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Archives: December 20, 2021

Happy walk in Winter Wonderland. 😊 Sound on

If Johnson(R-WI) decides not to seek re-election to the US Senate in 2022.

I had some end-of-year dental work planned -- should I postpone it?

All The West Virginians Who Will Lose Their Teeth Next Year Should Thank Manchin

I dont want to

A list of people/organizations i wouldn't want to piss off.

UK: Inflation Hits 10-Year High

Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Albert King, Paul Butterfield - "The Sky Is Crying" (1987)

#CNN #News White House issues damning statement against Joe Manchin

Who will be the future US Senators of MA when Warren-D and Markey-D decide to retire?

Wow, that was stupid.

If the Titanic sank today.

Cory Booker positive for Covid.

Tweet from the US FDA regarding Chocolate Covered Anything Day

"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"

A tweet with all of @Sen_JoeManchin 's connections. I think he really needs to hear from us.

Manchin is the only Democrat who's ever left me tempted to post an OP of only expletives.

Third world countries to the USA: "The joke's on you."

Tweet stream by a NYC bartender. "The rest of you are fucked in about two weeks"

Trump's Newly Issued "Statement" Suggests that he Knows & Fears that Justice is Coming for Him - GK

Clarence Williams and his Washboard Band - "Jerry the Junker" (1934)

Sen. Warren Tests Positive For Covid-19 (MSNBC)

Gas Prices Will Be Declining

I refuse to hide any critical post of Benedict Manchin

Feels right now like the world is held together with

Buying off Manchin/getting him to switch to R is how McConnell/GOP nullified Sen. Warnock

why couldn't we find any leverage over Manchin

DT Jr. says following Bible's peaceful part has 'gotten us nothing'

Americans fighting for access to sewage disposal

Relying on your body's natural immunity to fend off COVID

student loan debt an important issue for you, watch the first 3 minutes of this Vera

Is omicron the doomsday COVID variant?

Church Attendance Hasn't Recovered, Polls Show, People don't seem to want to leave home, pastor says

Chris Christie tries again

CNN: GOP plans to block any Biden Supreme Court pick

End of an era nears for Berlin's coal stoves

No need to despair... just because BBB is toast

Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker test positive for COVID-19

Stevens, Snoqualmie pass reopen after hours long closure, more snow expected

Climate change is reshaping the lobster industry in Maine

Capitol attack panel will determine if Trump committed crime - Republican

It's time to get away from the terracentric narrative.

PM Update: Cold temperatures overnight. Sunny and seasonable on Monday.

Don't You Just Know It -- Huey Piano Smith and the Clowns

When the orange con is indicted by the state of

Omicron R0 is being compared to measles- this chart is some perspective on what that means.

Tonight's Christmas song: Jingle Bells by Benny Goodman & his Orchestra

AOC on Manchin's Build Back Better opposition: 'We knew he would do this months ago'

From Twitter: A way to possibly move Manchin

US Senate seats up for re-election in 2022 that Democrats are likely to win.

Religious groups ask Supreme Court for emergency stay on vaccine rule for U.S. companies

Vaccine Opponent Robert Kennedy Jr.'s Guests Reportedly Told To Get COVID-19 Shots

The Biggest Junk Science of 2021

TFG says he would not impose boycott against Beijing Olympics

Marjorie Taylor Greene owns stock in 3 vaccine manufacturers

Now that he's done it Is Manchin going to buy a new yacht?

Civilisation Is Running Towards A GLOBAL COLLAPSE!

Senator Satan Joe Manchin... people are lighting up his twitter

Senate Hopeful Falsely Claimed He Finished College, Herschel Walker didn't get his degree

Will TFG Ruin a Red Wave in 2022?

Sarah Palin on Forced COVID-19 Vaccine: 'Over My Dead Body'

Does anybody else doubt that BBB died when BIF passed the house?

Buddy Guy was amazing when I was a baby

Spanish Boots of Spanish Leather.

A friend of mine thinks he has COVID.

Anand Giridharadas on Joe Manchin: Sadistic enjoyment of withholding help to the American public

'Donald Trump Lies Like You Breathe': Cohen Weighs In On Jan. 6 Investigation (MSNBC)

Jason Crow (D-CO) has tested positive

For everyone that is using YouTube streaming....

Climate Change Protestors Confront Joe Manchin Driving Maserati

Bank predicts American GDP will go down because Joe Manchin killed the human infrastructure plan

Manchin was upset bill was pushed off til the new year

Okay...now we have three.

By far, the scariest Covid warning yet

Has anyone else here experienced more back aches from all the crap going on in the US last few years

Manchin crippling the economy in the name of fiscal responsibility - 'Biden Boom' to 'Manchin Bust'

GDP growth forecast for USA slashed for next year because one man put himself first (Joe Manchin).

