“California Stars” has lyrics by Woody Guthrie with new music by Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett. The original recording is by Billy Bragg and Wilco. It’s on 1998’s Mermaid Avenue album. It’s probably the best known of the Bragg/Wilco/Guthrie songs.
Covers: For What It’s Worth
Last night at the virtual Democratic convention, Billy Porter performed “For What It’s Worth” with the song’s author on guitar. It was originally a hit single for Buffalo Springfield in 1967. I like the way Porter adds new life and freshness to the song.
Thanks @theebillyporter + Steven Stills for helping us close night one of the #DemConvention! 🎵
— 2020 #DemConvention 🇺🇸 (@DemConvention) August 18, 2020
So much more to come! Come back tomorrow ⬇️https://t.co/NEJtNqxFPV pic.twitter.com/vqXfLCUVfk
Covers: Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear
“Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear” is a Randy Newman song. It was originally recorded by the Alan Price Set in 1967 and appears on Newman’s great 1972 album Sail Away. Even the Muppets covered it!
More bad news for local newspapers
If you’re concerned that the media is concentrated in New York and Washington, this will just make it worse. Support your local newspaper.
Perspective | Every week, two more newspapers close — and ‘news deserts’ grow larger https://t.co/EkHfnOvIZ5
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) June 29, 2022
What's lost when newspapers close their newsrooms? @ElaheIzadi explains. https://t.co/dW2ZuuVcbd
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) August 18, 2020
There it is, mark the date in this already awful year: Wyoming is set to become the first state without a daily print newspaper. @MajorCBS marks the coming trend. https://t.co/aFcNUnastD
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) August 1, 2020
"If we in the 21st century are to remain true to [the Framers’] vision, we must find a way—indeed, many ways—to reinvent local journalism before it is too late," @Sulliview writes: https://t.co/Bwu4sfBKqP
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) July 16, 2020
The Star-Tribune, the last daily paper in Wyoming to print seven days a week, will no longer print on Mondays and Tuesdays. Really devastating to our newsroom staff.
— Seth Klamann (@SethKlamann) July 14, 2020
Senate Intelligence committee report shows more 2016 election cooperation between Russia and Trump campaign
Trump should be impeached again now. Of course, Senate Republicans will never convict him, no matter what he does.
Eight takeaways from the 1000-page Senate Intelligence Committee report, w/ @julianbarnes https://t.co/keYFxO87XP
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) August 18, 2020
The Trump campaign was offered Russian government assistance.
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) August 18, 2020
The Trump campaign sought Russian government assistance.
The Trump campaign received Russian government assistance.
Trump campaign personnel coordinated efforts with Russian intelligence operatives and Wikileaks.
Republican Senators knew all of this when they voted not to remove Trump from office for extorting a foreign power to interfere in our election. They have ratified Putin’s interference in our election. The fascist party hopes he’ll do it again. https://t.co/3fCHwlOYkv
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) August 18, 2020
The SSCI report seems to confirm two things we knew:
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) August 18, 2020
1. Trump solicited, welcomed, and benefited from Russian interference.
2. There wasn't sufficient evidence to charge anyone with a crime.
The fact we've let 2. become the excuse to ignore 1. was and is a national failure.
