That’s plenty for now. Too wet to work in the yard today, but it is Senior Special Day at the buffet restaurant we patronize, and I need to get to get moving on my final Art class project—have it pretty much figured out. Also a vocabulary test on Monday.
The item about Trump stealing Colbert’s lines recalls an old joke:
A group of surgeons were talking, and the question arose of which was each one’s favorite type of patient.
First Surgeon: "I prefer to operate on physicians; you can discuss the procedure with them, they understand that medicine is not an exact science, they won’t sue you, and they always pay their bills on time."
Second Surgeon: "I prefer to operate on people of the cloth; granted, they don’t know anything about medicine, but they are grateful for anything you can do for them, they won’t sue you, and they always pay their bills on time."
Third Surgeon: "I prefer to operate on attorneys."
Other Surgeons, aghast: "What! They don’t know anything about medicine, they don’t understand anything you say, they will sue the pants off of you if they think any little thing isn’t perfect, and they never pay their bills on time!"
Third Surgeon [holding up hand to silence the others]: "Easiest surgical patient there is. Only two moving parts: the mouth and the anus, and they’re interchangeable."
Trump Suddenly Cancels Meeting with Putin Federal Agents Raid Chicago City Hall Office Trump’s Moscow Deal Died on Same Day as Hacking Story Senate Scours Testimony for Misleading Statements Garcetti Nears Presidential Bid ‘Everything Adds Up’ [about Trump campaign and Wikileaks] A Direct Connection Between Trump and Putin Scott (R-SC) Tanks Controversial Judicial Nomination [of Thomas Farr] Why Michael Cohen’s Plea Is a Big Deal Trump Planned to Give Putin a $50 Million Penthouse Mueller Closes In On Trump North Carolina House Race In Limbo [voter fraud, GOP “winner”] Mueller Turns Focus to Trump’s Children
Two excerpts from above headline stories which particularly warmed my cardiac cockles:
“Trump remains in the panic that has consumed him since he returned from his calamitous trip to rainy Paris nearly three weeks ago. He just keeps tweeting maniacally about his innocence and Mueller’s ‘witch hunt’ even as heads to the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, Mueller’s tale of his collusion with Russia gains traction by the moment.”
“The [new Cohen] guilty plea—which, like every step of the Mueller investigation took even close watchers by surprise with its timing and rich level of detail— draws a direct connection between Donald Trump’s business deals and Russian president Vladimir Putin.” [Emphasis added]
AWESOME work with the links, Alan!!! Thanks so much! We've been watching CNN, etc, tonight to hear the news and I have to say there was a strong mixture of relief and glee on the part of the CNN people. Of course, they've earned that. Still, it did seem a little over the top. I look forward to DT's moment of leaving the WH for good. I look forward even more to reversing everything we can of what that horrible person has done to our nation and the people of the world.
Apparently this isn't a second plea deal for Cohen. He just wants to give the information. Not sure about the details but that's what they were saying on CNN.
Oh, and courtesy of Mr. Mueller, we now have a new name for Dear Leader: "Individual 1." So I understand.
As for one or two plea bargains for Mr. Cohen, we report, you decide. [grin] I still say Individual 1 was a damn fool not to carry through with one or more luxurious bolt hole(s) in countries that do not have an extradition treaty with the US. But maybe he has something less obvious lined up. His behavior seems reminiscent of Nixon wandering around the White House at night talking to the pictures of past presidents.
Deutsche Bank funneled over a billion dollars to Trump from foreign investors. It was raided today in relation to a money laundering case.
Trump's property tax lawyer for the last 12 years was being raided at the same time by the FBI.
Robert Mueller is a specialist; he is one of the most successful living RICO prosecutors.
Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., were both implicated by Michael Cohen's plea submission today, for the same crime he entered his plea for
In money laundering cases, forfeiture statutes allow the forfeiture of all property involved in the money laundering offense. ... In Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) cases, forfeiture statutes allow the forfeiture of any property acquired or maintained through the racketeering activity.
