I loved that phrase so much, I couldn’t resist using it for a post.
I hope the phrase Trump Chihuahua sticks to Jim Jordan. Maybe we can do our part in making that happen?
Fani Willis claps back at Trump chihuahua, Jim Jordan, regarding his incessant efforts to impede her case.
WARNING: It is a blistering, ass-kicking masterpiece.
— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) September 7, 2023
Direct link to PDF file if you don’t want to click on twitter.
I don’t understand the “oh my gosh, Fani Willis can’t possibly think she can try all 19 defendants together” bullshit that is coming from the internet legal eagles who otherwise appear to be in favor of prosecution.
I am not a lawyer, but I know that – if history is our guide – maybe half of those people are going to turn state’s evidence in exchange for a reduced sentence, or no sentence at all.
Can’t Fani Willis just say that as part of her response to Judge McAfee? It has the advantage of being true, and 18 of the 19 can look around and think, hmm, which set of 9 or so would I prefer to be a part of at the end of the day.
Somewhat related, I will not be surprised if we see a new Trump indictment today from blog favorite Jack Smith. It’s been so quiet for the past week, it just feels like something must be humming just below the surface.
Not really related to Trump, except that they are both narcissist and wanna-be authoritarians, are any BJ peeps planning to read the Ronan Farrow book in fairly short order? I can picture a couple of guest “book reports” about the book. Soon, though. Anyone planning to devour the book soon, who might like to share?
Totally open thread.
Update:
I just saw this, does anyone know the context? Or does it not matter who DeSantis is going to kill?
This is the effect of authoritarian creep; the small steps it took to get to the place where you can say your policy is to murder a group of people and nobody bats an eye. https://t.co/N6ecDMKnVl
— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) September 8, 2023
Alison Rose
DeSantis was talking about drug cartels at the border. Which, like…sure, they’re not the nicest folks, but saying he would encourage law enforcement to leave them stone cold dead is maybe a bit over the top. Ronnie trying to seem like a big tough man again. And failing again.
WaterGirl
And this? This can’t possibly be true, can it? I think I am going to throw up.
Ceci n est pas mon nym
Just arrived in Köln (Cologne) a few hours ago and we are in the process of sleeping off the jet lag. Trying to be on vacation and not obsess so much about the daily legal troubles of TFG and his remaining minions.
Ben Cisco
Thanks for posting this, WG!
I would add that anyone who hasn’t read the entirety of Willis’ response to Gym, please avail yourself.
Totally worth it!
WaterGirl
@WaterGirl: Link to the article without clicking on twitter.
WaterGirl
@Ben Cisco: You’re welcome!
Just trying to do my part to help this catch on:
Trump Chihuahua, Jim Jordan
FastEdD
Judge McAfee was appointed by TFG but he appears on video to be competent and able to make decisions quickly.
Ben Cisco
@Ben Cisco: Forgot the link (PDF download).
Ben Cisco
@WaterGirl: BWAHAAHAA 😆
smith
I was hoping someone would front-page her letter! It is so full of satisfying takedowns, it’s hard to choose a favorite. I especially liked:
and:
It’s so tiring to deal with the constant spew of GQP nonsense and the media’s willing collaboration with that nonsense, it’s just uplifting to see something like this from a public figure.
smith
@FastEdD: I’m pretty sure he was appointed by Kemp. He also worked for years as a prosecutor in Fulton County, and I think his boss then was someone called Fani Willis.
Alison Rose
A few days ago, Casey De Vil tweeted a link where people could sign a birthday card for her shitass husband, specifically saying “I have a favor to ask you: Will you sign [my shitass husband’s] card to wish him a Happy Birthday?”
The majority of the replies simply say “no” or have GIFs of someone shaking their head or laughing. A few say fuck off, but one guy just said “NFW Eyebrows” which cracked me up. Usually I don’t like looks-based insults, even for shitty people, but those eyebrows were a choice so IMO that’s fair game. Why someone would look at an NFL player’s eyeblack on his cheeks and go “that’s the look” is beyond me.
Also I still refuse to believe that fucker is only gonna be 45. This is the one conspiracy theory I will buy into, that he’s been lying his whole adult life about his age and he’s at least 5 years older.
