Glenn Kirschner – NY DA Bragg dismisses IN A TWEET Jim Jordan’s latest attempt to interfere in NY prosecution of Trump
Politics Girl – Trump is just like us
MSNBC – GOP reps treated jailed Jan. 6 defendants ‘like celebrities’ says Rep. Garcia
Robert Reich – We Need to Make Banking Boring Again
Gander thinks woman is his wife
Beau – Let’s talk about the Navy renaming ships….
Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump THREATENS NY DA Alvin Bragg in violation of NY state law; additional charges likely?
The Lincoln Project – Mr. DeSantis
Ring of Fire – Fox Host Begs Trump To Shut The Hell Up About 2020 Election
Armageddon Update – HELLthcare
Cat Is SO Gentle With His Squirrel Brother
Beau – Let’s talk about if NY is handling it wrong with Trump….
Yesterday, I visited Virgil (who returns all greetings). I hadn’t slept all that well, having been awakened over an hour early by pain in my left shoulder – I had been being careful with it, but I guess not careful enough. But I was fit to drive – I assume, since I navigated both ways without incident. The Scrabble set was in use when I arrived, but that visitor left early, so we got to use it right up to closing time. We didn’t keep score, just went for making things that worked. We played one complete game using every tile, and then a second with which we were in the end game when visitation ended. When I play with Virgil I don’t play any game competetively, since it’s not fun for either of us. Not keeping score helps that. I was mostly trying to spread out the board so there would be lots of openings, in which I only partially succeeded. But it was fun for both of us. Before I leave you with the news, I want to share this little tidbit., about what happens when cendorship gets so hot and heavy that a class in Renaissance Art gets censored – such as this one in Florida – and MSNBC picks it up and shares the censorship with a rude pun which they may or may not have known was a rude pun (in my experience, the usage is pretty much restricted to certain regions.)
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https://joycevance.substack.com/p/why-waco?
Civil Discourse – Why Waco?
Quote – Waco is a dark tale. It’s important for us to understand what it means for Trump to go there today. It’s not the sort of thing that should be brushed off as Trump being Trump. His presence will hold meaning for people who can be moved to action by it, just like the Proud Boys heard Trump’s call during the 2020 presidential debates to “stand back and stand by” as a call to future action. There is risk in tomorrow’s rally. That risk will continue as long as Trump remains on the public stage. It’s more important than ever that he be held accountable, both by the criminal justice system and by the voting public.
Click through for history. This is really not flying over the heads, or under the radar, of those who pay attention to current affairs. However, way too many do not.
Daily Beast – How an Old Affidavit Could Undercut Trump’s Future Defense in the Stormy Daniels Case
Quote – back in 2000, Trump submitted a sworn affidavit to the Federal Election Commission demonstrating a complex understanding of some of the same campaign finance laws that now appear central to Bragg’s case. “I neither reimbursed, nor caused any other person to reimburse, any employee of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. or its subsidiaries for his or her contribution to Gormley for Senate,” Trump wrote at the time…. That case was fairly complex for a layperson, and it forced Trump to develop and express a sophisticated understanding of specific federal campaign finance laws.
Click through for details. It would not surprise me if Trump** does plan to claim ignorance as a defense. Certainly his allies appear to be claiming it for him. It is to be hoped that that will not go well for him.
Food For Thought
There is a lot more information here.
Talking Feds with Harry Litman – Former Prosecutor Decodes the Manhattan DA’s TRUMP INDICTMENT Plans (long, but very nuts and bolts – and Glenn skipped a day.)
MSNBC – Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg receives threatening letter with white powder
Farron Balanced – Fox Host Whines About Democrats Making Conservatives Look Like Idiots
Afroman – Will You Help Me Repair My Door? (This is funny [and the CC is not bad], but the incident was not at all funny.} https://www.wonkette.com/humiliated-cops-sue-afroman
Bulldog Obsessed With His Skateboard Hates When His Parents Try To Take It Away From Him
Beau – Let’s talk about the permafrost zombie virus….
