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May. 17th, 2017 11:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* Finally! The Justice Department (Rob Rosenstein, not Jeff Sessions) has appointed a Special Council. Let us see if Robert Mueller's properly independent in practice.
* For the record, I do think that the Comey firing is pretty clearly obstruction of justice, which ought to be an impeachable offense along with several other charges related to that, such as witness intimidation. At the same time, Comey has show that he is biased, and I do actually prefer Mueller as lead investigator. Ideally, I'd like to see all the currently in progress investigations proceed with vigor, but assuming Trump doesn't fire Mueller, my suspicion is that it's going to be him and/or possibly the FBI (if Trump doesn't get to put in a loyalist who will order a cover up) and/or the financial crimes guys most likely to actually DO something. Congressional Republicans have made it clear they have zero interest in national security or protecting the rule of law in this country by deciding to slow walk their investigations and doing everything in their power to aid in the cover up instead of acting in the best interests of the country and the world. The Mueller appointment is the first hopeful thing I've seen on the Trump/Russia/Espionage/treason/money laundering/multiple felonies front in...since the beginning maybe. I'm not holding my breath because too much can go wrong with an autocrat in power, but I do feel a tiny bit better.
* "Sen. Cory Booker condemns DHS for revoking global entry cards for Muslim travelers:" https://mic.com/articles/174210/sen-cory-booker-condemns-dhs-for-revoking-global-entry-cards-for-muslim-travelers?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=movement&utm_source=policymicTBLR#.H4SroZm1L
* "Ms Bostick Is Trans Feminine:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/05/ms-bostick-is-trans-feminine.html
* "Cary Grant: how 100 acid trips in Tinseltown 'changed my life':" https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/12/cary-grant-how-100-acid-trips-in-tinseltown-changed-my-life-lsd-documentary
* "Putting Confederate Statues Where They Belong:"
* "Declassified: Did Trump Share Intel with Russian Officials?:"
* "Moscow in the Meddle - President Trump Can't Be Trusted with Secrets:"
* "The South Finally Gets Around to Removing Confederate Statues:"
* "Ladies Who Book:"
* "Miami Rights:"
* "AHCA: Winners & Die-ers:"
* "Here’s How Trump Could Already Be Prosecuted:"
* "What Ambulances Will Look Like Under Trumpcare:"
* "Bill Nye Explains Why The March For Science Was Necessary:"
* "Jon Stewart Has A New Day Job:"
* TW: Suicide "Stephen Talks To A Bill (Yes, The Healthcare One):"
* "James Comey, You Just Got Trump'd!:"
* I HATE inspection. The siren goes off at random intervals, so you have time to relax and forget and then you are jumping out of your skin. They found a leak in the laundry ceiling sprinkler but luckily it is building structure and not our expense. I hate everything about this process. The noise, the intrusion, and particularly the management lady staring at all our stuff. At least it's over and two hours later Tavy was out of the closet of solitude and having a lap nap in his cat cave.
* "When the faux oppressed whine, they look ridiculous:" https://cypheroftyr.com/2017/05/15/when-the-faux-oppressed-whine-they-look-ridiculous/
* "About Those Spinoffs:" http://grrm.livejournal.com/536859.html
* Class: I really like that Matteusz got a whole set of hero moments, and that ram got to talk about his relationship with his religion and his father. It was good seeing April really coming into her own as a character and that the family drama did not wrap up neatly and unrealistically the way most shows would have done. The Governors are terrifying and clearly will grow as antagonists, given enough space and episodes. I think the theme today was character and it was lovely how parallel April/Ram was with The Prince/Matteusz. The part where April's mom frames the healing as violent and a violation and affirms the value of her life the way it is. It was really affirming and the opposite of what most shows do.
