Don't you just love this party? Everything's so fancy, and there's some kind of hot cheese over there.

Kaylee ,'Shindig'


Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jesse - Aug 22, 2018 3:51:09 am PDT #28648 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

In honor of the events of today, I have made Unindicted Coconspirator cookies. (AKA Laura Bush's cowboy cookie recipe from the NY Times.)

That's hilarious.

I see a lot of "hit the streets and protest if Trump fires Mueller" but I think if he pardons Manafort that should happen.

I'm on the list for a group of musicians to go play at protests and things, and a lot of items have been coming through in the last couple of days, and they are all good causes, but not what I want to protest! Environment, nuclear waste, old people getting evicted...


Dana - Aug 22, 2018 3:52:37 am PDT #28649 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Cohen's lawyer says that Cohen wouldn't accept a pardon from Trump, for whatever that's worth.

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Dana - Aug 22, 2018 3:55:33 am PDT #28650 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

And Trump's tweet this morning:

If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don't retain the services of Michael Cohen!

Hahahahahahahahahaha.


Gudanov - Aug 22, 2018 3:57:32 am PDT #28651 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping

Yeah, I don't think Trump will resign. All the evidence in the world won't matter if Congress won't act on it and they won't unless the Dems get control of the house.

I have a feeling that Mueller is going to come out with a lot when the time comes. He has come out with so much detail on the Russia end of things and I suspect the Russian government is better at hiding things than the yahoos around Trump.


Steph L. - Aug 22, 2018 4:10:43 am PDT #28652 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I can't believe all of the late night shows are on break.

Didn't SNL do a summer edition of just Weekend Update last summer? They totally need to jump on that again. (Although, yeah, summer is almost over. But still.)


Toddson - Aug 22, 2018 4:18:10 am PDT #28653 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

that guy built a fire in the very depressing Jack London story

And didn't he freeze to death? That would argue for some other way.


Laura - Aug 22, 2018 4:25:07 am PDT #28654 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

I can't believe all of the late night shows are on break.

They have to be going nuts, but they will have more material when they return no doubt.

Yesterday was a remarkable day, but I am looking ahead. Are Jared, Don Jr, or other family members in the next round of indictments? Will the question of whether a president can be indicted be tested? How long before we see the bogus potus run further off the rails and wholesale fire and revoke clearances? Will the GOP ever step up or are they permanently destroyed as a party? Will the remaining core Trumpers ever see the light?

That said, today is my son Bobby's birthday. Alas, once again I am in NY and he is in FL. He'll be celebrating with his new family and since I love them that helps me feel better.


Laura - Aug 22, 2018 4:28:12 am PDT #28655 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

He Who Should Remain Nameless should go down like a red hot Flaming Cheeto of Dooooom!

He will if Atropa gets near his hair with that flamethrower

My morning smile.


Fred Pete - Aug 22, 2018 4:29:19 am PDT #28656 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Happy Birthday, Bobby!


Toddson - Aug 22, 2018 4:30:57 am PDT #28657 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

To go back to less cheerful matters, Manafort is due to go on trial in DC soon ... meanwhile, he sits in jail.

edited to add:

Michael Avenatti's rates, I understand, have gone up. WAY up. And he was at the VMAs and commented, "It sounds like Omarosa and Michael Cohen are competing for recording artist of the year."