have gone

Florida election officials hunt for snowbirds, others who voted twice in 2020 election: 'We are not

If we want Revenge for Manchin, we have to expand our senate majority

Just got back from our used-to-be fav restaurant...for the foreseeable future

Holiday greetings to all my DU family

When TFG sits on memory foam,

I have just finished dressing my Christmas Tree 🎄

My message to Kellogg's is this.

It is interesting how Joe Manchin

Sarah Palin shows how she is still a blithering moron...

How Democrats could retain control of the US House in 2022?

North Carolina Republicans declare war on Madison Cawthorn's "ambitious cowardice"

'Going Up The Country,' Henry Thomas, 1928, and Canned Heat, 1968

Senator Warren tests positive for COVID-19

Joe Manchin is defined by his stance on the BBB. His identity in Congress "Forever"

Bonus Tweet of the Day

Sad to say this!

The Fall of the American Empire...

Manchin 'refused' a call from W.H. before killing BBB

Anti-vax protest in London targets Apple Store thinking it's owned by Bill Gates

Sen. Warren tests positive for COVID-19

33-Year-Old Bat Loves to Curl Around His Caregiver's Arm and Fall Asleep

White House Accuses Joe Manchin Of Breaking His Word On Build Back Better

Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for COVID-19

Christmas Radio: Canada's Stuart McLean tells how "Dave Cooks the Turkey"

Ok it is ridiculous to think that if BiF was held hostage to BBB

why wait until Tuesday afternoon for the speech?

My Thoughts On Manchin Are So Dark That If I Typed Them Here

Are There Any Republicans Who Voted For The Bill? Why Focus on Manchin?

Manchin says Build Back Better's climate measures are risky. That's not true (NPR)

The Walls Are Closing In On Donald Trump

Let's spare an (unkind) thought for Cal Cunningham...

On December 18, 2000, Kirsty MacColl was run over and killed by a powerboat.

China Could Be Exploiting Internet Security Process to Steal Data, Cyber Experts Warn

Mining Is the Largest Industry in West Virginia

Posted without comment.

Tweet by Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Manchin

Easy Solution for Manchin - The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022

Hang on..... (toon)

Latest COVID Spike Isn't Swamping NYC Hospitals Like Before

Eric Clapton successfully sues 55-year-old German widow for listing bootleg CD on eBay for $11

Charlotte on the treadmill!

Kudos to Al Franken for pointing out the obvious!

Hold your nose and listen to this lying piece o shit at First Baptist Dallas

Leftist millennial wins election as Chile's next president

Will Democrats gain or lose seats in the US House of Representatives in 2022?

Triple-vaxxed Youtube personality describes current (and miserable) bout with COVID (VIDEO)

Donald Trump's lies kill yet another local GOP official

There's a huge rat problem. Vigilantes with dogs think they can fix it

I have to say one thing, and it's not very nice...

Dan Crenshaw Tells Americans Not To Comply With Court Mandate Ruling

Poll: Should Manchin and Sinema be expelled from the Democratic Party?

caption Joe Manchin

Leftist Gabriel Boric wins Chile presidential election

Gabriel Boric, a former student activist, is elected Chile's youngest president

The Rude Pundit gives us a horrible dose of reality

GOP maps Biden probes, prelude to 2024 culture war

Trump Tried to Fire Fauci

A judge ruled that a charter school's ban on girls wearing pants was unconstitutional.

Full Moon, 99% visible

Full Moon, 99% visible

Extra Bonus Tweet of the Day

Politics Girl on the hero worship of Kyle Rittenhouse by the right wing:

Anyone seen "Spiderman No Way Home"? What Do You Think?

Do you think senior advisors Franklin and Grant had the most influence on Manchin today?

Attention, Todd-AO fans. "The Sound of Music" is about to come on.

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