To smear the Justice Department, Republicans cling to a discredited myth
If the Justice Department under Merrick Garland and Joe Biden is genuinely so awful, why do Republicans keep resorting to a baseless lie about it?
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Yeah, I’m just finishing up the long Chris/Rachel podcast, and they’re talking about how easily civilization can fall apart because people are very generally speaking isolated, even culturally. Scottie’s probably seen it; I received a notif about it a few days ago, and got to it today over lunch. Anyway, it’s the usual Christopher Titus, but it’s quite dark at the end.
If nothing else, to me it seems important to remember that all of us are humans, no more, no less, and everybody needs to eat, so maybe we can come together a little over food. Just a thought. Others here likely have good suggestions, too.
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I missed mentioning that Titus, et al. say it’s proven that there is no deep state, because of the general progression of the Don since his first campaign. It makes good sense, and is a short way to say it. That’s what led me into the stuff I wrote above.
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Hi Ali. Are you talking his YouTube channel or does he have a blog? I have not been up to watching as much of YouTube I used to. I have been listening to a lot of audiobooks now. Sorry I know I should be doing the stuff so I can find stuff to post or talk about. But I feel so tired, and I just want to immerse myself in the fantasy of the books. Hugs
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It’s the videos you used to post; I subscribed to his channel a while back, so I get notifications when he puts something new up. This one lasted not quite an hour including some ads. There’s no need to watch it if you can turn it on and hear it while doing other things. Again, though, the ending is dark. So maybe another time.
I’ve been reading more escapist stuff, too. It helps!
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Hi Ali. Thank you. With the salt wasting I am experiencing and the deep fatigue I feel I have not been watching a lot of videos. The doctor tells me I am not taking this seriously enough and I am 5 points from the seizure zone. I do like Titus, and will post them when I can, but right now if I get five hours online I am lucky. Ron had to basically pull me out of bed at 8:30 for a 10 am doctor’s appointment. After I went to bed at 6 pm. I felt so tired I was going to spend the day in bed sleeping.
Tomorrow I have another blood test. That seems to be the extent of the treatment, take more blood every three days. And I get more and more tired, have more diarrhea, and get weaker. During this or really at any time, please feel up to posting those videos you watch of his and others. It is getting to the point where I am not sure if I can keep doing much for the blog. It hurts but … well never mind. You have done great posting and keeping people interested in coming here. You don’t need my suggestions. I think in a few minutes I will go back to bed. Hugs.
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Oh, Scottie, it’s your blog and I feel like a poor substitute for you because you made this place. I will continue to post as you need me to, but I want you to come back, OK?
I am concerned about your medical conditions. I know that doesn’t help, but let me know anything I can do, all right?
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Thank you Ali. But I feel you are doing great. And I really appreciate it. It may come a time if they can’t fix this I might have to step aside for a while. Ron looked over my blood test results this morning and said the doctor may order me to have an iv infusion. Hugs
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Hi Ali. I stayed up to see the video you linked to. I see why I did not recognize it. See I don’t watch the full podcast. I just don’t have time to watch all the podcasts I watch so I never watch theirs. I did see the Armageddon video that was first in the video. Now off to bed. Hugs
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Hi Ali. You are correct. The old polling data used to say it was the young adults in low income that felt isolated and alone. Now polling shows it is moved into the middle aged middle income people also. Higher income people do not feel isolated or alone. But the lower incomes from young adults to well into the middle income … what ever that is now. It seems a myth to me. My spouse and I make an OK income I guess, much better than some have. But it is barely enough to keep us going in the state of Florida, and the government thinks of us as not even in the middle class now. We hare higher income poor.
As for how people feel alone and isolated, that came about for us in 2020. We went out to eat twice last year to eat with Randy and his parents. But now we are telling ourselves we will be doing it once a week. But we keep saying we are going to get back to socializing with our neighbors but we have yet to do it. I really want to, Ron wants to … but we always find more priorities. And life goes on. Hugs
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It was interesting; they feel that because of streaming, there is no longer the water cooler conversation about whatever everyone watched the night before, as an example. In the context, it rang true.
I’m going to the shelter to walk a dog. It’s a decent day, and I need to do something like that. I’ll be back, though.🌞
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Hello Ali. That is so grand of you. Ron and I are making plans to get my blood work done first thing when the lab opens and then going out to eat. Something we did last week. We still don’t feel comfortable going into crowds other than grocery shopping, but the dinner opens at 8 am and when we went last week there was only one other customer.
Something that happened today that Ron witnessed that he brought to my attention. He dropped me off for my appointment. When I go in I make it a point to greet each of the three people behind the counter. One young man has just had his mother having emergency surgery for a large abdominal mass. I have kept up with all the family and her general health all through this, just letting him talk to me what was bothering. Then I addressed the other two people even asking a new one how to pronounce her name and told her how beautiful it was. She was so happy.
Then a woman came in with three kids of different ages. The youngest was 18 months and very active. The next boy was about 8, and a girl about 13 or 14. They helped mom entertain the youngest but he raced all over and was loud. Clearly the woman thought it would disturb me and the other three people there. But when the child did a full melt split on the floor and called for his young brother to come to him I laughed and comment to the woman I couldn’t imagine being that small and flexible. She seemed grateful as I kept talking to her and she moved all of them close to them. We talked about children, and also about education, her kids and her. She had a college degree and had recently tried to go back to school and we talked about education in the US. I congratulated her on going back to school and told her how important that was for everyone. She encouraged me to go back to school, but I explained that simply couldn’t happen at this time.
My point was how grateful she was to have someone not get upset about her active children and then to recognize her achievement. That told me she was used to the reverse or negative reactions. When Ron came to pick me up he watched me talk to the nurse that gave the shots and I had already told him how she had gone back to school for her RN. Then he noticed how all the people behind the reception desk said good by and say they looked forward to my next visit. I talked with them for a few minutes before Ron made it clear he wanted to leave.
When we got to the car Ron was clearly upset over the easy socialization between me and the staff. He did not have that when he went to his doctor’s office. I felt bad explaining to my former social bar and hotel working husband that for me it was simple. I talk to the people. I find out what is important in their life. Then I talk to them about those things. I engage with them. I make jokes mostly about myself that they all seem to think are funny, and I give them a chance to be more than their job but real humans with feelings and needs. I see them, not their job. Now I am off to bed. Hugs
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Do you have a link to that podcast? I keep getting Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow on search, except for one result that’s falling in rankings and goes straight to “we’re having technical issues”
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Yes, here it is: Christopher Titus “Happy New Year?” It starts out with an ad, then a blurb, then a short, then goes into the full podcast. It all lasts almost an hour. Just hang with it when he walks off after the Armageddon Update; then they all get started. Christopher Titus, Rachel Bradley, and that other guy. 🙂
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I started watching the video on this post, but had to stop less than a half minute in when Grassley thanked Bondi for her nomination.
Is this some sort of congressional politeness thing? Because it sounded excessively stupid. Stoopid, even. I’ll try again later.
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Well, FWIW, I think that was stupid, too.
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