The law firm representing the whistleblower has put up a website. That website now contains September 24, 2019 statement from the intelligence community whistleblower legal team September 24, 2019, Letter from Andrew P. Bakaj, Attorney for Intelligence Community Whistleblower to Acting Director of National Intelligence September 24, 2019, Letter from DNI OGC to Andrew P. …
The Whistleblower Saga Bifurcates
There are at least two things going on in what we might call the whistleblower saga. I got confused by them last night, so let me try to clarify them for myself and whomever else might be confused. A whistleblower submitted a complaint to the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG), which the ICIG was then …
Morning Open Thread
I don’t know where everyone is. Kudos to TaMara for hosting for Alain and her photos of Paris! Let’s start the morning with a baby rhino – This baby rhino recently met giraffes and antelopes for the first time — and he was fearless ?? pic.twitter.com/Xm3EyBqf0M — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) September 23, 2019 The Thomas …
Evening Open Thread
I got nothing. Or rather, too much to easily put in a post at this time of night. Here’s a Montezuma sunflower from my yard. They grow to a meter and a half, with multiple blooms on a stem. They’re also perennials, a big plus for me. There’s a series of articles out in …
Here Are Your Representatives On Impeachment
We’ve got a lively discussion going on impeachment already this morning. If you want to know if your representative supports impeachment, you can put your zip code in the blank at this website and find out. Press your representative hard if they’re a “no.” Send them good words if they’re a “yes.” At Ben Ray …
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Late-Night Open Thread – Joe Biden Strikes Back!
Biden has a nice ad out in response to Trump’s and Giuliani’s attempts at smearing him. Desperate Donald Trump knows that I can beat him, so now he’s enlisting the help of a foreign government — once again. It’s an abuse of power and violates every basic norm of the presidency. We cannot give him …
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#ClimateStrike
I’m going to be away from the keyboard the first part of today, but the strike for the planet’s climate has begun and is sweeping around the globe. I know there’s too much going on. What are you doing for the climate? Among the thousands of #GlobalClimateStrike protesters was this geographer. Huge crowd. Unable to …