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/
* Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/
* Distressed by the anti-gay genocide in Chechnya and the anti-gay laws in Russia? Donate here: https://lgbtnet.org/en
* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape
* This is a Real Life friend of mine. They do very much need the money and a number of people and beasts depend on him and his husband. They have been incredibly helpful and supportive of me. If you can kick in, it is a kindness.: https://www.youcaring.com/tod-788345
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: paypal.me/Gwydion or Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
* For the record, I do think that the Comey firing is pretty clearly obstruction of justice, which ought to be an impeachable offense along with several other charges related to that, such as witness intimidation. At the same time, Comey has show that he is biased, and I do actually prefer Mueller as lead investigator. Ideally, I'd like to see all the currently in progress investigations proceed with vigor, but assuming Trump doesn't fire Mueller, my suspicion is that it's going to be him and/or possibly the FBI (if Trump doesn't get to put in a loyalist who will order a cover up) and/or the financial crimes guys most likely to actually DO something. Congressional Republicans have made it clear they have zero interest in national security or protecting the rule of law in this country by deciding to slow walk their investigations and doing everything in their power to aid in the cover up instead of acting in the best interests of the country and the world. The Mueller appointment is the first hopeful thing I've seen on the Trump/Russia/Espionage/treason/money laundering/multiple felonies front in...since the beginning maybe. I'm not holding my breath because too much can go wrong with an autocrat in power, but I do feel a tiny bit better.
* "Sen. Cory Booker condemns DHS for revoking global entry cards for Muslim travelers:" https://mic.com/articles/174210/sen-cory-booker-condemns-dhs-for-revoking-global-entry-cards-for-muslim-travelers?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=movement&utm_source=policymicTBLR#.H4SroZm1L
* "Ms Bostick Is Trans Feminine:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/05/ms-bostick-is-trans-feminine.html
* "Cary Grant: how 100 acid trips in Tinseltown 'changed my life':" https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/12/cary-grant-how-100-acid-trips-in-tinseltown-changed-my-life-lsd-documentary
* "Putting Confederate Statues Where They Belong:"
* "Declassified: Did Trump Share Intel with Russian Officials?:"
* "Moscow in the Meddle - President Trump Can't Be Trusted with Secrets:"
* "The South Finally Gets Around to Removing Confederate Statues:"
* "Ladies Who Book:"
* "Miami Rights:"
* "AHCA: Winners & Die-ers:"
* "Here’s How Trump Could Already Be Prosecuted:"
* "What Ambulances Will Look Like Under Trumpcare:"
* "Bill Nye Explains Why The March For Science Was Necessary:"
* "Jon Stewart Has A New Day Job:"
* TW: Suicide "Stephen Talks To A Bill (Yes, The Healthcare One):"
* "James Comey, You Just Got Trump'd!:"
* I HATE inspection. The siren goes off at random intervals, so you have time to relax and forget and then you are jumping out of your skin. They found a leak in the laundry ceiling sprinkler but luckily it is building structure and not our expense. I hate everything about this process. The noise, the intrusion, and particularly the management lady staring at all our stuff. At least it's over and two hours later Tavy was out of the closet of solitude and having a lap nap in his cat cave.
* "When the faux oppressed whine, they look ridiculous:" https://cypheroftyr.com/2017/05/15/when-the-faux-oppressed-whine-they-look-ridiculous/
* "About Those Spinoffs:" http://grrm.livejournal.com/536859.html
* Class: I really like that Matteusz got a whole set of hero moments, and that ram got to talk about his relationship with his religion and his father. It was good seeing April really coming into her own as a character and that the family drama did not wrap up neatly and unrealistically the way most shows would have done. The Governors are terrifying and clearly will grow as antagonists, given enough space and episodes. I think the theme today was character and it was lovely how parallel April/Ram was with The Prince/Matteusz. The part where April's mom frames the healing as violent and a violation and affirms the value of her life the way it is. It was really affirming and the opposite of what most shows do.
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/
* Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/
* Distressed by the anti-gay genocide in Chechnya and the anti-gay laws in Russia? Donate here: https://lgbtnet.org/en
* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape
* This is a Real Life friend of mine. They do very much need the money and a number of people and beasts depend on him and his husband. They have been incredibly helpful and supportive of me. If you can kick in, it is a kindness.: https://www.youcaring.com/tod-788345
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: paypal.me/Gwydion or Paypal Lethran@gmail.com
* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com
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Date: 2017-05-18 06:53 am (UTC)Keeping my fingers crossed... but I'd still like to see that independent commission in addition to special counsel.
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Date: 2017-05-18 07:15 am (UTC)http://www.npr.org/2017/05/17/528846598/former-fbi-director-mueller-appointed-special-counsel-to-oversee-russia-probe
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Date: 2017-05-19 01:06 am (UTC)I too would also like an independent commission, but the Mueller appointment really doe give me a sense of cautious optimism.