Mary Trump On Cousin's Texts - MSNBC

"Le Tits Now"

Christmas Truce of World War I - Joyeux Noel 2005 film

Many here claim that the infrastructure bill should have been tied to the BBB

Il Divo star Carlos Marin has died from COVID-19 at the age of 53

Psaki Slams Manchin On Prior Discussions About Build Back Better With Biden, Staff - MSNBC

Biden has installed a significant number of judges from diverse backgrounds. Now comes the hard part

Something all people should watch: Twilight Zone's Death's Head Revisited

incredible video of tornado blasting into bank lobby

Sen. Padilla: 'It's Not Over Yet' After Manchin Says No On Build Back Better - The Sunday Show MSNBC

How months of talks between Biden and Manchin over Build Back Better broke down

A tantalizing clue to why omicron is spreading so quickly

I love how the media gives the rethugs a total pass on BBB too

Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren test positive

Sarah Palin on Forced COVID-19 Vaccine: 'Over My Dead Body'

Washington Republican State Senator Who Died From Covid Wanted Inslee To Be Removed For Protecting

The Homeless Of America. All 50 States

God Bless Biden & Harris, God Bless Congress People of Good Will, God Bless Us, Every One.

Investigating Trump: Manhattan DA Prepares Charges Against Former President - MSNBC

Anyone feel confident enough that the Pig will by indicted by NY to pick a day this week when...

Conway Twitty -- It's Only Make Believe

Time To Ignore Traitor Manchin And Go After Republicans For Ignoring What 80% Of America Wants

The path for Democrats holding onto Congress has now narrowed to a single option.

Tammy Wynette and George Jones -- The Jet Set

St. James Infirmary.

Goldman lowers 2022 growth forecasts after Manchin says no to BBB

Fox News' Insurrection Narratives Have Blown Up In Their Faces This Week - Ring of Fire

In MO Greitens comeback bid has some in GOP on edge

*Tom Lehrer - Live in Copenhagen 1967 TONIGHT, NOW, WHUT,

Voltaire Quote

Jingle Cats 2015 Jingle Bells Meowy Christmas

CNN closes U.S. offices to most workers as COVID-19 cases spike

D.C. Attorney General Files Civil Lawsuit Against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers - The Sunday Show - MSNBC

Peng Shuai says it never happened. It was a misunderstanding. Righttttt!!!!

sherrilyn ifill is exactly on the money with this

REPOST FROM JUNE: 7 months from now for Manchin

Dan no Ura

Any chance?

Patti Smith - White Christmas

3 Democratic lawmakers announce positive Covid-19 tests

Dr. Fauci: Omicron Variant Is 'Just Raging Through The World' - MTP - NBC News

TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 21: Classic Christmas Marathon

For those who still insist on defending Joe Manchin...

Another overdose death

Thoughtography

Actor Robert Mitchum on 'What's My Line?' TV Show

psst ... hey kid ... yeh yous ... c'meah

What do you think Biden said when he found out about Manchin's opposition today?

general question re Omicron

The Brilliant Mind of Hollywood Legend Hedy Lamarr

Senator Dick Durbin's powerful Tweet today

The Daily Show: Google's 2021 Year in Search - Healing, Recovery, Taking Care of Ourselves & Others

Waning Gibbous Moon

What is going on in Baltimore?

Trump Loyalists Are Trying To Take Down Mitch McConnell - Ring of Fire

Electric Truck Plant Near Athens Could Create 7,500 Jobs

God Bless America

Stop giving Manchin the power

The Path Ahead for Biden: Overcome Manchin's Inflation Fears

Weird, Wonderful Women - Josephine Baker

Man charged with assaulting member of Oconee County Democrats during holiday pizza dinner

Trump Shower Head Rule Officially Tossed by Energy Department

Abbott sunk a lot of state $$$ into treatment at infusion centers for monoclonal antibody

'The coup destroyed us': Memories of Pinochet resonate in Chile's crossroads election

January-March Temperature Outlook: Much of U.S. Could See Mild First Three Months of 2022.

Marlene Dietrich, German-Born Film Star, Patriot Supported US Troops During WW2

Rescued turtle had gut full of trash

Behind the scenes with Trevor Noah - 60 Minutes Overtime

Fascist GOP Manipulating Hispanic Voters Because They are Scared of Socialism

Vox: Two ways to read Manchin's "no" on Build Back Better

Another of my friends cats died

It's the holidays again. Yay.

Hong Kong sees record low voter turnout in first 'patriots only' election

The historic, devastating December 10-11 tornado outbreak - 60 Minutes

Brothers? Twins?

