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ReplyDeleteLA Times: California's GOP apparently plans to continue alienating as many voters as it possibly can [Click]
President Donald Trump [still] does not appear to understand how grocery stores work [Click]
ReplyDeleteYour TV Is Now a Computer, but Not in a Good Way [Click] It has sounded like a bad idea to me; it seems I was correct.
Jose Andres is expanding his #ChefsForFeds emergency kitchen to feed federal workers in 12 states and Puerto Rico.
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Roger Stone was arrested by the FBI early this morning. That's the kind of Friday I like!
ReplyDeleteMueller does seem to favour Fridays.
DeleteThere's one coming that will probably be named Good Friday, or better (since the original has vastly different meaning): Most Wonderful Friday Ever. ;-)
FAA: Some flights into La Guardia, Newark and Philadelphia cancelled due to air traffic controllers staffing issues.
ReplyDelete14,000 Unpaid IRS Employees Don’t Show Up for Work [Click]
The Sound of Republicans Folding [Click] Let’s appoint a commission to study border security? Well, you want a fig leaf or not?
Friday morning: Scenes from Roger Stone’s Arrest [Click]
Later Friday: Roger Stone Indicted In Mueller Investigation [Click]
Bannon Is Official Mentioned In Stone Indictment [Click]
President Trump tweets: “Greatest Witch Hunt in the History of our Country! NO COLLUSION! Border Coyotes, Drug Dealers and Human Traffickers are treated better. Who alerted CNN to be there?”
Speaker Pelosi: “It is very interesting to see the kinds of people that the president of the United States has surrounded himself with.”
Roger Stone appeared disheveled, wearing jeans and a polo and shackled around his waist and ankles when he made a brief appearance in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, FL, CNN reports.
There’s more, but that’s enough to add savor to the morning.
Who alerted CNN to be there? Well, let's see. They're newsmen so, you see, they were covering a news story. That's how it works, idiot, er, Mr. President.
Delete"Reporters don't find news; news finds reporters." __ DFA training (which I can verify as a former PR person). CNN wouldn't have known there was going to be a news story at that particular time and place if someone hadn't told them.
DeleteAs for coyotes et al being treated better than somebody or other unspecified, certainly very large numbers of federal employees are not being treated better than Roger Stone; he gets three hots and a flop, clean clothing and health care all for FREE--no need to go to the food bank.
ReplyDeleteAwww, poor little snowflake didn't like the accommodations; he posted bail.
DeleteShould have been 250 Million. Or better... 5 billion.
DeleteThe bail bond companies typically charge ten per cent. of the bail amount, or at least used to. Unless the detainee is a serious flight risk. I wonder if Stone has an extra passport in case of need.
DeleteWouldn't surprise me, the Weasel.
DeleteThere's an old saying about being known by the company you keep. Fart keeps pretty choice company. :P
4bn-year-old 'Earth rock' found in Apollo 14 crew's moon haul [Click]
ReplyDeleteScientists have shown that Neanderthals’ spears weren’t half bad, in capable hands. [Click]
ReplyDeleteLet Them Eat Low-Interest Loans [Click]
Trump Expected to Endorse Deal to End Shutdown (a temporary measure, but with no money for the wall)
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Stone's arrest is devastating for DT
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/2019/01/25/opinions/roger-stone-indictment-bad-politics-for-trump-zelizer/index.html
When DT figures out that there is no way he's going to be reelected (most of his senior campaign staff has been arrested), maybe he'll resign. Meanwhile, someone needs to point out to him that the word resign contains an "s".
ReplyDeleteI hadn't noticed that spelling error, but I don't follow DT's tweets carefully. Is that where it occurs, and does it happen repeatedly? And come to think of it, DT's is short for delirium tremens...
DeleteTrump caves on the shutdown—supposedly for three weeks. [Click] For some reason, I don’t see him continuing the shutdown in three weeks, no matter what happens. It would be a political Armageddon, methinks.
ReplyDeleteOh, and he might have a few other things to occupy his attention...
DeleteGuardian: Roger Stone indictment packed with details that may make Trump sweat [Click] Deals mostly with Article 12.
ReplyDeleteP.S.: Does he know where his towel is?
Here is the entire indictment [Click]
Great news!
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ReplyDeleteToday it’s Stone. Trump is next. Get on the record for impeachment this year.
Cat —
This morning, the FBI arrested another Trump adviser, Roger Stone, on seven counts of lying and witness tampering — to hide the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia.
This indictment is further proof that Mr. Trump’s campaign betrayed our country for his own political gain.
