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Archives: April 22, 2022

Sunset, southern MD

DEAR LORD PLEASE FORGIVE ME.... MUSHROOMHEAD - "The Heresy" (REACTION!)

As Soviet Victory Flag Raised Over Kherson, Resistance Hunts Collaborators

Russian sanctions target Canadian premiers, journalists, military, political staff

G.O.P. Memo Shows Road Map for Attacking Democrats on Immigration

'Cowards': See GOP Leaders Busted For Failed Plan To Oust Trump And Public Reversal - The Beat MSNBC

Senate front-runner in Pennsylvania embraces Biden and progressive agenda

DOJ implicates Alex Jones in potential 'abuse of the bankruptcy system' just before court hearing

Ron DeSantis: Bad for business - The Lincoln Project

US Navy brings down drone with electric-powered laser in historic first

DOJ implicates Alex Jones in potential 'abuse of the bankruptcy system' just before court hearing

Paying off the mortgage tomorrow! Yea!

U.S. Supreme Court upholds Austin's ban on digital billboards

DOJ Signals Another Step Toward Broadening Jan. 6 Probe To Focus On Bigger MAGA Fish

'Take Care of the Son of a Bitch': McConnell and McCarthy talked a big game about dumping Trump

'Take Care of the Son of a Bitch': McConnell and McCarthy talked a big game about dumping Trump

Mayor: Dissolving Disney's special district would be 'catastrophic' to Orange County budget

Justice Department, Sandy Hook families question Infowars bankruptcy

White Witch - It's So Nice To Be Stoned (for 4/20, got stoned and forgot)

Murdering Civilians Is The Only Thing Russian Soldiers Are Capable Of

Liars: Putin-Trump Axis Blasted As Obama Likens Steve Bannon To Russian Dictator - The Beat - MSNBC

COVID-19 back above Minnesota's high-risk threshold

FL Republicans Pass Congressional Map Severely Limiting Black Voter Power: Aggressive Gerrymandering

Vote Vets ad for Conor Lamb (PA-SEN-D)

US DOE funds nuclear-coupled carbon capture studies.

Take no Russian prisoners.

John Fetterman campaign ad (PA-SEN-D)

Who is watching the Pa debate and what are your thoughts?

What's that spinning in the Atlantic so early

Trump: "I can't discuss our COVID success because of you morons"

Simon Gill Architects "juxtaposes a west London house for the living beside a home for the dead" 🤍

Verizon raises retail wages as Snohomish County workers launch union push

Yellowstone's Idiot Tourists Are Out Of Hibernation

'Brazil needs fixing': Lula confirms comeback run against Bolsonaro

Ukraine Army downs three enemy planes and three helicopters

TooLoose LeTruck: Too good to not read

Temporary Stop Closures & reroute during President Biden's visit

Mandatory Thursday Mike Malloy thread!

Please watch my new promo video Love Affection Romance

Just a dachshund and a turtle playing soccer ⚽️

Disney can't move Disney World but there's a lot of operations they could move back to CA

The Extreme Bias Of Florida's New Congressional Map

Donald Trump Jr. Plans To Meet With Jan. 6 Committee - All In - MSNBC

I need a Potoo ASAP

He Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right. He Was Also a Russian Spy.

Extra Bonus Tweet of the Day

Rachel Maddow reminding us of when Paul Ryan said in 2016

Actor Dick Sargent was #BornOnThisDay,April 19, 1930.

Man who wrote the book on Disney and Florida warns of economic fallout from Reedy Creek dissolution

Killers confronted: humpback whale turns on orca pod in rare encounter

Republicans Are Telling Voters To Boycott Trump's Ohio Rally

Air Protein creates fake steak from CO2 that replicates taste and texture of meat

Sen. Barrett (MI) fundraising ask claims 'your child' is scheduled for gender reassignment surgery

Judge orders Wisconsin investigator to stop deleting records

Actor Sammee Tong was #BornOnThisDay, April 21, 1901.

