To Catch a Thief; a liar and bully; a rapist, misogynist, racist and cruel beyond measure; children in cages; incompetent and ignorant; to catch the insurrectionist ex-president who paid a porn star with hush money; to actually indict him, the real-estate hustler, former president, Donald J. Trump and the porn star, Stormy Daniels, now that’s a story!
Good news day March 30th. In other really good news, Finland was voted into NATO! Now, we need Sweden to be approved. Need Turkey to stop dragging their feet. As for Alvin Bragg & the naysayer who wrote a book after quitting the defense team, well, possibly he was wrong in "judging" Alvin Bragg. The wheels of justice turn slowly comes to mind. Collective sighs can now turn to the "watch what trump does next" fears. He does know how to play the game, just like a mob boss, which is what he is. Lest we forget, he was an awful President, the polar opposite of Jimmy Carter. He stole, he lied, he cheated when playing hundreds of rounds of golf at our expense. He grifted from folks who probably couldn't afford to send him money, but he didn't care, he kept lying and getting more. He deserves to be in an orange jumpsuit the rest of his life, but how long it will take to get from here to there remains to be seen. Fingers crossed we live long enough to see it, and to run enough Republicans out of Congress and the Senate to bring some saneness back to the country. Bless us all for sticking around to enjoy a small joy. The end.
I am so tired of giving this man part of my mental space, which is almost impossible not to do. But my first priority is not revenge, as much as part of me longs for that bittersweet elixir, it is the well-being and continued legitimacy of our time-tested political and legal institutions. It is the country I love.
You provide a refreshing perspective to these sordid and by now well-worn scenarios, Joyce. The he-said, then- she-said, then-he-tweeted of it all is sick-making after months and even years of predictable reactions and outcomes. Since I spent a part of my adolescence and young adulthood classified as a weirdo, it is strange to feel that the far right and their leaders are weirdos. I don’t even want vengeance for all the noise, disruption, and violence we have suffered, just some peace. Thank you for helping me to learn patience with the slow wheels of justice.
I did my indictment dance and sang a song when I heard the news. Think my basset thought I was nuts. His dance card is getting rather full in New York . Time to get another one for Georgia (I hope)
But I will not allow him to take up all the oxygen in the room. With all his news another very important thing happened in (where else) Texas where a “shopped judge” called part of the ACA that has preventive care- cancer screening, diabetes screening, hiv meds, etc unconstitutional. Brought on by Christian (?) businesses. Thanks Joyce for all you do to keep us up to date and informed.
I heard an interesting quote this evening... about "justice finally coming". But you know, all this time we've been anxiously waiting (and sometimes whining about it?) prosecutors and investigators were (and btw, still are) doing the work of justice. An indictment is certainly a heartening land mark. Viva this (ongoing) effort and the ones upcoming.
And give the chickens some extra celebratory scratch!
"It’s appalling that neither the Trumps, nor apparently DeSantis, understand that real people can fall victim to careless language."
Their incitement to violence is appalling, yes. But I think they understand it very well, and use it to their advantage. Why else would we have experienced the nightmare of January 6th? It's a feature, not a bug.
Everything Trump does is transactional. Everyone else is just strutting around like a peacock. I have met George Soros as many times as the NY DA, as in never. We have been waiting for this third act to begin for years, let’s savor the long arm of justice and democracy and ignore the hecklers from the cheap seats!
Deep breath all. It’s going to be a long bumpy road to toward justice. I’m concerned about potential for violence and greater political chaos.
Thanks as ever to you Joyce and our diverse group of passionate folks -- who believe in the rule of law and care about our democracy. It’s a moment in history we will never forget.
I have absolutely no doubt that Trump, DeSantis, Greene, et al, fully understand the violence their rhetoric generates. They’ve seen the damage that results from their calls for armed revolt and don’t care, because it’s exactly what they want to happen. Nothing would make them happier than to commit murder-by-proxy and bring about the savage subversion of our system of government, so they can install a fascist autocratic regime. At the very least, they’re trying to create enough fear to quell any resistance. I’m also fervently convinced that their gambit is tragically misguided and will fail. I also hope one of the 34 counts in the indictment include a charge for publicly threatening DA Bragg. Trump can’t help incriminating himself.
Joyce, I appreciate your mention of Soros in this article as he seemed to be a big target after the announcement of the indictment today. It's clear that the antisemitic horns are out, as are the racist horns against DA Bragg. It's sickening. Haven't we seen enough violence in the past week? This is what the MAGA group wants, more violence. I was having a manicure yesterday, the last customer and all of the workers had gone home except for the person taking care of me. I was about to leave and thinking how vulnerable she is, with so much anti-Asian sentiment in our midst. She is Vietnamese and fairly new to this country. I asked her to lock the door after I walked out, she was waiting for her husband to return. I waited till she came to the door and she did lock it. You just don't know where and when someone will become violent, out of nowhere. It has been said that all this leaning towards violence was under the surface before Trump, he just brought it out. While that is true to some degree, as the great Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote for South Pacific in 1949, You Have to Be Carefully Taught. Trump is setting examples for his 74 million followers. His sons are proof of that.