Third-grade students were allegedly told to reenact elements of the Holocaust

Tweet of the early morning:

Were some Dem governors who haven't instituted statewide mask mandates spooked by the VA and NJ

Leader Schumer should introduce the $1.8 trillion plan Manchin told the WH he'd support

The Lincoln Project: Corporate Accountability

Shelby County loses one seat in State House GOP redistricting plan

Lee announces raise for corrections officers

What Was the Earth Like after Dinosaurs?

is it "boostered" or "boosted" ??

GOP Stealing State Govts, Labs of Autocracy, Gerrymander, Vote Suppression, Undem Minority Rule: TNR

House redistricting to eliminate five Democratic incumbents in urban Tennessee

An architectural wonder sits in the hills of Mexico City

my kid sent me a tweet that took me to pinterest that took me back to twitter that showed

Vanderbilt gets the go-ahead to build a hospital in Murfreesboro, despite no current need for

so that texas wall is up (kinda) lol

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

Connie Francis Heisser Sand German Deutsch 1966 CD Version

METROPOLITAN DIARY

Are people still traveling because they can't get refunds?

Carhartts.

Magic is real

Governor candidate Joey Gilbert fights State Bar misconduct reprimand as campaign intensifies

Water managers grapple with a smaller Colorado River as the climate changes

Facebook's reputation is so bad, the company must pay even more now to hire and retain talent.

UNR, UNLV set to keep designation as top research universities

Titus unloads on fellow Nevada Democrats, says they botched redistricting

Las Vegas airport rids itself of a crummy name

Moderna says its booster significantly raises the level of antibodies to thwart Omicron

BLM sued over geothermal project northeast of Fallon

Dow down 1,000 points

So did the Slobfather ditch Loofah and the History tour & head to a Fundie church in Texas

Do you curse more than you did before the 2016 election?

David Rothkopf: What do we do now?

The path ahead for Biden: Overcome Manchin's inflation fears

Santa's 🎅 Helpers

Idaho doctors, pathology board accuse Dr. Ryan Cole of endangering public health

Social workers are leaving the Idaho health department. Now, some case metrics are dropping.

'God of aerospace engineering': Hans Mark, former UT chancellor who fled Nazis, dies at 92

Top Idaho House Republican: $400 million tax cut planned

Morning Joe just said Schumer will hold a BBB vote after the holidays, will force Manchin to vote No

Idaho's projected budget surplus climbs to $1.6 billion

Democrats Slam Manchin For Saying He Can't Vote For Biden's Build Back Better Plan

Monday TOONs - Tired Of all The Variants

Biden's Schedule for Monday, December 20, 2021

I believe I know what it is about the Kardashian family that bothers me so.

Proud Boy Wannabe Sentenced To 33 Months For Threats To Warnock

'My Democratic colleagues in Washington are determined to dramatically reshape our society in a way

Goldman Cuts U.S. GDP Forecast as Biden Economic Agenda in Doubt

Manchin showed us up!

A peaceful moment for you today

Afghan siblings, wounded in Kabul airport bombing, seek new life in Northern Virginia

In Two Years, The Western Arctic Caribou Herd Has Declined By 23%

Is nuclear energy green? France and Germany lead opposing camps.

Derechos Not New To The Midwest, But December Derechos Are

Monday Morning Slap-O-Rama! Who would you like to smack the sh!t out of today?

Mary Trump Weighs In On Donald Trump's Legal Battles (MSNBC)

Joe Manchin Privately Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money On Drugs

Ghislaine Maxwell Trial: What To Expect From Closing Arguments (MSNBC)

Breakfast Monday 20 December 2021

Watching the moon set

20 million children cut off ,Older boys get booster today a ramble over coffee

Florida Company Gets State Senator To Write Bill Gutting Rooftop Solar For A Low, Low $10,000

Schumer vows vote on Build Back Better legislation despite Manchin's opposition

"This New Snow Has No Name" - Sami Trying To Cope As Arctic Warming Moves At 4X Global Rate

Clapton wins lawsuit against German woman who listed a bootleg CD of one of his concerts on e-Bay

"For the unvaccinated, you're looking at a winter of severe illness and death ..."

Cornwall's Daffodil Growers Face Post-Brexit Worker Vacuum; Cornwall Voted 56% For Brexit

As the Mercury Rises, the Urban Heat Penalty Grows, Especially at Night

Man in Santa hat, beard robs credit union in St. Louis suburb

Gift is now in Berlin. Says it'll be here (Virginia) tomorrow

Your hidden gems?: Holiday movies.