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We got 2" of snow overnight. Just as I went outside to shovel, the wind gusts picked up. When I was nearly done we got a little snow squall. I couldn't help feeling that Mother Nature does not want my driveway cleared. LOL! To be fair, we also had peeks of sun and episodes of blue sky.
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ReplyDeleteBig news. Roger Stone — longtime confidant of Donald Trump and self-described “dirty trickster” — was arrested this morning by the FBI on charges of obstruction, false testimony, and witness tampering in the Trump-Russia investigation.
We knew another shoe would drop after last week’s report that Trump asked Cohen to lie to Congress, but we didn’t expect it this soon. It’s now more important than ever that Congress pass emergency legislation to protect Mueller and his investigation from any backlash.
Add your name to our emergency petition: demand that the U.S. Senate immediately pass a bill to block Trump from firing Mueller or tampering with the investigation.
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The indictment against Roger Stone alleges that:
He had a backchannel with Wikileaks and was coordinating with Trump about how to take advantage of their stolen DNC documents;
He lied repeatedly to Congress about his involvement in the Trump/Russia crimes;
He even threatened to kill a reporter if he testified against him in Congress.
And that’s just what we know so far. Mueller has already indicted three dozen people tied to the Trump/Russia crimes, and there’s certainly more to come.
If the Senate continues to refuse to protect Mueller, and Trump DOES fire him, we’ll need to be ready to hit the streets. Can you make a $3 donation and help us prepare to counter-protest in the event that Trump fires Mueller?
Thank you for everything. We’ll keep you posted if we hear anything new about this story.
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The part I liked the most was that the UNPAID FBI agents *volunteered* to arrest Stone.
ReplyDeleteIndeed! The other half of that is that it was Stone who, four years ago, came up with the idea for DT to build a wall.
DeleteCNN reported "He didn't get a wall, he got a cave." LOL!
Oh, that is absolutely frosting on the cake!
DeleteA tip of the hat and a big thank you to the unpaid FBI agents who volunteered to get up early and arrest Roger Stone.
ReplyDeleteReflecting on someone's observation that Trump was caught between two powerful women--Ann Coulter and Nancy Pelosi, obviously the stronger proved to be Nancy Pelosi. Coulter was defeated together with Trump.
ReplyDeleteAh, but is Colter smart enough to realize she was defeated? Methinks not.
DeleteEXCELLENT point! Wow.
DeleteNixon Foundation Distances Ex-President from Stone [Click] Has Mr. Stone been padding his resume?
ReplyDeleteRichard Wolffe: Like Trump's favorite steaks, Roger Stone is well and truly done [Click] Fine reading, indeed!
ReplyDeleteIt’s an outrage! [Click] Only VEGETARIAN HAGGIS (could there really be such a thing?) is permitted in the United States?!!?!! Write your congresscritter! Sign the petition! March!
ReplyDeleteTrump’s Inner Circle Keeps Violating the Stringer Bell Rule [Click] Can’t say as I have seen the referenced movie (or serial?), but it sounds like much better advice for the WH crew than The Godfather.
ReplyDelete“Our diversity is our strength. But our unity is our power. And that is what maybe the president underestimated.”— Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), quoted by the Washington Post.
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Roger Stone’s Time In the Barrel
January 25, 2019 By Taegan Goddard
John Podesta: “Despite my Italian roots, vengeance doesn’t run deep in my veins. But I admit I smiled when Roger Stone’s arrest was announced Friday morning.”
“To give some context: On Oct. 7, 2016, WikiLeaks began leaking emails from my personal inbox that had been hacked by Russian intelligence operatives. A few days earlier, Stone — a longtime Republican operative and close confidant of then-candidate Donald Trump — had mysteriously predicted that the organization would reveal damaging information about the Clinton campaign. And weeks before that, he’d even tweeted: ‘Trust me, it will soon be Podesta’s time in the barrel.'”
“Stone’s connection with and boasting about WikiLeaks during the campaign has always been fishy. But thanks to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation, the truth is finally coming out.”
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Trump’s Retreat Bewilders Allies
January 25, 2019 By Taegan Goddard
A former White House official tells Politico that President Trump’s core supporters and former aides are “furious” and “melting down.”
“Bewildered by his decision to accept a deal without funding for a wall on the southern border — not even the ‘down payment’ the White House had requested a day earlier — some of his most loyal supporters fretted that Trump was in danger of losing his fervent base that has fueled his presidency.”
Said another former White House aide: “He allowed 35 days of chaos and hurt all for nothing.”
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports Fox Business host Lou Dobbs, who described himself as an “an animated, energetic supporter of this president,” conceded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “has just whipped the president of the United States.”
Robert Reich: A new message from Democrats: it's time to empower workers in America [Click] But for how many of the candidates is it sincere, and for how many political opportunism?
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