That takes balls.
Jun 20, 2020
Today's Nexus
John Bolton exhibits a good number of bad qualities - lying by commission isn't generally among them, nor is any kind of willingness to break the law concerning the disclosure of appropriately secret information.
WaPo:
A federal judge on Saturday rejected the Justice Department’s emergency request to block publication of John Bolton’s White House memoir but said the former Trump national security adviser “likely jeopardized national security” and exposed himself to criminal prosecution.
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District of Columbia denied the Trump administration’s request for a restraining order on the book, set for publication Tuesday, citing his publisher’s declaration that more than 200,000 copies have already shipped for sale.
But Lamberth noted that it appeared Bolton failed to complete a pre-publication government review and get written authority that his manuscript contained no classified information before publishing.
“While Bolton’s unilateral conduct raises grave national security concerns, the government has not established that an injunction is an appropriate remedy,” Lamberth wrote. “For reasons that hardly need to be stated, the Court will not order nationwide seizure and destruction of a political memoir.”
So what we've got is the the typical Daddy State bullshit coming from the White House.
WaPo:
A federal judge on Saturday rejected the Justice Department’s emergency request to block publication of John Bolton’s White House memoir but said the former Trump national security adviser “likely jeopardized national security” and exposed himself to criminal prosecution.
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District of Columbia denied the Trump administration’s request for a restraining order on the book, set for publication Tuesday, citing his publisher’s declaration that more than 200,000 copies have already shipped for sale.
But Lamberth noted that it appeared Bolton failed to complete a pre-publication government review and get written authority that his manuscript contained no classified information before publishing.
“While Bolton’s unilateral conduct raises grave national security concerns, the government has not established that an injunction is an appropriate remedy,” Lamberth wrote. “For reasons that hardly need to be stated, the Court will not order nationwide seizure and destruction of a political memoir.”
So what we've got is the the typical Daddy State bullshit coming from the White House.
ie: Bolton's book is nothing but a pack of lies and we have to keep it secret because of all the true stuff in it.
Let's be really clear about this though - John Bolton is no hero.
He should be allowed to speak out, and he should speak out.
But Bolton failed us when it really counted.
So John Bolton can have his say, and then he can go fuck himself with a pinecone.
So John Bolton can have his say, and then he can go fuck himself with a pinecone.
Into The Weird
This one's a real head-scratcher. Berman is widely seen as a Cult45 ally.
WaPo:
The Trump administration announced late Friday that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who has overseen a number of investigations involving the president and his political campaign, will be leaving that job, though Berman fired back that he had not resigned and intends to stay in the job to ensure the cases continue unimpeded.
But then:
The surreal standoff marks the latest battle over the administration’s management of the Justice Department. Democrats have decried what they charge has been the politicization of the agency under President Trump and his attorney general, William P. Barr.
Barr announced the personnel change in a statement, saying the president plans to nominate the current chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, for the job.
Berman’s office has been conducting a criminal investigation of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, in a campaign finance case that has already led to charges against two of Giuliani’s associates.
WaPo:
The Trump administration announced late Friday that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who has overseen a number of investigations involving the president and his political campaign, will be leaving that job, though Berman fired back that he had not resigned and intends to stay in the job to ensure the cases continue unimpeded.
But then:
The surreal standoff marks the latest battle over the administration’s management of the Justice Department. Democrats have decried what they charge has been the politicization of the agency under President Trump and his attorney general, William P. Barr.
Barr announced the personnel change in a statement, saying the president plans to nominate the current chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, for the job.
Berman’s office has been conducting a criminal investigation of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, in a campaign finance case that has already led to charges against two of Giuliani’s associates.
The Justice Department under Bill Barr is a wide-ranging and slow-moving Saturday Night Massacre, but without the people who have some honor and decency, and who act on sound ethical principles.
And since Preet Bharara got shit-canned in a kind of shady move 3 ½ years ago, eventually to be replaced by Berman, it's just too fuckin' bizarre to think Berman is the guy to stand up and defend the integrity and the independence of the SDNY in particular, and the DOJ in general.
COVID-19 Update
I'm a little late with the update today.
In case anyone hadn't noticed, this monster is not just fading away, like President Stoopid insists it must.
In the last 60 days, the number of dead Americans has tripled, even though the growth rate has ticked down from around 1.03 or 1.04 in that time.
And still:
We are the country of The Stoopid People.
Jun 19, 2020
The Deliberately Un-Woke
(sorry I fucked this up earlier - I think I've got it fixed.)
A woman from Portland - Lindsay Clarke (she may be porn star Staci Succubus) - with a video I was having a hard time not thinking was a Poe:
Time for a refresher.
And another:
And, "the invisible package of unearned benefits":
Today's Ammosexual
The Death Of Irony, part ∞
When the law-n-order crowd is one of the main causes of this totally fucked up anarchical libertarian mess.
Denver Post:
The Loveland man who allegedly held two roofing salesmen at gunpoint because he thought they were members of antifa reportedly kneeled on the neck of one of the victims, who is African-American, and pointed a gun at his back, according to an arrest affidavit.
Scott Gudmundsen, 65, is facing charges of felony menacing and false imprisonment in connection with the alleged incident that took place June 11 in the 600 block of Edinburgh Drive in Loveland.
