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Trump Can Fire Mueller, But Not a Grand Jury The president can’t shut down the Russia investigation, even if he gets rid of the special counsel. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/02/14/trump-can-fire-mueller-but-not-a-grand-jury-216975

Comey, who will publish a book next month, also tweeted. “Mr President,” he wrote, “the American people will hear my story very soon. And they can judge for themselves who is honorable and who is not.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/17/donald-trump-lawyer-andrew-mccabe-fbi-fired-brennan

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/15/mueller-subpoenas-trump-organization-for-documents-about-russia-nyt.html Mueller could have just requested these documents but for Some reason he felt he needed to use the power of subpoena. MY MOOD:

Um-HUHM. Another Trump attorney involved in Stormy Daniels case https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/politics/stormy-daniels-jill-martin-trump-organization/index.html

Now we're talking! Stormy Daniels suit could back Trump into a corner By Asha Rangappa Updated 2:44 PM ET, Fri March 9, 2018 Asha Rangappa is a senior lecturer at Yale's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. She is a former special agent in the FBI, specializing in counterintelligence investigations. Follow her @AshaRangappa_. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN)The recent lawsuit by Stephanie Clifford, also known as adult film actress Stormy Daniels, against President Trump, may appear to be just another sideshow in the ongoing chaosin the White House. But her legal claims offer more than …

Just a cheery little reminder from 1998, whose effects remain still far from remediatIon today. The underground plume of leakage from these tanks is creeping ever closer to the Columbia River. HANFORD TANK WASTE REMEDIATION SYSTEM HIGH-LEVEL WASTE CHEMISTRY MANUAL Prepared for Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contract NRC-02-97-009 ABSTRACT The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to privatize the waste treatment and immobilization operations of the Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) program. A Memorandum of Understanding has been established between the DOE and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the first phase of the TWRS program. T…

Here we go. Paul Manafort faces 305 years https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/13/politics/paul-manafort-faces-305-years/index.html

This is just a totally great story! (With btw a contemporary acceptance of the normalcy of the porn and sex-work industries that has seemed to take forever to work its way into the mainstream press. But here it is. The story depicts Stormy as an extremely successful, intelligent, self-confident, high-achieving businessperson. With no finger-wagging or any of that old disapproving stuff about the nature of her work.) One suspects Stormy is going to end up bringing DJT down a lot faster -- and farther -- than the lily-livered folk we have put into Congress. Of course then remains to come too all the dire consequences of Father Mueller's work. For Stormy,…

Meanwhile, the 'good news' out of all this... Trump and the GOP are making the Republican brand toxic for a generation https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/opinions/trump-gop-making-their-brand-toxic-opinion-zelizer/index.html

Week 41: Mueller's Digging Picks Up Speed He's burying Russians and lobbyists. How long before he dumps Trump in the hole? By JACK SHAFER March 03, 2018 For the longest time, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation of the Russia mess looked like a backyard drainage ditch. Into it flowed a regular stream of witnesses, evidence and press speculation. But when was it ever going to amount to anything real? When was Mueller going to rent a hydraulic excavator and dig for real glory? After accepting the guilty pleas of Michael Flynn and George Papadopoulos, and spraying Paul Manafort with a few dozen indictments, the Mueller ditch had grown bi…

Oh dear

Useful context. No, Fascism Can’t Happen Here https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/01/no-fascism-cant-happen-here-217092

Trump Calls Jeff Sessions ‘Mr. Magoo’ And Twitter Can’t Get Over It https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mrmagoo_us_5a978f40e4b09c872bb11c21

Pretty good accounting of his life, influence and history. On balance, I like him a good deal. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/obituaries/billy-graham-dead.html He believed the love of God was manifest everywhere, without regard to sect or 'denomination.' 'I have met many Buddhists who live a far more Christ-like life than some of our professed Christian brothers and sisters.'

Trumps narcissistic "Celebrate ME" military parade is scheduled for Nov 11th, VETERANS DAY ! Another selfish way for him to shine a spotlight on himself, tell us a few more Lies, and spend millions of hard earned taxpayer dollars on nonsense we DONT need, instead of giving that money to causes we DO need .... WHEN will this pariah be GONE ?

Talk about a greedy, desperate swipe for ratings. The fake-blonde, elitist conservative Laura Ingraham has the nerve to throw her white-bitch RACIST card in the face of America's most beloved Black athlete, LeBron James. Did she really think this would end in her favor? Do Trump voters who love basketball (and LeBron) really care about Ingraham's intellect and education superiority? Why is elitism only "good" when it's coming from a blonde, White conservative bitch on FOX? How is telling LeBron James to "shut up and dribble" any different than a guy telling Ingraham to "shut up and get back in the kitchen?" I sure do love when hypocrites expose themselves. I'm really…

Robert Mueller Has Trump Cornered https://www.yahoo.com/news/robert-mueller-trump-cornered-130900469.html

Succinct summary of the facts to date. And the lessons of history. Donald Trump Wants to Fight the FBI? It’s a Suicide Mission. Presidents who take on the Bureau rarely win. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/26/donald-trump-wants-to-fight-the-fbi-its-a-suicide-mission-216533

Big corporations funding political campaigns and setting the government agenda, the Big Leader attacking free press, accusing of traitors those who do not cheer for him or do not honor national symbols the way he thinks should be honored, attacking independence justice and its agents, organizing and presiding big military parades, etc., etc., etc. Is it not ironic that the USA, after decades of trying to infuse liberal democracy and republican principles in South American banana republics and dictatorships, ends turning into a banana republic itself?

And then of course there is this. With a tear right on cue at :41