Russia claims to have 'liberated' Mariupol after weeks of bombardment

JPMorgan employees describe the 'fear of God' and 'panic' as the company tracks their office attenda

Holy Shit they've got Kevin on tape again

Oh Snap-Rachael has audio of spineless McCarthy saying he was going to call dotard to resign

President Biden arrives in Seattle

Rachel's got the audio!

Rachel catches McCarthy in outright lie

Russians stormed a Ukrainian woman's apartment. Here's how she reacted

If you're on a diet this will help suppress your appetite

Robert Morse 1931-2022

Recording of McCarthy and Cheney

How Democrats Can Avoid Looming Disaster (Some interesting ideas)

Morning fog rolling in and creeping up the hillside.

Judge orders Wisconsin investigator to stop deleting records

A Look Inside The Math Textbooks Rejected By Florida - All In - MSNBC

CNN+ Has Folded After One Month

Seth Meyers - Russian Officials Are Starting to Question Putin's Invasion of Ukraine Monologue 4/20

Windom

How Pandemic Fraud Cost U.S. Taypayers $1 Billion - The Mehdi Hasan Show

Kruger Bros. Trio

After all the talk about criminality re Jan6, what about CRIMINAL INTENT.

Would Disney win a freedom of speech lawsuit against the Florida?

Friday Morning 🌸 Happy Jazz and Bossa Nova for A Good Mood

US Senate Elections that the Democrats are likely to win in 11/2022.

I got a first look at MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's new social media platform

Queen - Killer Queen (Dutch TV show TopPop, 1974)

Bernie gave the go-ahead for 2024 memo

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about new tools in Ukraine....

When and How to Watch the Lyrid Meteor Shower Tonight

Philadelphia to End Indoor Mask Mandate

Tchaikovsky Competition Expelled From The World

Caroline Kennedy Welcomes Her First Grandchild!!!

Listen: Audio Contradicts McCarthy's Denial In Recommending Trump's Resignation - Rachel Maddow MSNBC

Sen Rick Scott tax returns

Marjorie Taylor Greene Court Hearing live tomorrow (Friday) on C-SPAN

U2 at the Rockpalast Festival, August 1982 - full one-hour show

TCM Schedule for Sunday April 24, 2022 - Gene Wilder Double Feature

Rick Beato: The Sting Interview (nearly an hour long)

TCM Schedule for Monday April 25, 2022- Star of the Month: Errol Flynn

Fear, Anxiety for Texas Trans Kids Under GOP Attack

Who do you think made that tape we heard on Rachel's program between Kevin & Liz ??

Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

Jimi Hendrix - Red House (live in Sweden, 1969)

Really American-Who is Oz #WhoIsOz

Really American-Who is Oz #WhoIsOz

Kimmel: Trump's Sweaty Chat with Piers, Giuliani's the Most Vomitous Masked Singer & MyPillow Mike's

Elementary school principal in Clarksville violently assaulted by parent during meeting

Fetterman's 'moving past covid.'

Pentagon Press Sec.: We Want Ukrainian Sovereignty To Be Respected By Russia - The ReidOut - MSNBC

So the GOP/MAGA/fascists are fighting with ceos. What percentage

For those getting excited about Marjorie Taylor Greene's appearance in Court tomorrow.....

#CrazyHerschel

#CrazyHerschel

New Book Exposes Duplicity Of Republican Leaders Toward Trump - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

2009 Virginia Elections vs 2021 Virginia Elections.

A little bit of good news. This time for our pets.

Excerpt; Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, "Civility," April 2000.

Charlie Warzel: Why Mid-flight Unmasking Videos Are So Uncanny

How Many Corporations & People Would Need To Move Out Of Florida Before.....