Trump commuted Stone's sentence last month https://t.co/ZjF6O6YoHI
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) August 18, 2020
Trump commuted Stone's sentence last month https://t.co/ZjF6O6YoHI
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) August 18, 2020
The report showed evidence of contacts between Trump campaign advisers and people tied to the Kremlin — including a longstanding associate of the Manafort, Konstantin Kilimnik, whom the report identifies as a “Russian intelligence officer.” https://t.co/dF364LcWBf
— Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) August 18, 2020
Wow. Senate Intel report bluntly states that Manafort associate Konstantin Kilimnik is a Russian intelligence officer. That’s further than Mueller went.https://t.co/35Qg3Ga2Fl
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) August 18, 2020
In a section on Russian "kompromat," the bipartsan Senate intel committee report notes that Trump "may have" begun an affair with a Russian woman during a trip to Moscow in 1996. pic.twitter.com/izDBoUEHKb
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) August 18, 2020
A bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report has concluded that Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort worked closely with a Russian intelligence officer who may have been involved in the hack and release of Democratic emails during the electionhttps://t.co/YHSWYKAMre
— POLITICO (@politico) August 18, 2020
Trump will claim that he had no idea what was going on in his own campaign, that he never directed any of this, and that Paul Manafort is a terrific guy and that he's very strongly looking at a pardon https://t.co/KCrTI1gTDR
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 18, 2020
A damning finding in the GOP-led Senate Intel Cmte report on 2016 election:
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 18, 2020
“…Manafort's presence on the Campaign & proximity to Trump created opportunities for Russian intelligence services to exert influence over & acquire confidential information on the Trump Campaign”
“….except for all of the clear acts of collusion that we documented.” https://t.co/BRq3gb0ka8
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) August 18, 2020
Manafort appears to have asked Kilimnik — a "Russian intelligence officer," per the report — for recommendations for Trump administration jobs.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) August 18, 2020
Manafort claimed Kushner and Giuliani were helping him get people hired. pic.twitter.com/VyF5fDR206
So. Perjury? https://t.co/jxqWUChuvq
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) August 18, 2020
Bipartisan Senate report concludes Trump team's Russia contacts posed major risk https://t.co/9Xtq2SrSSX
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) August 18, 2020
This is why Mueller’s decision not to subpoena Trump and try to force him to sit for questions mattered.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 18, 2020
No follow up questions to Trump’s “I don’t recall” written answer to whether he spoke with Roger Stone about WikiLeaks, which was undoubtedly penned by his lawyers. https://t.co/ZMRzia1CSv
So, Senate Republicans ran with the Ukraine interference story in January knowing they endorsed this SSCI report saying the same story was part of a Russian intelligence disinfo op? https://t.co/inTgtEaVIq
— Alex Finley (@alexzfinley) August 18, 2020
He not only lies to you, he lies to law enforcement. The President is the biggest liar to ever hold the office. https://t.co/YfrmhWmTtF
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) August 18, 2020
The bipartisan Senate report makes Trump’s pardon of Roger Stone look all the more treacherous, and the Mueller Report all the less complete. https://t.co/OoogkXqyXI
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 18, 2020
Coronavirus stats 8/17/20
Trump last week: “We’ve done the best job of any country in the world.”https://t.co/GrQAysnX3U
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) August 17, 2020
The mainstream media reports numbers from Trump's own administration. 168,000 deaths in the US is a fact. Or does QAnon tell you different? I don't love the virus; I love the notion of our nation surviving Trump's inept handling of it.https://t.co/9VFpDpWSgw
— James R. Benn (@JimmyWriter) August 14, 2020
No, not all, but most because the virus was allowed to spread and is allowed to continue to spread. We still do not have a coordinated Federal effort to stop the spread of COVID.https://t.co/RuOTPHsbPn
— Jupiterose (@jupiterose123) August 9, 2020
Will Trump and his cult accept it if he loses?
I don’t think so. What he said today is very dangerous.
