The Biden-Harris socialist nightmare is everywhere in America’s retail stores! Just look at this bullshit! The Fast and Furious nine movie collection in sold out on both DVD and Blu-Ray! Who the fuck wants a Fast and Furious eight movie collection when we could have had nine of the action packed underground street racing movies if he hadn’t destroyed our supply chain?!? AND Friends: The Complete Series is sold out on both disc formats! But no more “mean tweets” right?

It gets worse…

Politico:  “A federal judge aired grave doubts Friday about a key charge the Justice Department is relying on in cases against hundreds of Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, raising the prospect of legal turmoil in more than a third of the prosecutions stemming from the violent attack.  During a two-hour hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich contended that the government is applying a particular obstruction offense in a way that “seems really far afield” from what Congress intended.

“The criminal charge is one prosecutors have leveled against at least 265 of the more than 700 Jan. 6 defendants, according to DOJ statistics issued earlier this month.  Friedrich, an appointee of President Donald Trump, appeared to be seriously considering dismissing the obstruction count — which carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence — in the case of Guy Reffitt, who is charged with confronting an officer outside the Capitol and bringing a firearm onto the grounds.

“Such a ruling would almost certainly lead to dismissals of that charge in other cases she’s handling and could influence similar rulings in other cases against Jan. 6 participants. In many instances, the obstruction charge is the most serious count the defendants face.  At issue is the Justice Department’s decision to hit the Jan. 6 defendants with a criminal charge that is more commonly applied to alleged intimidation of witnesses, jurors or judges, or to destruction of records or evidence.

CNN:  “A federal grand jury has indicted a former college instructor on charges in connection to a string of fires set over the summer in Northern California as firefighters battled the Dixie Fire — the second largest wildfire in the state’s history. The five-count indictment alleges that Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, of San Jose, California, set four fires in the Shasta Trinity National Forest and the Lassen National Forest — the Cascade Fire on July 20, the Everitt Fire on July 21 and the Ranch Fire and Conard Fire which were both set on August 7.

“He’s charged with four counts of arson to federal property and one count of setting timber afire, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday in a news release.  ‘Dr. Maynard denies all the charges in the indictment. He will do so formally at a hearing next week,’ his attorney, Hannah Labaree, told CNN in an email. The fires were set in the vicinity of the Dixie Fire and some of the fires were set behind the firefighters working to stop that fire, according to prosecutors in the Eastern District of California.

“The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and burned more than 963,000 acres in five counties before it was contained on October 25, Cal Fire said. Maynard was arrested on August 7 and is being held at the Sacramento County Jail. CNN has reached out to his attorney for comment. Maynard was a part-time lecturer at Sonoma State University in its Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice during the fall of 2020, a university spokesperson told CNN in August. He taught two seminars on the topics of criminal justice and deviant behavior, according to school officials. Maynard was filling in for a faculty member who was on leave and was not reappointed for Spring 2021, the school spokesperson said.”

Coming this December is “Our Journey Together”, the perfect holiday gift for the insufferable MAGA asshole in your family for the low low price of $74.99 or an over 300% markup of $229.99 for a signed copy at 45books.com, home of “Winning Team Publishing”. Yeah, that’s the name.

A defendant standing before a federal judge who will determine his sentence on his guilty plea on a single charge of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, stemming from his participation in the January 6th domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol made some curious claims about his activities and culpability, reports Ryan J. Reilly of HuffPost.

You may remember John Lolos:  on January 8th, he singlehandedly caused a Delta flight at Reagan National airport to return to the gate from the runway because he would not stop chanting “Trump 2020.”  He was arrested for that, and will face charges for that later.

But Friday morning, during his sentencing hearing for his J6 activities, Lolos started on a different tract:  by questioning election results in Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit.  When it came to questioning from the judge, things did not go better:

“President Biden on Friday announced plans to nominate two former federal officials to the U.S. Postal Service’s governing board, replacing key allies of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, including its Democratic chairman. The move was a surprise to postal officials and even members of Congress, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, and casts doubt on DeJoy’s future at the agency. It potentially gives liberals on the panel two crucial votes to oust the postal chief, who can be removed only by the board. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about private discussions. The White House on Friday, confirming a Washington Post report on the decision, announced it would nominate Daniel Tangherlini, who served as GSA administrator during the Obama administration, to replace Bloom” – Washington Post.

“Well, Kevin McCarthy said a lot of words–a lot of words, I just want to emphasize that–over the course of eight and a half hours,” White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said when asked about the White House reaction to McCarthy’s fauxlibuster.  “For those of you who didn’t watch all of it, he mused about, he shared he wish that he could’ve been in Tiananmen Square.  He mused about whether or not Abraham Lincoln was actually assassinated.  He shared his hope, or his thought, or dream–I’m not sure–about picturing American [garbled] after World War II against every other country.  But in eight and a half hours, what he did not talk about was cutting the cost of child care, cutting the cost of elder care.  What we were going to do around the country to bring more women into the workforce, to protect our climate for generations to come.  That, in our view, tells you all you need to know about Kevin McCarthy’s agenda and what he supports.”