Alison Rose
@WaterGirl: Well, I guess the UN can get in the bin along with AI and IRC and so many others.
JPL
@Alison Rose: Fortunately he wasn’t speaking about a 6 week old fetus, cuz I’d wonder about his pro life credentials.
kidding
john (not mccain)
I hope the phrase “pedophile enabler” sticks to pedophile enabler Jim Jordan.
RedDirtGirl
@Ben Cisco: Yes! I just read through it. Wondrous! I have never read so much legalese in my life as I have since the Trump years. All the lawsuits and the smackdowns they have gotten have been so interesting.
Scout211
I have no idea if we get a Friday news dump cake-worthy surprise today, but Trump or more likely one of his minions posted his response to the final grand jury report this morning. He is not impressed with Fani Willis. (Narrator: he is scared of Fani Willis!)
[Bold added]
LOL. They wanted to indict anyone who was breathing at the time? LOLOLOLOL
New Deal democrat
Considering the Aztecs bred chihuahuas to be eaten, “Trump Chihuahua” is even more on the mark.
Villago Delenda Est
The ball that Ms. Willis hit is going to need a visa, because it’s on its way to South America.
zhena gogolia
@Alison Rose: the main thing I miss about Twitter is response gifs.
zhena gogolia
@john (not mccain): I thought one nice touch about Willis’s letter was the repeated references to combating sexual abuse.
M31
my Italian grandma used to say “by the time you’re 40 you have the face you deserve” and that fucker lived that, the dour, charmless, constipated little fucker
M31
Do ham sandwiches breathe? I rest my case.
RedDirtGirl
@Alison Rose: If you look at that photo his hands are in fists. It’s odd. It’s like he doesn’t actually want to touch his family.
Burnspbesq
I imagine Ms. Willis enjoyed hitting “send” on that one.
zhena gogolia
@RedDirtGirl: That is very strange.
Alison Rose
@M31: It’s just weird, because it’s not that he looks all that old, he just…does not look 45 in any way. Zelenskyy is 45!! They do not look the same age. One of my brothers is 46, his birthday is less than two weeks after DeSantis’, and he sure as heck doesn’t look one year older than him. If I had no idea of his age and you asked me to guess, I’d put him around 52, 53 or so.
pacem appellant
@New Deal democrat: That was such a fascinating historical tidbit that I had to dig deeper. So far, my extensive “research” (*cough* Wikipedia *cough*) indicates that Chihuahuas are small like pre-colonial breeds that were bred for meat, but the modern breed is not the same breed that was farmed.
Alison Rose
@RedDirtGirl: Oh wow, I didn’t even noice that. Why would you do that on your wife’s arm??? Why not put your palm on her arm like a normal person??? It’s like he doesn’t want to get cooties or something.
pacem appellant
@Alison Rose: When is DeSantis’s birthday? How can he be a year younger than I? I hope we don’t share a birthday.
Kelly
I’m gathering my wits over toast and coffee. 2 weeks ago Mom was diagnosed with C Diff. We had a good visit with our primary doc yesterday. C Diff has cleared up, no UTI. Her mind isn’t quite right. Somewhat better during the day but very confused at night. Doc thinks it’s a temporary problem due to the C Diff. Should clear up in a week or 2. I’ve been sleeping on her couch and returning the care she gave me 67 years ago. The couch is on the way between her bedroom and bathroom. I’ve never taken care of a baby. Babies are small enough to pick up which seems like an advantage. My stepsons were grade schoolers when we met. Snatching my sleep a couple hours at a time and cleaning up.
narya
Apparently one of the side effects of Ozempic is facial aging. No idea if he’s taking it, or if that’s what’s going on, just throwing out the info.
Alison Rose
@pacem appellant: September 14. A day that will live in infamy.
Roger Moore
@john (not mccain):
I don’t think “pedophile enabler” is really correct. Jordan enabled a sexual abuser, but the targets were adults. Call him a sexual abuse enabler or rape enabler. Unless you’re talking about something other than the Ohio State case, which is the one he is most directly implicated in.
WaterGirl
@Scout211:
I’m pretty sure that’s a time-honored legal response that is taught in all the best law schools. I’ll wait for Omnes or Steve in WTF or one of the other BJ attorneys to confirm that.