The Trump family isn't just looking at prison, they are looking at the loss of their fortune and everything they own, when it is seized by the U.S. Government and sold at auction.
By Allegra Kirkland November 29, 2018 9:18 am “At an unscheduled Thursday appearance in a Manhattan courtroom, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to making false statements to Congress as part of a new plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller… Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, pleaded guilty in August to federal tax and campaign finance violations in a separate case brought by Manhattan federal prosecutors.”
Just in case you or someone you know uses Sennheiser headphones, which are considered very upscale, as I understand:
ReplyDeleteSennheiser discloses monumental blunder that cripples HTTPS on PCs and Macs | Ars Technica [Click]
Pardon the numerous links—an awful lot is going on.—Alan
ReplyDeleteNew Amsterdam Is a TV Medical Drama That Fails Doctors—And Viewers [Click] Sounds outrageously misleading—like the CSI TV series, but more dangerous to society.
Michael Cohen To Plead Guilty To Lying To Congress As Part Of Mueller Deal[Click] This is his second plea deal.
Unexplained Fox News Twitter silence stretches into third week [Click] Odd.
Bernie Sanders’ Nonprofit Lost A Quarter Million Dollars In Email Hack [Click]
California Weighs Legal Action Against Trump Admin Over Tear Gas At Border [Click] Not clear if there is a significant opening to do so.
Deutsche Bank Searched Under Suspicion Of Laundering Hundreds Of Millions [Click] Outgrowth of the Panama Papers revelations.
Baltimore Sues Trump Admin For Trying To Restrict Immigrants’ Public Benefits [Click]
Trump Appeals More to Men Who Are Sexually Insecure [Click] Follow the link to the Washington Post—it has significantly more information than this note. The map is striking.
Warren’s foreign policy comes into view; compared and contrasted with Bernie’s. [Click] Of course one must take the columnist’s viewpoint with a grain of salt, but this is something I have been wanting to hear.
Polio vaccine that does not require refrigeration [Click]
ReplyDeleteThe [Democratic] Lesser Lights Come Out in Iowa[Click] The campaign could be fun rather than agony; no way to tell yet.
Trump stealing Colbert’s lines! [Click]
And today’s good news story:
“We’re creating pathways into the economy for people who’ve been shut out,” says Cleveland’s Evergreen Cooperative.[Click]
That’s plenty for now. Too wet to work in the yard today, but it is Senior Special Day at the buffet restaurant we patronize, and I need to get to get moving on my final Art class project—have it pretty much figured out. Also a vocabulary test on Monday.
The item about Trump stealing Colbert’s lines recalls an old joke:
ReplyDeleteA group of surgeons were talking, and the question arose of which was each one’s favorite type of patient.
First Surgeon: "I prefer to operate on physicians; you can discuss the procedure with them, they understand that medicine is not an exact science, they won’t sue you, and they always pay their bills on time."
Second Surgeon: "I prefer to operate on people of the cloth; granted, they don’t know anything about medicine, but they are grateful for anything you can do for them, they won’t sue you, and they always pay their bills on time."
Third Surgeon: "I prefer to operate on attorneys."
Other Surgeons, aghast: "What! They don’t know anything about medicine, they don’t understand anything you say, they will sue the pants off of you if they think any little thing isn’t perfect, and they never pay their bills on time!"
Third Surgeon [holding up hand to silence the others]: "Easiest surgical patient there is. Only two moving parts: the mouth and the anus, and they’re interchangeable."