Trump with his usual complete nonsense: "The only way they're gonna win is by a rigged election. I really believe that. I saw the crowd outside."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 20, 2020
"The only way they are going to win is a rigged election"
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) August 20, 2020
– Trump just now in the battleground state of Pennsylvania
So it sounds like Trump won't concede if he loses. This could get very ugly and Trump won't stop violence if it's done by his supporters. He'll probably encourage it. https://t.co/wOUJzzqA7V
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 17, 2020
TRUMP: "The only way we're going to lose this election is if this election is rigged." https://t.co/iBtoGwidA5
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 17, 2020
.@MaddowBlog: Pres. Trump questions the legitimacy of any election in which he loseshttps://t.co/qrhogL3KZc
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 18, 2020
Settling in at Mike Pence’s rally in southeast Wisconsin, which starts at noon and should fill up this room. Talking to attendees, I’m again hearing total confidence that Trump will win — and Democrats can’t, as one supporter told me, “unless they steal it.” pic.twitter.com/8L6QhcxCQz
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 19, 2020
More on how to vote
Absentee ballots don't need to be returned through the mail. Here are other options. – CBS News https://t.co/jFMp8CaNqH
— D.K.R. Boyd (@ReflectingMan) August 16, 2020
I get asked every day, on every platform: HOW DO I MAKE SURE MY VOTE WILL COUNT?? The answer is simple: PLAN YOUR VOTE. We are making it easy with this state-by-state guide to voting by mail and early in-person voting. Check it out, and PLAN YOUR VOTE! ✊🏿 https://t.co/qkOtksx0T6
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 17, 2020
When do I have to request my ballot by? Your request must be received (not just mailed) by Tuesday, Oct. 20.
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) August 17, 2020
More answers to some of your questions about voting in November's election ⬇️ https://t.co/wkIhsqXFXg
Trump and Ron Johnson spread Russian propaganda
President Trump retweets Russian propaganda about Joe Biden that US intel agencies say is intended to influence 2020 election https://t.co/vBKPMIncQd pic.twitter.com/SsqejWJohv
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 17, 2020
Chairman Ron Johnson would rather spend time pushing Russian propaganda instead of holding a hearing on the damaging operational changes at USPS that adversely affect America’s veterans, seniors, and more.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 17, 2020
The Senate must also hold Louis DeJoy accountable. https://t.co/vjsb3oVMZB
Trump isn't just spreading propaganda. He is helping Russia attack us.
— Sam Vinograd (@sam_vinograd) August 17, 2020
He is actively participating in a Russian influence operation that was publicly disclosed by @ODNIgov (obviously he has access to the underlying intel too)
Just filed a column on this so stay tuned. https://t.co/ssaTFzfHVA
Trump has retweeted an audio recording that U.S. intelligence officials have described as part of a Russian campaign to denigrate Joe Biden. Recording was released by Andrii Derkach, a member of Ukraine’s parliament & a graduate of a Russian spy academy.https://t.co/XxBBJRoSGj
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) August 17, 2020
“President Donald Trump has told aides he'd like to hold an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November election” https://t.co/PPTuDubBWa
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 16, 2020
Besieged on all sides, Ron Johnson says his probe 'would certainly' help Trump win reelection. @kyledcheney https://t.co/l9NAwhuork
— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) August 13, 2020
Over the last week, Devin Nunes, Ron Johnson, and Jason Miller each faced questions about political assistance from foreign sources. None of them wanted to talk about it. https://t.co/gCgEC7DrOj
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen) August 3, 2020
Sen. #RonJohnson's bogus attempt to inflate Durham filing
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) August 17, 2020
On left:
Johnson on Fox News yesterday: "stunning" that CIA told FBI in Aug 2016 that Carter Page had been operational contact. "We only know that now."
On right:
Dec. 2019 Inspector General report detailing that info. pic.twitter.com/QgPEMks6QW
Don’t let this get lost.
— Sam Vinograd (@sam_vinograd) August 17, 2020
Trump amplified content from a man whom the US IC specifically named as part of a Russian influence operation.
That helps Russia and hurts us.
Here is the @ODNIgov statement on influence operations – Derkach is named https://t.co/PPRAgvKbmP https://t.co/KlPTWmxe9X
After Moscow Trip, Ron Johnson Says Election Meddling Overblown – Roll Call https://t.co/4V2hZcSv64
— Sassy Wench Votes 4Joe Biden (@bad_pooky) August 16, 2020
I wrote a piece last year, after you came back from your Fourth of July visit with our enemies, predicting that you would spew Russian disinformation more loudly as it got closer to Election Day, and lo, I was right.
