It’s a busy day here in The CatBox. WWWendy is coming, and so is a notary for my will. I have no more news on Nameless as I slept all afternoon and night. He hasn’t replied yet today. Tomorrow my schedule is up in the air, as I have a video meeting with former prison volunteers and prisoners. Have a great weekend.
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From Daily Kos: In an interview with VICE News Tonight on Wednesday, two members of the grand jury investigating Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting by Lousiville, Kentucky, police shared why they decided to speak up and describe how the proceedings took place. “I needed Breonna’s mom and the community to know that it wasn’t the grand jury that made this decision. It was Daniel Cameron and his office,” one of the jurors said. Both requested to remain anonymous. “Puppets, we were used as puppets,” the second juror said. “They thought we were just gonna do exactly what they told us to do. Keep our mouths closed and just vote on this and walk out of that room, and it didn’t happen that way.”
The two jurors in the Taylor grand jury first spoke up last month against the lies Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron told throughout the investigation and trial. Cameron claimed that the grand jurors in the case agreed that officers involved were justified, and announced as a result that no charges would be pursued against the Louisville Metro Police officers who killed Taylor during a botched no-knock warrant execution.
Following the announcement, an anonymous juror identified as “Grand Juror #1” by attorney Kevin Glogower said that the grand jury not only disagreed that certain actions taken by the police that night were justified, but that it was never given the opportunity to indict any officer for homicide.
“I came out of my chair and said he just lied,” Juror #1 told VICE on how he responded to the announcement of no charges. He then filed a motion to allow the 12 jurors to speak publicly about what happened during the trial. In a rare incident of grand jury records being made public, a judge ruled that records could be released in order for jury panelists to speak publicly about the case, Daily Kos reported. Days after the motion was approved, a second juror confirmed Juror #1’s statement that charges to consider were limited.
Both jurors spoke to VICE Media Wednesday to give some insight into how the trial took place; one even brought a notebook with notes taken during the trial. His notes depicted not only how he responded to the evidence presented, but how he processed it, giving a glimpse into how the jurors were thinking during the trial.
If the DA in any grand jury case decides he wants to keep a grand jury from indicting a ham sandwich as non-kosher, he can claim that he went to a kosher deli for a ham and cheese. It’s really that easy, because that’s the only evidence they hear. The only reason the cops weren’t indicted is to help Republican police cover-up the murder they committed. RESIST!!
From Willamette Week: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s chief of staff Nik Blosser is leaving her office to join the transition team for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
In his new role on the Biden-Harris transition team, Blosser will serve as the state lead in the intergovernmental affairs office. Brown says Blosser’s early and continued involvement in the pandemic response gives him “a unique understanding of the needs of Americans suffering from COVID-19 and the needs of the communities they live in.”
“I am heartened that President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris and their transition team have selected Nik for this important role,” Brown said in a statement Thursday. “He has my full support, and I am confident he will help President-elect Biden and his team support states in their approach to this crisis and the long recovery that will follow.
Joe and Kamala have gotten themselves one thoroughly qualified staffer in Blosser. Oregon leads the way! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast for Women’s Rights): The Most Perfect Album | Dolly Parton | 19th Amendment
Full equality for women is certainly long overdue. They would have equality if Republicans did not demand they be kept barefoot, pregnant, in the kitchen and owned. I just hope Dolly doesn’t burn her bra in protest. The fire department might not be able to put it out. RESIST!!
66 Days Until the FLUSH!!
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Hopefully Nameless also got some quality sleep. And hopefully after everything is done you too will get more.
Cartoon – Yup, that’s Republican Jesus all right.
DKos – This is not a situation which is special to Kentucky, or to the South, nor even to Republicans. Wherever there is an area so heavily slanted to one party that the other hasn’t much of any chance, there will be people who register in that party without regard to its platform, simply to gain access to power. And once a person has embraced that first lie, lying comes easier and easier, and eventually one gets away with anything. At this time, we mostly see it among Republicans. But the Democratic Party is not immune. Remember Mayor Daley? Cameron is a blatant example. Unfortunately, in Kentucky at the present moment, he is unlikely to experience much in the way of consequences, and I’d guess the jurors know that. They were primarily concerned that the family and the beloved community know they were not complicit. That just makes me want to cry.