Tons of trash pulled from sinkhole cave near Ste. Genevieve (MO)

Joe Manchin Privately Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money to Buy Senators

A tip of the hat to Pramila Jayapal

NOAA Climate Scientist: "The Weather Of The Past Will Not Be The Weather Of The Future"

December 20, 2021/5:48 AM CST / Schumer "Senate to vote on Biden plan despite Manchin objections"

December 20, 1959 🎙

Not in a million years was I expecting that

North Korea Bans Laughing for 11 Days

...the perfect people to love if you want to claim you love Jesus...

Unique wake up, EARLY this morning, from the boys

The fight to keep Congress starts here and now, we should all recite this hypothetical every day...

D.C. third-graders were made to reenact episodes from the Holocaust

How close is the US to civil war? Closer than you think, study says (CNN)

2021 Year in Review: Best Publisher

2021 Year in Review: Best Small Press Publisher

2021 Year in Review: Best Cover Artist

Saturday Morning Panels: Week of 12/15/2021

Mignolaversity: March 2022 Solicitations

Some talking heads understand it; some do not. But, the constant hand-wringing about

Detroit Lions beat Arizona Cardinals 30-12

Metaverse is just a new venue for sexual harassment

NHL stops cross-border games, shuts down 6th team

NBA postpones 5 more games; Young, Vogel enter protocols

With Sen. Manchin, It's Never Over; There's Always Another Deal To Be Had (MSNBC)

Decision on Times Square New Year's Eve event due this week

Israel to ban travel to US, Canada over omicron variant

We Need Structural Change.

On this day, December 20, 2009, Arnold Stang died.

Postal Workers Are Dying In Heat Waves. It's Only Going To Get Hotter.

Any chance Murkowski will support BBB?

AOC was amazing on MJ this morning.

Babylon Sisters

**Important** These three rapid COVID test kits DO NOT pick up Omicron variant. AVOID!

Covid report from the night shift at Yale New Haven Hospital ER:

While Kemp and Perdue battle, Stacey Abrams wishes you, 'Merry Christmas'

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez On Manchin: An Egregious Breach Of The Trust Of The President (MSNBC)

While Kemp and Perdue battle, Stacey Abrams wishes you, 'Merry Christmas'

Cops Falsely Arrest Famous Rapper - Audit the Audit

Tom Brady suffered his first home shutout in the NFL, and he didn't take it well

Please contact Nashville Metro council immediately (today!) re: funds for affordable housing

Nine E-Bike Batteries Cause Huge NYC Apartment Fire

Doctor treating Omicron in South Africa: 'We are over the curve' (CNN)

How do you feel about those piles of border wall steel in Texas?

Life Is Precious - Unless It's Not

Why the "compromise" falls on deaf ears.

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

Alan Parsons has a birthday today.

DeSantis' new election crimes office: 52 positions and 'unprecedented' authority

John McCain is STILL turning in his grave. . . . Please come CAPTION Sarah Palin!!!

I bought the VERY LAST BAG of dry cat food at Big Lot's, this morning

Florida's largest electric utility conspired against solar power, documents show

Here's an amusing but untenable suggestion for solving the WV problem

Trump's Social Media Deal Under Serious Scrutiny For Possible Fraud - Farron Balanced

The push to ban books in Texas schools spreads to public libraries

Trucker's Prison Sentence Sparks A Trucker Boycott Of Colorado

Don't know about you, but I frequently

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: We Are Beyond The Time For Something On Voting Rights To Pass (MSNBC)

I am proof that being vaxed and boosted work.

Trump Sues New York A.G. in Attempt to Stop Inquiry Into His Business

THE CIVILIAN CASUALTY FILES: Hidden Pentagon Records Reveal Patterns of Failure in Deadly Airstrikes

This puppy was born by mistake, now he's fighting to survive.

Millions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024

Lucy.

Trump Sues New York A.G. in Attempt to Stop Inquiry Into His Business

Manchin has wished a very merry Christmas to Americans.

Retirement assets total $37.4 trillion in Q3 2021: ICI

Promises, promises - Sarah Palin-"I'll get vaxxed over my dead body"

Top U.S. & World Headlines -- December 20, 2021

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. Increased in November

This is the Rallying Point for Democrats: From Here, It's on to Winning the Mid-terms

There are 6 or 5 Republican senators retiring, why woulnd't

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has Covid-19

GOP Official Charged With Assault After Attacking Councilman Who Said Trump Lost Election

'Covid Has Overrun Our Apartment Complex & Likely Me. "Hit By A Truck" Is What "Mild" Feels Like'

Eric Boehlert: Chasing clicks -- the media's Trump slump and shoddy journalism

Recipe for heavy cream or whipping cream

Pic Of The Moment: Sarah Palin Succinctly Sums Up The Dipshit Demographic's Position On Vaccines

Democrats Plan Next Steps After Manchin Opposes Build Back Better (MSNBC)

tfg has sued New York Attorney General...of course he has

America's Frontline Doctors Plans to Open Clinics as California Medical Board Investigates Founder

Calling Katie Porter to help craft the Dems' message

New York state sees record Covid cases for 3rd straight day (CNN)

Will the Democratic Party primary

Meet the people getting paid $10,000 for moving to West Virginia

1978 Retro Commercial: -- Record Vacuum

Manchin stabs again.

