March, 2018 archive
Owed on Intimations of Immorality 0
I’m not really following the Stormy Daniels affair, because there’s nothing new to see; it’s just one more wreck at a Trumpled demolition derby, and, frankly, if you’ve seen one demolition derby etc. (Except for the gymnastic gyrations of evangelical “Christians” to rationalize their fealty to Donald Trump). Can anyone who has paid attention (not “followed,” simply paid attention to headlines) to Donald Trump’s career be in any way surprised or shocked?
Over at Above the Law, though, Elie Mystal has looked at some of the legal maneuverings and suggests that Michael Cohen may have hoisted himself on his own petard. A snippet:
Cohen claims he paid off Daniels, without Trump’s knowledge. If true, that’s a massive ethical violation. If false, it’s an illegal campaign contribution. By allowing this information to become public, Cohen has shown Mueller’s people a roadmap for how Trump — I mean, David Dennison — might try to launder money. Great job, counselor.
Whether any of that matters is another issue, as the “rule of law” seems increasingly a quaint and passe concept.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Trumplers like violence because they smell so nice:
This phenomena is unique to Trump rallies. “Things got vicious, no matter how much Mr Trump liked to claim his events were ‘love fests,’” one observer noted in The Independent.
Follow the link for the rest.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen offers a timeline.
The Pusher Men 0
Warning: Language.
Twits on Twitter, Facebook Frolics Dept. 0
I am certain I am not the only person who finds that #deletefacebook is trending on Twitter to be somewhat ironic.
In related news, John Aravosis retrieves his data from Facebook and finds that the Zuckerborg has slurped up far more information about him than he imagined.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Give children the opportunity to be polite.
Thus passeth another day in NRA Eden.
“Genius at Work” 0
Steven M. explains.
Geeking Out 0
Slackware 14.2 with the Fluxbox window manager with the “green tea” style. The wallpaper is from my collection.
