We quit watching the sky this evening (still Sunday here, just barely) when the clouds in the east spread over about two thirds of the sky. But everyone got to see at least two meteors this year. ---Alan
US university discovers 142-year-old observatory buried on campus [Click] “Michigan State discovery of building demolished in 1920s provides rare on-campus experience for archaeology students.” This reminds me of something that happened at the University of California Santa Cruz when I was there. The PE department (which had a recreational focus) regularly sent out questionnaires to the students asking what sort of classes they would like. Once there were enough requests for a spelunking class, and conviently there were satisfactory caves on campus! —Alan
Blogger accepted my earlier posts, but has now deleted them. Here goes again. ----Alan A Hidden, Lobbyist-Boosted Fee Costs Doctors Millions Every Year [Click] “A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big companies rake in profits while doctors are saddled with yet another cost in a burdensome health care system.” A long read.
Document Lists the Charges Trump Faces in Georgia [Click] “A Reuters correspondent posts the document that was briefly published — and then taken down — detailing the multiple criminal charges Donald Trump faces in Georgia.” ---Alan
Blogger ate my morning review post again (after accepting it again). I will try doing it in pieces. ---Alan Too many individual political news stories this morning; here are selected headlines from politicalwire.com: [Click]
Trump’s Georgia Trial Would Likely Be Televised Trump Tells Georgia Witness Not to Testify McConnell Moves to Thwart Trump on Ukraine What to Expect From a Georgia Indictment of Trump [procedural steps] Trump’s Power Play in New York Case Backfired GOP Sees Turnout Disaster Without Trump Trump Isn’t Done Drowning Out His Rivals in Iowa Senate Republicans Worry About McConnell’s Health The Big Difference with the Georgia Case Against Trump Georgia Prosecutor to Begin Presenting Trump Case Arkansas Nixes AP African American Studies
Washington Post via Political Wire: “Inside the D.C. jail, defendants being held in Jan. 6-related cases say they are trading legal theories on how Trump’s case could affect their own — and joking about which empty cell could house the 45th president of the United States.” ----Alan
"It’s plausible that if Trump crosses a line with his social media posts, Justice Department prosecutors would bring the issue to the court. Chutkan could also place greater restrictions on him including even revoking his ability to await trial outside of jail."
My friend on Maui has a friend working at the morgue, who says they have received 400-600 body bags. I guess they are ony counting the people they have so far identified. 1500 people are still unaccounted for. He expects the death toll to rise to about 900.
Hugo Lowell The Fulton county district attorney appears determined to finish presenting evidence in the Trump case to the grand jury tonight, according to multiple people familiar – meaning indictments could come tonight. Inside the courthouse, people are currently having dinner. Judge Robert McBurney, who is the duty judge presiding over any grand jury returns, tells reporters he’s been informed he needs to stay for another hour. Updated at 19.58 EDT
1m ago 20.53 EDT Fulton county sheriff Patrick Labat enters courtroom Hugo Lowell
Judge Robert McBurney tells the courtroom: “The convoy is mobile,” presumably referring to the grand jury return being walked over from the grand jury room inside the Fulton County DA’s office to the courthouse.
The Fulton county sheriff Patrick Labat just entered the courtroom.
I must prepare to go out and pull weeds shortly. ----Alan
Blogger deleted notes that the Sheriff has arrived and the Grand Jury report is on its way. 4m ago 20.54 EDT
At the moment “everyone is going to the places they need to be to process a potential indictment”, CNN reports.
Court is back in session and reporters are waiting for word from the grand jury. We have yet to hear whether the grand jury has any findings. ----Alan (Who must prepare to very shortly go outside and pull weeds.)
I have considerable doubts that we will see it become practical, Bill. ---Alan (who just realized he had another 20 minutes before reporting for weed-pulling duty)
My ex calls me every night to let me know he's okay and still breathing and able to reach a phone. Not tonight, I called my son, who's there on Mondays, and it was reported that he's watching the tRump indictment in Georgia. . . . Told him to give him a hug, and tell him he doesn't have to call.
It occurred to me to wonder if Georgia might still use chain gangs. Wikipedia says they don't. ----Alan Another thought: some counties still use the traditional striped prison garb, in various colors. Can't remember for sure where I have seen them; maybe San Diego County, California.
We quit watching the sky this evening (still Sunday here, just barely) when the clouds in the east spread over about two thirds of the sky. But everyone got to see at least two meteors this year.
