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The Great McGinty (1940) was the first film directed by Preston Sturges and it’s one of his best.

Tonight on TCM #TCM

THE GREAT McGINTY (1940) pic.twitter.com/W8ArVDvubQ
— Film Freaks Forever! (@filmfreaks4ever) August 13, 2019

Tonight on TCM #TCM

THE GREAT McGINTY (1940) pic.twitter.com/NmrMiCk1YT
— Phoef Sutton (@phoefsutton) August 13, 2019

PRESTON STURGES born 29 August, 1898, he had 3 Oscar nominations & won one for Best Writing on The Great McGinty (40) pic.twitter.com/POg7jXYt0S
— On This Day In Film (@onthisdayinfilm) August 30, 2015

Contra the president, the best movie about politics ever made is "The Great McGinty."
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 22, 2016

It was released on Blu-ray on 1/14/20.

Carlson says white supremacy is a hoax

It’s real.

Long Johns Silver's will no longer advertise on Fox News after Tucker Carlson insisted that white supremacy is "a hoax." Nestle and HelloFresh also said they will no longer run ads during Carlson's show. https://t.co/onhqmTLTlo
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 10, 2019

Oh, for fuck's sake.

Kellyanne Conway defends Tucker Carlson, says white supremacy gets "outsized coverage" compared to Antifa https://t.co/VYbIW4nqio
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 9, 2019

Former Head of KKK Supports Tucker Carlson for White Supremacy 'Hoax’ ⁦@TuckerCarlson⁩ must be so proud https://t.co/Sqhni1BYyv
— Al Roker (@alroker) August 8, 2019

"Fox News airs segments on how white supremacy doesn't exist in between segments on the 'Hispanic invasion' and the 'gypsy menace.'"@AdamSerwer on Tucker Carlson falsely saying that white nationalism is a 'hoax.' #Hardball pic.twitter.com/cFtaG8JIeD
— Hardball (@hardball) August 7, 2019

Total silence. One of the Fox board members, former Telemundo CEO Roland Hernandez, actually abruptly hung up on me when I phoned him and started to ask about Tucker’s comments. https://t.co/Xr19oQG83h
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 8, 2019

Trump lies about Article II of the Constitution

He lied when he said he can do what he wants. The president is subject to oversight from Congress.

Frightening. The President doesn’t understand the whole point of the American Revolution was to avoid reposing this power in one person.

I can’t think of something more fundamentally unAmerican. https://t.co/UFUoYD0zJl
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) July 23, 2019

Trump falsely tells auditorium full of teens the Constitution gives him ‘the right to do whatever I want’ https://t.co/GNKSaJZ6gN
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) July 23, 2019

Trump today: "Then I have an Article 2, where I have the right to do whatever I want as president."
This man should not have a second term.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 23, 2019

Article II doesn't even mention "rights."

It lays out presidential duties & powers.

And the president's primary duty is to faithfully execute the laws enacted by *Congress.*

So, that's actually the opposite of being able to do whatever a president wants. https://t.co/OTWNGbD63Y
— Reginald Oh (@ReginaldOhLaw) July 23, 2019

Many people would have been fired if they made “Go back” comments like Trump

Big companies, schools, universities non-profits, all say telling someone to "go back" is unacceptable in their institution. So why are so few of their leaders willing to say that publicly? https://t.co/OYNbSXzx7V
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 23, 2019

"Go back to where you came from" even appears in the Federal employee's (and other employer) handbooks as discriminatory harrassment, possibly leading to being fired pic.twitter.com/ROzJRI2iqy
— Mardi (@Mardisandiego) July 22, 2019

Going to be rude awakening when a lot of people find out there’s actual old HR rules against using Trump’s hot new insult. https://t.co/v1MLp17Q5l
— Schooley (@Rschooley) July 18, 2019

If any one of my employees told anyone to “go back to their country” they would be fired instantly.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) July 18, 2019

What Trump said to those 4 Congresswomen is an #impeachable offense. Think about it, if you told your coworker to go back where they came from, you’d be fired! Period! He’s violating Equal Protection labor laws. We are emboldening Trump by not impeaching him…. pic.twitter.com/RiCl8ECE08
— Kamala Letitia Mueller🔥👉🏾 #IndictIndividual1 🔥 (@KamalaMueller20) July 20, 2019

Trump makes it harder to get food stamps

He gives tax breaks to rich people instead.

