Tag: Media

Check-In 05/31/2019

Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2, 2019.   Published on June 3rd, 2019.

 

THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION

 

CONGRESS

 

TRUMP THE RUSSIAN ASSET A.K.A INDIVIDUAL-1

 

McCAIN

 

TRAITOR TOTS

 

CULT 45

 

FIGHTING BACK

 

EMERGENCIES, SHUTDOWN, & IMMIGRATION

 

RACISM, RIGHT WING TERRORISM & WHITE NATIONALISM

 

SCOTUS & COURTS

 

#METOO & WOMEN’S RIGHTS

 

COLD WAR 2.0

British Visit

 

 

#NEVERAGAIN

 

FIXING THE INTERNET

 

THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE

 

WHITE HOUSE CHAOS

 

TRADE WAR, HEALTH CARE, & ECONOMY

 

GOP: THE PARTY OF LINCOLN IS DEAD

 

PRIESTS & RELIGION

 

ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE

 

ELECTIONS

 

THINKING AHEAD

 

IN OTHER NEWS…

 

 

That’s it for the last couple days.  There’s not much of a coda today, as I’ve been out of the loop for the last couple days.  It wasn’t a slow weekend, but I wasn’t around to deal with most of it.  I look forward to things quieting down in my personal life over the next couple weeks.  I also look forward to a Pirates World Series, a night of uninterrupted sleep and not being sore in the morning, and taking a jetpack to work.  I can dream, can’t I?

 

Thank you, and have a good one.

 

“Without Journalists, it’s just propaganda.”

– Katy Tur

Check-In 05/30/2019

 

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 to Thursday May 30th.  Published on Sunday, June 2nd.

 

THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION

Mueller’s Statement

As of Wednesday May 29th, Robert S. Mueller, III has resigned as Special Counselor and has closed the Special Counselor’s Office.  His statement was short and sweet, and came down to a few points.

  • He didn’t charge Trump with Obstruction because of the DOJ policy that says he can’t.
  • He said that the policy is unconstitutional.
  • He couldn’t even file a sealed indictment.
  • AG Barr misrepresented his report.
  • If he could clear Trump he would, but he can’t.
  • He doesn’t want to testify before Congress for some theater spectacle.
  • He urges every American to read the report.
  • He wants everyone to REALLY, REALLY read it.
  • Did I tell you he wants you to read it?

 

 

Tweeting a Confession

 

 

 

CONGRESS

Impeachment

 

Election Protection

 

 

COHEN, NEW YORK, AND THE OTHER LAWSUITS

 

TRUMP THE RUSSIAN ASSET A.K.A. INDIVIDUAL-1

Admitted to Russian Help

 

The Ultimate Snowflake

 

 

TRAITOR TOTS

 

CULT 45

 

FIGHTING BACK

 

EMERGENCIES, SHUTDOWN & IMMIGRATION

 

SCOTUS & COURTS

Citizenship Question

 

McConnell

 

#METOO & WOMEN’S RIGHTS

 

COLD WAR 2.0

 

#NEVERAGAIN

 

FIXING THE INTERNET

 

THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE

 

WHITE HOUSE CHAOS

 

TRADE WAR, HEALTH CARE, AND ECONOMY

 

STUDENT ISSUES

 

GOP: THE PARTY OF LINCOLN IS DEAD

 

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

 

ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE

 

ELECTIONS

Graham

 

Moore

 

 

THINKING AHEAD

 

PROGRESS IS PROGRESS

 

IN OTHER NEWS…

 

RUMOR MILL

 

 

That’s it for the past few days.  Yes, I’m a couple days behind on posting.  I know, shit happened and I was busier than expected.

So, now that Robert Mueller has resigned, where do we go from here?  I’m not sure.  I want to war-game this out, but I feel like it’s a battle between corrupt evil willing to do anything to win and incompetent leadership too afraid of their own shadows.  That said, here’s the long game, in my opinion…

The Democrats in the House will begin Impeachment proceedings and hearings by the end of the Summer.  They’ve already started the hearings in multiple committees, but are being stonewalled at every turn by people refusing to comply with subpoenas.  This will last until a couple big names are thrown in jail for contempt.  While this is happening, one of the 300 places that were subpoenaed for Trump’s financial records sends them in. Trump’s financial records not only get entered into the Congressional record, but his 1040’s for the last several years will get leaked to the press.  They will show that Trump is a bankrupt fraud.  Money laundering and tax evasion will be added to the conversation.

The timing of this will be important.  The only moves that Team Trump have left are to delay impeachment and a Senate trial as long as possible.  If they can delay it into the 2020 calendar year, they have a chance of not facing a trial.

Personally, I think at some point in the next year and a half, Trump will have a medical emergency that will force him to drop out of the 2020 race and possibly leave office.  This will give everyone the out they need.  Trump will get out of office, the GOP can get another candidate in place, and Pence can come out of the closet.

I’d like to get back to the schedule I’ve been using the last few weeks.  The next post will cover Friday and the Weekend, and should be published tomorrow.

On a personal note, I had a decent therapy session on Saturday, then saw exactly how hard it is to get a quick meal without flour in it.  I don’t see the doctor until Wednesday, but I need to talk to them about whether or not I have a gluten allergy, sensitivity, or something in between.