On statewide WV radio, explaining his decision to buck BBB, Manchin says Biden staffers alienated...

2022 Senate map/ I posted this in another thread but it is so important that we look at this

Another one of those breathtaking skies, this morning

This elephant is not just "in the room"; it owns the premises.

Between Thanksgiving and New Years: The best time to slip chaos through government. A rant.

Manchin blames White House staff for failed negotiations

Unfortunately, a lot of wealthy people like Manchin think that being poor is a character flaw.

Humperdinck Bandersnatch

David Baddiel Argues that Anti-Semitism Is Racism in Jews Don't Count

How Joe Biden lost Joe Manchin -- and how he can win him back

Fire Engulfs Russian Warship Under Construction, 3 Injured

2176 new cases on the AZ Dashboard today, Mon; 0 deaths

My career of treating patients has ended (Doctor quits over antivaxxers dying and their families)

Air Force Wants to Move Fast on Boat Plane for Special Operators

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: We Are Beyond The Time For Something On Voting Rights To Pass

Today is Big Chungus' 80th birthday. Happy birthday, Big Chungus

Good Day DU (December 20, 2021)

Democrats Plan Next Steps After Manchin Opposes Build Back Better

How can it be democracy when one rep from a state of 300,000 can kill something

Guess who got the booster, and guess who got boo'ooo'oood.

Let's Go Maserati!

Oh,Marjorie- You are such a POS

New Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg pledges to focus on Trump investigations

Feel good video- man chases and tackles purse-snatching thief

Peng Shuai tells paper she never wrote of being assaulted

D.C.-area forecast: A cold start to the week, but a big warm-up toward Christmas

More Bad News: DNC Unwilling to Remove IA & NH As First 2024 Primary Battlefields

Schumer Promises Build Back Better Vote Early Next Year: Wants Everyone on Record, Especially Manchi

Iran execution of Heidar Ghorbani sparks rare anti-government protest

For gun violence reduction gun owners are irrelevant.

Truck runs into US military vehicle on German highway

Lot of folks are pissed at

Comparatively speaking , Bob had it pretty good

Omicron may sideline two leading drugs against COVID-19

Responsible spending is

Clouded leopard baby plays with his stuffed leopard:

''Mr Sanders? I made you something''

"Billy's been having a lot of nightmares lately, honey. Think it has anything to do with ..."

There must be some retiring R in the Senate that could be convinced that actually

Steve Bannon explains latest 'overthrow' plan: 'We're going to take over the election apparatus'

Sanders: My message to Kellogg's

The Dumbest Drug Scare Stories of 2021

Moon setting over river, southern MD

Vatican tightens screws on conservatives over traditional Latin Mass

New Biden rule reducing climate emissions from cars and SUVs reverses major Trump rollback

Arlington: Covid cases rocket upward, shattering record, with hospitalizations low but growing

I've come to the conclusion that some individuals live to be offended. Cruising my social networking

CNN's Acosta Calls Fox News Hosts 'North Korean State Television'

Georgia Republican leaders warn GOP lawmakers not to 'relitigate' Trump's 2020 defeat

You Have To Be Vaccinated To Enter Heaven - Sorry

Trump gets booed by his fans for admitting to having shots & booster:

MF45 got the booster

tax law ???? rental property roll over.

About 122 new C8 Chevrolet Corvettes to be scrapped after tornadoes

Gulls GALORE!

Schumer Will Try to Change Senate Rules for Voting Bill

Moderna says lab data indicates booster dose will be effective vs. Omicron:

'Do Not Comply': Tony Spell Sees a Direct Line From Mask Mandates to Concentration Camps

Trump Got His Booster Shot

"Slavery was a total institution -- a system of labor, of politics, of race relations.

Comparing the 1/6 Committee & the DOJ investigations (epic Eric Garland thread)

I suspect that the people of WV are like people in every other state.

Dog slide excitement:

Pupper slides in to kiss baby (2nd tweet):

Stephanie Murphy Won't Seek Re-Election

Trump Sues to Block Inquiry Into His Business

NY AG James responds to TFG's bogus lawsuit

Paul McCartney, Music For Montserrat, 1997: Yesterday / Golden Slumbers / Hey Jude / Kansas City

How can anyone be this brilliant at bowling?