— Greg Olear (@gregolear) August 17, 2020
Defect, traitor. We see you.
Hours before the debate, Trump's Director of National Intelligence spreads an unverified Russian claim https://t.co/bB1P9h5WAJ
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) September 29, 2020
White House says Sen. Josh Hawley is “parroting Russian talking points” by arguing against Ukraine’s admission to NATO https://t.co/NhW14zIXyf
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 2, 2022
QAnon conspiracy theory update 8/16/20
It’s getting lots of attention.
QAnon is becoming central to who the GOP is. They will not moderate after Trump is out of office—they will get more extremist https://t.co/XR1gB1i7u5
— Daniel Gilmore (@gilmored85) August 16, 2020
CNN’s @jaketapper on some GOP leaders welcoming the candidacy of a QANON conspiracy supporter: The Republican Party is “no longer about the establishment versus the MAGA forces of disruption. It’s about those who still care about facts… and those who have no allegiance to them" pic.twitter.com/gaNvVytdoS
— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) August 16, 2020
I wrote about how it seems a lot of the country started looking at QAnon differently this week – less as a sideshow and more like a threat. https://t.co/EQu3leRQwX
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) August 15, 2020
The tally of prominent Republicans who have denounced QAnon by name now stands at:
— Travis View (@travis_view) August 15, 2020
One Representative
One former Senator
Since Trump isn't willing to address QAnon when asked, I don't anticipate it will climb much higher than that. https://t.co/3OAP7hluSd
"In 2019, an FBI field office released a memo saying QAnon posed a potential domestic terrorism threat. Now, people are voting for more of it." Good piece by @FrankFigliuzzi1 https://t.co/rsTsC9qD9j
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) August 15, 2020
Exclusive: A clandestine network of organized QAnon believers has inspired child abductions and other crimes across the country. https://t.co/oNl2AyTpUh
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) August 15, 2020
The GOP position is now that if the political opposition wins the presidency, it’s the end of the country. I hope they understand that a liberal democracy cannot endure such partisanship. It will either become a one-party state or succumb to civil war. https://t.co/r9ZIaLBIBc
— Damon Linker (@DamonLinker) August 14, 2020
While QAnon bubbled on the fringes of the internet for years, researchers and experts say it has emerged in recent months as a sort of centralized hub for conspiracy and alternative health communities. https://t.co/bTGN6XhUUq
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 15, 2020
“Trump’s embrace is what makes this different, and more worrisome. If Trump is the president, and he’s embracing this, are we so confident that it’s not the future?” https://t.co/CjIJoUPF8w
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 14, 2020
Opinion: If Joe Biden wins, there will be a far-right reaction.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 14, 2020
This deranged cult is already finding a place in the GOP. https://t.co/mhzVkVVzXp
Followers of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon believe Hollywood and Democratic elites take a psychedelic drug called Adrenochrome harvested from the fear of children https://t.co/BsoJWQeP26
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 15, 2020
Bill Mitchell, Trump sycophant and prominent supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory, was permanently suspended from Twitter for previously trying to evade bans https://t.co/F0mhF4q3pi
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 14, 2020
President Trump declined to answer whether he believes in the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, instead defending his decision to endorse a GOP congressional candidate with a history of promoting QAnon theories and making racist and anti-Semitic remarks https://t.co/aS1rxRD7Qw
— CNN (@CNN) August 14, 2020
Another Republican Congressman showing how easy it is to condemn QAnon. https://t.co/G5m1tEyQNq
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 16, 2020
An ex-SEAL who posted Soros conspiracy theories is accused of throwing IEDs at protesters. Other ex-SEALs share QAnon content with threats to act on it. What happens when violent theories reach special forces? https://t.co/dUVpf8Ysmg
— Kelly Weill (@KELLYWEILL) August 18, 2020