According to his arrest affidavit, the salesmen told the police they had been in the neighborhood the day before, on Wednesday, selling roof inspections. They contacted Gudmundsen at his home, and he asked them to leave.
While they were talking to another resident, Gudmundsen approached them and demanded to see their identification, the affidavit said. They showed him their IDs, and Gudmundsen reportedly apologized and left.
While they were canvassing a different area of the same neighborhood Thursday, Gudmundsen approached them again with what looked like a small assault rifle, the affidavit said. He started yelling at them to get on the ground and calling them terrorists, the affidavit said, saying that they were with antifa and that he would shoot them.
The two victims are not being named to protect their privacy. One of them is a football player for Colorado State University.
According to the affidavit, one of the victims told police he did not want to die so he lay on the ground as Gudmundsen ordered.
The other victim, who is African-American, told police that Gudmundsen kneeled on his neck and jammed a gun into his back.
“He asked Gudmundsen not to kill him,” the affidavit said. “Gudmundsen told him he was not going to kill him; the police would.”
Gudmundsen called police to tell them that he was holding antifa members hostage. Several witnesses also called the police to report that a man was pointing a gun at people.
Loveland Police Department officer Matt Sychla responded to a 911 call and arrived at the scene to see Gudmundsen standing over the victim pointing a pistol at his back, the affidavit said. Gudmundsen was armed with two loaded pistols and had more ammunition in a tactical vest he was wearing.
Officer Geoff Reeves responded to a 911 phone call from Gudmundsen on Thursday in which he told dispatchers that he was confronting antifa members in his neighborhood.
“Gudmundsen reported he was wearing tactical gear, was armed and was a former police officer,” the affidavit said. “He told dispatchers when we arrived he would drop to the ground to show he was not a threat.”
Dispatchers received additional calls about a standoff, and when Reeves arrived at the scene at 6:02 p.m. Sychla was holding Gudmundsen and the two victims on the ground at gunpoint, the affidavit said. The officers took Gudmundsen into custody at 6:14 p.m.
Gudmundsen was released from Larimer County Jail on a $500 bond and is scheduled to have his first appearance in court Thursday.
Gudmundsen has no prior criminal history in Colorado, according to court records.
Denver Post:
The Loveland man who allegedly held two roofing salesmen at gunpoint because he thought they were members of antifa reportedly kneeled on the neck of one of the victims, who is African-American, and pointed a gun at his back, according to an arrest affidavit.
Scott Gudmundsen, 65, is facing charges of felony menacing and false imprisonment in connection with the alleged incident that took place June 11 in the 600 block of Edinburgh Drive in Loveland.
According to his arrest affidavit, the salesmen told the police they had been in the neighborhood the day before, on Wednesday, selling roof inspections. They contacted Gudmundsen at his home, and he asked them to leave.
While they were talking to another resident, Gudmundsen approached them and demanded to see their identification, the affidavit said. They showed him their IDs, and Gudmundsen reportedly apologized and left.
While they were canvassing a different area of the same neighborhood Thursday, Gudmundsen approached them again with what looked like a small assault rifle, the affidavit said. He started yelling at them to get on the ground and calling them terrorists, the affidavit said, saying that they were with antifa and that he would shoot them.
The two victims are not being named to protect their privacy. One of them is a football player for Colorado State University.
According to the affidavit, one of the victims told police he did not want to die so he lay on the ground as Gudmundsen ordered.
The other victim, who is African-American, told police that Gudmundsen kneeled on his neck and jammed a gun into his back.
“He asked Gudmundsen not to kill him,” the affidavit said. “Gudmundsen told him he was not going to kill him; the police would.”
Gudmundsen called police to tell them that he was holding antifa members hostage. Several witnesses also called the police to report that a man was pointing a gun at people.
Loveland Police Department officer Matt Sychla responded to a 911 call and arrived at the scene to see Gudmundsen standing over the victim pointing a pistol at his back, the affidavit said. Gudmundsen was armed with two loaded pistols and had more ammunition in a tactical vest he was wearing.
Officer Geoff Reeves responded to a 911 phone call from Gudmundsen on Thursday in which he told dispatchers that he was confronting antifa members in his neighborhood.
“Gudmundsen reported he was wearing tactical gear, was armed and was a former police officer,” the affidavit said. “He told dispatchers when we arrived he would drop to the ground to show he was not a threat.”
Dispatchers received additional calls about a standoff, and when Reeves arrived at the scene at 6:02 p.m. Sychla was holding Gudmundsen and the two victims on the ground at gunpoint, the affidavit said. The officers took Gudmundsen into custody at 6:14 p.m.
Gudmundsen was released from Larimer County Jail on a $500 bond and is scheduled to have his first appearance in court Thursday.
Gudmundsen has no prior criminal history in Colorado, according to court records.
Today's Tweet
The liberal media is chock full of Republicans who're currently saying the right things.
And maybe it signals a real shift, but don't count on it.
Chain-wingnut-migration— driftglass (@Mr_Electrico) June 19, 2020
When your ally tells you to STFU about a wingnut scumbag because your interests momentarily align.
Then *that* wingnut scumbag tells you to STFU about an even more notorious wingnut scumbag because that's how we do things now.
And so on and so forth...
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