Glenn Kirschner – Jim Jordan tries to interfere in Trump’s NY case, DA Alvin Bragg SCHOOLS Jordan on the Constitution!
Politics Girl – Trump Arrest
MSNBC – Judge rules Trump lawyer must testify in special counsel probe of classified documents
TYT – Georgia Rep. Completely CRUSHES Republicans (hanky alert?)
Reasons My Cat Wouldn’t Survive In The Wild
Beau – Let’s talk about the GOP getting news from the budget office….
Glenn Kirschner – Judge ORDERS Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran to testify AGAINST Trump, and appellate court agrees!
Thom Hartmann – Fascist Bullies Don’t Stop… Unless We Stop Them
Ring of Fire – Trump’s Biggest Legal Problem Isn’t Getting Enough Attention
MSNBC – Supreme Court hears case on Navajo Nation water dispute
Abandoned Puppies Are All Grown Up And Looking For Their Forever Homes
Beau – Let’s talk about the water situation out west…. (Most of the snowpacks are above normal. There is ONE which is at only 80%. It is the one that feeds the arkansas River. The Ark is rhe river I would drive along after turning left at Pueblo when Virgil was in Las Animas. I feel like Rick – “Of all the basins feeding all the rivers, the one that is below normal is mine.”)
Glenn Kirschner – Trump TROUBLES: NY AG Tish James, Georgia DA Willis, NY DA Bragg ALL breathing down Trump’s neck
The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – March 21, 2023
Farron Balanced – Dozens Of Trump Employees Hit With Subpoenas From DOJ
Trae Crowder (Puttin on Airs) – The Ridiculous History of People Putting Animals on Trial
Stray Cat Starts Showing Up At Couple’s New House
Beau – Let’s talk about what happens if Trump gets indicted….
Yesterday, I learned from The Daily Beast that PBS has completed and is airing an episode of its “American Masters” series about Dr. Fauci. My recollection is that most of those have been about people in the arts; if so, I find this noteworthy. It was first aired Monday, but could be aired again or available on Passport.
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Democratic Underground (bigtree) – No one should minimize the anticipated arrest of this former president for lesser crimes
Quote – There’s no precedent to the former leader of the U.S. facing criminal prosecution which will likely include felony charges. Trump will also be the first major presidential candidate under indictment seeking office…. Manhattan prosecutors are also deliberating whether to charge Trump with falsifying business records in the first degree for falsifying a record with the intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal another crime, which in this case could be a violation of campaign finance laws. That is a Class E felony and carries a sentence of a minimum of one year and as much as four years. [emphasis mine]
Click through for essay. this is an opinion piece, so it may or may not align with your opinion. Certainly not all the comments align with it, some vehemently.
Colorado Public Radio – She marched with Dr. King, and her work for civil rights marches on to this day
Quote – When Minister Glenda Strong Robinson of Longmont skipped class in 1968 to march with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., there were many things that she couldn’t have foreseen: That the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike she was supporting would become iconic in civil rights history. That Dr. King would be assassinated within days. And that 55 years later, she would receive a lifetime achievement award in his honor.
Click through for history. I don’t doubt there are women like this in many states, possibly every state, and perhaps the dheeer numbers are a factor in why we just don’t hear about them.
Democratic Underground (Baked Potato) – Drug Enforcement 
Agency (DEA) Finds A Tunnel From Mar-A-Lago to Palm Beach Airport
Quote – Described by DEA spokesperson Rollie Wokenshire as “… a rather robust tunnel system, comprising a light railroad, incandescent lighting, great air conditioning, and cutouts with a latrine and multiple dining areas… this tunnel had it all, including a decadent gold-tone livery on the main engine, enclosed in wreaths, marked ‘John Baron Express’.” … Trump’s current TV lawyer, Jim Quessadilla, recently bloviating on MSNBC stated, “President Trump would never travel by rail, end of @#&% story.”
Click through for all the punch lines. I thought a little satire might be a refreshing extra.
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