About Marjorie Taylor Green:

Biden's economic record is the best first year president in the last 50 years, with the economy

Thom Hartmann - The "In Emergency, Break Glass" Moment For Democracy Is Here

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (Butch Vig Sundance Mix)

Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change

Whatever happened to the "Moral Majority"?

What has Joe Manchin done for West Virginia?

Murphy, a leader of House Dem centrists, won't seek reelection

Manchin to Dems: Redo the whole thing, maybe I'll vote for it

Interesting still life I just finished

Why the "compromise" falls on deaf ears.

In Australia, It Isn't Christmas Without the Beetles

Solar stocks sink as Manchin kills spending bill poised to boost renewable energy sector

For gun violence reduction gun owners are irrelevant.

Liquid Hydrogen-Powered Plane Can Fly Halfway Across The World Without Refuelling

What the collapse of Build Back Better would mean for climate change

Tweet of the Day

Young man who tackled purse snatched is honored with hero award (following video of tackle):

Tell me why we cannot aerosolize a vaccine and crop dust those too dumb to help themselves.

Joe Manchin blames WH 'staff' for his BBB obstruction

U.S. EPA finalizes tougher new vehicle emissions requirements

CREW files criminal complaint against Trump, Pompeo and Wolf

The power of some women, I'm telling ya:

Conservative accused of funneling Russian money to Trump campaign dies ahead of trial

Turkey's Borrowing Costs Soar as Crisis Enters New Phase

Bloomberg: Biden's Economic Performance Has Proved Unbeatable

TFG's supporters booed and jeered when he revealed he got a booster shot and is pro-vaccination

Personal. ATTN: elleng. No one else read this.

A Reformist Black Police Chief Faces an Uprising of the Old Guard

Marjorie Taylor Greene refers to Asians as 'yellow people' as she brags about diversity at event

So cute the way he holds the carrot in his little paws:

Roger Stone throws Steve Bannon under the bus with accusation he directed Capitol "breach"

Photos: Milky Way Over Vermillion Cliffs AZ and Arches National Park, Utah

Hissing Stray Mama Cat Slowly Learns To Love

I think it was Manchin's plan all along to torpedo the BBB.

Third graders forced to dig pretend mass graves in Holocaust reenactment -- then told 'Jews ruined Ch

Dr john Campbell -- any links showing he's a quack?

I recently watched a video featuring a staged auto collision. Unsuspecting witnesses

Baby Donkey Loves To Kick Her Dad When She Wants Attention

Biogen Quickly Cuts Alzheimer's Drug Cost After Payer Pushback

Joe Manchin demands that only parents working and making less than $200,000 get the full child tax c

January tabs might be late

The staggering toll of Covid-19 on health care workers

Schumer Vows Vote on Build Back Better Bill Despite Manchin's 'No'

Joe Manchin fires back at angry Dems: 'They ought to push me' into the Republican Party

Mazel tov to Sen. Jon @ossoff and his wife Alisha on the birth of their daughter Eva Beth

Mazel tov to Sen. Jon @ossoff and his wife Alisha on the birth of their daughter Eva Beth

Dragons are me . . .

Ron DeSantis wants to spend $5.2 million on new election crimes office based on 'Big Lie'

It is technically true that a "huge meteorite" MAY crash into earth tomorrow.

Controversial Lake Elsinore hydroelectric project blocked by federal government

Oust Trump coup planners, enablers and provocateurs from public office. They betrayed us.

Romeo Void - Never Say Never

First Human Trial of Alzheimer's Nasal Vaccine To Prevent And Slow Disease

Real life "The Exorcist" boy ID-ed. Spoiler from real life.

Analysis: Text believed to be from Rick Perry is smoking gun in Mark Meadows' texts

Millions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024

Arizona GOP Senator Wendy Rogers Praises QAnon Podcast Host Pushing Election Fraud Claims

A balanced approach to solving a mess (debt and surplus) - Strib editorial

Stop-Tarts

Valley Regional Hospital targeted over man's COVID treatment

Pentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism

Supreme Court receives appeals asking Kavanaugh to block large employer vaccine mandate

Manchin says he still sees himself as a Democrat even after thwarting Build Back Better plan

It's one thing to disagree with Biden, Dem polices. It's another to be a backstabbing dick about it.

GOP lawmakers back Navy service members' lawsuit over vaccine mandate

Millions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024

Could Manchin's planned betrayal be cover for an excuse to avoid changing the filibuster?

