New York Times: “The first criminal case against the former president’s company features no grand schemes to launder money through Russia, hide millions offshore or commit other offenses commensurate with a self-described global business empire headquartered in a Fifth Avenue skyscraper. Rather, the details of the charges brought by a Manhattan grand jury have a rather low-rent feel that one might associate with a scrappy real-estate operation born in Brooklyn and Queens.”
“Which, of course, it is.”
“The Trump Organization, for all the puffery of its leader, has always been essentially a family business, tightly controlled by Mr. Trump and a small number of relatives and trusted associates, including Mr. Weisselberg. Although the company has about 3,500 employees worldwide, most are lower-tier workers at golf resorts and hotels and only 122 made $100,000 or more in 2018.”
I wondered if hoping for a more emphatic message from on high might mean I am a bad man. But I think we know the answer to that. Thanks for the heads-up, Susan; I will have to look it up.
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COW FOUND ON ROUTE 15! IS IT YOURS?
We have a maybe 8 month old dairy cross heifer in our barn waiting to go back home. She was found on route 15 Friday night at about 11:30pm headed south just before the underhill end of cilly hill rd. Police were called! We were called! No owners found. We are boarding her for the time being.
Fireworks finally stopped here, thank Heaven. They started right around dark. Sure sounded close, but were probably from the park. I'll be happy when they manage to invent silent fireworks!
In Case Against Trump’s Company, Echoes of His Father’s Tactics on [Evasion of] Taxes [Click] July 3, 2021 at 8:31 am EDT By Taegan Goddard
ReplyDeleteNew York Times: “The first criminal case against the former president’s company features no grand schemes to launder money through Russia, hide millions offshore or commit other offenses commensurate with a self-described global business empire headquartered in a Fifth Avenue skyscraper. Rather, the details of the charges brought by a Manhattan grand jury have a rather low-rent feel that one might associate with a scrappy real-estate operation born in Brooklyn and Queens.”
“Which, of course, it is.”
“The Trump Organization, for all the puffery of its leader, has always been essentially a family business, tightly controlled by Mr. Trump and a small number of relatives and trusted associates, including Mr. Weisselberg. Although the company has about 3,500 employees worldwide, most are lower-tier workers at golf resorts and hotels and only 122 made $100,000 or more in 2018.”
Hmmmm. . . I suppose low-rent tax cheats aren't likely to set up overseas boltholes.
DeleteTop Five Prisons for White-Collar Criminals [Click] If reading is too hard for Mister Big Fish, there seem to be a lot of consultants for hire. . .
DeleteThe codes helping visually-impaired people shop [Click]
ReplyDeleteSmartphone apps that give an audible readout. Not for me.
DeleteI thought it was interesting to see the range of experimentation.
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ReplyDeleteLead photo in this gallery is a photo of the Forth Bridge from a perspective I have never before seen. [Click] Remarkable! The Forth Bridge is notable for being the first large bridge made of steel rather than wrought iron, and it was designed to carry far heavier trains than cross it today. I don’t know if it is still the case, but originally it had a unique design of of heavy-duty rails.
Ivanka is clearly freaking out about going to jail, says she’s being “harassed” [Click] This story is about seven months old, but has some details I don’t recall reading before.
ReplyDeleteThe invention and design of trousers [Click] Oldest known trousers recreated—quite a project!
ReplyDeleteWell, Zeus is dumping boatloads of water on the idiots waiting to get in to see Cheetolini. This pleases me.
ReplyDeleteI wondered if hoping for a more emphatic message from on high might mean I am a bad man. But I think we know the answer to that. Thanks for the heads-up, Susan; I will have to look it up.
DeleteI Love Vermont(ers)! 💚
ReplyDeleteThis showed up on our Front Porch Forum (email list)...
COW FOUND ON ROUTE 15! IS IT YOURS?
We have a maybe 8 month old dairy cross heifer in our barn waiting to go back home. She was found on route 15 Friday night at about 11:30pm headed south just before the underhill end of cilly hill rd. Police were called! We were called! No owners found. We are boarding her for the time being.
Well...that's different...
ReplyDelete11 people in custody after hourslong armed standoff on I-95 in Mass.
https://www.wcax.com/2021/07/03/armed-standoff-with-police-shuts-down-part-1-95/
Man, that's scary!
ReplyDeleteNo reason White dudes have all the fun. . .
DeleteNeighbors' fireworks been going on since nine thirty. they sound like in the sky types, but I'm not seeing anything.
ReplyDeleteFireworks finally stopped here, thank Heaven. They started right around dark. Sure sounded close, but were probably from the park. I'll be happy when they manage to invent silent fireworks!
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