"You can't hide your lying eyes"

Colorado Gov. On DeSantis: Colorado Welcomes Mountain Disneyland - The ReidOut - MSNBC

Russian soldiers celebrate birthday of 'comrade and friend' Hitler

Pentagon Reveals Secretive New Drone the Air Force is Giving to Ukraine: Phoenix Ghost

colbert tested positive -- scheduled to return may 2

Philadelphia to end mask mandate, days after reinstating it

Poll: Majority Of Americans Still Support Mask Mandate - All In - MSNBC

Chinese Electric Vehicles Are On Fire

The US Is Finally Helping Ukraine's Air Force

Longest Covid infection lasted more than 16 months, tests show

The leprechaun menace (by Tom Tomorrow)

Obama says he has regrets surrounding disinformation in 2016 election

Seth Meyers - Trump and Piers Morgan Clash; Rudy Giuliani Appears on The Masked Singer: A Closer Look

Abbott is angry the Biden administration has apprehended people on the terrorist watch list

After a year and a half after the insurrection, and the revelations and recordings of McCarthy and

Tweet of the Night (anon):

Dick's Sporting Goods Followed Its Conscience on Guns--and It Paid Off

I think the war in Ukraine is reaching a turning point.

Lawrence And Rachel Listen to and Discuss McCarthy Tape On Trump Resigning After Jan. 6 - MSNBC

The mayor of Kyiv wants the world to understand what Mariupol means to Ukrainians.

Aunt Crabby Tweet:

What the end of Disney's Reedy Creek district means for the company and for taxpayers.

DOJ Adds Prosecutor To Investigate January 6 Beyond The Capitol Attack: NYT - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

NEGOP Throws a Nazi Rally in Western Nebraska; Local Press Totally Ignores It

Merrie Monarch hula festival from Hilo, Hawaii

Wasn't Pillow Guy going to have a big announcement today (April 21)?

Krugman Tweet:

It's Gonna Take a Miracle - Deniece Willams

Five Russian military enlistment offices have been torched.

Conservation officials blast Gov. Ricketts' opposition to 'America the Beautiful' initiative

How can you have OAN openly calling for Hillary and Biden to be publicly executed for treason

"They put party over country and it's on tape"

Swalwell: McCarthy's 'Pledge Of Allegiance' Is To Donald Trump - The Last Word - MSNBC

Jeff Tiedrich Tweet:

Aunt Crabby Tweet #2:

Obama Sounds Alarm On Dangers Of Disinformation - The 11th Hour - MSNBC

Complaint About Bill Murray's Alleged Inappropriate Behavior Halts Film

NASA has been ignoring Uranus. That may soon change.

3 from SWV

Dachshund enjoys sticking his head under a faucet:

Israelis and Palestinians on edge after wave of attacks, renewed clashes - ABC News

Charles Herbster continues to say groping allegations are false, politically motivated

Support Your Local Emperor: Blues Traveler

Profiles In Courage Award Honors Zelenskyy, Liz Cheney - The 11th Hour - MSNBC

Heterochrome twins:

There will never be another like Prince

Ricketts hosting national conservative figures at event opposing Biden conservation effort

Internet Sensation Randy Rainbow On Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill: 'It's Really Just A Horror'

ABBA - I Still Have Faith In You

confidential memo obtained by NYtimes shows how GOP will weaponize immigration for the election

Millions of chickens and turkeys put down as avian flu spreads - CNBC Television

The Visitors

The Cure - From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea

Look at how Putin is gripping desk-Putin does not look well

The rise and fall of RT America, a Russia-backed TV network - CNN

Tennessee Bill Requires Drunk Drivers Who Kill Parents of a Minor to Pay Child Support

Sinead O'connor / Drink Before the War

Sinead O'Connor - Troy

Don Jr. to meet w/ J6 cmte; Jones wants to talk to DOJ prosecutors BUT demands immunity - Kirschner

Great retort to Florida's Don't Say Gay law from Jeremiah Brent

Kevin McCarthy suffers ultimate humiliation as secret tapes get released - Brian Tyler Cohen

SF's Millennium Tower Settles Another 1/10th of an Inch During One Week of Digging

Ween - Transdermal Celebration

Florida Lt. Governor accidentally reveals blackmail scheme against Disney on air - Brian Tyler Cohen

