Let’s Check the Ukraine Relief Tote Board
It’s been several weeks since we checked in on the Daily Kos relief fund for the Ukrainian civilians affected by dicktator (see what I did there?) Vladimir Poopin’s (see what I did there, too?) stupid land grab. As of February, the total was over $3,901,000. And while the total amount isn’t available at the moment, there’s no question that the Daily Kos community has by now hit the milestone of raising….
$4,000,000.00
And that ain’t chump change.
If you'd like to add to the total for the four chosen groups—the World Central Kitchen, AmeriCares, Nova Ukraine, and Razom for Ukraine—click here and ActBlue will help you take care of the rest. Many thanks—they need the help now more than ever.
Oh, and one more quick thing for Mr. Putin: I noticed that you still haven’t included me on your list of Americans banned from Russia. You really should. When you wake up tomorrow and look under your covers you’ll know why. (It’s very fresh and comes courtesy of a very good dog.)
And now, our feature presentation...
Cheers and Jeers for Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Note: If you have a doll, leave a doll. If you need a doll, take a doll. Same thing with our new Leave A Pencil/Take A Pencil dish. —Mgr.
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4 days!!!
By the Numbers:
Days 'til Memorial Day: 20
Days 'til the Great Bay Food Truck Festival in Stratham, New Hampshire: 4
Percent of rural American voters polled by PBS/Marist who approved of Trump's job performance in February: 59%
Percent of those rural voters who support him now: 46%
Number of years bugler Steve Buttleman has played Call to Post at the Kentucky Derby: 30
Percent chance that Trump's plans to change the name of Veterans Day to Victory Day are no longer being pursued, and his medications to treat the elderly onset dementia that likely caused his middle-of-the-night announcement have been adjusted: 100%
Purchase price of Thomas Jefferson's then-rapidly-decaying Monticello home by Uriah Phillips Levy in 1836, ten years after TJ's death: $2,500
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Puppy Pic of the Day: Tuesday visit to the doggy day spa…
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CHEERS to circling the legal wagons. Among the powerful institutions caving to clearly-out-of-his-mind Very Bad Man, the major law firms are perhaps the most pathetic—awarding him tens of millions of dollars in free legal services in the hopes that he'll stop being mean to them on social media. What suck-ups. What suckers!
Thankfully, there are those who refuse to bend the knee, and one of them is high-profile criminal defense attorney Abbe Lowell. Lowell is firing up his own pushback machine and staffing it with legal eagles who left firms that caved to VBM. Their mission: representing clients under attack by Pam Bondi's revenge-obsessed Justice Department:
"This firm is prepared for today's dynamic legal landscape, offering a leaner model than larger firms can provide," Lowell said in a statement. "I started my private practice career in my own firm and am excited to once again lead a small yet nimble team ready to represent companies, non-profits and individuals in need of our experience and dedication."
Not to be confused with these guys.
Clients of the newly launched firm include a number of individuals who have been targets of executive orders or other actions taken by the Trump administration.
They include whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid, and New York Attorney General Letitia James—who successfully sued Trump and his company for fraud, resulting in a $354 million civil fraud fine. Since Trump took office, James has been referred to the Department of Justice for investigation by a federal agency over mortgage fraud allegations, which she denies.
I'm no lawyer, but I do have a few words of advice for Lowell and his team as they prepare to take on the MAGA cult in court: 1) Make sure you're up on your rabies shots. 2) See#1.
CHEERS to punching up from Down Under. That happy little tingle you've been feeling over the last few days is residual global Albanese-mentum from Saturday's elections in Australia. And just like Canada's the week before, these results reflect the growing revulsion at the current conservative idiot running our country into the ground and taking the rest of the world with us:
[Prime Minister Anthony] Albanese’s defeat of [Peter] Dutton mirrors the outcome of Canada’s federal election last week, where the once-struggling left-leaning Liberal Party soared to victory thanks to a Trump-inspired popularity boost.
