Odds and Ends — 4 January 2022
I posted back in May (Saying Goodbye to a Good Friend) when our lovely dog Bacci left this vale of tears.
Bacci could never be replaced but our household wasn’t the same without a sweet dog. A few days ago we added a British Labrador (sometimes called English Labrador) puppy to the family. Meet Lucy:
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Can we all ignore subpoenas, or is that a privilege reserved for grifters and traitors? pic.twitter.com/lYuMOZhY0b
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Thanks to a somewhat surprising source — the disgraced former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, a Team Trump insider — we now know the name of a document with the potential to become a ‘smoking gun.’ Just its title suggests Trump was planning an unprecedented abuse of presidential power — to use the Big Lie of nonexistent 2020 election fraud to undo the results of a free and fair vote.
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I don't typically screenshot Trump endorsements but this merits an exception:
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) January 3, 2022
Hungary's Viktor Orbán has Trump's "Complete support and Endorsement" pic.twitter.com/Yymp3uDlOa
If Giuliani-like sycophants had replaced just five officials, Trump’s coup would have succeeded.
This morning I was notified by my attorneys @lauferlaw @NYadvocateJKL that the process server successfully effectuated service on #BillBarr while he was vacationing in Virginia. This is the look they got…Happy New Year asshole! pic.twitter.com/MUupTXAxmt
— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) December 30, 2021
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The puppy is awesome!
Woof!!!
As for anti-government violence - not that it is desirable or should be a measure of first resort, but what options do you believe citizens have when the government decides to go off the rails?
I guess that would depend on one’s definition of off the rails.
Good point.
That was a bit vague.
Let's define off the rails as operating outside of legal or even ethical norms, tyrannical oppression, disregard for citizens' will or grievances.
Well, that’s not the case in the U.S. so a lot of insurrectionists are going to do time behind bars.
But violence against governments like 1939 Germany, Stalin’s Soviet Union, etc. would be justified. Currently, Nicaragua, Eritrea, and a few other tyrannies come to mind.
First off, can you name one person involved in the 6 January events - if that is what you are referring to - who faces insurrection charges (or anything of the sort)? To qualify this as an insurrection is specious, IMHO.
Next moving to the nature of the regime in the US of A. Best I can tell, while the trappings of the Republic founded in 1776 still remain, in reality we live in a completely different society. It is one ruled by oligarchy, basically, that oligarchy being largely globalist and not even based in the country. And yes, tyrannical actions are part of that regime's repertoire. So if you think it is all that different from the good ole' USSR - well, I am not going to say it is exactly the same, but similarities are certainly there.
This is not to be missed. Long, but watch it all. A stunning analysis of the January 6th insurrection: An In-Depth Look at How a Mob Stormed the Capitol
Ok the other news doesn't matter. Puppy news is most important!
What a cute dog.
Regarding the world as a whole it sure looks like we're in a crisis on all fronts.
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Lucy is gorgeous!! We got our first family dog last Summer, Coco, a springer Spaniel 🐶