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Feb 20 2019
A Big Deal
It’s not exactly breaking news that Cops have been shaking down innocent people for cash or valuable items. In this case a car. Supreme Court says constitutional protection against excessive fines applies to state actions By Robert Barnes, Washington Post February 20, 2019 The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution’s prohibition on excessive …
Feb 20 2019
It never stops.
It just never stops. Forget Andrew McCabe, yesterday’s get. Today’s sweeties are Mark Mazzetti, Maggie Haberman, Nicholas Fandos, and Michael S. Schmidt. We’ll see how many have airtime tonight. I find it mildly disappointing in that it’s mostly stuff we already know. Unidicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio has been guilty, guilty, guilty of Obstruction of Justice …
Feb 19 2019
Roger Murdock on Kaepernick
My name is Roger Murdock. I’m an airline pilot. I think you’re the greatest, but my dad says you don’t work hard enough on defense. And he says that lots of times, you don’t even run down court. And that you don’t really try, except during the playoffs. The hell I don’t! Listen, kid. I’ve …
Feb 18 2019
The Sovereign District Of New York
Trump can’t run the Mueller playbook on New York feds By DARREN SAMUELSOHN, Politico 02/18/2019 Even as speculation mounts that special counsel Robert Mueller might be winding down his investigation, a parallel threat to President Donald Trump only seems to be growing within his own Justice Department: the Southern District of New York. Manhattan-based federal …
Feb 18 2019
Trilogy
First of all, John Oliver is back! To do whatever it is that he does. Yay! Second, I don’t know whether John feels it as keenly as I do, but I really hate repeating myself. Unfortunately people keep being stupid. Brexit III: The Sequel To Brexit II: Invasion of the Intergalactic Space Lords
Feb 17 2019
Captain Planet
Ok, that one’s a little obscure. In addition to his many other accomplishments Don Cheadle was the star of the eponymous Captain Planent on Funny or Die, the funny part of which was that he was nothing like the hero of the Saturday moring children’s cartoon of the same name. I used it for a …
Feb 16 2019
Another Rose Garden Meltdown
Comemntary on yesterday’s long expected development is basically divided into 2 main threads. First is- ZOMG! Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio could win given this Supreme Court! He really can’t because it not just the broad challenges on Constitutionality which are true and precedented, but also the thousands of small lawsuits by Landowners many of whom …