Cornyn’s hypocrisy on recess appointment

John Cornyn, a Republican senator from Texas, supports Trump’s goal of recess appointments. He opposed them when Obama did them.

Manu Raju on CNN made a tweet on Cornyn’s current position. I replied asking if he asked Cornyn on his prior position.

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Trump will use the appointments of unqualified people like Gaetz and Kennedy to increase his power. He’s shitting on Republican senators who will have two bad options:

vote for bad choices to avoid the wrath of Trump and threats from his cult
Let Trump increase power with recess appointments. They can avoid voting this way.

I predict they will take the coward’s way out – recess appointments.

Trump doesn’t deserve Biden’s courtesy

Biden hosted Trump at the White House today. I wouldn’t have done it;. Trump didn’t do it for him in 2020. Trump has never even conceded. Mrs, Trump didn’t accept the invitation from the First Lady which is disgraceful.

If I had been Harris, I wouldn’t have called Trump or congratulated him. I would have made a speech acknowledging that she lost and thanked her staff and voters.

You can’t have norms if only one side respects them. The country elected Trump so they think his disgusting behavior is alright.

Think about this: If the Democrats win the presidential election in 2024, will Trump invite the winner to the White House? I doubt it. To him, we are vermin and the enemy within.

Fuck him.

Covers: (Ain’t Nothin’ But a) House Party

“(Ain’t Nothin’ But a) House Party” was released by the Showstoppers in 1968 and covered by the J. Geils Band in 1973.

Trump hasn’t signed a required ethics pledge

I doubt he ever signs it and I don’t expect him to be held accountable. Trump is terrible.

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1856368868702466557

"President-elect Donald J. Trump has not yet submitted a legally required ethics pledge stating that he will avoid conflicts of interest and other ethical concerns while in office, raising concerns that his refusal to do so will hamper the smooth transition to power."…
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) November 12, 2024

https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/1856046118322188573

“White Bird” (1969)

“White Bird” by It’s a Beautiful Day was very popular on FM rock stations when I was in high school. Their first album had a great cover – see the YouTube video below.

Linda LaFlamme dies, her 'White Bird' reflected a hippie fantasy She co-founded It's a Beautiful Day in 1967 and co-wrote the band's soaring "White Bird," an enduring anthem of the psychedelic era, died Oct. 23 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She was 85. Linda Sue Rudman was born… pic.twitter.com/lwuPqsB9Zk
— Psychedelic Jukebox (@60sPsychJukebox) November 11, 2024

https://twitter.com/NYTObits/status/1855083912826871902

https://twitter.com/60sPsychJukebox/status/1689705178662936576

Tweet on a documentary on Hedy Lamarr

I have seen this film which is available on Blu-Ray. It’s excellent. Hedy Lamarr accomplished a lot.

https://twitter.com/ClassicMovieHub/status/1855335856237646186

https://twitter.com/versaceschanel/status/1855360330379022553

There’s a new deluxe version of King of America by Elvis Costello

Great album. I just got the expanded version.

“I remember you had a fountain pen and we were at 35,000 feet flying to Japan and talking about the recording session and you wrote the names of the songs.” – EC on recording 'King of America' with Burnett.
By @geoffedgers for @washingtonpost https://t.co/ynj92gUyjc
— Elvis Costello (@ElvisCostello) November 6, 2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/11/01/elvis-costello-burnett-king-america/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzMwODY5MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzMyMjUxNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MzA4NjkyMDAsImp0aSI6IjhlNjM2ZWJhLWUzYjktNDZhZC1hZmZiLTA2YjBlNDA0NzEzOCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljLzIwMjQvMTEvMDEvZWx2aXMtY29zdGVsbG8tYnVybmV0dC1raW5nLWFtZXJpY2EvIn0.IH1jwyIvqY-MymXSn0_BZgY_NZSJo_GqC6fLETQww-A

Biden judges

As of this week, according to Politico, the Senate has confirmed 229 Biden-nominated federal judges — a sizable figure that, not for nothing, ties Trump’s record of judicial appointments at this point during his first term.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) 2024-12-07T19:30:03.776Z

https://twitter.com/stephen_neukam/status/1855351524005736772

https://twitter.com/sej_singh/status/1856063597647913181?s=43&t=rIYxMSgaBTiASp7yrXMpjA

US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office