Alison Rose
@Kelly: That sounds like a lot to deal with, first being worried about her physical health and now the lingering mental impact. Hopefully the doctor is right and she’ll be doing better soon!
pacem appellant
@Alison Rose: Oh phew! I’m in the clear.
M31
@narya: facial aging is also a symptom of being a lifelong raging asshole and dour charmless constipated little fucker
Ceci n est pas mon nym
@Ceci n est pas mon nym: That said, I’m reading Fani Willis’ letter now and it is wonderful!
cain
@Alison Rose: irc? No love for internet relay chat? or is it some other irc?
M31
Ron looks like a 35-year-old chain smoker from 1975, maybe he’s aging old-school
Elizabelle
@Alison Rose: As Cain asked, what is the deal with IRC?
Is it the International Rescue Committee? Or another IRC?
jonas
Speaking of special counsels, does anyone happen to know whatever happened to the one who was appointed to look into those classified documents found at Biden’s house? An SC cleared Pence in fairly short order earlier this year, but I don’t recall if there’s still some kind of inquiry going on about Biden’s docs.
Alison Rose
Okay, since the thread is noted as totally open, help me out folks: This image was one of the pictures used to replace a comment through the pie filter…but what is it??? It looks like a bag of cat or dog food (almost looks like the Purina logo right in the middle) but with a seal on it? I’m fairly certain they don’t use seal meat in seafood-flavored pet food. Is it food FOR seals? I don’t think Purina makes Seal Chow. Are they cookies? That would fit in more with the dessert theme. But seafood cookies? I am so confused.
WaterGirl
@Ceci n est pas mon nym: Does it include the other time-honored phrase?
Alison Rose
@cain: @Elizabelle: If I’m recalling accurately, there has been some bullshit regarding the International Red Cross in Ukraine.
Elizabelle
@Alison Rose: Avalune’s wonderful art.
It’s about sealioning, a type of Internet trolling. The “I was just asking” type.
WaterGirl
@Alison Rose: I can explain that!
jonas
@narya: Anytime you lose a lot of weight quickly, it tends to age you, especially if you were carrying some extra padding around the face.
waspuppet
I know “authoritarian creep” is describing a dynamic, but it’s also the best description of DeSantis I’ve seen.
Regarding Fani Willis’s response, I love it. But I also hope people realize that the strategy here, to the extent that there is one, is to bait her into saying something that the Peter Bakers and Dana Bashes of the world will decide is “lashing out” and demand she apologize for, which will give them the “Yeah but” they’re desperately looking for when Trump gets convicted.
She told her staff not to respond to abuse, and as far as I’m concerned she’s stayed on the right side of the line, but like I said our “liberal” media are looking for a reason a Trump conviction won’t be real.
Alison Rose
@Elizabelle: Ahhhh okay okay. That makes sense. LOL I was scrolling down and seeing the cake slices and cupcakes and such and then a bag of cat food and I was like…what. Now I get it :P
ETA @WaterGirl Is Elizabelle correct?
WaterGirl
@Alison Rose:
It’s a bag of Sea Lion Chow. For all the sea-lion derailing of threads there was going on at thew time. We also have a sea lion cupcake. All thanks to Avalune, who also made the PupCake to go with CatCake.
smith
@Alison Rose: The international Red Cross was very slow to provide aid after the dam was blown.
Elizabelle
@Alison Rose: Ah, the Red Cross. Yeah, I vaguely remember that.
A lot of IRCs out there, so best to spell the acronym out in first use. AI was understandable; I believe that is Amnesty International? (But now, it is more likely to mean artificial intelligence.)
I used to have some brief trouble figuring out which HRC if it was a cryptic comment. Hillary Rodham Clinton, or Human Rights Campaign? Really had to search for the context.
Kelly
@Alison Rose: I have reinforcements. Mrs Kelly is bringing her meals and my retired brother and sister live nearby. I’ve got the night shift.
Steeplejack
@Alison Rose:
Sea lion chow.
Elizabelle
@WaterGirl: I love the Eeyore cupcake. And all of Avalune’s art.
WaterGirl
@WaterGirl: There is also Eeyore, for all the the folks who were behaving like that at the time. The DuckCake was in honor of TaMara’s ducks of course.
narya
@Kelly: Oof; that’s a lot. Sending good thoughts your way . . .
