Archives for August 2018

I was reading another post #metoo redemption story. This one about will Al Franken run for something. I won’t link to it, but it is already becoming a genre. I believe in second chances, and that people can change. But it strikes me that in all of these there are a few related things missing.

There’s very little discussion, sometimes nothing at all, about how the person has changed. At best there’s repeat an apology and some vague reassurances that they understand that what they did was wrong.

The thing that I never see is any proactive steps taken to make sure that women are safe around them. Or at least less unsafe.

Leviticus 15:19-20
When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening. Anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean.

Discuss.

Stephen: Accountability is meaningless unless it’s for everybody.

Seth Meyers: Getting to know Brett Kavanaugh.

Chris Hayes: Mitch McConnell cancels recess, but Flake leaves anyway.

Sky News: The sex slaves of Atlanta.

Trevor: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—Bringing moral courage to American politics.

Samantha Bee: Male sexual abuse isn’t funny

Stephen: Stephen learns macroeconomics on a roller coaster.

The Dotard Трамп And His Co-Collusioners:

• Late Show: Rudy Giuliani vs. Rudy Giuliani on Michael Cohen
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Republicans are “Brainwashed,” and won’t object to Трамп obstruction
• Our Cartoon President: Rudy Giuliani defends Трамп
• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back of The Dotard Трамп’s head, “Who’s that hot lady?”
• Roy Wood, Jr.: Twitter lashes out at the wrong Michael Cohen
• Trevor: Manafort’s million dollar flower bed
• Mark Fiore: The Трамп—Giuliani tape
• Jimmy Fallon: Трамп demonstrates acting presidential at Tampa Rally
• Stephen: A “smocking gun,” Al Capone, and obstruction of justice
• Chris Hayes: The Трамп administration was warned about family separation harms
• Jimmy Kimmel: Perfect voice for ALF remake
• Super Deluxe: The Dotard Трамп thinks the F-35 is literally invisible
• Vice News: Immigration officials have no idea how to fix family separation
• Nicolle Wallace: Former Republican Steve Schmidt says Трамп is ignorant, naive, and a fool on the world stage
• WaPo Opinion: Here’s why Трамп wouldn’t have won without Russia
• Lawrence O’Donnell: George Takei on U.S. government holding kids in camps
• Seth Meyers: The Dotard pushes another tax cut and calls for an end to the Russia probe
• Bill Maher: The party of Putin:

• Trevor: Rudy Giuliani rants about “scumbag” Michael Cohen
• Late Show: Manafort’s ostrich jacket comes back to bite him
• Our Cartoon President: “Dear Mr. Mueller”
• Stephen: How Mueller sparked Трамп’s latest Twitter fit
• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back of The Dotard Трамп’s head, “It’s speech time!”
• Late Show: Galino & Farnes—Secret tape attorneys
• Ari Melber: Трамп triples down with 16 daily false claims in June and July
• Chris Hayes: What is QAnon?
• Jimmy Fallon: Трамп News Network—Collusion is not a crime
• Stephen: Трамп joins the “collusion is not a crime” chorus
• Samantha Bee: Stupid Трампy shit
• Late Show: Manafort’s courtroom sketch as a-ha’s ‘Take On Me’
• Trevor: The key to the Mueller investigation
• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back of The Dotard Трамп’s head, “You don’t like salad”
• Our Cartoon President: “I’m starting to like being old”
• Sky News: Will Putin be Трамп’s downfall?
• Stephen: Betsy DeVos’ $40 million yacht was set adrift
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Could a White House memo show Dotard Трамп obstruction?
• Ari Melber: Трамп invokes murderous gangster to defend Manafort
• Winlar: ITMFA:

• Chris Hayes: Paul Manafort’s $15,000 ostrich jacket
• Trevor: Team Трамп plans another tax cut for the rich
• Stephen: Jim Acosta walks into the lyin’ den
• Tiny Fingers Resistance: Welcome to America (Bienvenido a ‘Merica)
• Late Show: Ostriches and pythons and Manafort, oh my!
• Nicolle Wallace: Public evidence suggests Robert Mueller is able to bring conspiracy charge
• Seth Meyers: The tiny voice in the back of The Dotard Трамп’s head, “Don’t lose the Queen”
• Our Cartoon President: “I want the world to see me as I see myself’
• Bill Maher: Enema of the people
• Jimmy Kimmel: Rudy Giuliani flip-flops on Michael Cohen and collusion
• Stephen: Ivanka’s courageous stance of “The media isn’t the enemy”
• Trevor: Трамп fights obstruction with obstruction
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Has The Dotard Трамп Tampered with the jury in the Paul Manafort trial?
• Late Show: Who Ya Gonna Call? Religious Liberty Task Force!
• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Rudy Giuliani panic over the Russia probe

Mental Floss: Grizzly bears, Chicago Bears, and Gummi Bears! Oh my!.

Trevor: The silver lining in 3D-printed guns.

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses.

Jim Jefferies: James Gunn, bad jokes and Twitter outrage.

Stephen: An offer for the newly Jewish Paul Ryan.

Vice News: Who’s afraid of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Everyone.

Trevor: Jim Jordan and the “Locker Room Talk” excuse.

Stephen: How the 2018 midterms became about bigfoot porn.

Jimmy Kimmel: Bigfoot porn is a thing

Michelle Wolf: Untested rape kits:

Pussy Riot’s World Cup protest explained.

Trevor: The world is on fire.

Samantha Bee: Asgardia—The real space nation.

Anti-corruption victory in Michigan.

Wendover: How Africa is becoming China’s China.

Stephen: Obama and Biden at a bakery is weirdly erotic.

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

I will be on vacation parts of the next 2 weeks. So Open Threads may be spottier than usual. But it’s 2018, so I should be fine.

I’m writing this yesterday on the bus home from Drinking Liberally. So if there was something particularly Trumpish in the mean time I’m not ignoring it by writing how stinky the bus is.

But, y’all! It’s like stale fries with a side of burning oil. Why? I don’t see anyone eating fries (or burning oil).

Also, probably unrelated, but it was 18 minutes late. One Bus Away should have a feature where they let you know how your bus will smell, so you can choose the next one.