The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker

Moonbeam Levels

The Visitors

War in Ukraine is impacting global food security - DW News

The Truth - Prince

UK lawmakers order investigation into whether Johnson lied to parliament - FRANCE 24

Tegan and Sara - Walking With A Ghost

Stuart Stevens: Autocracy Wins When We Can't Imagine Democracy Losing

Zelenskyy: Ukraine Will Need Hundreds Of Billions To Rebuild - NBC News

Sinead O'Connor - Last Day Of Our Acquaintance

NYTimes Wordle 307 - 4/22

Prince - Big Medley Jam (incl. Acknowledge Me, Push It Up, Gett Off) (live Copenhagen 1998)

Uber Driver Turns In Man Who Bragged About Storming Capitol On Jan. 6 - NBC News

The Island Soon To Be Underwater: Climate Change's Impact On Tangier Island - NBC News

Cocteau Twins - Lorelei

Blinded victim of alleged beating says ex's family attacked him for "turning" their son gay

The Hitler Salute

Welcome to the Room... Sara

man says he thought nothing wrong with using fire hydrant to fill a giant tanker with water

Google plans to invest more than $750 million in Nebraska

For Black Republicans, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps is an obligatory fiction

Florida Department of Education provides examples from math textbooks rejected due to CRT

Kansas governor approves budget including extension of postpartum coverage

Kansas governor approves budget including extension of postpartum coverage

France says Russian (Wagner) mercenaries staged "French atrocity" in Mali

What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

New revenue projections give Kansas a $3.1B surplus as governor pushes for food sales tax cut

Breakfast Friday 22 April 2022

Storks Nesting on Utility Pole - Borodianka, Ukraine

WORDLE 307 (***SPOILER THREAD***)

Orlando Sentinel editorial: Vengeful DeSantis stampedes lawmakers to attack Disney

The Voices in his Head .... turning Orange into Red ....

BBC Pictures: 'Africa's week in pictures: 15-21 April 2022.

'An obvious contrast': Gubernatorial candidates in Okla. Democratic primary offer spectrum

Oklahoma Attorney General says he's staying out of the Swadley's Foggy Bottom probe

So... how many times will MTG take the Fifth today?

April 22, 1938 The State of Texas gave up a fight to move Moses Austin from Potosi

Something I need to teach Gryff

How Much Does Your Mask Protect You if Others Aren't Wearing One?

New Arrivals

If you like sparklers, I think you'll enjoy watching this molten iron being hit with a shovel:

Guardian Pictures: The week in wildlife - in pictures, April 22, 2022.

Biden's Schedule for Friday, April 22, 2022

Rachel Maddow: So, there are tapes, lots and lots of tapes.

Methane and NOx Emissions from Natural Gas Stoves, Cooktops, and Ovens in Residential Homes

BBC Pictures: Your pictures of Scotland: 15 April - 22 April, 2022.

Crash spills 500 pounds of marijuana onto Missouri highway on 4/20

Explained once again to young teamster, the repigs stir the pot to keep you riled up

A New List of Crazy Shit Trump Did, According to Fiona Hill

Happy Earth Day DUers

Photo: Military medic in blockaded Mariupol: ''Pass these words to my mom ...

Waiting on the mothership I'll be the passenger

So frustrated with the cat hoarders

"Tawny owl mum adopts two rescue chicks after her own eggs fail to hatch"

The Rude Pundit: I'm So Sorry, But We Need to Talk About Climate Change

🌸 ''The entire world is mind ground; the entire world is blossom heart ...

Update on me and my mom

On this day, April 22, 1937, Jack Nitzsche was born.

Earthship home being built in Johnson, Vt.

On this day, April 22, 1944, Joshua Rifkin was born.

Russia's military goals now:

The origin of Super Villians: Lethal Legion

Trump wouldn't honor the NATO shared defense agreement, sure...

The *real* reason we need a patriarchy? (Spoiler - it's because men have the big feet)

The Rundown: April 22, 2022

Republicans accidentally agree to banning the bible from public schools!