Glad the C Diff was cleared up, though; my mom went through a couple of bouts of it, and it sucks.
Alison Rose
@WaterGirl: Makes perfect sense now. I guess I’d never noticed it before since I only have one person pied, and I saw it and was so confused, hahaha. Thanks!
HumboldtBlue
Only thing he killed is his campaign, the fucking angry little toad.
smith
@waspuppet: Looks like Gym is moving on to Jack Smith, who I anticipate will handle his inquiries with a grace equal to Fani Willis’.
SomeRandomGuy
Alison Rose
@Elizabelle: You’re right, I should have spelled them out. Especially if there are multiple things it could mean. Initials often throw me off too, I keep thinking people are talking about the crypto dude SBF when they call Trump SFB
trollhattan
@WaterGirl: Works best when I have it sounding as “chih-hooah-hooah” in my head.
Elizabelle
@Steeplejack: Not surprised you were able to find the exact comic.
Incidentally, the Small Press Expo is in town this weekend, in North Bethesda. Do you attend that? I’ve been in previous years (got to talk with Lynda Barry and Roz Chast shake hands with John Lewis); still on the fence about this year.
For “indie comics and graphic novels.” They’ve pulled in some major and upcoming talent in previous years, and it’s an inexpensive ticket. SPX.
Sounds like something you would like. On the Metro line!
WaterGirl
@Alison Rose: It’s also easier to see when the images are bigger.
Take a look at the details on the Sea Lion Chow – it’s a total work of art.
KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))
@New Deal democrat: There are a lot of tales about why chihuahuas were originally bred. It might almost lead one to think that folks are looking hard for a reason why anyone would have done such a thing. Having had one live at my house for ~ 13 years, the story I believe is that they were bred as burglar alarms. Supposedly they were kept under the hacienda and, as extremely territorial animals (I can vouch for that), they would bark their heads off if a stranger came anywhere near.
Whatever they were bred for, I have to think it was all about the bark though.
trollhattan
@SomeRandomGuy:
“Just asking questions” a close cousin to “do your own research.”
Matt McIrvin
@Elizabelle: I’m so old that “IRC” still means “Internet Relay Chat.” The Discord of its day.
Elizabelle
@SomeRandomGuy:
Laughing. Gonna remember that one!
trollhattan
@Elizabelle:
I went to high school with Lynda Barry.
Just wanted to say that.
Ramalama
@zhena gogolia:
So many head shaking “DAMN” statements made by Fani Willis including …
Brava.
What’s the opposite of sad trombone? This letter is a major hit (all the kids are saying).
Elizabelle
@KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager)): Yeah, if herds of cows barked and barked, that could be an issue.
Also chickens, screeching like peacocks.
I always thought the food animals were like guinea pigs, which are smaller and less speedy.
Alison Rose
@WaterGirl: “Very concerned seal” LOLOL!!!
Elizabelle
@trollhattan: Lucky bug!
I remember her from all the comics in alternative weeklies.
Sad to say that her session was cut short by a bomb threat. (Not against her.). By just a few minutes, but that sucked.
trollhattan
Ah, life in the suburbs.
Ramalama
@trollhattan: I worship at the used paintbrush of Lynda Barry. Long long ago I bought a tape cassette called “The Lynda Barry Experience” which is the most pleasurable thing ever to listen to while cleaning house, avoiding work, or driving a car. Some of the stories on this tape included her in high school especially the one called “I Remember Mike,” where a very uncool and unhip white guy temporarily united races in a divided high school.
“What it is.”
In between her short stories (hilarious! wonderful! heart-breaking!) she has out-going messages from her answering machine.
I could and have gone on and on about this one bloody marvelous body of work. Fan of other stuff she’s done too but I went out of my way to gift all my people long ago with this tape.
A German friend of mine loved it so much he converted it to cd way back as a thank you.
KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))
@Alison Rose: It’s probably supposed to be a sea lion, to filter out someone who is se lion-ing, I guess?
Cliosfanboy
Everybody I pied is apparently gone as I have not seen any of that artwork. I love it!!!!
WaterGirl
@smith: I guess that’s another post where we can use the new BJ tag.