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That's quite a stairway!
ReplyDeleteUS university discovers 142-year-old observatory buried on campus [Click] “Michigan State discovery of building demolished in 1920s provides rare on-campus experience for archaeology students.” This reminds me of something that happened at the University of California Santa Cruz when I was there. The PE department (which had a recreational focus) regularly sent out questionnaires to the students asking what sort of classes they would like. Once there were enough requests for a spelunking class, and conviently there were satisfactory caves on campus!
Delete—Alan
1) Indeed it is quite a stairway, and
Delete2) I intended to make the observatory post separately, but you knew that.
----Alan
Blogger accepted my earlier posts, but has now deleted them. Here goes again.
ReplyDelete----Alan
A Hidden, Lobbyist-Boosted Fee Costs Doctors Millions Every Year [Click] “A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big companies rake in profits while doctors are saddled with yet another cost in a burdensome health care system.” A long read.
David Brooks: Amarica has become mean—why? [Click]
DeleteDocument Lists the Charges Trump Faces in Georgia [Click] “A Reuters correspondent posts the document that was briefly published — and then taken down — detailing the multiple criminal charges Donald Trump faces in Georgia.”
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The numbers in the first column are odd, but we will discover what they mean in good time--unless TFG skips the country . . .
Delete----Alan
Blogger ate my morning review post again (after accepting it again). I will try doing it in pieces.
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Too many individual political news stories this morning; here are selected headlines from politicalwire.com: [Click]
Trump’s Georgia Trial Would Likely Be Televised
Trump Tells Georgia Witness Not to Testify
McConnell Moves to Thwart Trump on Ukraine
What to Expect From a Georgia Indictment of Trump [procedural steps]
Trump’s Power Play in New York Case Backfired
GOP Sees Turnout Disaster Without Trump
Trump Isn’t Done Drowning Out His Rivals in Iowa
Senate Republicans Worry About McConnell’s Health
The Big Difference with the Georgia Case Against Trump
Georgia Prosecutor to Begin Presenting Trump Case
Arkansas Nixes AP African American Studies
Televised? WOW!
ReplyDeleteOf course, the insurrection was televised...
Buy stock in popcorn!
DeleteThough, my fave is still chocolate covered pretzels (W refference).
Exploring Jefferson Davis' Prison Cell : Fort Monroe, Virginia [Click]
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Washington Post via Political Wire: “Inside the D.C. jail, defendants being held in Jan. 6-related cases say they are trading legal theories on how Trump’s case could affect their own — and joking about which empty cell could house the 45th president of the United States.”
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The Hill: How a Georgia Trump indictment would differ from the federal Jan. 6 case [Click] I don’t generally consider The Hill a high quality news source, but this sees to cover the basics reasonably well.
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Rolling Stone: Trump’s ‘Co-Conspirators’ Are Already Starting to Turn on Each Other [Click]
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Yeah, well, rats tend to do that.
DeleteTrump has no plans to stop posting about 2020 election conspiracy case despite stern warnings from judge
ReplyDelete"It’s plausible that if Trump crosses a line with his social media posts, Justice Department prosecutors would bring the issue to the court. Chutkan could also place greater restrictions on him including even revoking his ability to await trial outside of jail."
DeleteI donno. Don't folks in jail have to be given access to smart phones and tablets and such? I think they do here in Massachusetts.
DeleteIf I understand correctly, only very limited access under direct supervision. But I could be wrong.
DeleteSounds good to me.
DeleteOhhhh mannnnn!!
ReplyDeleteMy friend on Maui has a friend working at the morgue, who says they have received 400-600 body bags. I guess they are ony counting the people they have so far identified. 1500 people are still unaccounted for. He expects the death toll to rise to about 900.
ReplyDelete(Susan) https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/donald-trump-reportedly-neglected-ex-174916354.html
ReplyDeleteAnother herd of gnus.
ReplyDelete-----Alan
Bad Blood Between the Trump and DeSantis Camps [Click] Excellent. IMO.
Russian Ruble Hits 17-Month Low [Click] I await the day when the Rubble is at par with the Rasbucknik, or at least approaching it.
DeSantis Urges Disney to Drop Lawsuit [Click] I suppose that could mean that DeSantis figures he is losing to Disney.