Yabbies, pipis, and bugs! 😋

Just In Time For Earth Day - A Handy Updated Guide To Corporate Greenwashing Bullshit

Octordle was crazy today. (no spoiler)

5 Months Post-Glasgow, Kerry Sees No Evidence That Nations Are Following Through On Climate Pledges

I'm going to be interviewed live via Zoom on WXII this AM at 9. Edited with the link!

The political religious right has a huge problem of its own with sexual abuse scandals

five dead in Duluth by gun

Most frenzied activity in DC right now?

Lies are a deadly virus.

Covid infections are up by 68%, over the past two weeks, in my county

David Letterman thanks Rhode Island Hospital

Overheard at the supermarket

Read your warranty people. Ran a diagnostic on my car the other day after the check engine light

Who is Mike Pence, to hold the nation hostage, to the truth about January 6th, 2021?

May This Be Love

Why do Russians support the war against Ukraine?

Mark Meadows was simultaneously registered to vote in three states

Spectacular............from Space Hub: Thunderstorm from 37,000 feet.

DeSantis and Lawson both served together in the US House from 2017 to 2019.

What we need for long-term peace and prosperity

Friday Editorial Cartoons

Charles Mingus was born on this date.

Glen Campbell was born on this date.

Peter Frampton has a birthday today.

Feral Cat Hated Everyone Until She Fell In Love With Another Kitty

The Greenest Countries on Earth Are Stunning Destinations

Has the mainstream media already made its peace with fascism? We'll soon find out

Hillsong: scathing internal letter denounces church response to Brian Houston's 'unhealthy' leadersh

So grateful Kevin McCarthy is the dumb-fuck he is...

"Go f**k yourself": Trump and Don Jr. war with top GOP donor who bought ads opposing his candidate

Here are all the donation links

Possibly why we haven't heard from McCarthy in 24 hours----

Senate front-runner in PA embraces Biden and progressive agenda amid Democrats' midterm dilemma

Flood outpaces Pansing Brooks in fundraising for congressional seat (Nov + SPECIAL ELECTION)

A Promotion for Shane Goldmacher in Politics

Hey Magats Who Claim President Biden Is Senile

Hey its show time for MFG if she should be disallowed to run for office........

I just got home from a trip to Aldi, and saw the sweetest, most heartbreaking sight

Getting rats from the wall:

MTG 14th Amendment challenge airing on C-SPAN: thread

Ambrosia - World Leave Me Alone (my mood, most days)

Fla. Teen Charged in Deaths of 6 People After Allegedly Driving BMW 151 Miles Per Hour, Posting Vide

Ipsos Post Debate Poll Has Macron Winning by 15 Points

SCDF rescues 14 cats from fire (Singapore)

Why Is a Trumpy Cable Network Poaching All of Hallmark's Biggest Stars?

Lawmakers want US to set up field hospitals for Ukraine

I wonder how many will still utilize Twitter if Musk succeeds in the buyout, and allows trump back

How did those reporters get the tape of McCarthy??

Earth Day 2022. The google doodle today has a series of time lapse images

My Favorite Item To Date From The "Conservative Environmental Movement"

Dear Elon: Ending homelessness is cheaper than buying Twitter.

For Hispanic voters trending to Retrumplicans

Court orders Northern New Jersey Car Washes, Oil Change Shop to Pay $325K in Back Wages

I've come to the conclusion

Is Marjorie Taylor Greene in the Everclear Volvo Driving Soccermom video?

Mike Luckovich-Elephant in the Room

Note to Joe Scarborough this a.m.

An Earth Day Message:

Cool Dashboard

Some of dis and Some of dat

CNN just broadcast new audio of McCarthy unambiguously blaming Trump for the January 6...

Top U.S. & World Headlines -- April 22, 2022

So we need to move my 98 yr old mother to assisted living

New audio of McCarthy claiming that Trump agreed that he has some responsibility for January 6th

Think about where we would be with green/renewables if we had been

jimbacrinus bostocki crinoid fossils found in W. Australia from early Permian age

I must have missed something but it looked to me like MTG's attorney was wiping the floor with the

Three-time Oscar winner Jack Nicholson turns 85 today.

