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cup don't bother us but am gonna admit am personal a little grossed out by the nail clippers adjacent to food. am hopeful keyrock doesn't attend to his nails while eating. HA! Good Fun!

gonna need be more specific. is part o' the problem. we see general grievance that trump is bad and that heads should roll. ok, for what exact? after more than six years bartimaeus, not a lawyer, is no doubt quite aware trump were not gonna be prosecuted while President. if that hasn't sunk in by now am not sure how to help. that were the point o' the mueller kerfuffle, yes? mueller couldn't say trump were possible subject obstruction of justice charges because he could not be prosecuted until after he were no longer President, and it were deemed manifest unfair to formal accuse trump o' obstruction w/o giving him the chance to defend in court. so mueller says he couldn't rule out the possibility o' obstruction... which is effective accusing trump o' obstruction as he didn't rule out as he did with the conspiracy (and not collusion) charge. and yeah, impeachment doesn't work the way it is designed, but you know the solution: change the Constitution. so what we are really talking 'bout is two years, and not six. has been less than two full years since trump has been President and functional immune to prosecution. in that time he has been facing constant legal battles. serious, what do you want from the folks in georgia, ny and washington dc exact? you want 'em to punish bad people? well that ain't their job. is best you are disabused o' that notion sooner or later. we keep trying to explain how law and right ain't same and it is water off the duck's back. need be a violation o' law for prosecutors to act and there must also be a chance o' a successful prosecution for those officers o' the court to move forward with charges. so name the crimes and the villains and the evidence prosecutors is ignoring that ordinary folks would suffer incarceration in the same situation. bad men telling lies and being corrupt ain't enough. sorry, but it just ain't. and why exact shouldn't trump get same process benefits as any other nogoodnik? lexx stated he don't care. no different than "lock her up"? you feel same? everybody wants the bad guys to get their comeuppance and we wonder why the system makes it so ez to elude justice... right up until we are the ones being false accused o' a crime and then we are mighty grateful we get a lawyer no matter what and that we can stay quiet during a police interrogation and that cops need probable cause to get warrants. the rage at them is all too often misplaced and misguided. better make sure you understand that you could be one o' them due to mistaken identity or accident or a multitude o' situations unanticipated. HA! Good Fun!

am suspecting one o' the more unsatisfying aspects o' this unfolding story is that most o' us want to know what were the intelligence trump had in his possession before the feds retrieved. unfortunate, given the nature o' such info, a relative small number o' people other than those in trump orbit will know what the state secrets s'posed at risk. funny aside... HA! Good Fun!

how is ironic exact? another alanis fail? again, so not same at this point as there haven't been any charges. kinda a major hurdle, no? unless you know more and aren't telling. intent to harm US or provide to a foreign power is elements. at this point it appears almost certain trump had highly sensitive documents in his possession, but prove beyond a reasonable doubt he intended harm to US or has provided to a foreign power? am predicting is gonna be all kinds o' bad analogizing o' trump to sterling, manning, snowden or assange w/o sufficient fact to back. HA! Good Fun! ps keep in mind a whole lotta time passed before the US chose to indict assange and based on records, the main reason they finally did so way after initial investigations were due to possible elapsing o' the statute o' limitations. am guessing you could say is ironic 'cause tangential the trump administration were involved in extradition efforts and now trump himself is being investigated... which is kinda remote and attenuated, particular as trump during his campaign were quite complimentary o' wikileaks. whatever.