This is a repost of a post I wrote on another thread on here, but I feel it need to be.
Well, the day has arrived. TFG has been indicted. For what, exactly? We have no idea. The indictment is sealed until he presents himself before the judge next week. So, all the speculation we are hearing on the media about the charges. It’s just that. Speculation. Period.
Now, another ‘speculation’ we are hearing. Or better yet. A lot of media time spent on discussing why this indictment first. Why not one of the other investigations being first?
This is strictly my opinion. But I’m looking at this as a type of “time line”. I always drew up a time line in every investigation. This way I knew at the end when I presented it to the State Attorney’s office, I had all my ducks in a row and my investigation was complete. Made their job so much easier.
Back to this case. This is the first step leading up to the other investigations which are all involving his time while in office, and with a future election. So, this being the first of his political criminal acts, it’s fitting that he hit the courts on this first. And, it will not surprise me if in the very near future we don’t see indictments coming from Georgia, then from Washington DC.
I suspect that the three attorneys might have been communicating just this scenario. MAYBE they all want to get him in New York, out of Florida, and then hit him with the other charges. There’s no telling what the plan is, but you can bet your bottom dollar that’s there’s a plan, and it’s being held very close to the vest.
There is two things we all do know. First, TFG is in a huge pile of deep do-do. The more he yaks now on his social media and in a microphone the deeper he’s digging his hole. Second. We all know, beyond any shadow of any doubt, that TFG, as well as his enabled Republicans in the House and Senate can’t keep their yaps shut!
One last thing, I have no idea where this came from, or started. But this nonsense of 34 charges. It’s just that. Nonsense. We have no idea what the charges are until the judge unseals this indictment next week with TFG standing in front of him prepared to submit his plea to each charge read. THEN and only then will we know how many charges, and what the charges are.
Hold on to your seats folks. Get you a huge bowl of popcorn popped, and a case of your favorite drink on ice. This show is just fixing to get good!
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish a Happy Trump Indictment Day to all who are celebrating!
To Catch a Thief; a liar and bully; a rapist, misogynist, racist and cruel beyond measure; children in cages; incompetent and ignorant; to catch the insurrectionist ex-president who paid a porn star with hush money; to actually indict him, the real-estate hustler, former president, Donald J. Trump and the porn star, Stormy Daniels, now that’s a story!
Good news day March 30th. In other really good news, Finland was voted into NATO! Now, we need Sweden to be approved. Need Turkey to stop dragging their feet. As for Alvin Bragg & the naysayer who wrote a book after quitting the defense team, well, possibly he was wrong in "judging" Alvin Bragg. The wheels of justice turn slowly comes to mind. Collective sighs can now turn to the "watch what trump does next" fears. He does know how to play the game, just like a mob boss, which is what he is. Lest we forget, he was an awful President, the polar opposite of Jimmy Carter. He stole, he lied, he cheated when playing hundreds of rounds of golf at our expense. He grifted from folks who probably couldn't afford to send him money, but he didn't care, he kept lying and getting more. He deserves to be in an orange jumpsuit the rest of his life, but how long it will take to get from here to there remains to be seen. Fingers crossed we live long enough to see it, and to run enough Republicans out of Congress and the Senate to bring some saneness back to the country. Bless us all for sticking around to enjoy a small joy. The end.
“Well, it happened. Finally.” Lots to say, but I’ll leave it at this: LOVE THE POOH AND PIGLET CARTOON!
I am so tired of giving this man part of my mental space, which is almost impossible not to do. But my first priority is not revenge, as much as part of me longs for that bittersweet elixir, it is the well-being and continued legitimacy of our time-tested political and legal institutions. It is the country I love.
Now for a celebratory shot of Jameson.
Looks like the chickens have come home to roost!!
You provide a refreshing perspective to these sordid and by now well-worn scenarios, Joyce. The he-said, then- she-said, then-he-tweeted of it all is sick-making after months and even years of predictable reactions and outcomes. Since I spent a part of my adolescence and young adulthood classified as a weirdo, it is strange to feel that the far right and their leaders are weirdos. I don’t even want vengeance for all the noise, disruption, and violence we have suffered, just some peace. Thank you for helping me to learn patience with the slow wheels of justice.
I did my indictment dance and sang a song when I heard the news. Think my basset thought I was nuts. His dance card is getting rather full in New York . Time to get another one for Georgia (I hope)
But I will not allow him to take up all the oxygen in the room. With all his news another very important thing happened in (where else) Texas where a “shopped judge” called part of the ACA that has preventive care- cancer screening, diabetes screening, hiv meds, etc unconstitutional. Brought on by Christian (?) businesses. Thanks Joyce for all you do to keep us up to date and informed.
