You realize how important camera placement is, when you see Forbes interviewing US Representative Additional Elevators.

(His real name is of course Jamie Raskin, the representative from Maryland.)

Over on the Dead Bird, jailed January 6 attacker Jake Lang, who was released after Trump's pardon, gets 6 million views on a video where he thinks he is confronting the organizers of a furry fetish sex party — not realizing that he is visiting the Sea-Meow cat convention, where cat owners can buy cat food, cat art, adopt kittens, and celebrate their hobby.

Stay sane. Choose #Mastodon.

Maybe Pete Hegseth will be impeached after all, despite last night’s vote failing.

It appears, Pete Hegseth was only saved from impeachment in last night's vote because 11 Democrats were absent, of which several claim that a police escort of a bus blocked traffic, preventing them from reaching the Capitol.

Nancy Pelosi was in San Francisco receiving an award. One Democrat was recovering from a medical procedure.

It all now depends on Thomas Massie bringing his resolution to the floor again.

When the fox wants to eat the chicken, and the chicken wants to live, Trump demands the chicken give up a leg and a wing and calls it peace.

To Europeans, this is not a compromise.

Today’s attempt to impeach Pete Hegseth failed.

Thomas Massie was the only Republican to vote with the Democrats (204 votes combined), and the Republicans (211 votes) voted to refer the resolution to a committee, effectively killing it.

As a result, Hegseth now faces a new Congress in January, in which Democrats have the majority and may choose to both investigate and impeach him.

#breaking
In Gloucester, British MI-5 has arrested a senior U.S. Army soldier suspected of spying for Russia against the UK.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/us-army-member-arrested-uk-suspicion-working-russian-intelligence-rcna608616

“We need to abolish ICE […] we need tax reform […] Ukraine deserves more aid.”

Two of my favorite people, excellent historian Timothy Snyder and strong Ukraine-supporting Senator Richard Blumenthal have an important conversation on how to end Trump’s corrupt regime.

https://youtu.be/CYeLBsuKzZs?si=lMl3uFTOPcYnm4vH

Hours before his impeachment goes to the floor in the House, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth holds a 25-minute press briefing portraying the attempt to hold him accountable as an attack on US soldiers.

Hegseth claims the impeachment accuses military personnel of committing crimes, when in fact the articles of impeachment are only about one man: Pete Hegseth.

It is his illegal orders that are challenged, so hiding behind the troops this way will not save him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWKEdTzofWk

Trump is cornered, and it is not pretty:

Kaitlan Collins: “Will you stand by Pete Hegseth if he is impeached?”

Trump: “Yeah, I’ll stand by him.”

Kaitlan Collins: “[Republican Thomas] Massie says, he [Pete Hegseth] has carried out illegal acts.”

Trump: “Massie is a loser, just like you’re a loser at CNN, just like your ratings are a loser.”

https://youtu.be/bysyroEX5II

Trump now calls himself Mr Veto, vowing to veto every bill the newly elected Congress passes.

I believe this will push Democrats to prioritize issues where many Republicans break with Trump, to build a veto-proof two-thirds majority behind each bill.

We will likely see a vote to force the full release of the Epstein files. Few politicians will side with Trump on that toxic issue, and with two-thirds in favor, Congress demonstrates its power and makes Trump's veto strategy backfire.

Asked if the US president should change course after so many voters voted for change, Speaker Mike Johnson says he is sorry that voters “made the wrong choice”.

Clearly, Mr. Johnson does not understand the basic fact that in a representative democracy, the choice made by the voters is PER DEFINITION the right choice.

I see a false narrative rising in US politics.

Some argue that the new Congress should focus on delivering for the people rather than holding the administration to account.

That is a false dichotomy.

Corruption undermines any Congress' ability to deliver for the people. Investigating the administration is not about retribution. It is about ensuring that money lost to corruption is recovered, so it can benefit the people instead.

It is not an either/or. Congress can do both.

Sexual predator Russel Brand sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison for rape and sexual assault crimes against four women.

I am deliberately not sharing a link to the video of the sentencing, as the details described by the judge are absolutely horrifying.

Monsters belong behind bars.

Went on a hike in Uldum Kær, which is Denmark's largest non-tidal marsh, covering 1200 hectares — not huge but definitely big enough for anyone to get lost.

The area is rich with bird life and has Denmark's longets river the Gudenå running right through it.

From birders I know this place is even more interesting in the spring when the migrating birds return, so I will definitely be back to experience that.

Trump realized when Congress is seated in January, he will be impeached, so after he accepted the election results we are suddenly back to the original plan of claiming the elections were rigged.

And so it begins!

Today, Republican Massie brings articles of impeachment against Hegseth for

1. illegally waging war in Iran without approval of Congress,
2. failing to end the war on Congress’ orders,
3. causing death of at least 156 civilians at a school in Iran, by removing checks that minimize casualties,
4. killing 243 in the Caribbean,
5. attacking freedom of speech of Mark Kelly,
6. kidnapping President Nicolás Maduro, and
7. killing 224 civilians in Yemen.

https://massie.house.gov/uploadedfiles/hegseth_articles_of_impeachment.pdf

To a narcissist, everything is about getting the attention. When asked by 60 Minutes what Trump thinks happens when you die, he did not understand the question, the way normal people would. Instead he replied, "I hope I am missed."

That is all that is on his mind: That others give attention to him — that they feed his narcissistic supply.

Imagine the vulnerability of someone who craves love and attention so badly, he can think of little else.

From 48:30 in this:
https://youtu.be/m2aC8lAOQbg?si=ORERA4fTREBY1V3u

#Michigan is where fearmongering goes to die.

#uspol #abdulelsayed

#Michigan is where fearmongering goes to die.

#uspol #abdulelsayed

I have always wanted to visit Shetland, so I decided to watch the crime drama series "Shetland".

It was good. So good in fact, that now I don't want to visit Shetland anymore.

I think I will stick to regions where the police does not find another mutilated dead body every 4-5 hours.

Warmly recommend the series though.

♥️=4/6