FAA license boosts Georgia spaceport, but more reviews ahead

Ohio hospitals plead for people to get vaccinated

Reckless action by Arizona AG: Parents of quarantined students can challenge in court.

We're Doing All the Wrong Things to Fix Traffic in the U.S.

X - Los Angeles + X - Sex And Dying In High Society

Dallas QAnon Cultists Are Drinking Toxic Chemicals from A Communal Bowl, Family Says

WaPo: Manchin's private offer to Biden

What the hell did I just watch?

Hunterdon Central HS closed.

Biden's Economic Performance Has Been Unbeatable

I am thankful for Manchin and Sinema...

Supreme Court receives eight emergency applications to block OSHA vaccine-or-test mandate.

Why are US rightwingers so angry? Because they know social change is coming

Not once during 4 years of polling did Donald Trump reach 50%.

I'm so glad Amazon pays attention to DU!!!

AFTERnoon drama, & @ sunset

Can we continue passing BBB for only 49 States?

Manchin privately raised concerns that parents would use child tax credit checks on drugs

#CNN #News Hear Manchin rail against WH staff in radio interview

Interesting interview with Dr. Francis Collins on Face the Nation

Revealed: the Florida power company pushing legislation to slow rooftop solar

Valley Regional Hospital (NH) targeted over man's COVID treatment - right wing terrorism

What do you think the correct verdict is in the Kimberly Potter case?

Do you know what's in BBB? I bet most people don't, and that's how the GOP is getting away with this

The monthly child tax credits have backfired on us

Pentagon news secy briefing

(Jewish Group) D.C. third-graders were made to reenact episodes from the Holocaust

Gov. Hogan Tests Positive for COVID-19

Jesus must get very tired?

Joe Manchin believes that West Virginia parents getting the child tax credit on drugs

On a different topic, interesting closing by Margarent Brennan on Face the Nation

(Jewish Group) That time 'I Love Lucy' confronted antisemitism in front of millions of Americans

Through With This For The Day, My Friends

Virginia governor-elect chooses education secretary as first cabinet pick

Manchin Made Private Offer to White House

'We're not backing down': the Texas church fighting for abortion rights

About the claim that Manchin always votes with the Democrats

Anyone here familiar with a total house remodel?

Why Trump appears deeply unnerved as Capitol attack investigation closes in

Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley died forty-five years ago today:

The Product: Liquified Natural Gas and Energy's Perfect Storm

Holy Shit: The Sunday Sermons Episode 4: The Cult Of Kanye

HOW THE MANCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!

Barbara Starr - Pentagon will prohibit particpation in some extremist

JUST IN: Trump Files Lawsuit Against New York Attorney General Letitia James

Utility worker falls from utility pole, suffers serious injuries in Graves County

Ho Ho . . . uh

Commission worries electric cars outpacing gas tax swap

Trump taunts Letitia James as fraud probe gathers steam: 'She's not dealing with the Cuomo brothers!

Cartoons 12/20/2021

Himalayan glaciers melting at an 'exceptional' rate because of global warming, study finds

I came close to picking up Mittens the Kitten, this afternoon

If Manchin flips to R we are screwed!

Ever wonder how we get those ugly Christmas sweaters?

Trump wants the courts to help him sabotage the January 6 investigation

It's time for Rudolph to join the 21st Century

Tweet if the Afternoon:

The real reason Santa will never be chosen for jury duty

Abrams seeks national voting rights action before 2022 race

DiCAPRIO plot for sainthood, throwing pups and people into water to "save" them?!1

Nebraska's quandary: Can it force more citizens to work?

Joe Manchin has achieved the opposite goal of everything he says he stands for

Joe Manchin votes with Republicans 54% of the time (from 2018)

"Is there a problem, officer?"

Who believes it is a given that the Democrats will lose the mid-term elections next year?

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Polio Vaccine Comment Gets Scorched

breaking news . was alerted by a friend of mine that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake

Queen Elizabeth II to skip Christmas trip amid omicron surge

Dallas QAnon Cultists Are Drinking Toxic Chemicals from A Communal Bowl, Family Says

Dermatologist says patient care suffered after private equity-backed firm bought practice

Post your favorite offbeat Christmas song, 2021 edition

Tweet Graphic that explains all the benefits of the BBB plan.

Fed up Jen Psaki FINALLY takes gloves off, UNLEASHES Manchin for tanking Biden's bill

Death Threats and Doxxing: The Outcomes of Mask Mandate and Critical Race Theory Fights at a Texas

So, we've got about a year left in which we can only get small things done in Congress...

MTG used a racial slur to hype the diversity of the MAGA movement, describing some as 'yellow people

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

Marjorie Greene Cringiest Comment Yet?

More on Snowflake, her adoption biography.