WW – Joe and Kamala have gotten themselves a couple thousand qualified staffers, and it’s not surprising that at least one was from Oregon. I just hope Kate is able to replace him with someone as, or nearly as, competent.
Blast – There have been cultures which were matriarchal, and the older women of the culture were the moral compass. In fact, one such culture was the Haudenosaunee, and their system of government influenced our founding Fathers – though not sufficiently as to adopt the trust in women as a moral compass. But the role of the older Haudenosaunee women influenced the creation of the Supreme Court.
Cartoon: Evil.
DK: A beautiful young lady shot and killed in her own apartment, shot 6 times..this should have never, ever happened. A disgrace, and oh! so very, very sad. I agree w/your statement too, Tom.
Williamette Week: Congratulations! to Ms. Blosser! I’m confident that she will do a great job!
YT: Love Dolly! Great song and video, passing on!
Hi, WWWendy! Hope all is good with you and family. Hope that you got your signature(s) on your will too, with no worries. Praying that Nameless is doing/feeling well, and recovering. We play @Cleveland at noon Sunday. Hope that the weather doesn’t get too, too bad for both teams…
*This just in: “Trump is the only President in history to have been impeached, lost the popular vote TWICE, and be limited to a one term presidency. A fitting legacy.” ~ Robert Reich ~
2. “All the real lawyers have quit, and fled. That’s why Rudy is in charge now.” ~ Robin S. ~
3. Tweet to dt – “It’s time to put you on selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine inhibitors, (SNRI’s), as you are truly delusional. ~ Michael Cohen ~
4. “K-Pop stars from Tik Tok are flooding the #Million Maga March hashtag with pictures of pancakes. It’s basically unusable right now! LOL !” ~ Robert L. ~
5. “I wonder how many times Donald Trump needs to be defeated, before he secedes.” ~ Rustic N. ~
6. “More than 130 Secret Service officers infected with Covid in wake of trump campaigning. He’s … imho, trying to infect them all so they can’t protect Joe Biden.” ~ Guy S.E.
TJI #6 – That may very well be true. on the other hand, would be the Secret Service can think better and faster than Donald Trump*.
Cartoon: That’s exactly the way they try to entice you.
DK: Shameful to read the evil these cops got away with. Sick of these senseless killing of innocent people.
WW: Congratulations Nik Blosser. Looking forward to seeing Joe and Kamala’s team in action.
BFTP: Great one. Big fan of Dolly’s.
I’m glad to read that you got some good rest. It was long overdue.
Hope you have a nice visit with Wendy. Tell her “Hello”.
Hope the notary service is on time.
Have a good rest of your day. Take care. Thanks TomCat
thank you, TC, and as always think of you everyday even if I only visit your site once per week at most…the flush can’t come soon enough for me, although still thinking he might resign so Pence can pardon him pre-emptively.
‘Toon: “And you won’t even know that there could have been another option, idiots!”
DK: It is amazing that they were allowed to go public. This is Jim Crow justice, nothing else!
WW: Sounds good to me.
Blast: Let them vote, let them party!
Hoping the best for Nameless.
Again, you’re busy in a good way, TomCat. Don’t exert yourself too much, though.
Let’s hope Nameless is still scheduled to leave the hospital on Sunday.
2:53 Sorry, you can’t have it for lunch, TomCat.
Cartoon: Only if you’re Republican inclined.
DK: It’s unusual for grand jurors to be allowed to speak about what happened during the proceedings, so it appears the judge allowing it wasn’t too happy with this scam either. Is there any chance on this case coming to court again l now this has come out?
WW: Sounds like team Biden is right on track with getting the right people in.
B: With Kamala as VP, Republicans will have a hard time keeping women down.
Thanks and Hugs to all. Have a wonderful day. WWWendy Returns all greetings.