Watching "John Lewis: Good Trouble." What a great film.

This country really misses him and Elijah Cummings. We could use them right now.

On 2/12/2004, then S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom began issuing same-sex marriage licenses in the city.

On this day in history 2/12/1999 ...

On February 12, 1999, the five-week impeachment trial of Bill Clinton comes to an end, with the Senate voting to acquit the president on both articles of impeachment: perjury and obstruction of justice.

Read more: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-acquitted

Biden's Super Bowl interview appears off -- for good

Source: Politico/By CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO

America will have to settle for the Puppy Bowl.

Joe Biden’s planned interview ahead of the Super Bowl appears scuttled after Fox Corp. aggressively volleyed with the White House over an agreement to have the president sit down with Fox Soul, an obscure streaming service operated by a subsidiary.

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White House officials declined to provide specifics on why their outreach to Fox stopped. Fox’s Bret Baier was viewed as the most likely anchor from the news and conservative opinion network to land the president. Biden sat down in previous years with news anchors from NBC and CBS.

The decision not to have Biden tangle with one of Fox News’ top anchors means the White House was willing to sacrifice a massive pre-game audience on Sunday to which the president could share his message. But it also suggests the White House was unwilling to reward a network that houses prime-time hosts who mercilessly assail the administration and Democrats.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/10/bidens-super-bowl-interview-00082428

Kansas GOP picks election conspiracy promoter as new leader

Source: Associated Press/By JOHN HANNA

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans on Saturday narrowly picked an activist who has promoted unfounded election conspiracies and promised a shakeup to lead the Kansas GOP for the next two years, following weeks of infighting that mirrors the acrimony in the party across the U.S.

Within 30 minutes of the change in the Kansas Republican Party’s leadership, its state committee reviewed a resolution demanding that the U.S. House impeach President Joe Biden for “tyranny” over comments he and his aides made in the summer of 2021 decrying misinformation about coronavirus vaccines spreading within the GOP. The committee tabled the resolution until its next meeting.

The Kansas state committee elected Mike Brown, who has long been active in the GOP in the Kansas City area, as its new chair through the 2024 elections. The vote came three months after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly narrowly won reelection and the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, won another term handily in her Kansas City-area district.

The Kansas party’s retiring chair, Mike Kuckelman, and its two other Republican National Committee members supported RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel when she won reelection last month. But Brown called on McDaniel to resign in December.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/politics-kansas-state-government-ba265d04c9ac03870352ce4399b99755

Ian Hunter, Brian May and friends - All the Young Dudes (live at the Rock Hall of Fame)

T. Rex - Bang-A-Gong (live)

According to the notes on the video, this was one of the last performances by the original band.

Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi (live at Boston Tea Party 1970)

Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Cinnamon Girl (live 1991)

Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

Don't follow leaders. Watch the parking meters.