Associated Press:  “In June, three Florida prison guards who boasted of being white supremacists beat, pepper sprayed and used a stun gun on an inmate who screamed ‘I can’t breathe!’ at a prison near the Alabama border, according to a fellow inmate who reported it to the state. The next day, the officers at Jackson Correctional Institution did it again to another inmate, the report filed with the Florida Department of Corrections’ Office of Inspector General stated.

“’If you notice these two incidents were people of color. They (the guards) let it be known they are white supremacist,’ the inmate Jamaal Reynolds wrote. ‘The Black officers and white officers don’t even mingle with each other. Every day they create a hostile environment trying to provoke us so they can have a reason to put their hands on us.’ Both incidents occurred in view of surveillance cameras, he said. Reynolds’ neatly printed letter included the exact times and locations and named the officers and inmates. It’s the type of specific information that would have made it easier for officials to determine if the reports were legitimate. But the inspector general’s office did not investigate, corrections spokeswoman Molly Best said. Best did not provide further explanation, and the department hasn’t responded to The Associated Press’ August public records requests for the videos.

“Some Florida prison guards openly tout associations with white supremacist groups to intimidate inmates and Black colleagues, a persistent practice that often goes unpunished, according to allegations in public documents and interviews with a dozen inmates and current and former employees in the nation’s third-largest prison system. Corrections officials regularly receive reports about guards’ membership in the Ku Klux Klan and criminal gangs, according to former prison inspectors, and current and former officers.”

Justice was served for #KyleRittenhouse and he is fully exonerated. As I said last year, obviously self-defense.

I will arm wrestle @mattgaetz to get dibs for Kyle as an intern. https://t.co/kon65IB1d9

— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) November 19, 2021

Congressman Madison Cawthorn also publicly offered Rittenhouse an internship following the verdict. They may need to be armed and ready to fight for “dibs” on him.

USA Today:  “Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of all charges against him Friday, including of intentional homicide – the most serious of five charges against him in a case that largely divided America along political and racial lines more than a year after he shot three men during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

“Rittenhouse fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz during often violent protests in the summer of 2020 following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse, 17 at the time, faced charges ranging from intentional homicide to reckless and attempted homicide.

“The Rittenhouse case garnered national attention from the beginning, a reflection of the country’s division over race, guns and politics.”

The verdict count was overheard… and it's concerninghttps://t.co/VJAth8VbCp

— George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) November 19, 2021

Failed Congressional candidate and human being George Papadopoulos tweeted some of the clickbait he’s paid to by a right wing web publisher on Friday, a link to an article that says: “The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has taken another concerning turn. A new report from Newsmax alleges that the jurors’ verdict count is a lot closer than many might have thought. Newsmax reported that sources said the current verdict count is split – 6 to 6. The Newsmax reporter said he overheard Mark Richards, one of the attorneys for Rittenhouse, say that he believes the jury is at a ‘6-6 split.'”

Wow holy shit! A Newsmax reporter believes he ‘overheard’ Richards saying that? My gosh! Who did he say it to? Could it be the fucking New York Times reporter who literally quoted Richards on record as saying he thinks the jury’s at a 6-6 split in a Friday article? Jackasses.

Business Insider:  “The far-right media organization One America News (OAN) asked a judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over election conspiracy theories — or, failing that, to at least let the company’s executives off the hook. ‘The allegations related to OAN, Charles Herring, and Robert Herring, Sr. demonstrate that they have insufficient contacts with this jurisdiction to hale them into court here,’ Blaine C. Kimrey, an attorney representing all the defendants in the lawsuit, wrote in a motion filed to court Thursday night.

“But the judge can leave two the OAN employees named in the lawsuit as defendants, Kimrey wrote. On-air talent Chanel Rion is already embroiled in a similar lawsuit in Colorado, he argued. Correspondent Christina Bobb would benefit from moving it to Colorado as well, Kimrey wrote, because courts there move faster than the ones in Washington, DC. ‘Rion is already litigating these same issues in Colorado and Bobb is an OAN employee who would benefit from the convenience afforded to OAN,’ Kimrey wrote. ‘Any minor convenience to Bobb is clearly outweighed by Colorado being the more convenient forum for all other parties.’

“Dominion filed the lawsuit against OAN in August, demanding $1.6 billion in damages and accusing the company of pushing damaging, false conspiracy theories about the election technology company’s role in the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit named Rion and Bobb as defendants; it also named Robert Herring, Sr. and Charles Herring, the father-son duo who founded OAN and serve as CEO and president, respectively. Unlike Fox News and Newsmax, which Dominion later sued, OAN doubled down on election conspiracy theories in its programming in the wake of lawsuit threats — even as it quietly deleted stories from its website.”

