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Stephen, losing his voice but carrying on…..
Fun short blast on Prince Andrew using Disney’s “Snow White.”
Yes, Trump is putting his mug up all over D.C., Stalin style, below at the supposedly independent DOJ:
David Corn reacts:
This is truly what an authoritarian state does. No other president in modern US history has felt the need for such self-aggrandizement.
Ken Dilanian of MSNOW:
This is a stunning confirmation of the grim reality, which is that Donald Trump has seized control of the once independent Justice Department and is using it to pursue his political objectives—including trying to punish his perceived enemies. Exactly what his supporters baselessly accused the previous administration of doing.
Meanwhile, more grim fallout from the Minneapolis ICE parade, from NY Times:
The police in St. Paul, Minn., say they are investigating an immigration arrest last month that left a man with a fractured skull and bleeding in his brain. Immigration agents have claimed the injuries were a result of the man running into a wall, but he has said that the agents beat him.
The arrest of Alberto Castañeda Mondragón on Jan. 8 left him with severe head injuries, according to a federal judge, who concluded that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents had “largely refused to provide information” about how Mr. Castañeda Mondragón had been injured. The judge, Donovan W. Frank, who ordered Mr. Castañeda Mondragón to be freed from detention last month, said in his ruling that the agents had suggested that the injured man ran headfirst into a brick wall.
Then there’s this, also from the Times:
The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department’s headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report obtained by The New York Times….
But there’s more:
The inspector general’s office is investigating a formal complaint that Ms. Chavez-DeRemer was having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a subordinate — a member of her security detail — and abusing her office by taking staff to strip clubs, drinking alcohol on the job and taking personal trips at taxpayer expense. Her lawyer has denied the allegations.
And on the isle of Cuba: The Trump administration has established an effective blockade of the country and is pushing it toward a humanitarian crisis.
PBS NewsHour last night on our gal Lucinda Williams and “protest music” as featured on her new album and tour.
That sweaty video we posted yesterday of RFK Jr. working out with Kid Rock and ending in a hot tub reminded me of the classic fun Loudon Wainwright III song which he subtitled “The Hardy Boys at the Y.”
If you’ve ever asked, where are you tonight, Sweet Marie?
From Tunes to Toons
Barry Blitt:
Bramhall:
Telnaes:
Rowe:
Luckovich:
de Adder
Ohman:
Horsey:
Photo Finish
From my camera to you: Phillipsburg Manor, this past week, just across the Hudson in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Many forget how widespread slavery was in the north for a time. Here they worked in the mill on the left, and in the basement of the master’s house on the right. A few years back the tours at this site were changed to emphasize the slave component, including posting lists of names and when they were bought and sold.
Patton knew what to do with paper hangers
Shusss don’t tell the anti truth in history brigade! They’ll be around to remove the information and maybe tear down the building! Can’t have people learning there were slaves kept in New York.