I predict that Jack Smith’s response to Jim Jordan, Trump Chihuahua, will be much shorter, totally dismissive, and will cut right to the bone.
RandomMonster
@trollhattan: I always liked Lynda Barry. I still think of “Poodle with a Mohawk” from time to time.
FastEdD
@smith: That would make sense, as he is not a federal judge. Kemp is also not a fan of TFG. For a 34 year old, he sounds like he knows what he is doing. All I hope for is a fair trial and an impartial judge. We’ll see.
sab
@KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager)): My pitbull was raised by chihuahuas and they trained her to bark like a maniac. Pits are normally a quiet breed, but not her.
Almost Retired
@Alison Rose: Unbelievable that he’s only 45. He looks old enough to be giving credible testimonials for Prevagen or discreet bladder-leakage products.
Alison Rose
@trollhattan: AG Bonta is suing another district and a judge just put that district’s policy on hold. How the hell do they think they’re gonna get away with the same thing??
Steeplejack
@Elizabelle:
Thanks, I hadn’t heard about the Small Press Expo. Will look into that. I’m all in on “indie comics and graphic novels”!
KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))
@trollhattan: I went to high school with Lewis Black. So there!
Well, my sister did, actually. He was 2 years ahead of me. But his mom was my substitute teacher all through elementary school.
Geminid
@WaterGirl: Russian exports of nuclear fuel are exempt from sanctions that would otherwise prohibit their use of the SWIFT payment system. Some argue that if European power companies can pay for their fuel through the system, so should grain purchasers all over the world. But I’m not sure about “removing all major sanctions.” That may be a stretch.
Russia would definitely benefit from this proposal, but so would Ukraine. They need the revenue from grain exports and a protected sea lane from their ports to Istanbul may be the only way they can export all of it cheaply.
Turkiye is probably the only nation capable of forcing Russia to leave the freighters unmolested. Turkish President Erdogan backed Russia down when they tried to pull out last November, but now his Plan A is to induce Russia to rejoin the deal with these concessions from the UN. If he has a Plan B, Erdogan’s not saying.
wjca
To be fair, a lot of us were holding our breaths, praying his coup attempt would fail.
Steeplejack
@Ramalama:
Opposite of sad trombone? For some reason this came to mind.
CCL
Then there is this:
I love the precise dollar amount.
KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))
@Elizabelle: Right? And at least based on my dog, they aren’t very meaty beasts. They provide no milk or eggs, as you’d get from cows or chickens. And I can’t imagine having a pack… I’m getting a headache just thinking of the noise. No, I think they were probably primarily rat-catchers and burglar alarms.
lamh36
Good afternoon BJ from NOLA.
Who’s flying to LA tmrw and haven’t even packed or out together an itinerary other than Disneyland on Monday 😳…
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2dfeea4c0e64e6954e1dc71aa765fa53afddfeca1f825fce01ebc16eb5436de1.gif
What started as a solid Cali research trip (Cali move, more on that another time) has now turned a “sister bonding” trip with one of my sisters.
HumboldtBlue
@Alison Rose:
We can get the SAS, the SBS, the CIA, FBI, DHS, MI5, MI6, FSB, NCAA, MIT, TNT and NSA together for a conference on how confusing initialisms and acronyms can be.
@lamh36:
Welcome to the state, if you didn’t bring enough beignets for the whole class, just head back on down south.
lamh36
@lamh36: oh BTW…did I mention that I travelled to Tokyo Japan in May and Italy last November👏🏾
I literally have so many pictures from both trips but I have yet to upload them onto any platform 🤷🏾♀️
kalakal
That letter by AG Willis is superb, she twists the knife in the odious prick again and again
The only thing missing is the final words of Private Eye’s response in
Arkell-v-Pressdram
Jay
@WaterGirl:
Trump Chihuahua,
JimGym Jordantrollhattan
@Alison Rose: Methinks that this is a convenient springboard for at least one and perhaps more Republican political careers, beginning with super-Jesusy Julie Hupp.
Bonta has this on his radar.
I double-checked, Rocklin is technically still in California.
Steeplejack
@lamh36:
Lots to unpack here! Tell us more, stranger.
WaterGirl
@CCL: I think the key point there was:
As a fucking non-member of the fucking bar…
JPL
@lamh36: Have fun. It’s great to see you posting again.
misterpuff
@WaterGirl: Jordan would look so cute, sticking his head out of TFG’s bag, just like Paris Hilton’s teacup pup.
