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Monthly Archives: August 2023

You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind, you don’t pull the mask of the old Lone Ranger…

16 Wednesday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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Donald Trump, Judge Beryl Howell, social media, special counsel, subpeona, unsealed transcript

…and you don’t mess around with Judge Beryl Howell.

The Special Counsel subpoenaed Donald Trump’s (r) social media data from the corporation that held the data. There were issues. There was a hearing on February 9, 2023. The court was not happy.

Transcripts were unsealed yesterday.

Doc 50-1 Attachment A – Documents unsealed with redactions
Filing Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Document Type: Stored Communications Act
Case Number: 23-sc-31
Case Title: In the Matter of the Search of Information That is Stored at Premises Controlled by Twitter Inc
Posting Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
PDF: 23sc31 Attachment A – Documents unsealed with redactions.pdf

Excerpts:

Dayam.

Go. Read the whole thing.

Campaign Finance: Virginia? Virginia? What is it with Virginia?

15 Tuesday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Missouri First, PAC, Virginia

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C171222 08/15/2023 Missouri First Altria Client Services LLC PO Box 85088 Richmond VA 23285 8/15/2023 $12,500.00

[emphasis added]

Virginia Second?

The universe balances itself…

Previously:

Campaign Finance: unintentional irony (September 27, 2017)

Campaign Finance: Okay, now they’re just messing with us… (October 13, 2017)

Campaign Finance: they just think we’re all stupid (January 30, 2019)

A reasonable question, given the circumstances

14 Monday Aug 2023

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Georgia, Joyce Vance, social media

This evening:

Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance
If you get four indictments, is the fifth one free?
3:53 PM · Aug 14, 2023

“Opened season”

14 Monday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate

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Fascist pig, insurrectionist, Josh Hawley, right wingnut, seditionist, social media, Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senate, Virgnia

Is that what they call it in Virginia? Just asking.

Today, from Josh Hawley (r):

[image cropped]

Senator Josh Hawley
[August 14, 2023]
“[The Biden Admin] has opened season on the military, on our values, on the traditions of the military.”
[….]

Some of the responses:

Oh horsepuckey [….] You “armchair generals” -you and Tuber- need to just stuff it.

If the GOP wasn’t destroying the country, I wouldn’t be here.

I know, him holding up 301 personnel moves in the military is really hurting us. Oh wait, that’s not Biden, it’s someone in your party. Maybe you should work on bringing the coach to his senses if you really care about strengthening our military.

Dumb comment. Not worth a post. Unless you are Josh Hawley.

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

You and Tuberville must be on the same page – you held up Defense Department nominees for a year. I guess the two of you like holding our military hostage to your demands. The GOP does not support our military or our veterans.

Biden is doing this? Tubberville (sp?) is is doing great harm to our military readiness. Unemployment is the lowest in years. What have the republicans done to support and help the American people? Passed any bills to help? Get on with helping or get out of the way.

All the economic indicators are better than they were under the Trumpsterfire and your colleagues are blocking all the military promotions. I think it’s extraordinary clear that the Republicans are causing the failures and blaming the Democrats.

I would talk to Tuberville who doesn’t even live legally in Alabama, just like your Missouri residency fraud. The economy is doing just fine.

All evidence to the contrary, Senator.

He went to one of those fancy schools.

That is pure Bull$h!t. If you believe that, you’re dumber than you look. [….]

The Republican Party, which began in the 1850s as a noble endeavor to keep the United States government intact and to rebuild it to work for ordinary people, has devolved into a group of chaos agents feeding voters a fantasy world.

There’s that.

The unemployment rate is 3.5%.
How is that destroying the economy?

Coming from a insurrectionist who attempted to help steal the election is funny as hell.
[….]

In Iowa. Not in Missouri.

14 Monday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Eric Schmitt, social media, US Senate

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campaigning, caucus, Donald Trump, Eric Schmitt, Fascist pig, Iowa, missouri, U.S. Senate

Closer than Virginia, though.

Eric Schmitt (r) [2022 file photo].

Today, from Eric Schmitt (r), in Iowa:

“Iowa Pork”

Eric Schmitt
[August 14, 2023]
In Iowa.
For Trump.
For America.
[….]

Heh.

Some of the responses:

[….] A Missouri Senator in Iowa pitching for a twice impeached, thrice indicted Florida Conman. What a disgrace! What an embarrassment! Resign! [….]

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check. Arraignment. Check.

For Trump!?? I thought Senators were smarter than that! Stay in Iowa! [….]

Get a better candidate!

Welcome to Iowa!! Any friend of Trump is a friend to Iowa!!!

yeah keep all the nutjobs up there!

keep giving your money to him then so he can use it for his defense. You guys are morons.

Great use of your time.

Yeah, and what about Missouri pork?

You do nothing for the working class besides burn up our money on useless suits that you always loose. You a sycophant trumpanzee who is a wanna be fascist.

Trump is a traitor.
Particularly when it comes to his foreign policy (see Russian interests).
1-1 meetings with Putin and Kim are never a good idea.
His pullout of Afghanistan (negotiated with the Taliban) was a disaster (Biden should have thrown the deal out!).
You seem bent on representing the 30% of the State who still adore the clown. If you want to win in 2024, you need a better candidate. Ideally one who can appeal to independent and women voters.
That’s not your boy.
[….]

“…That’s not your boy.”

Oh, but it is.

Campaign Finance: underground

14 Monday Aug 2023

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campaign finance, Lincoln PAC, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, right wingnut

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C171164 08/14/2023 Lincoln PAC Hunt Midwest Enterprises Inc 1881 Main St Kansas City MO 64108 8/14/2023 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

Ever present.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: loading up for 2018 (June 26, 2017)

Campaign Finance: loading up a “little” more (June 27, 2017)

Campaign Finance: this business of business (September 16, 2022)

Mother nature would like a word

14 Monday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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lightning, missouri, weather

Last night in west central Missouri:

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Canon 5DIII, 2.8 70-200 mm.
F 8.0, 1/2 sec, ISO 200, 70 mm.

Detail:

Canon 5DIII, 2.8 70-200 mm.
F 8.0, 1/2 sec, ISO 200, 70 mm.

Canon 5DIII, 2.8 70-200 mm.
F 8.0, 1/2 sec, ISO 200, 70 mm.

Canon 5DIII, 2.8 70-200 mm.
F 8.0, 1/2 sec, ISO 200, 70 mm.

Campaign Finance: a gamble

13 Sunday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in campaign finance

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campaign finance, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC, video lottery

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C211750 08/13/2023 Mo Coalition for Video Lottery PAC Accel Entertainment Gaming,LLC 140 Tower Drive Burr Ridge IL 60527 8/11/2023 $48,500.00

[emphasis added]

Illinois, eh?

Previously:

Campaign Finance: take a wild guess (August 9, 2023)

Campaign Finance: such a pressing concern (August 11, 2023)

Early this morning

12 Saturday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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lightning, missouri, weather

In west central Missouri:

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

Canon T4i, 18-55 mm.
F 8.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 100, 28 mm.

If you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute.

Juxtapositions

12 Saturday Aug 2023

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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missouri, Missouri State Fair, republicans, Sedalia

Yesterday morning, at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia:

Location, location, location.

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