so much for conspiracy theory being a right-wing disease, eh? is like last week never happened. not only did the fbi execute a search warrant at trump's home, but trump took the 5th more than 400 times in a deposition related to a ny civil case. so merrick garland does what we ain't never seen previous, with the search o' a former President's home and making public the warrant and receipt, but trump, obvious believing the impossibility o' his own invulnerability to criminal prosecution (HA!), functional sacrificed his civil case the result o' which means trump co assets is highly likely gonna be dissolved. nevertheless, is predictable parroting the shtick 'bout powerful men being 'bove the law 'cause the system is rigged or somesuch. getting trump for the documents is not gonna be ez, although our recent twitter link regarding concealment gives hope. to criminalize under the espionage act you gotta show intent to harm the US or benefit a foreign power. so unless you can indeed show trump sold documents to the saudis, it is gonna be a tough slog getting a conviction. however, knowing concealment o' such documents may also be criminalized and am suspecting the lawyer affidavit insisting that all documents marked as classified were surrendered pursuant to the recent subpoena could suffice, but again we are getting into technicalities o' law as well as considerable equivocation. edit: freebie nyt link trump is corrupt. trump is a liar. trump is a security threat. the problem is none o' those things is necessarily illegal. our legal system makes it difficult to prosecute a defendant who has the best legal representation money can buy, 'cause the system is literal designed with the foundational proposition that it is better for ten guilty persons to go free rather than have one innocent suffer. the problem for poor people facing prosecution is that State has working for 'em 'mong the best lawyers and investigators as well as unlimited resources and while those officers o' the law is s'posed looking for truth, all to often their goal is to have good case closure rates. poor people is stuck with overworked public defenders or the best defense they may afford. in 2020, tax fraud looked to be the most obvious criminal threat trump were facing, but so far it looks like weisselberg is willing to go to prison for trump even if the trump organization is also hit. again, trump don't take the 5th +400 times in a civil case if he believes as does kp, believes is near impossible for him to see the inside o' a prison. if the goal were to prove trump is smarter than you... HA! Good Fun! ps public defenders is typical among the most accomplished criminal lawyers you is likely to ever meet. don't fall for the tv and movie bs. the problem is public defenders do not have time or resources to match the feds or state prosecutors. work competent for five years in just about any public defender office and chances are high you are gonna see private firms falling all over themselves trying to hire you for impressive six figure starting money and huge signing bonuses... and is not surprising when the pd turns down such offers 'cause so many is true believers. pps is gonna be howls o' indignation and rage if trump ain't prosecuted for crimes identified in the recent mar-a-lago search warrant, but am personal cheering merrick garland for taking political heat and no doubt setting himself up to face republican ire after the november elections just to get the highly sensitive documents away from trump. going back and forth with subpoenas and additional requests and judge orders were the likely manner o' document retrieval, but garland stepped up and chose right over expedient. its a serious win and people is unjust ignoring the significance o' what garland already accomplished by authorizing the search and retrieval.

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so, in spite o' a couple response, you were just keeding, or something similar? why so serious? excuse us while we suffer yet another a groundhog day moment... again. am also not worried 'bout trump or you. am a bit disappointed by individuals indignant concerning trump's flagrant offenses regarding rule o' law who clear have no knowledge o' rule o' law nor any real respect for law, but am not worried. same as it ever was. HA! Good Fun!

see, this part is honest. you want trump in "jail," but you don't genuine care 'bout rule o' law and due process as long as the bad guys (the folks you think is bad) get their comeuppance. while President, trump showed utter contempt for the rule o' law, which is precise why is so important that if he is investigated, tried and convicted that he is afforded every legal process. do unto trump as he did unto blm protesters and border crossing detainees? he deserves such treatment, right? and what about barr? any doj lawyer who didn't stop barr and trump? how 'bout tucker carlson and fox news anchors? what about manchin and sinema? if it ain't the law and due process deciding who goes to prison, but is in fact lexx's notions o' justice, then... *snort* HA! Good Fun!

look bruh, trump has only been out of office for a couple years and it were legal impossible to prosecute while he were in office, so what exact are you expecting? criminal investigations save for stuff such as murder with multiple witnesses take a long time. back in 2020 we observed: and nobody pretended impeachment didn't happen. the problem is impeach is an inherent political process and somehow swaying members o' the President's party to convict following impeachment is historical improbable. the system is inherent busted 'cause it never envisioned a populist chief executive. people complain 'bout the electoral college, but the President in the Constitution is envisioned as some kinda wise man as selected by each state's wisest citizens, citizens with no personal stake in who is selected President save for their desire to see the best possible candidate elected to office. is so not s'posed to be democratic and populist, so impeachment and conviction makes more sense for the President as envisioned in 1787 than the reality we got in 2022... but to fix you need change the Constitution, bruh. sheesh. HA! Good Fun!

so, gonna embrace the "lock her up," refrain but with a 2022 spin? let the rule of law and due process be damned, right? after all, they don't care 'bout rule of law and due process. maybe, perhaps, we should have formal charges followed by a court trial before locking up "trump and all his other cult goons"? *sigh* trump arguable did illegal over and over while President, but the ordinary process for dealing with a rogue chief executive is impeachment, and we saw how well that worked... twice. violations o' espionage act and confidential records statutes is highly technical and short o' proof o' intent to reveal US secrets to foreign powers, the typical punishment is loss o' job and the like. prison would be swell and all but a bunch o' the goons already had their day in court and were convicted, only to be pardoned or have their sentences commuted. in our opinion, the best avenue for criminalizing trump remains the fulton county, georgia efforts, even with all the hoopla o' the past week. nevertheless, that case faces the near impossible hurdle o' finding a jury o' twelve americans you could count on to convict. is likely at least a couple trump jurors is gonna be republicans and fox viewers. prove beyond a reasonable doubt to people who is gonna need extra convincing? we keep mentioning how prison and proof of law breaking should be a secondary concern. somehow right v. wrong is ignored while pundits focus on the minutiae o' federal code sections. that said... HA! Good Fun!