Egad—new headlines only from politicalwire.com/[Click]
ReplyDeleteTrump Suddenly Cancels Meeting with Putin
Federal Agents Raid Chicago City Hall Office
Trump’s Moscow Deal Died on Same Day as Hacking Story
Senate Scours Testimony for Misleading Statements
Garcetti Nears Presidential Bid
‘Everything Adds Up’ [about Trump campaign and Wikileaks]
A Direct Connection Between Trump and Putin
Scott (R-SC) Tanks Controversial Judicial Nomination [of Thomas Farr]
Why Michael Cohen’s Plea Is a Big Deal
Trump Planned to Give Putin a $50 Million Penthouse
Mueller Closes In On Trump
North Carolina House Race In Limbo [voter fraud, GOP “winner”]
Mueller Turns Focus to Trump’s Children
AND:Trump Said to Be ‘Spooked’ and ‘Distracted’ on flight to Argentina [Click]
Two excerpts from above headline stories which particularly warmed my cardiac cockles:
Delete“Trump remains in the panic that has consumed him since he returned from his calamitous trip to rainy Paris nearly three weeks ago. He just keeps tweeting maniacally about his innocence and Mueller’s ‘witch hunt’ even as heads to the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, Mueller’s tale of his collusion with Russia gains traction by the moment.”
“The [new Cohen] guilty plea—which, like every step of the Mueller investigation took even close watchers by surprise with its timing and rich level of detail— draws a direct connection between Donald Trump’s business deals and Russian president Vladimir Putin.” [Emphasis added]
AND: Oops! The Chicago alderman whose office was raided by the feds was [one of] his tax attorneys [Click]
ReplyDeleteOops again--one of TRUMP'S tax attorneys.
DeleteAWESOME work with the links, Alan!!! Thanks so much! We've been watching CNN, etc, tonight to hear the news and I have to say there was a strong mixture of relief and glee on the part of the CNN people. Of course, they've earned that. Still, it did seem a little over the top. I look forward to DT's moment of leaving the WH for good. I look forward even more to reversing everything we can of what that horrible person has done to our nation and the people of the world.
ReplyDeleteI do wonder if President Pence will be sufficiently cowed to avoid trying to implement his favored programs. Hope so.
DeleteApparently this isn't a second plea deal for Cohen. He just wants to give the information. Not sure about the details but that's what they were saying on CNN.
ReplyDeleteOh, and courtesy of Mr. Mueller, we now have a new name for Dear Leader: "Individual 1." So I understand.
ReplyDeleteAs for one or two plea bargains for Mr. Cohen, we report, you decide. [grin] I still say Individual 1 was a damn fool not to carry through with one or more luxurious bolt hole(s) in countries that do not have an extradition treaty with the US. But maybe he has something less obvious lined up. His behavior seems reminiscent of Nixon wandering around the White House at night talking to the pictures of past presidents.
Note to Trump: The Mueller Probe Costs Roughly $0.00 – Not $40 Million [Click]
ReplyDeleteThey All Lied. They’re All Guilty. [Click]
ReplyDeleteBy Josh Marshall November 29, 2018 8:42 pm
from facebook:
ReplyDeleteTim's Timely Topics
I will leave you with this thought tonight.
Deutsche Bank funneled over a billion dollars to Trump from foreign investors. It was raided today in relation to a money laundering case.
Trump's property tax lawyer for the last 12 years was being raided at the same time by the FBI.
Robert Mueller is a specialist; he is one of the most successful living RICO prosecutors.
Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., were both implicated by Michael Cohen's plea submission today, for the same crime he entered his plea for
In money laundering cases, forfeiture statutes allow the forfeiture of all property involved in the money laundering offense. ... In Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) cases, forfeiture statutes allow the forfeiture of any property acquired or maintained through the racketeering activity.
The Trump family isn't just looking at prison, they are looking at the loss of their fortune and everything they own, when it is seized by the U.S. Government and sold at auction.
Sweet dreams.
I understand that just like in the Oval Office, the US government provides all the furnishings at the federal facility in Leavenworth.
DeleteSweet dreams indeed; this is beginning to feel like Christmas Eve.
DeleteBy Allegra Kirkland
ReplyDeleteNovember 29, 2018 9:18 am
“At an unscheduled Thursday appearance in a Manhattan courtroom, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to making false statements to Congress as part of a new plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller… Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, pleaded guilty in August to federal tax and campaign finance violations in a separate case brought by Manhattan federal prosecutors.”