Prince Edward and Sophie postpone visit to Grenada at short notice

Prince Edward and Sophie postpone visit to Grenada at short notice

Call To Action! Save Our Democracy! - Fundraising Links to GOTV

Slow going on the change of litter type, from clay to corn based litter

A trip to the Hickson Compact Group

Rep Swalwell: McCarthy has access to sensitive security secrets. He should lose classified access.

I like okra. Am I weird?

MTG has taken the stand

Fun fact:

Why many employers have ditched 4-year degree requirements

Ukraine officially registers Moskva wreckage as a national underwater cultural heritage site

Russian cruise missiles spotted flying over southern Ukraine nuclear power plant

MTG: "I have no knowledge of any attempt" to stop the election certification

Today's breakfast....

Frustrated by COVID lawsuits, Missouri Senate committee cuts attorney general's budget

Beau of the Fifth Column: Let's talk about McCarthy and Trump....

Spire seeks to raise gas rates for Missouri customers, shortly after its last increase

Le Pen Closer Than Ever to the French Presidency (and to Putin)

Macron confirms France sending Ukraine heavier weaponry including howitzers, anti-tank missiles

Russian state TV hosts giggle uncontrollably as they discuss NUKING New York

Front-runner Fetterman defends his platform, 2013 Braddock Democratic in U.S. Senate debate

Boston urges masks as battle brews over transit rule

Boston urges masks as battle brews over transit rule

Official MTG hearing thread: OMG

2 Russian oligarchs were found dead one day apart alongside their wives and children, reports say

Britain plans to send tanks to Poland in deal to help Ukraine

This Ukrainian postage stamp shows a soldier giving Russian forces the finger--and it's selling like

Will TFG be asked to give any commencement speeches or receive any honorary degrees? n/t

ND lawmaker quits panel leadership after texts with inmate

Ukraine war: Russia 'plans to seize southern Ukraine'

"Ask @RepMTG if she is the bomber . . . ask her where she was that day and evening"

Matt Gaetz slams Kevin McCarthy after tape leaks

Tweet of the Day

Guy Lafleur, five-time Stanley Cup champion with Montreal Canadiens, dies at 70

April 24 - Solidarity Sunday with Sen. Sanders - Staten Island, NY/Richmond,VA

Anniversaries and Posting Milestones (April 22, 2022)

Read LOL MAGA Traitor Green

Not wanting to hold Republicans accountable in certain ways

Suggestion for Democrats: Putin is a gangster, oligarchs are gangsters, Trump is a wannabe gangster

Ukraine now has more tanks on the ground than Russia does, US defense official says

Japan says disputed islands 'illegally occupied' by Russia

A platform of lies, extremism, cowardice, can never survive long term.

High court rules for state in case of man shackled at trial

Daily Distraction 22/04/2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene is suffering from profound memory loss!

Rep Schiff: "Authoritarians . . . come to power on the backs of men like Kevin McCarthy"

Daily Distraction 22/04/2022 Posted in Photography

Ohio Republicans Urge Trump Rally Boycott Over 'Terrible' Vance Endorsement

OMG! Remember when Pence said, 'I'm not getting in that car'?

Tunnel Fire burns Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument 'in its entirety'

'I've had enough of being kicked around': Black delegation in FL House is on the offense

Tucker Carlson suggested an audit of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's finances after the US approved another

Mystery Persists After Initial Report Into China Eastern Jet Crash

Lithuania's president calls for more NATO troops

Ukraine Names Sunken Russian Warship Moskva A National Heritage Site

Pic Of The Moment: In Kevin McCarthy's Defense, He Is An Idiot

I just watched 15 minutes of Empty Headed Greenes testimony....

Math and problems on Twitter

Democrats, You Can't Ignore the Culture Wars Any Longer

A Ukrainian woman who escaped Russia's assault on Mariupol says troops were targeting apartment

We have absolute proof Trump voters are complete fools.