BREAKING: Trump has issued yet another massive regulatory attack on Food Stamps, again sidestepping Congress to force cuts by fiat—since he didn’t get his way in the Farm Bill last year.

More than 3 million people stand to lose food assistance.

(THREAD.)
— Rebecca Vallas (@rebeccavallas) July 23, 2019

This proposal hurts low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities.

And where do those people live? 8 of the 10 states with the highest percentage of people on food stamps voted for Trump. https://t.co/kYRb9Yc58e https://t.co/fcdZlIGkox
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) July 23, 2019

8 of the 10 states with the highest percentage of Americans on food stamps went for Trump in the last election.

Once again, he is shafting his own supporters, all while delivering huge tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations. https://t.co/E52xbuVeXC
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) July 23, 2019

It should be unacceptable that in a country as prosperous as the U.S., millions struggle to put food on the table.

The Trump Administration's response? Make it even harder.

After giving massive tax cuts to the wealthy, Trump is pulling the rug out from under families in need. https://t.co/x53a45I6Nd
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 23, 2019

The White House just told reporters it's going to end food stamp benefits for 3 MILLION AMERICANS.

That will apparently save $2.5 billion per year.

Consider this: Trump's tax cuts will hand millionaires something like $37 billion this year alone. https://t.co/VnwVLy0FCv
— Max Abelson (@maxabelson) July 23, 2019

“Trump wants to change food-stamp eligibility to save $15b over the long run and reduce food aid to 3.1m people. At the same time, he celebrates spending $16b over the short run to bolster 3.4m American farmers—who were hurting b/c of tariffs he imposed.” https://t.co/WE0TrxDzZR
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) July 23, 2019

A Trump administration proposal could kick 3 million people off of food stamps https://t.co/uE7gu4LCuN pic.twitter.com/tT7AaSPabR
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 23, 2019

Trump administration pursues rule that would remove 3.1 million people from food stamps https://t.co/rHJLPNfu8F pic.twitter.com/6ryviMP6Vm
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) July 23, 2019

Two years after passing a $2 trillion tax cut for corporations and the wealthiest Americans, Trump wants to take food away from 3 million human beings under the guise of caring about deficits. This is an attack on those who need help most. We need to fight for them. https://t.co/fdFflFdxTf
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) July 23, 2019

Trump gave a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the Top 1% but now wants to endanger 3 million people by cutting their food stamps.

We need a government that works for everyone, not one that serves the rich and attacks the poor. https://t.co/bXLNo2zxUH
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 23, 2019

The President does not want you to know about this.https://t.co/KaV4gEMFcw
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) July 23, 2019

Tax cuts that benefit billionaires? Essential. Food stamps for families that would go hungry without them? A needless luxury.

This is today's GOP.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) July 23, 2019

Sticking it to the elite by starving the poor! https://t.co/QzcED4Qvew
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 23, 2019

Ross must go

This is bad. Trump has made many poor choices for the cabinet.

Exclusive: Wilbur Ross served on the board of a Chinese joint venture until 2019. In other words, while helping run the Trade War, the Commerce Secretary was partnered with a Chinese state-owned enterprise. Thread on this massive conflict of interest. https://t.co/Dbza7INy4Q
— Isaac Stone Fish (@isaacstonefish) October 29, 2020

One common complaint in the Commerce Department: Ross, a successful investor before Trump tapped him for his current job, isn’t frequently seen in the building talking to employees or rallying them to do good work https://t.co/OP8UqSRuvd pic.twitter.com/wAsyoHtDIo
— POLITICO (@politico) July 22, 2019

OMG. “Because he tends to fall asleep in meetings, they try not to put him in a position where that could happen” https://t.co/ZgxjeR1nS3
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) July 22, 2019

No Matter What Shape (You’re Stomach’s In)

“No Matter What Shape (You’re Stomach’s In)” was a 1965 instrumental single by the T-Bones that was based on the music for an Alka-Seltzer commercial.

