The reason I went with the Manafort thing is there seems to be a deliberate confusion of 3 separate investigatory threads- Manafort, cracked like Capone. The paperwork is bad, really bad. Manafort goes to jail for real and a long time, he will not emerge alive. Manafort knows this and chooses silence in the hope …

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Well, the real mystery is why they felt they needed immunity. Five Financiers Granted Immunity Ahead of Manafort Trial by BRANDI BUCHMAN, Court House News Services July 23, 2018 A federal judge said Monday he will push back the start of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s trial on multiple fraud charges six days, and …

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My Netflix and YouTube accounts are suddenly filled with “Strong Female Lead” suggestions which is funny because I’ve always considered myself more a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Mary Sue/Action/Superhero kinda guy. Watch Moana and Lilo and Stitch a few times and get so totally labeled. To be fair I streamed all the Direct-to-DVD Sequels too and Julia and …

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You think I’m kidding? Try to find May 30th, I dare you. Not even the Wikipedia entry survived un-vandalized (last time I looked, time wounds some heels). Devil take it! What a mess! What a mess. Most of us have spent thousands of dollars on improv classes. We are not bright people. A Gift for …

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The point is that it works at all, not how good it is. Actually it’s a Scottie moment in that you multiply by 3, double it for the Captain so he looks like a hero when he cuts you back to 75% of your inflated estimate and you wander off muttering “yah kannah brogue the …

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Well it’s the day after the All Star Game (AL 8 – 6 in 10 if you take that as an omen or even if you don’t) and it’s a Travel Day as the Stars rejoin their teams for the next series. Not that my life is so glamorous but it is full of travel. …

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It’s true I work with computers but that encompasses a lot of things, some of which I know quite a bit about and others almost nothing. I must admit that the intricacies of networking and “cloud” computing fall in the latter category, mostly because I have a pronounced philosophical preference for strong peer computing (a …

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I’m sorry but I just can’t understand why all the “Very Serious” people in D.C. are saying very serious things about how appallingly serious, and unexpected, and confusing, and WHY DO YOU KEEP WASTING MY TIME PRETENDING THIS IS “NEW” AND DIFFERENT!” It’s the same impeachable offenses it was January 21st, 2017. Emoluments Clause, High …

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Is today a good day for dinosaur news? Every day is a good day for dinosaur news. They lived then to make us happy now. In case you don’t quite get the reference, for some years there was a moderately popular chain of Gas Stations owned by Sinclair Oil. Their logo was an Apatosaurus. I’m …

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