Oh, what am I saying, TFG would never carry around Jimmy in his manpurse (too much effort and strain), but he does keep Jordan’s balls there.
MattF
@Elizabelle: I was a regular attendee at SPX, but my reduced mobility these days makes going to that event difficult for me. However, I’m still a comics fan— I recently bought and enjoyed a new book from Bill Griffith: Three Rocks, a biography of Ernie Bushmiller, the artist who drew the strip Nancy for many years. Nancy fans know what the title refers to.
Alison Rose
@trollhattan: Glad to see Bonta is on it. And yeah, my grandpa lived in Rocklin for his last decade or so and we went up there many times to visit. It mostly just seemed boring, and way too hot.
prostratedragon
@CCL: Amazon has it new for $500. Only 1 left in stock.
wjca
Assumes facts not in evidence….
trollhattan
@Alison Rose: You weren’t imagining: Rocklin is the hottest spot in the greater Sacramento metroplex. We spent a few summer days attending the Champs swim meet at the college, sweltering under pop-up canopies waiting with the screaming children between the seventy-second heats. Lots, and lots of waiting.
Other than the college, there’s no there there.
Alison Rose
@CCL: The number in brackets was what fully slayed me when reading the letter. Ms Willis is hilarious.
prostratedragon
@misterpuff: You make me think uneasily of Capt. Queeg there.
trollhattan
@prostratedragon: Mess boy Gym Jordan at the strawberries again?
Danielx
Lot of teeth gnashing in Jordan’s office, no doubt – how dare she, etc. etc.
Yet more evidence, as though it were needed, that Jim Jordan is a little asshole whose primary function in life is running interference for TFG.
Alison Rose
@trollhattan: We went up a few times for his birthday, which is just a few days after mine in mid July. I was like…this weather is a felony. Before Rocklin, they’d lived in San Jose my whole life, which can certainly get hot but not like that.
Geminid
@FastEdD: I asked my Atlanta friend what he thought about Judge McAffee. Warrren is retired now but he’s done a lot of litigation and some trial work. He also sat on a jury for a civil case tried before Judge McBurney and was very impressed (McBurney supervised the grand juries that brought Ms. Willis’s indictments).
Anyway, Warren thought McAfee would play this trial straight and not lean to either side. He also remarked that McAfee showed a firm grasp of trial procedure.
Then Warren added, “I think Brian Kemp makes excellent appointments!” That was a reference to his younger brother, who retired 10 months ago after 32 years on the bench. Warren, his siblings and their spouses were having a family Zoom call a few weeks ago and yakking about the grandkids when his brother said, “I have news. I was just appointed to one of the new panels that will pass on the fitness of district attorneys.” Gov. Kemp got to pick one member of the 5 member investigative panel and one member of the 3 member hearing panel, and he hhad pickedthe brother for the former.
I’d like to get some inside dope on the panel’s activities, but Warren’s not going to ask any questions and his brother wouldn’t answer them anyway. Warren did say he thought his brother would be a moderating influence.
Salty Sam .
@Kelly: sorry to hear about your Mom. It’s a very difficult situation- I’m going through similar difficulties with a sister-in-law and cognitive decline, although not caused by C-diff.
There is mounting evidence of a link between the gut and the brain- in fact some researchers are calling the gut “the second brain”. I’ve paid attention to the differences in my moods as related to my gut health, and it seems to line up- nowadays if I’m grumpy/irritable, my wife will ask, “How’s your gut?”
And C-diff is a MASSIVE insult to the gut, so your mom’s difficulties could very well be part of that. My brother had a very bad bout of C-diff, and it took him a long time to heal. Here’s hoping that Mom bounces back soon!
Steeplejack
@MattF:
Yes! I have been on the verge of buying Three Rocks. This might push me over the edge.
Burnspbesq
@trollhattan:
Real estate values in Rocklin going off a cliff in 3, 2 …
Who would want to move to a place where the values are that fucked up?
Elizabelle
@MattF: I will have to find that Bill Griffith book. Enjoy.