Arkansas charges former nursing home chain owner with Medicaid and tax fraud

Pelosi Plans 'Solemn Observance' of January 6

Squad Reacts After Manchin Plays Biden, As They Predicted

A picture from a DU meet up

Neighbors react after police find seven dead in Minnesota home

what i eat in a day (winter edition)

Let's be honest. The citizenry doesn't want nice things - so why keep trying?

What if we "played" the same way Repbulians do?

348 Days Since The Jan 6 Insurrection, 282 days since Merrick Garland took office

Fox News host tells MAGAts to go after Fauci: "Now you go in with the kill shot - deadly."

That poor guy!

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Former Olympic speed skater charged with defrauding millions from government

In carol season: The lord's prayer is just begging for food and money. Analysis:

There are 51 Senators opposing House Resolution H.R.5376 (BBB)

Does anyone know if Manchin shorted the market on Friday?

Missouri lawmaker's anti-abortion bill mirrors new Texas law

Annie Lennox - Into the West (from Lord of the Rings)

Child Tax Credit enigma

Church agency: Captive missionaries made daring escape

Dateline: Doublewomp, Georgia---"The well-regarded CEUI (Center for Exposing

Dec. 15 storms across north-central US classified as derecho

Implanted microchip could be used to verify COVID-19 vax status

The alternative to Supreme Court enlargement is surrender

'Incredible gaslighting': NYT op-ed draws backlash for portrayal of teachers union leader

Biden and Manchin speak

Bits of asteroid Ryugu are among 'most primordial' materials ever examined

Jennifer Rubin: No Christmas cheer for Joe Manchin. What did he expect?

One of the largest-known Norse longhouses discovered near Viking ship burial

Welcome Commander Biden!

The 'Cowboy Cocktail': How Wyoming Became One of the World's Top Tax Havens

Seraph 100 Blood Filter - Brand New Covid-19 Treatment

I wonder if there's anything to what lotsa people--- fine Americans --- are saying

What's for Dinner, Mon., Dec. 20, 2021

Tomorrow is the solstice--with the return of light and lengthening days.

What Manchin Wants

new first puppy!!!

Idaho man charged with murder, cannibalism after body parts were found in his microwave

Old time radio Christmas: "It's A Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart and donna Reed

On this day, December 20, 1922, Geoff Mack, who wrote "I've Been Everywhere," was born.

The last time I saw someone behave like Sen. Manchin, the little guy

Antisemitic flyers spread in Boise North End on Saturday; police ask public for help

When Nancy Pelosi decides to retire from the US House, which daughter will replace her?

Talent Agency Drops Chris Noth And a third accuser surfaces

Question about Browns game......

Would any Senate Republicans vote for a standalone Child Tax Credit bill?

Baby giggles crack me up:

Beto Asked Me For Advice About His Campaign Strategy

Spider-Man monkeys?

73% of new COVID cases are Omicron in the US. CNN Vibes to one and all.

Man pleads guilty to killing roommate he thought was starting Nazi cult

Meanwhile...

Omicron and Delta may COMBINE to form super variant

Tucking in the kitteh:

I want one of these for my cats (2nd tweet):

Omicron is more than 70 percent of U.S. cases

WHY..?

Christmas in Half WayTree, Kingston

Panda slapstick:

Tweet of the early evening:

Drought-denting rains, feet of mountain snow to plaster West Coast

When will a special election occur for Grassley's IA US Senate seat?

Donald Trump's endorsed candidate struggles as old and new Republican parties clash in Senate race

Such a beautiful song with such deep meaning

Jan. 6 Panel Asks Member Of Congress For Info For The First Time

Joy To The World - The Allman Brothers

Happening now outside of @Sen_JoeManchin 's Charleston, WV office. Some of the groups here are @Rise

I'm partial to 70s era ZZ Top. Imma share some of the deeper cuts. It's a compulsion TBH

The 'most serious' security breach ever is unfolding right now. Here's what you need to know.

Also there is an awesome concert coming up at 730 EST

Omicron now accounts for 73% of new coronavirus cases in the US, according to the CDC

U.S. coal miners' union asks Manchin to 'revisit' opposition to spending bill

GOP Rep Scott Perry (R) asked to come speak to the Select House Committee on Jan 6. First sitting

Just read omicron is 70% of new covid cases in US

About the child tax credit

BREAKING NEWS Jan 6th Com have asked to interview the first sitting lawmaker, Rep. Scott Perry

Andrew Yang uses the Joe Manchin situation to slam...Joe Biden (email)

Manchin says he knew all along that he would "never" back BBB

Dallas QAnon Cultists Are Drinking Toxic Chemicals from A Communal Bowl, Family Says

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