Quick explanation on how gluten problems work.  According to my 23andMe report, a couple genes are flipped around in a position where the immune system identifies gluten as an invader and attacks it in the upper GI tract, shortly after where the stomach meets the small intestine.  This attack also kills a bunch of the gut bacteria that are used pull nutrients from the food.  This attack causes the body to work harder to pull nutrients from food, and creates a buildup of methane.  This is where farts come from.  By cutting out gluten, the immune system isn’t attacking the gut bacteria, which drastically cuts down on the amount of gas, bloating, pain, and everything else I’ve been seeing on a daily basis for a long fucking time.

I also got WAYYYY too excited about seeing Gluten-Free Bisquik.  I like to bake.  I’m damn good at it.  One of my signature recipes is a Pumpkin Pie without a crust.  I add some Bisquik to it for stability and it improves the texture.  It’s AWESOME.  But now, if I eat it, it could fuck me up for several days.  Now, I can try making my pie.  I will have to go through ALL of my recipes, but at least there’s hope.  And a chance for some really disgusting creations.

 

Thank you, and have a good one.

 

“Without Journalists, it’s just propaganda.”

– Katy Tur

 

Check-in 05/27/2019

Monday, May 27, 2019.  Covering from Friday May 24th.

 

THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION

 

 

 

CONGRESS

 

 

 

 

COHEN, NEW YORK, AND THE OTHER LAWSUITS

 

TRUMP THE RUSSIAN ASSET A.K.A INDIVIDUAL-1

 

TRAITOR TOTS

 

FIGHTING BACK

 

EMERGENCIES, SHUTDOWN, & IMMIGRATION

 

RACISM, RIGHT WING TERRORISM & WHITE NATIONALISM

 

SCOTUS & COURTS

 

#METOO & WOMEN’S RIGHTS

 

COLD WAR 2.0

 

#NEVERAGAIN

 

FIXING THE INTERNET

 

THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE

 

WHITE HOUSE CHAOS

 

TRADE WAR, HEALTH CARE, & ECONOMY

 

STUDENT ISSUES

 

GOP: THE PARTY OF LINCOLN IS DEAD

 

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

 

PRIESTS & RELIGION

 

ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE

 

ELECTIONS

 

THINKING AHEAD

 

PROGRESS IS PROGRESS

 

IN OTHER NEWS…

Memorial Day

 

 

That’s it for the last few days.  I feel like I’m about to make another excuse for the lack of content, but dammit, it’s a good one.

As I mentioned recently, I’m in the middle of trying to sell a house, handle the bills for someone else, and I’m trying to find a potential sibling.  To further the last goal, I took a 23andMe test on the off chance that she also joined one of these programs.  I’m already on Ancestry, but no luck with that one.  I decided that since I already had an ancestry test, I might as well go with the health test as well.

The good news is the results came back a lot sooner than I expected.  The bad news is that the results show that I’m likely to have a wheat sensitivity or have celiac disease.  What’s worse is that I was scarfing down a pizza while reading that part.

The short version is that I have a couple genes that flipped from a T to a C or vice versa, and because of this it could cause my immune system to treat wheat like an infection.

I have a doctor’s appointment scheduled in a week or so, but in the meantime, I’m trying to go gluten free.  And it sucks.  Not the food replacements, but having to check EVERY FUCKING LABEL.  Seriously, Pringles has wheat in it.  Granola bars aren’t necessarily safe.  Fucking Rice Krispies has malt flavoring, which comes from barley.

I don’t think I’ve craved a pizza so much in my life.  At least I now have an excuse to try a gluten-free one. 😐

 

Thank you, and have a good one.

 

“Without Journalists, it’s just propaganda.”

– Katy Tur

Check-In 05/23/2019

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 and Thursday May 23.

 

THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION

 

 

 

CONGRESS

 

COHEN, NEW YORK, AND THE OTHER LAWSUITS

 

 

 

TRUMP THE RUSSIAN ASSET A.K.A. INDIVIDUAL-1

 

 

 

TRAITOR TOTS

 

FIGHTING BACK

 

EMERGENCIES, SHUTDOWN & IMMIGRATION

 

RACISM, RIGHT WING TERRORISM, & WHITE NATIONALISM

 

SCOTUS & COURTS

 

#METOO & WOMEN’S RIGHTS

 

COLD WAR 2.0

 

#NEVERAGAIN

 

FIXING THE INTERNET

 

THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE

 

TRADE WAR, HEALTH CARE, AND ECONOMY

 

STUDENT ISSUES

 

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

 

PRIESTS & RELIGION

 

ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE

 

ELECTIONS

 

THINKING AHEAD

 

PROGRESS IS PROGRESS

 

IN OTHER NEWS…

 

That’s it for the last couple days.  Once again, I haven’t been on Twitter or Social Media for the last few days.  Things have been crazy.  It doesn’t help when everyone in the house is sick.

My favorite news was Stephen Calk’s indictment.  I saw a story earlier in the day that Calk was up for a major post in the financial side of the government.  The New York Field Office was like “Nope, fuck that.”

Welcome to The Indicted Mr. Calk.  I hope bribing Paul Manafort was worth it.

 

Thank you, and have a good one.

 

“Without Journalists, it’s just propaganda.”

– Katy Tur