Thanks! DIL (the witch with the house) made both witch costumes, as well as for the Flying Monkey (PhD*Son), Dorothy and Glinda (their daughters), and the Emerald City/Yellow Brick Road (her Mom). Daughter made her own Tornado costume. The rest of us bought ours.
Puddle-- thanks for the Digby link; it is both level-headed and reassuring. I would make one emendation: "The case could cost the family $250 million" should read "The case should cost the family more than $250 million." The 250 megabucks is, as I understand, just a formal minimum bid for procedural purposes. ----Alan
Special Counsel Wants No TV for Trump Trial November 4, 2023 By Taegan Goddard The office of special counsel Jack Smith urged the D.C. district court to reject an effort to televise the impending trial of Donald Trump.
Jurors in Trump Defamation Trial to Go Unnamed For Their Own Protection November 3, 2023 By Taegan Goddard “A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Friday that the jury in E.Jean Carroll’s forthcoming defamation trial against Donald Trump will be kept anonymous for the jurors’ own protection, citing the potential for harassment by the former president’s supporters,” the New York Times reports.
Republicans Threaten To Filibuster Subpoena Enforcement And Quash SCOTUS Oversight [Click] “It also layers even more importance onto the banner 2024 election. Should Democrats win back the House then, they could do real Supreme Court oversight, unencumbered by either the filibuster or by institutionalist Senate leadership some Democrats and advocates have quietly grumbled are too meek to meet the moment.”
Israel admits airstrike on ambulance near hospital that witnesses say killed and wounded dozens At least 15 people were killed and 50 more wounded in an airstrike on an ambulance convoy outside of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The IDF claims that the ambulances were being "used by terrorists" but offered no evidence to support this. “The images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are harrowing,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, reiterating his call for a ceasefire. This is becoming personal for Guterres as Israelis have killed 72 UN aid workers and injured 23 others — more deaths to aid workers than in any conflict in a comparable time period. This, along with the killing of 3,700 children and 36 journalists, has left even many vocal Zionists wondering how this can be justified as Israel defending itself.
listener, *who* is the person in the cloud suit to the far left of the picture? Think I figured out everyone else, even the flying monkey to the far right if you enlarge.
Iwo Jima Eruption Update; A New Island Forms [Click] The island has been rising more or less steadily for a long time; the beach American forces landed on in 1945 is now 62 feet above sea level. —Alan
(Susan) Wow! Great costumes!
ReplyDeleteThanks! DIL (the witch with the house) made both witch costumes, as well as for the Flying Monkey (PhD*Son), Dorothy and Glinda (their daughters), and the Emerald City/Yellow Brick Road (her Mom). Daughter made her own Tornado costume. The rest of us bought ours.
DeletePuddle-- thanks for the Digby link; it is both level-headed and reassuring. I would make one emendation: "The case could cost the family $250 million" should read "The case should cost the family more than $250 million." The 250 megabucks is, as I understand, just a formal minimum bid for procedural purposes.
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Rolling Stone: Rudy Tells Trump He’ll Go Down With the Ship [Click] Well, if he’s in the slammer with an effective life sentence, he won’t have to worry about making rent.
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Special Counsel Wants No TV for Trump Trial
ReplyDeleteNovember 4, 2023 By Taegan Goddard
The office of special counsel Jack Smith urged the D.C. district court to reject an effort to televise the impending trial of Donald Trump.
Jurors in Trump Defamation Trial to Go Unnamed For Their Own Protection
November 3, 2023 By Taegan Goddard
“A federal judge in Manhattan ruled Friday that the jury in E.Jean Carroll’s forthcoming defamation trial against Donald Trump will be kept anonymous for the jurors’ own protection, citing the potential for harassment by the former president’s supporters,” the New York Times reports.
Republicans Threaten To Filibuster Subpoena Enforcement And Quash SCOTUS Oversight [Click] “It also layers even more importance onto the banner 2024 election. Should Democrats win back the House then, they could do real Supreme Court oversight, unencumbered by either the filibuster or by institutionalist Senate leadership some Democrats and advocates have quietly grumbled are too meek to meet the moment.”
—Alan
Maersk cuts 10,000 jobs as shipping demand falls [Click]
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The vintage canal boats delivering coal around England [Click]
ReplyDeleteA day in the life of a fuel boat on the UK canals [Click]
---Alan
Israeli War on Gaza Sparks 'Largest Mass Mobilization of Jews' for Palestine in US History - Click
ReplyDeleteHow many times must this happen before Israel faces consequences?
ReplyDeleteIsrael Strikes Ambulance Convoy Carrying Critically Wounded Patients in Gaza - Click
From the (ad)Advocacy newsleter:
DeleteIsrael admits airstrike on ambulance near hospital that witnesses say killed and wounded dozens
At least 15 people were killed and 50 more wounded in an airstrike on an ambulance convoy outside of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The IDF claims that the ambulances were being "used by terrorists" but offered no evidence to support this. “The images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are harrowing,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, reiterating his call for a ceasefire. This is becoming personal for Guterres as Israelis have killed 72 UN aid workers and injured 23 others — more deaths to aid workers than in any conflict in a comparable time period. This, along with the killing of 3,700 children and 36 journalists, has left even many vocal Zionists wondering how this can be justified as Israel defending itself.
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind...
DeleteI was thinking that. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Delete> Israel Accused of 'War Crime' After Bombing Ambulance Convoy Outside Gaza Hospital - Click
DeleteBiden Is Losing Support From Muslim Voters as Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 9,000 - click
ReplyDeleteFederal judge deems Trump a legal menace, protects jury in current E. Jean Carrol case. [Click] A remarkable order; it wouldn't be surprising in a Murder Inc. type of trial, but in a civil case, where the defendant has already been found guilty? Wow.
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Desperate Move by Trump Lawyers in NY Civil Fraud Case Blows Up In Their Faces, Court Erupts In Gasps [Click] Merciful Heavens!
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BTW, don't forget that DST ends at two am tonight. Spring forward, fall, back.
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listener, *who* is the person in the cloud suit to the far left of the picture? Think I figured out everyone else, even the flying monkey to the far right if you enlarge.
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Cloud costume? I figured it was python or some such large constrictor. Better go back and look again.
Delete----Alan
Oh, a tornado!
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Believe you're right Alan! Thanks.
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Trump Lawyers MINDLESSLY Attempt to BAIT Judge, He SMACKS THEM HARD [Click] Detail about the unusual role of the principal law clerk in New York courts. I shouldn't be surprised if this harks back to the pre-revolutionary NY courts.
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Iwo Jima Eruption Update; A New Island Forms [Click] The island has been rising more or less steadily for a long time; the beach American forces landed on in 1945 is now 62 feet above sea level.
ReplyDelete—Alan