It was recorded by The Wrecking Crew; a different group of musicians went on the road when the record became a hit. The commercial was created by Stewart Greene who passed away earlier this month.

Stewart Greene, Who Helped Shaped TV Advertising, Dies at 91 https://t.co/8K0lIS44pJ pic.twitter.com/tTDLE591i5
— NYT Obituaries (@NYTObits) July 10, 2019

Republican support for Trump is up since his racist tweets

Every Trump supporter is:

a racist or
willing to tolerate racism

Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets: Reuters/Ipsos poll https://t.co/Zo7HYGuFYT
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) July 16, 2019

Trump may try to add the citizenship question to the census through executive order

Trump has no regard for the law. He bypasses Congress to re-allocate money for his wall. He uses acting officials so they are not subject to congressional approval. He refuses to obey congressional subpoenas and tells even former subordinates to ignore them.

Now, he is thinking of an executive order to get the citizenship question on the 2020 census. The Supreme Court declared the administration’s reason was not valid. The administration lied and said it was for administering the Voting Rights Act. Even though there is not sufficient justification to add the question which obviously helps Republicans, Trump and his cult won’t give up. They are now using different lawyers.

As we've reported, White House lawyers and Justice Dept lawyers have been deeply skeptical about the executive action approach. As recently as last Wednesday it was not considered an option. But President Trump & influential outside lawyers (chiefly Judge Luttig) had other ideas. https://t.co/hfSeLl35Xt
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) July 8, 2019

This will intensify the concerns of those who felt John Roberts wasn't really trying to block the citizenship question on #Census2020 but only feared handing down another party-line 5-4 decision that clearly benefited the GOP on the same day he wrote the 5-4 gerrymandering ruling https://t.co/FZjtkuAmfu
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 8, 2019

House Democratic leaders have decided to pursue criminal contempt against Barr and Ross for defying subpoenas for info about the census citizenship question https://t.co/BXvhcuKdkC
— POLITICO (@politico) July 9, 2019

This development is ominous.
It almost certainly means the career attorneys working for the Department of Justice refused to go along with what Trump wants to do now with the citizenship question on the census. https://t.co/sWmE0Rd4Iy
— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) July 8, 2019

Now: Justice Department names its new legal team for the census litigation.https://t.co/psWs3QFx6I pic.twitter.com/S7ETJ5x1EL
— Ryan Barber (@cryanbarber) July 8, 2019

The Justice Department will switch legal teams in the Census-rigging case.

But it gets worse: The administration's *own lawyers* may have concluded they can't hatch a new rationale for the citizenship question without it being obviously fake.

My piece:https://t.co/vZ1MZUWpCF
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 8, 2019

EDGEFIELD, S.C. (AP) — Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he sees a legal path to adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, despite a Supreme Court ruling that blocked its inclusion, at least temporarily.https://t.co/aWGuTEl9BA
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 8, 2019

Trump today criticized the Census itself as overly expensive, saying the $15 billion cost is "ridiculous": "I don’t know why we can't do that through the computers of the world because, frankly, that’s the way you can do a census today, and probably a lot more accurately."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 8, 2019

The thing to watch for when the new team is identified is whether any career DOJ attorneys are members of the team, or if it is all political appointees. https://t.co/Ynb2tcxqzV
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) July 8, 2019

Trump again says he can act administratively on citizenship question despite SCOTUS ruming. “We can do a memorandum we can do an executive order .. but there are other alternatives, and again I believe our AG is a fantastic man and I think he’s got it very well under control.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 7, 2019

Betamax VCR introduced on this date in 1975

Sony introduced the Betamax on this date in 1975. I bought the first Beta Hi-FI VCR for my 30th birthday in 1983. It cost about $750 (which would be $1890.86 in 2018 dollars). Sony had retrofitted an old-style model and it weighed 32 pounds. It had a wireless remote control but you could only program one event. VHS did not introduce HI-FI until 1984. Blade Runner and Apocalypse Now were among the first Beta Hi-Fi tapes released. In 1986, my house was broken into and the burglars took the VCR from the third floor to the first floor and left it there. Beta was already on the way out.

On May 10, 1975, Sony introduced the Betamax video recorder pic.twitter.com/1gKsEDsekz
— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) May 11, 2024

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