Viking ship discovered 30ft underground in Norway using RADAR

Local Sanitation Group at Work

Progressive Insurance

Texas National Guard soldier drowns while trying to rescue migrants

Adam Kinzinger says GOP leaders think their voters are 'dumb' as audio emerges of Kevin McCarthy say

MTG testimony. Hostile witness, Impatient judge

Victims of California wildfires fight to rebuild lost forests through sawmills, seeds

How Come We're Just Finding Out About This McCarthy Conference Call Now....

I dunno whether this is Lounge material or not, but there is certainly a message here...

Colombia's private sector received cut from organized crime profits: warlord

Both of us have Delta Dental insurance on the same policy

Plan to ban menthol cigarettes prompts late lobbying blitz

Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur dies at age 70

Trump party blames America first

Here is how Marjorie Taylor Greene's lawyer had a profound impact on American politics

Who is Tim Ryan? What to know about the congressman running for Senate in Ohio

Bolsonaro Grants Pardon to Daniel Silveira after Supreme Court Conviction

Earth Day 2022 In Washington: Things To Know And Do

Jan. 6 committee member reveals 'the six most chilling words of this entire thing I've seen so far'

This is how much worse the megadrought out West is expected to get

Will Washington's favored candidate prevail in tight Colombia race?

Black Tennessee Mayor Declared April Confederate History Month

The MTG hearing on whether or not she should be barred from office

The Biden administration is set to beat its 25 GW by 2025 onshore clean energy goal - and it

Someone should tell Pence that he has zero chance of ever becoming President or VP.

Supreme Court rules heirs to a Jewish art dealer can use US

US House Districts going from D to R.

Remember when, after 9/11, the Republicans were so anxious about "Homeland Security", that along....

Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Biden 'Mentally Incompetent'

A bit of musical and scientific "enjoyment". Dedicated to Judi Lynn and elleng

Stuff on owl box 'roof!'

US House Districts where 2 incumbents from the same party are facing each other. PVI is the opposite

Assange extradition order issued by London court

"Russian Cyberattack Could Capitalize on Election Doubts"

A consciousness of guilt ?

Warnock(D-GA) is the most vulnerable Democratic US Senator up for re-election this year.

Lawmakers want US to set up field hospitals for Ukraine

Greene Won't Say If Electoral Vote Interference Is Unlawful

Is the J6 Committee's work the the fulcrum of the life or death of our democracy?

UN rights chief sees 'horror story' of violations in Ukraine

Knocked my socks off...some of the most compelling story-telling I've seen in years

What Pence Should Have Said When Asked to be VP Candidate

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SORRY NOT SORRIES SPEECH AT WHITE NATIONALIST CONFERENCE

One Step Ahead by Split Enz

EXPLAINER: Why Washington is boosting heavy arms for Ukraine

Marjorie Taylor Greene squirms when confronted with past statements about executing Nancy Pelosi

Prosecutor drops all charges against Pamela Moses, jailed over voting error

Cross-posted from Entertainment...maybe the best story-telling I've seen in years

Have the Russians suicided the Oligarchs to get a message across to the rest of

Jan. 6 rioter who re-enlisted in U.S. Army after attack pleads guilty

Just an observation

If Republicans take the House, Merrick Garland will be their #1 target

No shit department: FAA rules Trevor Jacob intentionally crashed airplane

Cartoons 4/22/2022

New audio reveals McCarthy said Trump admitted bearing some responsibility for Capitol attack

Not a real "birder" but earlier this year hung a couple of feeders in my back yard.

Justices: State law supersedes Edmonds gun storage requirement

Colombian Drug Lord "El Boliqueso" Arrested in Mexico, Will Be Extradited To US

'Cohousing' group plans community of 32 cottages in Marysville

Middle Age Riot tweet:

In 'Midtown,' Snohomish aims to balance small town flavor with growth

Esmeraldas, Ecuador: Los Tiguerones Announce A Purge Against Rivals

Russian Mercenaries Attack Kouki Mines In Central Africa Republic, Kill Miners

Mask ruling just the start for conservative courts

Massive referee exodus hits youth sports

Ex-Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez due in US court to face drug, weapons charges

Comment: Earth can heal itself but humans must do their part

Police dog escapes handler, enters the pitch and goes for it.