Maybe next year for SPX? I can drive! And we can do another BJ meetup, maybe. I figured out later that we were all standing on Scottie (daughter) Fitzgerald’s grave last visit.
Sorry to hear about the mobility issues. That would be a bite.
WaterGirl
@misterpuff: I think you’re right about that.
Frankensteinbeck
@Scout211:
That’s going to be part of his defense in court. I swear he’s going to try it. His lawyers will try to focus on other stuff, but he will demand they include that the election was stolen, and it’s going to be the legal equivalent of sticking a gun up his own nose and pulling the trigger. Just like in his deposition on the rape/defamation case he had to insist that he totally is famous enough to sexually assault women and get away with it.
Jay
While the International Red Cross has been fundraising off the Third RuZZian Invasion of Ukraine,
That is all they have been doing.
They have not been distributing aid, other than to RuZZia,
They have not been inspecting, monitoring and reporting on the conditions that Ruzzia has been keeping Ukrainian POW’s and Civilians under,
They have not been providing care packages or mail services to Ukrainian POW’s and Civilians in RuZZian detention.
The aid provided after the Kakhova dam destruction, was provided by the Ukrainian Red Cross, which like all National Red Cross Organizations, is completely separate from the International body. As you can imagine, the Ukrainian Red Cross has been a little bit busy and overstretched. They have been focused for most of the war on Refugee Resettlement, Hospital repair and staffing, and emergency medical response, and have been leaving most of the “disaster relief” up to other Charities better able to work in combat zones.
Oh, one other thing that the International Red Cross has done, is suck Putin’s balls with reports on the war and delegations to RuZZia.
Steeplejack
@Elizabelle:
Article on Three Rocks. Gift link. 🎁
Barbara
@lamh36: It’s been so long. So you are no longer living in Houston? And forgive me if I should have noticed that before. I hope you are doing well and have a great trip to California.
Alison Rose
@Burnspbesq: People who enjoy some of the benefits of living in California but prefer the political atmosphere of the Bible Belt, I suppose.
MattF
@Elizabelle: I’ve had a good time at SPX in the past, but there’s no getting around the need for walking around the exhibit space and getting a hands-on experience with the art. So, not this year, at least, for me. FWIW, I’ve been enjoying some webcomics lately, Charlie Stross has a recent post on his blog that invited webcomic comments. I’ve recently added ‘Questionable Content’ and ‘Kill 6 Billion Demons’ to my regular list.
trollhattan
@Burnspbesq: Sadly, it’s in Placer County where in 2016, Donald J Trump got 95k votes to Hillary Clinton’s 74k.
frosty
@lamh36: Uh oh, I think that was the WaterGirl OTR signal!
HumboldtBlue
You know things are mightily fucked up when a high school in Texas cancels football season. In fact, the entire district has been shut down.
Well, shit, that was last month.
But still…
Geminid
@Alison Rose: It’s like the knuckledraggers are trying to emulate the Chinese with a Bible Belt Road Initiative.
Ohio Mom
@Kelly: May I make suggestion? Take notes of any changes your mom is exhibiting — for example, is she sleeping more consecutive hours or acting confused more frequently, or whatever.
It may help the doctor in determining if her recovery is progressing on schedule, or if something else is afoot.
piratedan
hearing that there was a final report released by the Fulton County Grand Jury and that there were multiple votes suggesting that more than just the 19 should have warranted an indictment, I wonder how many votes were needed to bring charges… the cut off criteria, so to speak.
WaterGirl
@Jay: Do you have a good link for that?
WaterGirl
@lamh36:
@frosty: You rang?
WaterGirl
@piratedan: I’m pretty sure that when it says the grand jury recommended them for indictment… that they had enough votes on the grand jury.
It looks like Fani Willis chose not to indict them. Yet.
My first thought was the they maybe they didn’t fit into Rico, or they would have been too distracting, or it would have looked too political, but that doesn’t mean that she couldn’t / can’t indict them separately at some point.