... typical weird Gromnir observation: one o' the most vile things we have ever eaten is alligator liver. am suspecting all the wet fetid rot o' the swamp is collected in the alligator's liver during its lifetime. imagine the worst smelling roadkill you has ever encountered and then add a weird swamp stank to it and you got a notion o' the taste o' alligator liver. alligator and crocodile is not same, but you would need pay us to again eat alligator liver and we would avoid crocodile liver until assured they is very different by a signed affidavit from multiple michelin chefs... and at least one priest. however, our understanding is crocodile paté is not crocodile liver but rather crocodile meat turned into a spreadable paste with oil and herbs... mentions parsley on the tin, no? HA! Good Fun!

we mentioned the archery weirdness were minor, but am also suggesting some folks is being over dismissive... save for hurlshot who has shown time and again he prefers movie combats to be as campy and improbable as possible. if prey were shaolin 'stead o' comanche, and a monastery were attacked by a predator, how many here would be nitpicking if the monks were using wwf moves? maybe you is a big fan o' wwf wrestling, but why use shaolin if you got the monks defeating the predator with leap from rope piledrivers and back o' the head blows with folding metal chairs? is a scifi movie with aliens and cgi bears, and there is already a history o' wwf guys in predator movies, so why not have wwf style fighting take out a predator you nitpickers? *shrug* even so, if you are gonna do wwf to defeat the space hunter, then why use a shaolin monastery as the setting? so am asking again, why comanche? coulda' invented a north american indian tribe, or even set the movie on pandora or any other invented alien world. why make comanche and then do weird archery which is most assured not comanche? did weird archery make the movie better? if not, then why? ishi btw weren't anywhere near as wacky as what prey comanche is doing. ishi used a long bow, drew up to his chin and shot from right side o' the bow, which would be problematic while mounted but didn't look anywhere near as awkward as what we see in pictures from prey with the comanche doing that basswakwards na'vi draw thing. the stoopid archery in prey is not what is preventing us from seeing the movie, and even we described as a minor issue, but am suspecting more people is capable o' easy overlooking 'cause they don't realize how wonky is the prey comanche archers. do a 17th century samurai v predator film and have the samurai using modern olympic style epee fencing in spite o' wielding a katana... and force the samurai to do the fencing with a weird backhand grip. somebody would pick nits, no? HA! Good Fun!

one thing we repeat over and over again is the difference 'tween legal and right and/or wise. very quick the focus regarding the trump documents is gonna be the fight over whether trump did illegal, but such should be a secondary concern. whether trump personal is guilty o' crimes related to his retention o' documents (keeping in mind that regardless o' crimes, the papers being requested by doj and the archives were not trump's but were the property o' the people o' the US,) is deflection from the fundamental question o' whether or not trump acted reckless and irresponsible. even if doj decides not to prosecute, if they believed trump had highly sensitive documents in his possession, there were more than a little justification in making the attempt to retrieve such papers and intelligence. similar, IF trump did indeed have physical intelligence in his possession at mar-a-lago, intelligence which could compromise US assets, then regardless o' prosecution efforts there should be universal condemnation o' trump behaviour. ... hate to do this, but am gonna bring up hillary and the emails. get tunnel vison on what is legal is gonna have people who has already made up their mind 'cause o' tribalism missing the more important issues... at least more important from Gromnir pov. ... is all kinda new ground being broken. is now an effort to have the affidavit for probable cause made public, which would be unique in our experience. make such public before charges? well, ok then. also, is a legal quirk few will find interesting at the moment, but 18 U.S. Code § 1924, the retention o' classified documents section o' code, is notable absent from the warrant. IF the feds were seeking to prosecute for mishandling and retention o' classified, then 1924 is most obvious section... but is no mention. is perhaps a way to avoid trump argument he declassified? speculation. HA! Good Fun!