Clerk Says Draft Trump Indictment Was ‘Fictitious’ [Click] “But that doesn’t explain how or why it was posted to the court’s website. Are they accusing Reuters of faking it?”
Fulton County Charges May Come Tonight [Click] Certainly sounds like it. Hmmmmm. . . currently almost 8PM Eastern time.
Cameras Will Be Allowed To Cover Georgia Indictment [Click]
Trump Officials Blocked Puerto Rico from Hurricane Aid [Click]
Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in Climate Case [Click]
Those last two:
Delete1. The bastards!
2. Excellent.
Via The Guardian:
ReplyDeleteHugo Lowell
The Fulton county district attorney appears determined to finish presenting evidence in the Trump case to the grand jury tonight, according to multiple people familiar – meaning indictments could come tonight.
Inside the courthouse, people are currently having dinner. Judge Robert McBurney, who is the duty judge presiding over any grand jury returns, tells reporters he’s been informed he needs to stay for another hour.
Updated at 19.58 EDT
^^^^^ Alan
Delete2m ago
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Judge Robert McBurney just entered the courtroom.
----Alan
1m ago
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Fulton county sheriff Patrick Labat enters courtroom
Hugo Lowell
Judge Robert McBurney tells the courtroom: “The convoy is mobile,” presumably referring to the grand jury return being walked over from the grand jury room inside the Fulton County DA’s office to the courthouse.
The Fulton county sheriff Patrick Labat just entered the courtroom.
I must prepare to go out and pull weeds shortly.
----Alan
NYT: Krugman: How (Many) Economists Missed the Big Disinflation [Click] In short, how inflation slowed down substantially without a significant increase in unemployment.
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From The Guardian 15 minutes ago: Fulton county jury reportedly voting on election fraud charges – live
ReplyDelete^^^^^ Alan
Delete2m ago
Delete20.46 EDT
Judge Robert McBurney just entered the courtroom.
----Alan
Blogger deleted notes that the Sheriff has arrived and the Grand Jury report is on its way.
Delete4m ago
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At the moment “everyone is going to the places they need to be to process a potential indictment”, CNN reports.
Court is back in session and reporters are waiting for word from the grand jury. We have yet to hear whether the grand jury has any findings.
----Alan (Who must prepare to very shortly go outside and pull weeds.)
Robotaxi breakdowns cause mayhem in San Francisco days after expansion vote [Click] Gee— who could have guessed? Other than “those people,” that is.
ReplyDelete—Alan
[sigh] I was hoping maybe the time had come when I wouldn't have to hire a driver to take me places. Think it'll happen in my lifetime?
DeleteI have considerable doubts that we will see it become practical, Bill.
Delete---Alan (who just realized he had another 20 minutes before reporting for weed-pulling duty)
1m ago
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Grand jury returns 10 indictments
The grand jury has returned 10 indictments, the Guardian’s Hugo Lowell reports from the courtroom.
---Alan
Judge Robert McBurney checks document
ReplyDelete“Everything went as it should have?” Judge Robert McBurney asks. He hands the documents back to the clerk, who agrees to take custody of them.
The document will now be docketed and will become available to the public any moment.
-----Alan
The grand jury voted yes to indict everyone presented to it, CNN says.
Delete----Alan
Thank you, Alan, or should I say Edward R. Murrow?
DeleteOff to eradicate weeds.
ReplyDelete---Alan
Beautiful small rain this afternoon just as I was going to bed. Not a long sleep, but solid. It'll do.
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My ex calls me every night to let me know he's okay and still breathing and able to reach a phone. Not tonight, I called my son, who's there on Mondays, and it was reported that he's watching the tRump indictment in Georgia. . . . Told him to give him a hug, and tell him he doesn't have to call.
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Back from eradicating weeds, shower and bath.
ReplyDeleteYou have probably already seen the Fulton County indictment, but if not, here it is in all its beauty (or horror, depending on one's point of view). [Click] 41 counts against 19 defendants.
—Alan
Oh, and 98 pages.
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It occurred to me to wonder if Georgia might still use chain gangs. Wikipedia says they don't.
Delete----Alan
Another thought: some counties still use the traditional striped prison garb, in various colors. Can't remember for sure where I have seen them; maybe San Diego County, California.
Fulton County jail attire [Click]
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Other Fulton County Jail information in the list to the left of the jail attire page
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Comparison of state and federal prisons in Georgia [Click]
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First time he's ever hung up on me before calling, lol!
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