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One good outcome from Berman

moat — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 14:52:41 +0000

In reply to Barr tries to purge SDNY atty investigating Trump cronies (Geoffrey Berman)

One good outcome from Berman putting up a fight is that the Acting Attorney will be Audrey Strauss (Berman's deputy) instead of "Craig Carpenito, currently the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey."

The continuity means there will be a delay in the delay. I bet the Saturday work session was developing Plan B.

Update: Berman fired

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 04:31:00 +0000

In reply to Recap/explainer of these

Update: Berman fired

Seems only Trump had the official power to do it.

But not bragging/tweeting this time.

Style pointa to Berman fór coming in on a Saturday

("just catching up on some work, typical day at the office")

Clears Berman to testify before scheduled Congressional hearings Wednesday

By accepting his firing, Berman makes it a lot easier to testify in Wednesday's HJC hearing.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 20, 2020

Here is an "Impeach Barr"

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 22:09:08 +0000

In reply to Barr tries to purge SDNY atty investigating Trump cronies (Geoffrey Berman)

Here is an "Impeach Barr" petition targeted at Congress and organized by nonpartisan folks with elite connections:

This thing is on fire!! We're now at 22,000 signatures.

Barr is tearing down the republic. Tell the House of Reps that it MUST ACT NOW! #ImpeachBarr

I have to step away for a bit. I turn it over to you to keep this going!

Please sign and retweet!

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— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) June 20, 2020

It's sooooo frustrating

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 21:56:34 +0000

In reply to That noise is William Barr

It's sooooo frustrating trying to obstruct justice on behalf of a client who is too dumb to know how to do it
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) June 20, 2020

Thing is I see Bolton as a

ocean-kat — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 21:29:03 +0000

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Thing is I see Bolton as a maniac warmongering sociopath etc. but mostly and usually not a liar. That's why I think this book will have value.

I have actually railed

A Guy Called LULU — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 21:20:40 +0000

In reply to The way you apply a set of

I have actually railed against Bolton many times in the past as he established himself as a maniac warmongering sociopathic liar who preaches the dogma of the neocon crazies who put no value on human life outside our borders and was doing so from positions of power. Now that he is at least temporarily out of any official position I do not like seeing him or anything he says to be legitimized in any way that helps him maintain any influence at all. Ever. Anywhere. I see no good reason to cynically use him to add a pound of accusation to a ton of knowledge we already have that completely disqualifies Trump if he, Bolton, is to gain anything at all in influence or legitimacy or money from doing so. And, in what you describe as railing against Bolton, as I have actually just done, I hardly suggested that he be imprisoned just because I don't like him. That is a bit of counterfactual hyperbole, don't ya think? I suggested that he should be ignored and shunned and be let to quietly descend into obscurity.

That noise is William Barr

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 21:16:46 +0000

In reply to Barr tries to purge SDNY atty investigating Trump cronies (Geoffrey Berman)

That noise is William Barr smashing Steven Miller’s Auschwitz diorama. https://t.co/SVhe3EXeOh
— Christopher Titus (@TitusNation) June 20, 2020

Comes to mind First they

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 20:26:59 +0000

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Comes to mind First they after Bolton, then they came after...

Cancel culture will come to an end when there is nobody Bad left
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) June 20, 2020

The way you apply a set of

artappraiser — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 19:52:14 +0000

In reply to How did Bolton put it? Who

The way you apply a set of high moral standards and judgments to people working within the politics of a democracy, as if that could ever come to pass, is what makes it a useless practice to discuss anything with you.

It's admirable and fine to do it when you vote, but it has nothing to do with making a democratic system operable, which is set up to work with people of all kinds of morals and views, a huge mix of agendas and goals and morals, horse trading certain things for others in order to keep some kind of peace.

I see zero reason to rail about John Bolton, it's like baying at the moon. How is he useful to any agenda I might hve and how is he not is the only thing that makes sense to spend time on.

Your neighbor thinks we should go to war and you don't. That's democracy. You don't get to imprison the other guy for his morals. That would be some kind of authoritarian system. You don't like John Bolton and mostly he doesn't like you, figure out something you can agree on anyways.

Yes, if we used that standard

ocean-kat — Sat, 20 Jun 2020 18:45:20 +0000

In reply to Someone made the same point

Yes, if we used that standard and we knew who Deep Throat was we'd have to ignore him. And many of the biggest leaks came from Felt. Especially on the left if we considered Felt's part in the illegal activities in the investigation of the Weather Underground. On top of that he wasn't leaking for any noble purpose but likely because he was pissed at being passed over for promotion.