a cgi bear were the bridge too far? no. just no. is she comanche or na'vi? now am suspecting there is some archers somewhere in history who use bows as does the star o' prey... and the na'vi, but such were not the case o' the comanche. most noteworthy aspect o' comanche archery were preternatural speed with which they could release arrows while mounted. for those genuine curious, go to ~4:00-5:10ish. am recalling seeing a comanche archer when we were young. guy were on horseback hitting 20 yd bullseyes from full gallop and is hard to stress the negligible time 'tween each arrow hitting a target. lakota archery traditions is similar to comanche but noteworthy different in a few aspects (e.g. heavier double-curve bows.) we may end up seeing the movie, and am knowing is a minor thing, but was the weird archery for the comanche in prey necessary? did it make the movie better? am also wondering why every picture we see from prey with comanche using a bow makes it look as if they all got osage orange, but we could live with that curiosity. after all, haven't seen the movie so for all we know is only one bow in the entire film and is being used by multiple comanche. regardless, w/o having seen the movie, the released images o' comanche doing archery more appropriate to pandora set our teeth on edge. why? HA! Good Fun! ps we read somewheres prey protagonist is 'sposed comanche, so if that ain't true, then ignore everything we posted. regardless, the willie pekah video is kinda kewl if you are willing to watch the entire ~fourteen minutes.

WATCH: Justice Department has asked court to unseal the search warrant of Mar-a-Lago *chuckle* a classic, "your move, b!@%h," situation. gotta admit, we didn't expect the doj to request unseal, but is a smart move. not only does it put pressure on trump to beat the judge to the proverbial punch, but if somebody in trump's orbit were to leak the warrant and receipt to the press and then accuse the doj o' the act, this serious undercuts. after all, ain't much motivation for doj to leak if they are active pushing to have released legit. HA! Good Fun!

fyi, for those unaware, today trump chose to invoke 5th amendment protections in a ny civil matter. is a big deal 'cause take 5th in a civil matter means the court/jury may infer trump avoided answering 'cause doing so would have been disadvantageous to his case. ny had trump in a devil and the deep blue sea situation. yeah, trump avoided giving up any info which could be used in a criminal prosecution 'gainst him, but to maintain such protection he all but tanked his chances o' winning his ny civil case, and the civil is representing the possible dissolution o' the bulk o' trump's corporate assets. am mentioning 'cause the few articles we have read today regarding trump and his scheduled civil deposition do a poor job o' explaining what is the practical implications o' taking the fifth vis a vis his civil case. HA! Good Fun!

on fox news at least six hours every day. much as with the gop outrage over the mara logo search, the furor 'bout hunter is manufactured outrage. as we mentioned years ago, hunter is a "train wreck," but bill barr and the trump admin had the infamous hunter laptop for a year and there were no big reveals. same as it ever was-- hunter is being investigated for tax evasion. oooh. meh. HA! Good Fun!

have no reason to believe the following, but we nevertheless assume our hair is gonna go grey w/i a comical short period o' time. am in fifties and we got a few white hairs which you will notice if you are standing uncomfortably close to Gromnir. however, 'cause our eyesight went from better than 20/20 to distinct far-sighted over the course o' a couple years, we irrational believe our hair will do something similar, going from almost uniform dark to colorless w/i a year. HA! Good Fun!

just a reminder... simple rule: don't share your privates via the internet. is so much americans, as well as the foreigners preternatural invested in american politics & law, get wrong 'bout rights and law in this country. separation of church and state? free speech? privacy? police duty to serve and protect? as often as not, people know the aforementioned. is disconcerting just how confident is people in their knowing given just how few is correct. equal disturbing is how some people can't grasp the reality that all too often there is a gulf 'tween what is legal and what is right or wise. just 'cause is legal to do something is hardly equivalent o' a recognition you should do. speaking o' difference 'tween legal and right, those states which for years had not been seeking felony prosecutions for those who violate abortion laws now sudden choosing to do so may be legal, but... HA! Good Fun!

has been unseasonably nice the last couple days, and the ca wildfires ain't affecting local air quality which hasn't been the case in august the past +3 years. afternoon high were a mere 91F. rode our bike early and then walked the dogs lateish morning. a late morning dog walk in august? is always too hot for such... but it wasn't. picture o' casa de Gromnir and our yard... second-story roof level. an utterly lovely day. HA! Good Fun!

taco tuesday. ... if am being honest, it were also taco sunday, but as we made half a pork shoulder worth o' carnitas (our lazy man instant pot recipe,) today were taco tuesday and is more than a couple days worth o' carnitas remaining. our preferred taco is a corn tortilla with carnitas and a mixture o' poblano/monterey jack. am charring a poblano stuffed with jack cheese over a gas burner and then rough chop the blackened pepper/cheese thing which we then use to top our carnitas. finish with a fire roasted tomatillo or roma tomato salsa. we got a house guest who is a big fan o' our fire roasted salsa(s) and we don't have the heart to tell her the ingredient which makes it so yummy is the onion from the carnitas cooking fluid. the onion, infused with well-spiced liquid lard, makes our salsa extra mouth watering. the tuesday taco spread included a black bean/healthy alternative to the carnitas 'cause the crispy pork is too fatty, or somesuch? nevertheless, we keep forgetting to mention how the salsa, which our guest believes is so fantastic we should bottle and sell it, is likely the least healthy item on our dinner table. if our guest's objection to pork were a religious thing, we would mention the "secret" ingredient, but as is simply a preternatural fear o' fat am admitted being a smidge dishonest. character flaw. speaking o' character flaws, am using store bought tortillas. HA! Good Fun!

