(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Cheers and Jeers: Rum and I Stand with Ukraine FRIDAY! [1] ['Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags', 'Showtags Popular_Tags'] Date: 2023-02-24 Like sands through the hourglass, you are now below the fold. "Multiple Fox News hosts seemed to see telling the truth as a potentially existential threat. … This [court] filing shows the extent to which Fox hosts did not believe the shit they were peddling, which is completely fine if you work for QVC and you have to fill an hour on why a bejeweled squatty-potty will change your life. But it's a bit more concerning when you pretend to be the news. … This was like finding out that Big Bird regularly texts Elmo, 'Fuck them kids!' and finding out that Elmo agrees ." —John Oliver, on the texts from Fox News executives and hosts revealed in the Dominion lawsuit against the network. "Imagine this: a news organization in America putting, in a [court] filing, that truth will 'damage our brand.' Truth. Fuck—amazing." —Jon Stewart x Would love nothing more than to take the Governor of Virginia through my menstrual history in the most vivid detail pic.twitter.com/Aiwc0g2OKX — Samantha Bee (@iamsambee) February 16, 2023 - "Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse than stealing puppies from the Amish, Misrepresentative [George] Santos also lied about helping sick children. On his campaign website he claimed that he and his family had engaged in helping children with EB, which is a rare genetic disorder. But there's no record of Santos or anyone associated with him ever doing anything for children with EB. Apparently it was part of his work with the Fake A Wish Foundation." —Jimmy Kimmel "Acting FAA administrator Billy Nolan testified before the Senate on the agency's handling of recent near-collisions at airports, and assured Americans that flying is safe. I don’t know. At this point the best you can say is that it's safer than traveling via balloon." —Seth Meyers And two years ago… "Rush Limbaugh has died at the age of 70. The death of the staunchly-conservative defender of Republican family values was announced today by his fourth wife." —Me Let’s set for spell and continue not missing him. Together. As a people. As a nation. As a continent. As a planet. And, time permitting: as a universe. And now, our feature presentation... - Cheers and Jeers for Friday, February 24, 2023 Note: Just a heads-up that there will be no C&J on Monday because sometimes I feel the need to keep you people in line by using the withholding of love as a weapon. It was either that or this turnip catapult. Back Tuesday with HUGS!!! - By the Numbers: 7 days!!! Days 'til International Polar Bear Day: 3 Days 'til the Sustainable Food and Farm Conference in Grass Valley, California: 7 Drop in existing home sales between January 2022 and January 2023: 37% Current median home price, up 3.6% from last January: $359,000 Current number of states, including Maine, who have formed the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, a national coalition to defend abortion access and contraception: 20 Number of times Vladimir Putin mentioned the casualties of his invasion of Ukraine during his "big speech" Tuesday: 0 Number of body parts that don't contain blood vessels: 2 (Cornea, cartilage) - Puppy Pic of the Day: Weekend plans… - CHEERS to a brief glance in the rearview mirror. As we cross the finish line of another work week (the 1,850th of my career), let's take a quick moment to review what we learned before we dig into the potato salad: » President Biden is a smart, resilient, kind-hearted, steely-eyed badass who’s fighting his heart out for democracy in Ukraine and around the world. His overseas trip galvanized the NATO alliance, knocked Republicans back on their heels, tore the practitioners of ageism a new asshole and, most important, gave the Ukrainians a triple-dose of hope, resolve, and confidence that the civilized world still has their back. Give him some ice cream, Jill, no joke, no joke. It’s pretty simple. If Judge Janet Protasiewicz wins in April, she singlehandedly saves Wisconsin from MAGA doom. » Democrats turned out in droves to vote for Big-D candidates in New Hampshire and Virginia. In the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary, voters decided that progressive judge Janet Protasiewicz will face a trigger-happy walking MAGA virus in April and the court will finally have the liberal majority the state desperately needs. » Category-5 sighs of relief touched off a wave of tornadoes as Democratic Senator Jon Tester announced that, yup, he's running for reelection. 1) He's a fine senator and helluva nice guy, and 2) it makes holding the Senate in 2024 significantly easier. » Fox News lost the last shred of the credibility it never had when texts related to the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit revealed they all agreed behind the scenes to smear anyone and anything with a cascade of on-air lies and bullshit in order to prevent their MAGA-cult viewers from fleeing to Newsmax or OAN. And Rupert Murdoch got busted for flat-out admitting that the network's prime directive is to help Republicans (and, for that matter, the Russians) win at all costs. Dominion is poised to extract a shit-ton of cash from Fox when the verdict comes down. » The Georgia grand jury's foreperson, seemingly hooked up to a Red Bull IV drip, not-so-cryptically hinted that Trump's 2020 vote-stealing escapade in the Peach State may result in indictments of Republicans as far as the eye can see. Not bad for five itty bitty days. And what will next week bring? I could tell you but that would reveal my secret identity as a mad time-traveling professor. Instead…here, try the potato salad. It was made fresh next Tuesday. JEERS to the mighty Wurlitzer of war. Yours truly was dropped from the womb onto my head while Mom was prying open another bottle of Schlitz and lighting up a King Size Kent in the delivery room on August 5, 1964. In the 58 years since, three things have been a constant in my life: technological advances for ever-more-nefarious purposes, deliberate destruction of the planet, and war. Lots and lots of war. Among the conflicts the U.S. military-industrial complex and cheerleading lapdog media have been involved in during my life: Vietnam (1964-1975)…Cambodia (1967-1975)…Lebanon (1982-1984)…Grenada (Yes, Grenada. 