Well done, Tony.
Dutton was dubbed a ‘Temu Trump’ by his critics---a reference to the budget Chinese online marketplace---in a characterization that may have contributed to his downfall in Australia, where trust in the US has been eroded, according to recent surveys. […]
Saturday’s result made Albanese the first Australian prime minister to win re-election for20 years, and could herald an end to the revolving door of leaders that has defined the nation’s politics since the turn of the millennium. …As the son of a single mother who often talks about growing up on a housing estate, Albanese has long cast himself as champion for social mobility and a “kinder” form of politics.
Adding insult to injury, Albanese's mini-Trump opponent also lost his seat in Parliament. Even more embarrassing: his opponent was a vegemite sandwich.
CHEERS to great moments in history. 229 years ago, the self-flushing toilet was patented. To drain a bunch of turds from your building, you just pulled a chain. If you want to witness the same effect at the White House these days, just pull the fire alarm.
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BRIEF SANITY BREAK
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END BRIEF SANITY BREAK
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JEERS to today's edition of "Things That Make Me Feel Old." Bob Seger turns 80 today. This has been another edition of "Things That Make Me Feel Old."
CHEERS to a life well lived. And lived. And lived. Speaking of old (great segue, Bill), the world is bidding a fond farewell to Sister Inah Canabarro, the 116-year-old Brazilian nun acknowledged by the Guinness Book to be the oldest person in the world:
A lifelong teacher, among her former students was Gen. Joao Figueiredo, the last of the military dictators who governed Brazil between 1964 and 1985. She was also the beloved creator of two marching bands at schools in sister cities straddling the border between Uruguay and Brazil.
Interesting: since her passing, the number of bank robberies in her area has plummeted.
For her 110th birthday, she was honored by Pope Francis. She was the second oldest nun ever documented, after Lucile Randon, who was the world’s oldest person until her death in 2023 at the age of 118.
Doctors say she died from an acute case of—[Looks down at autopsy report]—finding out that Donald Trump wants to be the next pope.
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Ten years ago in C&J: May 6, 2015
CHEERS to Elmer Gantry on the campaign trail. On the heels of the Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson juggernauts comes the 2016 Holy Roller Express. Yes, God Himself has joined the presidential race in the U.S. of A, taking on the human form of a skeevy grifterman named Michael Hale Huckabee. Being a Republican, he naturally started his campaign off the traditional way by unveiling a clunky slogan:
With a campaign theme of, “Hope to Higher Ground,” former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his second campaign for president Tuesday in the hometown he shares with former President Bill Clinton. … “I always believed that a kid could go from hope to higher ground,” he said. … we need the kind of change that really could get America from hope to higher ground.”
Yes. Just the kind of image you want to see in your mind's eye from a climate-change denier: ocean-front property in Arkansas.
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And just one more…
CHEERS to lime, tangerine, strawberry, blueberry and grape. The iMac 'puter machine—in blue originally but then expanded to four other "flavors"—was unveiled 27 years ago today. Said CNET News at the time:
"We'll sell lots of them. This is the sexiest computer I've ever seen," said Jim Halpin, president and CEO of CompUSA, in a phone interview today with CNET's NEWS.COM. […]
What? No floppy disc drive? Ha! Steve Jobs will be lucky if he sells ten of these turkeys.
Apple's first brand new Macintosh consumer system in over a year is different from previous Apple offerings—and its PC rivals—in that it will offer lots of built-in features at a low price. The iMac will come with a 233-MHz PowerPC processor, a 4GB hard drive, built-in networking, an internal modem, and a CD-ROM drive for $1,299, among other features.
Not to be outdone, nearly three decades later PCs and laptops now come in a variety of cool and crazy colors, too: black and gray. Mine is both black and gray with some silver around the edges. What can I say? I'm a rebel.
Have a tolerable Tuesday. Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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—Vice President Kamala Harris
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