We now live in a world where the victims are seen as the aggressors(Israel), where lies are accepted as truth(Maga/Trump), where countries(Russia) can invade another country with relative impunity, where the United Nations is run by the supporters of terrorism and on and on it goes. Fascism is being accepted as the new reality and we must not allow it or all is lost.
The End Around: More Bad News for the Orange Cheeto
Cheeto has evaded public scrutiny over his sordid sexual predatory behavior for years First the Access Hollywood tapes, then the E Jean Carroll rape civil settlement, then the conviction in the Stormy Daniels escapade, but even his MAGA base can’t stomach the perverse pedophilia story hidden in the Epstein files In March the FBI was tasked to see how much Cheeto was mentioned in the files and with so many mentions, Cheeto decided to shut down the release of the files But then with the fallout with his compadre, Musk dropped the bomb that instigated the attention of MAGA about Cheeto’s involvement
On MSNBC last night O’Donnell interviewed Bradley Edwards primary attorney for the Epstein victims Edwards detailed how his clients have never been given due consideration by DOJ in their desire to have the files exposed to the public
Rep Ro Khanna, one of the lead Representatives in the subpoena of the files by the Congressional Oversight Committee, said in a later interview that the committee would like to hear from Edwards representing the Epstein victims Edwards also expressed that there is a lot of discovery information that between his office and the defense attorneys for Epstein a lot of information could be released without even having the DOJ release the files that they have
It appears that the public doesn’t need a distrustworthy DOJ led by the Orange Cheeto Congress can just subpoena the already existing records from the involved attorneys in the Epstein case
Marcella makes a good point about the danger that engaging with these far-right nazi-loving fascists only serves to give them a broader platform. The same thing happened back in the day with daytime talk shows giving air time to white supremacists until finally people woke up and realized there's no value to these 'conversations.' You learn nothing from these people, they aren't worth our time, and giving them a more far-reaching voice is dangerous.
"This audience doesn't get a lot of this...". Maya is exactly right. I'm a white, straight, cis, Southern male born in 1956. Fair to say I may be somewhat representative of the Great Pissed Off Former Republicans. It's a laughable understatement to say I'm a little new to all of this, but I'm on board nonetheless.
My demographic (mid-late Boomers from the burbs) didn't do protest marches. We do now. Hands Off was my first. No Kings was my second. What I was struck by the most was how much emotional and material support we were provided... by spikey-haired, tatted-up kids a third our age. They showed us the ropes, watched out that we stayed hydrated, kept us on the sidewalks, and lead the chants.
Look, do the math. I was born in the first Eisenhower administration. I was fed a steady, consistent stream of American Myths about communists, other races, the danger of 'the homosexuals', and the fundamental goodness of white people and their achievement, the Greatest Nation On Earth.
It was bullshit, of course. But, here's the thing: I am now demanding that the Greatest Nation On Earth live up to the promises it made to me and everybody else. Did some of it happen? Yeah, some of it... but I now demand it all. So, for those outside of my age demographic, here's a bit of free perspective: this shit is going down. It will be lead by the young, as it always is, but my generation will be the wood behind the arrowhead. That's because Boomers were marinated in the Great Myth, and we're going to get it. Because, being the self-centered, spoiled brats we were, we always got what we wanted.
We now live in a world where the victims are seen as the aggressors(Israel), where lies are accepted as truth(Maga/Trump), where countries(Russia) can invade another country with relative impunity, where the United Nations is run by the supporters of terrorism and on and on it goes. Fascism is being accepted as the new reality and we must not allow it or all is lost.
The End Around: More Bad News for the Orange Cheeto
Cheeto has evaded public scrutiny over his sordid sexual predatory behavior for years First the Access Hollywood tapes, then the E Jean Carroll rape civil settlement, then the conviction in the Stormy Daniels escapade, but even his MAGA base can’t stomach the perverse pedophilia story hidden in the Epstein files In March the FBI was tasked to see how much Cheeto was mentioned in the files and with so many mentions, Cheeto decided to shut down the release of the files But then with the fallout with his compadre, Musk dropped the bomb that instigated the attention of MAGA about Cheeto’s involvement
On MSNBC last night O’Donnell interviewed Bradley Edwards primary attorney for the Epstein victims Edwards detailed how his clients have never been given due consideration by DOJ in their desire to have the files exposed to the public
Rep Ro Khanna, one of the lead Representatives in the subpoena of the files by the Congressional Oversight Committee, said in a later interview that the committee would like to hear from Edwards representing the Epstein victims Edwards also expressed that there is a lot of discovery information that between his office and the defense attorneys for Epstein a lot of information could be released without even having the DOJ release the files that they have
It appears that the public doesn’t need a distrustworthy DOJ led by the Orange Cheeto Congress can just subpoena the already existing records from the involved attorneys in the Epstein case
Love this show we need more lady comedians!
Marcella makes a good point about the danger that engaging with these far-right nazi-loving fascists only serves to give them a broader platform. The same thing happened back in the day with daytime talk shows giving air time to white supremacists until finally people woke up and realized there's no value to these 'conversations.' You learn nothing from these people, they aren't worth our time, and giving them a more far-reaching voice is dangerous.
"This audience doesn't get a lot of this...". Maya is exactly right. I'm a white, straight, cis, Southern male born in 1956. Fair to say I may be somewhat representative of the Great Pissed Off Former Republicans. It's a laughable understatement to say I'm a little new to all of this, but I'm on board nonetheless.
My demographic (mid-late Boomers from the burbs) didn't do protest marches. We do now. Hands Off was my first. No Kings was my second. What I was struck by the most was how much emotional and material support we were provided... by spikey-haired, tatted-up kids a third our age. They showed us the ropes, watched out that we stayed hydrated, kept us on the sidewalks, and lead the chants.
Look, do the math. I was born in the first Eisenhower administration. I was fed a steady, consistent stream of American Myths about communists, other races, the danger of 'the homosexuals', and the fundamental goodness of white people and their achievement, the Greatest Nation On Earth.
It was bullshit, of course. But, here's the thing: I am now demanding that the Greatest Nation On Earth live up to the promises it made to me and everybody else. Did some of it happen? Yeah, some of it... but I now demand it all. So, for those outside of my age demographic, here's a bit of free perspective: this shit is going down. It will be lead by the young, as it always is, but my generation will be the wood behind the arrowhead. That's because Boomers were marinated in the Great Myth, and we're going to get it. Because, being the self-centered, spoiled brats we were, we always got what we wanted.