1983)…Iran (1987-88)…Panama (Yes, Panama. 1989-90)…First Gulf War (1990-1991)…Bosnia/Herzegovina/Croatia/Kosovo (1992-1995)…Afghanistan (2001-2021)…Iraq War (2003-2011)…Yemen (2002-2021). And so on. Only one commander-in-chief among the eleven who presided in my lifetime can truly be called a peacetime president: Jimmy Carter. He’s in hospice care now, preparing to inconvenience us all by shuffling off his 98-year-old mortal coil. And as far as I'm concerned, he's the only one, besides the current one, who has any room to speak on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which he did last year (via The Carter Center) and I think it’s worth reposting as we enter year two of Putin’s latest terrorist attack on that peaceful nation: The Carter Center condemns Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops into the sovereign nation of Ukraine, a clear violation of international law and the human rights of the Ukrainian people. We call on Russia to immediately withdraw its forces and engage with Ukraine’s leaders and the international community to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. The Peace President. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Putin’s recognition of two areas of Ukraine as independent states undermines fundamental democratic principles and exacerbates a humanitarian crisis that began with its annexation of Crimea in 2014. Conflict caused by Russian-backed separatists has already led to some 14,000 deaths and forced an estimated 1.6 million Ukrainians from their homes. We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, who in recent years have made great strides in strengthening their democracy and institutions, and who have the right to live free from violence and to chart their own future. What he said. - BRIEF SANITY BREAK - x First time tripping on mushrooms be like: 👽🍄 pic.twitter.com/pDhJHuS5Ti — Mack & Becky Comedy (@MackBeckyComedy) February 14, 2023 - END BRIEF SANITY BREAK - CHEERS to being a fly on the wall. One can only imagine what really happened on February 25, 1793, when George Washington held his first cabinet meeting at his estate at Mount Vernon. But one thing is certain: Hamilton was convinced that Jefferson's mother wore combat boots, and Jefferson was positive that Hamilton would be best served by irrigating his nose with a rubber hose. I believe the president sent them both to bed without supper. CHEERS to home vegetation. A quick roundup of boob-tubage for the final weekend of February. The elephant in the room, of course, is the non-stop two-year (actually, as Kossack MindMatter points out, 9-year) anniversary Ukraine coverage on the cable news networks, which we suggest you watch sparingly. If you didn’t feel like paying for Disney+ to watch The Mandalorian, you can catch the first episode tonight at 8 on ABC for FREE! (But I have no clue if they plan to air the rest of them.) At 9 on the CW there’s a new episode of Whose Line Is It Anyway? with A+ improv guest Brad Sherwood. House Jan. 6 Committee co-chair Rep. Bennie Thompson will receive the Chairman’s Award tomorrow night. The new movies and streaming options are all reviewed here at Rotten Tomatoes. The NBA schedule is here and the NHL schedule is here. The PGA Tour event this weekend is the Honda Classic on NBC. (And if I may add: F*ck you, Saudi golf league.) Saturday evening at 8, you can catch the 54th NAACP Image Awards on CBS. And Saturday Night Live returns from its two-week hiatus with host Woody Harrelson. Sunday on 60 Minutes: a report from war-torn Kherson, Ukraine...and Afghan girls who have continued their education at a school in Rwanda. There's a new episode of The Simpsons Sunday at 8 when Carl is smitten by a beautiful Black woman, prompting him to delve into the roots of his own identity. Then Peter revels in the perks of being mistaken for a single parent on Family Guy. And HBO gets the last word with a new episode of The Last of Us at 10 and Last Week Tonight at 11:15. Now here's your Sunday morning lineup: Meet the Press: National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Dan “No Relation to Jake” Sullivan (The Cult-AK). I think I’ll watch these two instead, thanks. This Week: Rep. Michael McCaul (The Cult-TX); National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan; Face the Nation: CIA Director William Burns; barroom piano player Condoleezza Rice; Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Mike Gallagher (The Cult-WI). CNN's State of the Union: National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan; RNC cult leader Ronna McMittromneysniece. Fox GOP Propaganda Sunday: Sens. Rick Scott (The Cult-SC) and Ben Cardin (D-MD). Happy viewing! - Ten years ago in C&J: February 24, 2013 CHEERS to smooth SecDef sailing. Chuck Hagel's Senate confirmation is on the calendar this week, and it's looking pretty green-lighty. I'm not thrilled that Obama picked a Republican for the job, but I could think of much worse candidates. (Sam Nunn, you are NOT forgiven for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.) But these days I pretty much have a one-question confirmation test: Is your name Donald Rumsfeld? No? You're hired! - And just one more… CHEERS to rendering Rachel Maddow speechless. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it's a wonder to behold. Fourteen years ago today, despised Louisiana governor, failed presidential nominee and creepy exorcism advocate Bobby Jindal loped into a southern foyer scented with jasmine and gave his famous "Welcome to Mayberry" response to President Obama's address to Congress. The ensuing rhetorical disaster, during which, among other things, he invoked the government response to Katrina as an example of why Republicans should be trusted more than Democrats, provided an unforgettable moment in mass pundit shock… - Some years back Jindal had a brief moment of lucidity when he called the GOP "The stupid party." Little did we know back then that he apparently meant it as a compliment. Have a great weekend. 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