Fauci says vaccine approval for those under 5 likely not until June

While watching the MTG hearing on cspan

Jeff Bezos is worth $160bn - yet Congress might bail out his space company

So... Is Matt Gaetz wearing a ballistic vest at the MTG hearing?

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Digging Mass Graves for Civilian Victims

NASA's Perseverance Rover Sees Solar Eclipse on Mars

Substance abuse contributing to the worker shortage

NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Video of Solar Eclipse on Mars

Boat tours return to Georgetown's C&O Canal.

Pupper watching 101 Dalmatians at a bar:

Chechen unit fighting with Russia stands before a burning building and claims it has "cleansed and

Sanctioned F1 rookie driver sponsored by oligarch daddy whines about cancel culture against Russia.

NPRs Tim Mak: The Dogs of War

While we're on break, what is the evidence you've seen presented IN COURT...

TFG is reportedly glad Kevin McCarthy didn't push him to resign after the riot and sees it as a sign

Bannon's GoFundMe Border Wall Buddies Plead Guilty While He Lives Free With Trump Pardon

!Migration Alert! BirdCast is predicting a huge number of birds migrating

Arizona Supreme Court reinstates massive income tax cuts

Rockabye baby:

Dance like no one is watching:

GOP's cozy ties with Big Business unravel as DeSantis unloads on Disney

Wow. Just wow. Huge painting on multistory building:

Dow closed down 981 (2.8%), S&P 500 down 2.8%, Powell's hawkish remarks blamed

Gone fishing:

I don't remember. I don't Recall. Republicans never do.

At Long Last, Perseverance Reaches Three Forks River Delta

Airplane passenger punched by Mike Tyson was once listed as having 'habitual felony offender status'

Woman with legs bound jumps 8 stories out of DC apartment building; man charged

Cuddly lion:

Photojournalist describes what Russia left behind in Bucha: 'It's apocalyptic'

and of course there goes the DOW......down, down, down, anyone know why??

Interesting----- Each states GDP compared to another country

I guess Walker has been watching the disqualification hearing of MTG....

The GOP war on democracy is working. Just look at Ohio.

If MTJ thought the crowd was BLM and

Swedish political parties call for ban on conversion therapy (broad coalition from left to right)

Marjorie Taylor Greene grilled on Jan. 6 in court hearing

MTG suddenly remembers everything once question by her own lawyer

Woman's landlord didn't like her dog. So she moved.

Florida's examples of banned topics in math books derided as 'political theater'

The Judge is biased AF - nothing will come of this

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats set Nato deadline

Trump says he'd rather be 'a dictator' than 'a dumb person'

Yes, Republicans Really Are Moving Us Toward Full-Blown Fascism

Nancy Mace claims on Fox Business that she's took busy to listen to the McCarthy audio

And the tennis protege Alcatraz is playing Tsitsipas........it's been so fun to watch......

That Russian friend on Line and I are done - we had a fight and I blocked her

Alias Wayne - Radiation Town

Night Sky - Official Trailer - Prime Video - Streams 5/20

How Families Are Advocating For Children With Disabilities In Foster Care

Judge declares Marjorie Taylor Green a hostile witness

Getting sick of the talking heads yammering about a big GOP landslide in 2022

Both lawyers rest in the MTG hearing...

Disney government dissolution bill signed by DeSantis

Disney government dissolution bill signed by DeSantis

If MAGA Traitor Green gets charged

Jeff Bezos is worth $160bn - yet Congress might bail out his space company Bernie Sanders

Judge boots case to disqualify Gosar, Biggs and Finchem from ballot as 'insurrectionists'

Who among us would remember if we told the President to declare martial law

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Interesting thread about the importance of the chemical plant explosion & fire in Russia

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OK (tongue firmly in cheek)

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Thanks for the ear covers my hooman.

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