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  7. 7.

    Alison Rose

    I DON’T HAVE ANY CAKE DAMN IT.

    It’ll have to be an ice cream sammich.

    Will we get an official announcement from Bragg? I don’t know how these things work.

  9. 9.

    bbleh

    @Alison Rose: No, it’s under seal.  As I understand it, it will officially be made public when he’s arraigned, unless for some reason they announce it earlier.

  10. 10.

    Argiope

    It’s chocolate wacky cake and prosecco day! I kept the recipe.  Time to bake and pop a cork!!

  16. 16.

    Layer8Problem

    I want a martini!  A gin martini, with a modicum of vermouth!  No, I want TWO martinis, and a big headache afterward!

  17. 17.

    Alison Rose

    The NYT home page is a joy to behold, even with his ugly fucking face. I want someone to print it on a giant billboard and drive it around Mar-a-Lago.

  19. 19.

    bbleh

    @Alison Rose: again NAL, but as I understand it, it’s supposed to happen quickly — I’ve read elsewhere within a matter of days in this case.  And in this case I would guess it depends on how quickly they can come to terms on how and where he will surrender and be arraigned.  I read elsewhere that at least the idea was floated of him being arraigned remotely so he wouldn’t have to travel physically to NY, but no idea whether that went anywhere, or whether Bragg would even entertain it

    Ah .. NYT says he lawyers say he WILL travel to NY

  22. 22.

    Alison Rose

    @bbleh: do we get a perp walk?????? preferably when they didn’t give him time to put makeup on??????? so he looks extra pathetic??????

    oh, reading the rest of your comment, maybe no perp walk. But I want one!!

  24. 24.

    WaterGirl

    @RevRick: Not a despairing post!  A hopeful post, then some discouraging news.

    But you’ll see that I baked my pie this afternoon (cherry galette to be precise) and I hadn’t cut into it yet because I was holding out for indictment news that I thought was possible, though not terribly likely

    Cake Watch: Day 4 (Screw the Cake, I Am Baking a Pie) 1

  26. 26.

    bbleh

    @Alison Rose: All I want is a copy of the mugshot.  Which is not normally released in NY, and which I read somewhere the Commissioner said better-damn-not-be, but I can’t imagine it won’t leak within a day.  Can you imagine how much someone will get paid for it?  (Alvin Bragg: creating jobs for New Yorkers.)

  28. 28.

    Alison Rose

    @bbleh: If I were in a job to be in a position to do so, you best believe I’d leak that shit in a HOT SECOND. I wouldn’t even need money to do so. The nationwide joy would be payment enough.

  29. 29.

    StringOnAStick

    @WaterGirl: Galette’s are the best.  Cherry, the perfect fruit for baking, makes this perfect.

    I have 11 quarts of pie cherries left that I harvested last year.  I might roust my Covid-dragging ass and go bake something in celebration.

  32. 32.

    trucmat

    I chose this thread to celebrate because it has better pie. Still … I am trained to keep my hopes in check so will wait to see Don in a courtroom before commencing full gloating.

  34. 34.

    BlueGuitarist

    Good news!

    One way to make more good news: phonebanking (from anywhere) to flip the Wisconsin state supreme court: time slots Saturday, Sunday, (9 am seems early to call on a weekend), Monday, and Tuesday (election day). Hoping someone knows of an opportunity to phone bank for Jodi Habush Sinykin for state senate, to get out voters who can cast 2 votes to replace Republicans with Democrats.

    Link for Wis Dems phone bank

    https://www.mobilize.us/wisdems/event/545075/

  35. 35.

    evap

    WG, you have inspired me! I have a super easy vegan chocolate cupcake recipe that never fails. I am going to head to the kitchen and make some!

  36. 36.

    Skepticat

    CAKE, ICE CREAM, AND VODKA.

    Now if they’ll just convict him in this one and follow up with indictments in the strong cases.

     

    And yes, I sadly agreed with your previous post, but I must prefer this one!

  37. 37.

    persistentillusion

    Today is my birthday and I just received the present I really, really wanted.  Woohoo!

  40. 40.

    UncleEbeneezer

    Brought to you by the First Black DA of Manhattan!!

    Take that, Bragg-bashers :)

  41. 41.

    Another Scott

    @UncleEbeneezer: But, but, they said that he dropped the cases when he took over!

    They said the grand jury was not meeting again until weeks from now!

    They said that …!

    It’s almost like we can’t trust the quality of prosecutor and grand jury gossip!!11ONE

    I hope there are more pleasant surprises in the actual indictment, and that the case is strong enough for conviction.

    It’s a good day.

    Happy Birthday, persistentillusion and all who celebrate.  It’s Goya’s birthday today, too.  No, not the beans!!1

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  42. 42.

    Gin & Tonic

    In other news, the Parliament of Turkiye has voted to approve Finland’s application to join NATO. As they say, Putin is a master strategist.

  48. 48.

    Glidwrith

    @WaterGirl: Ma’am, I would like the recipe for that dessert, not only because it sounds delicious, but I want it to be THE recipe to use to remember when we finally turned the corner.

  50. 50.

    Amir Khalid

    This is big news. I remember when Najib was finally charged in court. It wasn’t the end of the road, there was still a long way to go, but at least we Malaysians knew the process was in motion. I reckon that’s how you feel over there.

  54. 54.

    cope

    We went to the Hawaiian sourdough bakery this morning for a loaf of their weekly cranberry walnut sourdough bread. Impulse purchased their last chocolate donut, a pair of molasses/candied ginger cookies, a blueberry muffin and a gooey, sticky caramel roll but no cake. Can I still come to the party?

  58. 58.

    SomeRandomGuy

    If I may say, it’s rude to promise cake, and not deliver. I mean, I could imagine putting someone into a near impossible set of puzzle-traps, forcing them to use an experimental weapon to create bridges… well, “portals” is a better word, I guess. I could see doing *that*. But to promise cake, and not deliver? Dear lord, if the cake is a lie, how can we trust any justice in any part of human society?

    Oh, right: trump was indicted.

    (Yes, I know, she mentioned she was making pie instead in another, *earlier* post, but if you think I fought through a maze of puzzle-traps intended to keep me captive indefinitely, all for the promise of cake, and will meekly accept pie, you have another think coming!)

  66. 66.

    Albatrossity

    Didn’t make a cake, but I will certainly be hoisting a glass of wine to toast Bragg and the grand jurors, who did the right thing and moved the needle today!

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