“DOJ opposes James O’Keefe’s request that a court appoint a special master to review materials the FBI seized from him. It says there’s a big First Am. difference ‘between stealing documents and disclosing documents that someone else has stolen previously.’ … Most of the detail is redacted, but DOJ is pretty clearly alleging that it has evidence Project Veritas had a hand in the theft of Ashley Biden’s diary” – Brad Heath of Reuters.

NBC News:  “President Joe Biden traveled to Walter Reed Medical Center Friday morning for a routine physical exam and a colonoscopy, the White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.

“Biden will be going under anesthesia during the procedure. As was the case when President George W. Bush had the same procedure in 2002 and 2007, and following the process set out in the Constitution, Biden will transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris for the brief period of time when he is under anesthesia, Psaki said. The vice president will work from her office in the West Wing during that time.  The exam comes on the eve of Biden’s birthday Saturday when he’ll turn 79 years old.

“The last time a full medical assessment of Biden was publicly released was in 2019 by his campaign when he was running for the Democratic nomination. At the time, Biden was described by Dr. Kevin O’Connor of The George Washington University as a ‘healthy, vigorous, 77-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency to include those as Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander in Chief.’”

After eight hours of hearing House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy drone on for more than eight hours in a futile attempt to avoid the inevitable and try to save his job, the House Democratic caucus chants “Nancy!  Nancy! Nancy!” in recognition of the leadership of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, arguably the most effective caucus leadership in the last 50 years.

HR 5376 has crossed the 219 yes vote threshold and goes to the Senate, a vote that took considerably shorter than House minority cuck Kevin McCarthy’s dumb ass overnight speech. One Democrat defected to the MAGA side and voted against America. Fuck him or her. Four Republicans may or may not have abstained, or – more likely – the member designated to cast their vote by proxy forgot to do it. That happens sometimes.

“The FDA authorized Moderna and Pfizer boosters for all adults. If the CDC agrees, it would open up eligibility to tens of millions more fully vaxed Americans as soon as this weekend” – NYT.

Ars Technica: “Two weeks ago, AT&T and Verizon reluctantly agreed to delay the launch of 5G on newly acquired C-band spectrum licenses for one month, until January 5, in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s claim that the new service could interfere with radio altimeters used in airplanes. Mobile carriers aren’t alone in being frustrated by the delay.”

“Telecom-industry observers point out that the Federal Communications Commission approved use of the C-Band spectrum from 3.7 to 3.98 GHz only after analyzing the aviation industry’s interference claims and finding no evidence to support the claims. The FCC also required a 220 MHz guard band that will remain unused to protect altimeters from interference. That guard band is more than twice as big as the 100 MHz buffer initially suggested by Boeing, the FCC has said. Moreover, this spectrum is reportedly already being used for 5G in nearly 40 countries without evidence of the problems that US aviation officials are warning of. ‘Tick, tick, tick… US wireless leadership and national security await ‘resolution’ of unfounded concerns by FAA,’ former FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly tweeted yesterday.”

“In a matter of months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has gone from being a shining example in Donald Trump’s eyes of a MAGA leader molded in his image to an average politician who forgot his roots as he rose to Republican stardom. People close to both men first noticed the palpable shift in Trump’s posture toward DeSantis earlier this year as enthusiasm for the Florida governor swelled among donors and GOP operatives who praised his laissez-faire response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The more DeSantis’ popularity soared, the more obsessed Trump became with receiving credit for his political celebrity. In April, Trump had told Fox News that DeSantis would ‘certainly’ be under consideration for the VP slot if he were to launch a third presidential campaign in 2024. By October, the former President was demanding that he publicly rule out a White House bid of his own.”

“‘It’s not that Trump is complaining about Ron… but he likes to remind Ron and others that he made him,’ said a person close to the former President, who added that Trump has been telling people around him that DeSantis could show more gratitude. A statement to CNN from Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich appeared to confirm Trump’s obsession with receiving credit for DeSantis’ success. Budowich suggested that Trump ‘catapulted’ then-Congressman DeSantis ‘into the Governor’s Mansion’ with his endorsement in the 2018 GOP primary for Florida governor” – CNN.

“A Texas appeals court ruled Thursday that a hospital can’t be forced to treat a covid-19 patient in its care with ivermectin, a drug normally used to eliminate parasitic worms, after the wife of a patient sued a hospital to demand the treatment” the Washington Post reports.

“Jason Jones, a 48-year-old law enforcement official, was hospitalized at the Texas Health Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth in late September after testing positive for the coronavirus. He was put in a medically induced coma and a ventilator on Oct. 7, according to court documents. Erin Jones, his wife, asked Huguley to give her husband ivermectin, after consulting with Mary Bowden, a physician not affiliated with the hospital. Thursday’s ruling overturns a trial court decision that gave Bowden temporary privileges at Huguley.”