Kelly
@Ohio Mom: Thanks good idea. We’re tracking food and drinks. Were tracking medicine but those are completed
Kelly
@Ohio Mom: Conveniently we share our PCP. I have my annual checkup with him this afternoon. We’ve been seeing him for 20 years and his dad was our doc when I was a teenager
Jay
@WaterGirl:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/09/zelenskiy-steps-up-criticism-of-international-red-cross-over-inaction-at-kharkhova-dam
and it’s not just about the dam.
karen marie
@RedDirtGirl: Anyone know what happened to the suit Bragg brought against the Chihuahua for attempting to interfere with his falsifying business records case?
karen marie
@RedDirtGirl: Or he does want to touch them – and does – in unspeakable ways, but he is struggling to not do so while a camera crew is present.
karen marie
@RedDirtGirl: The oldest wears glasses but not in that photo. She will have issues, if she doesn’t already.
Ben Cisco
@Alison Rose: I tried to find the thread, but I made a crack about some chow on account of all the sealioning that was going on, and then… Balloon-juice delivers.
Jay
https://nitter.net/JuliaDavisNews/status/1700144796277301737#m
Elizabelle
@Steeplejack: Thank you, Steep! Will read this. Michael Cavna is great. Learned about SPX maybe 4 years ago via one of his columns.
@MattF: Thank you for the links! Re mobility: there must be a lot of DC area comics fans who are starting to skip SPX for that very reason. And these are fans with $$$ to support the event and artists/creators.
For one thing, the exhibit/sales floor is tough enough when you are not using a walker or cane or chair. It would seem they might do a special time for guests who cannot deal with the crowd scene. (And that could include any number of reasons.)
And the panels and events are so tightly scheduled, it is hard to get from floor to floor to conference room.
After this weekend, maybe contact Warren Bernard, who seems to be the head honcho, about making the conference more accessible?
Just doublechecked the site, and did not see anything about accessibility. Meanwhile, I have seen teens and 20 somethings there with mobility and other accessibility issues.
Maybe in 2024!
Cheez Whiz
@WaterGirl: the DA has to consider the logistics of trying $X people and how that will impact other cases in the hopper. The Prickly Pear of Arizona emptywheel jurisprudence, bmaz, mentions the courtrooms in Georgia are (probably?) too small to fit her 42 defendants in her RICO case. He also claims the whole RICO thing is, to use his precise legal term, “bullshit”, and it opens up a chance for Republicans to start charging random people. There’s already some RICO charge against the Cop City protestors in Atlanta. Yeah, I know: Republicans don’t need an example or excuse to start anything. The core of all of bmaz’s complaints boil down to Trust The Rule Of Law. Anything that violates the centuries of encrusted Law Thought is illegitimate in his eyes. He ignores the counter that this is an existential threat to The Rule Of Law. In his eyes Law, like Love, conquers all.
Jacel
@HumboldtBlue: In the comic strip EYEBEAM, a lawyer character worked for TIC, which stood for Three Initial Corporation.
lamh36
@WaterGirl: oooh…not sure if you can still see this, but email me and I’ll def try to send some pics thru for a post or even two.
The fam and I went to Italy last year for my birthday (Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome) and this past May we went to Tokyo cause I wanted to and they tagged along. I can def submit pics galore!
WaterGirl
@lamh36: Just seeing this comment, thanks for pointing me to it in the next thread.
I will send you an email so you are sure to have my address, then get in touch with me when you get back from this CA trip, and we can talk about OTR posts.
Have a great trip!
Annie
Hey, why insult chihuahuas like that?
Eyeroller
@Jacel: Rod wasn’t a lawyer. He was a frat boy, former football player. I think I have all the Eyebeam books ever produced so I’m pretty sure of this, but I can look it up to be sure. Eyebeam was the law student character.
evodevo
@Kelly: What drugs is she on? Sundowning is a common side effect of Ambien (zolpidem) and some other prescription meds…we had a time with my MIL when the docs insisted on giving her this stuff. Soon as we got her off it, the alarming mental symptoms went away. Check it out as a first step, anyway…
boatboy_srq
@Alison Rose: I’m guessing Puddin’ Boots was watching Clear and Present Danger and fell in love with all the explosions.
Miss Bianca
@RandomMonster: “Poodle with a Mohawk!” – I remember seeing a blow-up of that one in a New York subway station. “You’ll never call him Fifi again!”
Jacel
@Eyeroller: I found cartoonist Sam Hurt has a website that includes archives of Eyebeam and his other comics — including several years of a revival of Eyebeam in the 21st century. Lots of reading time needs to be devoted to catching up.