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Open Thread & Announcing the Sunday Afternoon Legal Zoom

by WaterGirl|  August 7, 20237:55 pm| 33 Comments

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Not that there’s much happening right now related to Trump’s Attempted Coup and Unswerving Criminality, but I asked Immanentize if he would be up for doing another zoom about legal stuff.  Gracious, as always, the answer was yes!

Other legal BJ peeps – and non-legal peeps – are most welcome to participate!  This obviously includes lurkers, too!

With people on two coasts and around the world, it’s a challenge to find a good time.  We have high hopes that maybe this will be a good time for a lot of folks.

I’m really looking forward to this one.  Who’s interested?

If you’re up for joining the zoom this Sunday – either with video or just audio – please chime in below and send me an email so I can reply with the zoom link.

Sunday, August 13
3-4:30 pm Eastern time

Be there or be square.  (Did I really say that?)

Open thread!

Update: I will be sending the link closer to Sunday so that half of us don’t lose track of it by then. :-)

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33Comments

  1. 1.

    zhena gogolia

    August 7, 2023 at 8:10 pm

    I might be interested. I’ll e-mail you.

  2. 2.

    Mr. Bemused Senior

    August 7, 2023 at 8:11 pm

    Of course!

  3. 3.

    Baud

    August 7, 2023 at 8:11 pm

    I was going to comment that it’s neither Sunday nor afternoon.  But then I decided to read the post.

  4. 4.

    MomSense

    August 7, 2023 at 8:12 pm

    There!  Never square!

    Please send the link.

    Just watched the saga of a car rolling into the river (everyone got out ok thankfully).  Alllllll the rescue people and equipment showed up.

  5. 5.

    jimmiraybob

    August 7, 2023 at 8:12 pm

    Trump’s Attempted Coup and Unswerving Criminality

    Trumps Ongoing Coup and Unswerving Criminality.

    A question: if key state Republican parties are really going broke while Trump is continuing to rake in the big bucks, is it possible for him to “purchase” – bail them out?

  6. 6.

    tandem

    August 7, 2023 at 8:16 pm

    Thanks for arranging this!  I’ll send an email for the link.

  7. 7.

    Wyatt Salamanca

    August 7, 2023 at 8:19 pm

    Yes, interested and I emailed you.

  8. 8.

    WaterGirl

    August 7, 2023 at 8:23 pm

    @Baud: Okay, I updated the title to hopefully be more clear. :-)

  9. 9.

    mrmoshpotato

    August 7, 2023 at 8:26 pm

    @jimmiraybob: You mean is Dump going to try overthrowing individual states now?

  10. 10.

    WaterGirl

    August 7, 2023 at 8:26 pm

    @jimmiraybob: Trump?  Give up money to help someone else?  Where it doesn’t benefit him directly?

    I think not!

  11. 11.

    Baud

    August 7, 2023 at 8:29 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    Much better.  I know people rely on this blog for the date and time. :⁠-⁠)

  12. 12.

    brantl

    August 7, 2023 at 8:34 pm

    I would be interested.

  13. 13.

    LAO

    August 7, 2023 at 8:44 pm

    Tentatively, I’m in!

  14. 14.

    rivers

    August 7, 2023 at 8:44 pm

    I would definitely be interested.

  15. 15.

    geg6

    August 7, 2023 at 8:45 pm

    I might be interested.  I’ll get back at ya, WG.

  16. 16.

    Ryan

    August 7, 2023 at 8:47 pm

    “Be there or be square.  (Did I really say that?)”

     

    Make like a tree, and get out of here!

  17. 17.

    NotMax

    August 7, 2023 at 8:50 pm

    Open thread?

    Pallet cleanser, so to speak.
    $300K in gaming cards stolen at Gen Con in downtown Indianapolis.

  18. 18.

    Tinare

    August 7, 2023 at 9:02 pm

    Hi – I’ll send an email to listen in.

  19. 19.

    Ruckus

    August 7, 2023 at 9:04 pm

    Sure I’m interested.

  20. 20.

    LiminalOwl

    August 7, 2023 at 9:04 pm

    I’m interested. Will send email.

  21. 21.

    TS

    August 7, 2023 at 9:07 pm

    Thanks for organising WG & Immanentize. First one I joined  was a great explainer of many of the legal issues but if my calculations are correct 3pm Eastern on Sunday is 5am Monday in my part of the world (Eastern Australia).  Not an early riser so I’m not going to make this one.

  22. 22.

    Dmbeaster

    August 7, 2023 at 9:13 pm

    Definitely interested

  23. 23.

    WaterGirl

    August 7, 2023 at 9:18 pm

    @TS: Oh, damn!

  24. 24.

    stinger

    August 7, 2023 at 9:19 pm

    Email sent.

  25. 25.

    knittingbull

    August 7, 2023 at 9:25 pm

    I’m in.

  26. 26.

    knittingbull

    August 7, 2023 at 9:38 pm

    what’s the email address?

  27. 27.

    Renie

    August 7, 2023 at 9:45 pm

    I would definitely be interested.

  28. 28.

    Deputinize Eurasia from the Kuriles to St Petersburg

    August 7, 2023 at 10:26 pm

    In!

  29. 29.

    WaterGirl

    August 7, 2023 at 10:34 pm

    @knittingbull: watergirl at balloon-juice.com

    If that’s too cryptic, go to Contact Us in the white menu bar at the top and it will tell you the correct format.

  30. 30.

    WaterGirl

    August 7, 2023 at 10:35 pm

    Everyone, please send me an email if you’re interested.

    Just know that I won’t send the zoom link until much closer to Sunday – otherwise most of us will lose track of them. :-)

  31. 31.

    TS

    August 7, 2023 at 10:59 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    Oh, damn!

    No worries – I’m sure there will be a next time given the current issues over there!

  32. 32.

    Crimson Pimpernel

    August 8, 2023 at 9:28 am

    Definitely interested, and will email you if it looks like it will work with my schedule.  And thanks.

  33. 33.

    WaterGirl

    August 8, 2023 at 8:26 pm

    @TS: I’m pretty sure you’re right!

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