Thank you for your wonderful synthesis of facts & events.
The GOP is out with bull horns claiming DJT is being wronged.
Claiming Trump is being abused blatantly ignores the ABUSE that TRUMP, the GOP & HIS CLAN have inflicted on the American people! ENOUGH ALREADY!
DONT SING US HIS SAD SONG! He's entitled to HIS Day in court. Americans are entitled to JUSTICE!
I heard an interesting quote this evening... about "justice finally coming". But you know, all this time we've been anxiously waiting (and sometimes whining about it?) prosecutors and investigators were (and btw, still are) doing the work of justice. An indictment is certainly a heartening land mark. Viva this (ongoing) effort and the ones upcoming.
And give the chickens some extra celebratory scratch!
"It’s appalling that neither the Trumps, nor apparently DeSantis, understand that real people can fall victim to careless language."
Their incitement to violence is appalling, yes. But I think they understand it very well, and use it to their advantage. Why else would we have experienced the nightmare of January 6th? It's a feature, not a bug.
Everything Trump does is transactional. Everyone else is just strutting around like a peacock. I have met George Soros as many times as the NY DA, as in never. We have been waiting for this third act to begin for years, let’s savor the long arm of justice and democracy and ignore the hecklers from the cheap seats!
Deep breath all. It’s going to be a long bumpy road to toward justice. I’m concerned about potential for violence and greater political chaos.
Thanks as ever to you Joyce and our diverse group of passionate folks -- who believe in the rule of law and care about our democracy. It’s a moment in history we will never forget.
I have absolutely no doubt that Trump, DeSantis, Greene, et al, fully understand the violence their rhetoric generates. They’ve seen the damage that results from their calls for armed revolt and don’t care, because it’s exactly what they want to happen. Nothing would make them happier than to commit murder-by-proxy and bring about the savage subversion of our system of government, so they can install a fascist autocratic regime. At the very least, they’re trying to create enough fear to quell any resistance. I’m also fervently convinced that their gambit is tragically misguided and will fail. I also hope one of the 34 counts in the indictment include a charge for publicly threatening DA Bragg. Trump can’t help incriminating himself.
Joyce, I appreciate your mention of Soros in this article as he seemed to be a big target after the announcement of the indictment today. It's clear that the antisemitic horns are out, as are the racist horns against DA Bragg. It's sickening. Haven't we seen enough violence in the past week? This is what the MAGA group wants, more violence. I was having a manicure yesterday, the last customer and all of the workers had gone home except for the person taking care of me. I was about to leave and thinking how vulnerable she is, with so much anti-Asian sentiment in our midst. She is Vietnamese and fairly new to this country. I asked her to lock the door after I walked out, she was waiting for her husband to return. I waited till she came to the door and she did lock it. You just don't know where and when someone will become violent, out of nowhere. It has been said that all this leaning towards violence was under the surface before Trump, he just brought it out. While that is true to some degree, as the great Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote for South Pacific in 1949, You Have to Be Carefully Taught. Trump is setting examples for his 74 million followers. His sons are proof of that.
This is a repost of a post I wrote on another thread on here, but I feel it need to be.
Well, the day has arrived. TFG has been indicted. For what, exactly? We have no idea. The indictment is sealed until he presents himself before the judge next week. So, all the speculation we are hearing on the media about the charges. It’s just that. Speculation. Period.
Now, another ‘speculation’ we are hearing. Or better yet. A lot of media time spent on discussing why this indictment first. Why not one of the other investigations being first?
This is strictly my opinion. But I’m looking at this as a type of “time line”. I always drew up a time line in every investigation. This way I knew at the end when I presented it to the State Attorney’s office, I had all my ducks in a row and my investigation was complete. Made their job so much easier.
Back to this case. This is the first step leading up to the other investigations which are all involving his time while in office, and with a future election. So, this being the first of his political criminal acts, it’s fitting that he hit the courts on this first. And, it will not surprise me if in the very near future we don’t see indictments coming from Georgia, then from Washington DC.
I suspect that the three attorneys might have been communicating just this scenario. MAYBE they all want to get him in New York, out of Florida, and then hit him with the other charges. There’s no telling what the plan is, but you can bet your bottom dollar that’s there’s a plan, and it’s being held very close to the vest.
There is two things we all do know. First, TFG is in a huge pile of deep do-do. The more he yaks now on his social media and in a microphone the deeper he’s digging his hole. Second. We all know, beyond any shadow of any doubt, that TFG, as well as his enabled Republicans in the House and Senate can’t keep their yaps shut!
One last thing, I have no idea where this came from, or started. But this nonsense of 34 charges. It’s just that. Nonsense. We have no idea what the charges are until the judge unseals this indictment next week with TFG standing in front of him prepared to submit his plea to each charge read. THEN and only then will we know how many charges, and what the charges are.
Hold on to your seats folks. Get you a huge bowl of popcorn popped, and a case of your favorite drink on ice. This show is just fixing to get good!