am not sure how to make predictions 'bout the damn-worthiness o' evidence which were maybe collected. at least one fed judge thought there were probable cause to be finding evidence o' some kinda criminal violation by somebody somewhere at mara lago. probable cause in the US is actual a relative tough hurdle to overcome in spite o' what tv shows and some pundits would have you believe and am suspecting the judge in this case were not unaware o' how bad would be political fallout if a search he/she signed resulted in nul. however, have not seen the warrant. can't even say for certain if the search is related to trump's failures to respond to archive requests for missing documents or perhaps something else. wait and see. failure to wait and see is exact the calculated "error" gop made in an effort to shape the narrative before there is any sorta basis for reaching reasonable conclusions. trump could extreme easy dispel much o' the cloud o' uncertainty by posting a copy o' the warrant as well as his receipt for what the feds took. hasn't done so which tells us trump prefers not to have truth known. smaller than some expect? bigger than others is trying to make? best advice is, "wait and see." HA! Good Fun! ps darn auto correct-- dispel, not display. sheesh

could also be a nifty halloween costume, no? doesn't seem particular complicated neither, though would not stand up to rain 'course. @Raithecould probable see hurdles to costuming, but wrap shady jr in a couple led light strips hooked up to a portable battery and then cover him in copious amounts o' poly-fil. ambulatory storm cloud, yes? HA! Good Fun!

you don't need work hard to convince Gromnir that manchin isn't the real problem. heck, we remain a conservative in many respects even if we refuse to vote for any republican who hasn't distanced themselves from the new gop platform... whatever that is. am not a fan o' manchin 'cause he pretends as if fossil fuel lobbyists ain't holding his leash and 'cause he has curious red lines for legislation which involve making the lives o' kids better, but just as we don't blame the filibuster rules for failed democrat legislative efforts, we don't blame manchin for being the same guy today he has been for a long time. we said after the 2020 elections that many democrats were missing the most important lessons o' the then recent local and national contests. trump lost but there were a whole lotta republicans winning where such wins were unexpected and democrats lost ground with various segments o' minority men they could not afford to lose. since 2020, even in places such as nyc, progressives have been taking a beating and in virginia, a state moving decided purple, glenn youngkinn won with trumpy maga appeals and crt myths. many virginian conservative women who could not stomach the thought of another four years o' trump were nevertheless okie dokie with youngkinn's brand o' maga appeals. add historic inflation which were mostly not biden's fault, but the President in power has near always shouldered the blame for previous stoopid. etc. how many signs were needed, eh? expecting paradigm shifts given the current reality were utter divorced from reality. taking back the senate were huge for democrats not the least 'cause biden has been on a tear with fed judge replacements, eclipsing even trump and mcconnell's efforts during the first two years o' the previous admin. nevertheless, is baffling the kinda fantasyland expectations voiced by many liberals given the razor thin majority democrats enjoyed and the reality o' elections 'cross the country post 2020. trump with his fearmongering, portraying the democrat threat as an existential crisis and using petty and demeaning language to describe political foes as irredeemable enemies, represents a serious threat to the Constitution. is disappointing to see and hear same trumpy nonsense from liberals on this board and elsewhere, eh? however, to make perfect clear, am not suggesting a false equivalency 'tween maga extremists (seeing orban feted by the rnc at cpac, is increasing arguable those extremists is mainstream) and those youngish firebrand liberals who can't even manage better than 50% voting rates. as loopy as is a few liberals, and as much as we continue to criticize the abject stoopid which is antifa and the like, there is no organized movement on the left to overthrow democracy or to mow down personal liberties... with the possible exception o' some empty rhetoric 'bout proposed firearms bans via executive order and the like. is not a, they are all bad scenario. manchin ain't the problem for democrats, but even for a reagan era compassionate conservative/libertarian such as Gromnir, who admitted were one o' those firebrand liberals before we taught in europe for a few years and saw the alternatives firsthand, the senator from wv offends our delicate sensibilities. HA! Good Fun!