This past week has been very interesting indeed. For those of us who believe in the rule of law, and were hoping that we would finally see some justice come our way, it seems that we were rewarded.
One of the pundits on MSNBC said that it’s rare, but finally, the law caught up with the politics. The law usually grinds at a slower pace, but when action finally comes, it’s stunning. That’s what happened last week.
And, it happened because Special Counsel Robert Mueller, III, has been playing the long game.
There have been no leaks from his office. He hasn’t been playing footsie with reporters. He has no delusions about the landscape. Anyone with eyes can see that, not only is Dolt45 crooked, but also that an entire other branch of the government – the GOP -led Congress, has no interest in performing their Constitutional Duty check on Dolt45. That they have abdicated their role, and will not stand up for the rule of law.
We don’t know what Mueller completely knows. We only know a fraction of what he knows. But, he has systematically put fail safe switches all over the place, just in case he was fired. He did this by farming out, case after case, to other jurisdictions. To jurisdictions where the President holds no sway and can’t fire people. Robert created his own legal octopus.
Rachel Maddow did an excellent summary of this last week in this segment:
Next Manafort trial will likely make Trump more uncomfortable
Rachel Maddow points out that while Robert Mueller has referred pieces of his investigation to other divisions, he has kept Paul Manafort’s trials to himself, and the second trial is about Manafort being an unregistered agent of a foreign power while he was running the Donald Trump campaign, a case Trump may not enjoy watching play out.
The only case that we know of that Robert Mueller hasn’t farmed out has been the Manafort case. And, last week, we saw the results of that. Manafort was one juror away of being put away on ALL 18 counts. And, even the MAGA-head on the jury voted in favor of conviction in ALL 18 counts. What’s the likelihood that Manafort will get a MAGA-head on the jury in DC? Slim to none, since Dolt45 won a whopping 4% of the vote in D.C.
And, the mistrial votes didn’t do Manafort that much favor, because they set him up to be charged for those same crimes in Virginia. A mistrial doesn’t mean double jeopardy is at play, and, so, those state charges are NON-PARDONABLE. So, yeah, it sucks to be Paul Manafort…LOL
The two young men who were murdered at the Jacksonville Landing shooting…
https://twitter.com/sahluwal/status/1033900724025880577
Bam!
https://twitter.com/CharlesMBlow/status/1034219759787802624
Report Confirms Trump Involvement In Moving FBI; Inspector General Confirms Trump’s Involvement in FBI Headquarters Project Across From His Hotel
August 27, 2018 at 2:51 pm EDT
If money’s involved, don’t be surprised if Trump gets involved.
DA PHUQ?
This Bride Canceled Her Wedding After Guests Refused to Pay Her $1,500 Attendance Fee
Christina Oehler
Well, computer helpers called. Hard drive corrupted. To fix it I might as well buy a new computer. But he’ll try to save all my files to a junk drive.
Please please. Do not click on any “You Care” or We Care” links. Don’t do it. It will eff up your hard drive.
Thanks for the heads up, SG2. Here’s hoping he can save your files.
Rikyrah, I can’t thank you enough for stepping up and covering for me. I’ve just been sick and lost without my computer. It’s gone to the shop to see if it can be fixed. I used Josh’s computer to take care of some business and I was lost trying to figure things out.
Please please, everyone. Do not click on any “You Care” or “We Care” links. It will wipe your files OUT!
The computer helpers say it’ll take a day or so to know what’s up.
Thank you so much, Rikyrah and everyone.
What are You Care or We Care links? Where were you when you saw them?
Hey, Liza! I saw the link on Twitter. They disguised it as crowd funding. There is a You Caring crowd funding that is legit but these mofos are so deceptive. They use “You Care”. Fuckers!
Thanks for the warning, SG2. It’s so easy to fall into that trap and they know it. Damn them.
No problem, SG2. No problem at all. Glad to help.
A non-White and, on the side of right? No wonder he’s under attack.
https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/1034108475339616260
Of course, we can’t have morally and ethically responsible POC for holding up that compass.
Opinion
Opera of Demons
Trump has created a series of odd bedfellows.
By Charles M. Blow
Opinion Columnist-Aug. 26, 2018
Donald Trump has warped reality.
He has turned porn star Stormy Daniels into Joan of Arc.
He has brought Robert Mueller’s protectors to the defense of the horrid Jeff Sessions, who may well be a racist and is definitely a monster for conducting the policy of family separations at our southern border.
He has made foul-mouthed, bullying Michael Cohen, Trump’s “fixer,” emerge as an antihero.
He has made Senators Bob Corker and the Tea Party darling Jeff Flake appear as valiant crusaders for integrity, unafraid to put principle above party.
In this dramatic opera of demons, the lesser evils are part of the phalanx standing between us and the greater evils: Trump’s corruption, possible criminality, and definite rage, racism and cruelty.
They are also what has helped to buy time for Mueller to complete his investigation before Trump can end it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/26/opinion/trump-manafort-cohen.html
https://twitter.com/allafrica/status/1034086408108081154
Word of the Day : August 27, 2018
Rubric noun ROO-brik
Definition
1 : an authoritative rule; especially : a rule for conduct of a liturgical service
2 : heading, title; also : class, category
3 : an explanatory or introductory commentary : gloss; specifically : an editorial interpolation
4 : an established rule, tradition, or custom
5 : a guide listing specific criteria for grading or scoring academic papers, projects, or tests
Marinate on this 😠😠
https://twitter.com/jameshaning/status/1033930785907126273
The STUPID BURNS in HELL, like these folks will do.
After Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) passed away Saturday evening, President Donald Trump vetoed the release of a glowing statement on the former congressman and prisoner of war, opting to instead post a mere 21-word statement on Twitter expressing “sympathies” for the family, The Washington Post reported.
According to current and former White House aides who spoke to the Post, top White House officials like press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Chief of Staff John Kelly pushed Trump to sign off on a pre-written statement that praised McCain’s military service and career as a senator, calling the decorated Vietnam War POW a “hero.” That statement, which was written Saturday, was ready for Trump to sign off on this weekend, but Trump rejected it.
“My deepest sympathies and respect go out to the family of Senator John McCain. Our hearts and prayers are with you!” he tweeted Saturday.
White House aides scrambled to post glowing statements from a slew of other officials instead, according to the Post, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and most other members of Trump’s Cabinet.
Lips pursed:
Levi Sanders Is Not His Father. He Keeps Telling That to Voters.
3 words
Go AWAY LEVI
https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/status/1025045201289732096
https://twitter.com/djchefron/status/1034043037180223488
WOW
Just a disgusting human being 😠
https://twitter.com/CBSThisMorning/status/1034041092122050561
It’s all one BIG DISTRACTION.
If we talk about this shit, we don’t hammer away at him on lat weeks guilty verdicts with his criminal family & foes.
When I say that the curve for Unqualified White Men is REAL?
What White nonsense is THIS?😕😕
https://twitter.com/Milbank/status/1033705511059959808
https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang/status/1033772775343828992
https://twitter.com/rgoodlaw/status/1033827164330909697
GREAT! Familiar? The thousands of children RIPPED away from their parents, and no PLANS to REUNITE them.
https://twitter.com/dylanlscott/status/1033842461070774272
https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1033837801521856512
https://twitter.com/MrFilmkritik/status/1013222576972288001
Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