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Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday

2 days ago | dailykos.com | Bill Harnsberger

Things I Pledge to Do for Mother Earth Today is the 55th Earth Day, an event we celebrate every year to remind ourselves that we do not, in fact, have to be the biggest parasites on the third rock from the sun. We choose to be. Unlike the other parasites, we know what we're doing to this planet…and how…and why…and the kinds of things we must do to stop turning it into a ball of uninhabitable human-made garbage.
Cheers and Jeers: Monday

3 days ago | dailykos.com | Bill Harnsberger

Mark Twain, a man whose bullshit detector went to 11, died 115 years ago today, on April 21, 1910. A year earlier he wrote:"Always respect your superiors; if you have any." “Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress.
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Pete Hegseth remains a scandal, one among many

3 days ago | dailykos.com | Greg Dworkin

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The false choice of immigration v. the economy

5 days ago | dailykos.com | Greg Dworkin

The so called immigation lead isn’t all that impressive, especially when you add nuance. For example:Donald Trump's policy has been ‘flooding the zone,’ throwing out so much, so fast, that no one could keep up. Now people are throwing it right back at him. And fast. -Not even two weeks have passed since millions of people turned out, on April 5, in all 50 states and DC to protest the Trump-Musk demolition of the government.
Cheers and Jeers: Rum and Marshmallow Peeps FRIDAY!

5 days ago | dailykos.com | Bill Harnsberger

“Trump’s done a lot of the standard fare: he’s attacked the free press, pulled random people off the streets, made law firms and universities bend the knee, announced Department of Justice investigations against people whose sole crime was suggesting that the 2020 election had been safe and well-administered.
Maddow lights up Trump over court’s brutal takedown of deportation stunt

6 days ago | dailykos.com | Kaili Gray

While it might feel like Donald Trump is getting away with every high crime and misdemeanor in the book—and several more that no one’s ever even thought to write about—the courts are doing their best to let him know, “Not so fast.” And on Thursday, yet another judge did just that—telling the Trump administration that its excuses for not complying with court orders to facilitate the return of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia “should be shocking not only to judges, but to the intuitive...
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Order in the court. Here comes the judge.

6 days ago | dailykos.com | Greg Dworkin

Appeals Panel Allows Investigation Into Whether U.S. Defied Orders in Deportation Case• A federal appeals court ruled that a district court judge could move ahead with an investigation into whether the Trump administration had violated court orders when it refused to “facilitate” the release of a Maryland man from a prison in El Salvador.
Cheers and Jeers: Thursday

1 week ago | dailykos.com | Bill Harnsberger

Clap Harder, People. Clap Harder. Via Colbert, the answer to all our prayers over the death of the economy... -He sure has a tiny wand. (Snork!)And now, our feature presentation... Cheers and Jeers for Thursday, April 17, 2025Note: A reminder that tomorrow is International Jugglers Day. Not sure how we’re celebrating yet. Our plans are still up in the air.
Cheers and Jeers: Wednesday

1 week ago | dailykos.com | Bill Harnsberger

For the One Millionth TimeVia Jon Stewart, this is your country on The Art of the Deal: Stay tuned for the one million and oneth time—coming soon!And now, our feature presentation... Cheers and Jeers for Wednesday, April 16, 2025Note: Today is Eggs Benedict Day. To celebrate, today in the C&J cafeteria we’re offering them at a 50 percent discount. Just $99.95 plus tax. Sure, we’re losing money on the deal. But you’re worth it. —Mgr.
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Another day, another market drop

1 week ago | dailykos.com | Greg Dworkin

New York Times:Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump Is ‘of Momentous Significance’But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have. Harvard University is 140 years older than the United States, has an endowment greater than the G.D.P. of nearly 100 countries and has educated eight American presidents.