Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@social.cleverlibre.org

Robert Taft.
The American Nazi history
https://digbysblog.net/2023/01/07/the-american-nazi-history/

The rapidly deteriorating situation in Israel -- with Netanyahu ("Bibi") rushing to turn the country into another theocratic Iran to cement his own personal power and evade criminal liabilities, is an example of how tying a country's government to religion in such ways -- and that means ANY religion -- is always ultimately a path to anti-democratic fascism, and discrimination against anyone and everyone not fitting the racial/religious/sexual government edicts.

It could occur here as well, and there are many -- mainly in today's fascist GOP -- working to try make this happen as soon as possible.

#homebrew shortwave radio, built from scavenged parts by Lt. Homer Hutchinson, Pasadena, Calif and secretly stashed in a chair while at Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippine Islands with other veterans of Corregidor and Bataan. #shortwave #hamradio #radio #military (via the US National Archives)

This is the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life

Jaw-dropping photo by @Al_Drago of GOP's Matt Rosendale waving away a phone call from the party's presidential candidate because who can deal with that hot mess. #TrumpIsToast #USpol #GOP #clowns

I posted a long clip of Flynn’s interview and wrote some background:
“Perhaps even more telling is the flat out racist, queerphobic, pro-Putin rant that goes along with it. Flynn also hilariously attacks Ron Filipowski. This is happening on Putin-aligned Falun Gong propaganda network Epoch Times.

What you’re seeing here is a desperate, angry man starting to make desperate, angry mistakes. I hope he continues this trend.”
https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/mike-flynn-qanon-is-a-hell-of-a-psyop

This is a strong and cogent argument for a more robust Western response in Ukraine:

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/3792827-to-help-ukraine-win-nato-must-erase-self-imposed-red-lines/

6 January 1881 | German Jewish woman Paula Schönhof was born in Frankfurt am Main.

In September 1942 she was incarcerated in Theresienstadt ghetto from where she was deported to Auschwitz on 18 May 1944. She did not survive.

#Auschwitz #Birkenau #Holocaust #Shoah #Jews #history #histodons #Nazis #Germany #NeverForget #ww2 #Memorial #Remember #memory #otd #facts #Frankfurt #woman

It’s all fun and games now but there is a non-zero chance that these dysfunctional House Republicans cause the US to default on its debt and spur a global economic collapse

REMINDER: Steve Scalise’s life was saved by a Black lesbian Capitol cop who covered his body with her own while she was shot in the process.   Then Scalise voted against the #EqualityAct. TWICE. That is all you need to know about him. #SteveScaliseIsTrash #NeverSteveScalise

Now that Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, & Steve Bannon have all called for Trump to be installed as House Speaker, can we acknowledge that this is a continuation of the insurrection? Stone laid out this plan last year on his blog. The Jan. 6th Committee let Stone blindside us by not focusing on him. #Insurrection #January6 #RogerStone #MikeFlynn #SteveBannon #HouseGOP

Brianna Wu owns Elmo 👸

McCarthy has now lost 10 Speaker votes, and there's no sign of anything changing.

But here's the part that really gets me.

Republicans—who won 2 presidencies with fewer votes, filibustered dozens of popular bills while representing 20M fewer Americans, and appointed 3 SCOTUS justices contrary to the will of the majority of Americans—are upset that 20 ultra-MAGAs are holding 200 MAGAs hostage.

I guess they don't like the FO stage of FA ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

we fucked up by turning them back on

You may not be surprised that @geoffreyfowler once again created a fake account for a U.S. senator and got a blue check from Twitter with no questions asked. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/05/twitter-blue-verification/

Oops! I did again:

I created a Twitter account pretending to be @SenMarkey (with his permission) and applied for Blue “verification.”

And once again, Twitter took my $8, asked zero questions and gave the fake account a blue checkmark.

Read @washingtonpost: https://wapo.st/3VHo2Qg

Clerk explains to members-elect she has the responsibility to ensure decorum and order in the House chamber until a speaker is elected. Lawmakers respond with applause.