Hey, look at the cartoon graphic I found! Or perhaps "pig in the poke to stay out of the pokey"?If you don't know the reference, Patrick Fitzgerald described the process of offering Ari Fleischer immunity "." We'll see whether this particular pig in the poke will be "da bomb."A reminder of housekeeping rules: This is not a transcript. I'm getting as close as I can get. But trust me, I'm not a court reporter!Also, I'll try to post update times. I've been updating every 10-15 minutes (usually at convenient breaks that will drive you crazy). Try to save the servers by updating around the time...…Hey, look at the cartoon graphic I found! Or perhaps "pig in the poke to stay out of the pokey"?If you don't know the reference, Patrick Fitzgerald described the process of offering Ari Fleischer immunity "." We'll see whether this particular pig in the poke will be "da bomb."A reminder of housekeeping rules: This is not a transcript. I'm getting as close as I can get. But trust me, I'm not a court reporter!Also, I'll try to post update times. I've been updating every 10-15 minutes (usually at convenient breaks that will drive you crazy). Try to save the servers by updating around the time...WW…

While Michael Schaivo was to remind everyone what a sanctimonious, meddling, holier-than-thou, politically opportunistic tin-eared prick Joe Lieberman was during the difficult last days of his wife’s life (YouTube above), Joe was on a campaign bus.Almost nobody showed up to meet Joe, so it must have been comforting to find that the Kiss Float was trailing him along the way.The Kiss Float and the Lieberman parade caravaned from Naugutuck to Seymour to Ansonia.  While Joe would walk into diners that were virtually empty, the Kiss float provided a wonderful distraction for bored journalists...…While Michael Schaivo was to remind everyone what a sanctimonious, meddling, holier-than-thou, politically opportunistic tin-eared prick Joe Lieberman was during the difficult last days of his wife’s life (YouTube above), Joe was on a campaign bus.Almost nobody showed up to meet Joe, so it must have been comforting to find that the Kiss Float was trailing him along the way.The Kiss Float and the Lieberman parade caravaned from Naugutuck to Seymour to Ansonia.  While Joe would walk into diners that were virtually empty, the Kiss float provided a wonderful distraction for bored journalists...WW…

Standard housekeeping warnings. emptywheel? Not a court reporter (in fact, she's the author of )–consider this a decent paraphrase, but not a transcript. And updates? Please consider the servers before you update every minute. Quick note from Pach: It's disorienting to see Ari Fleischer answer this many qustions in a row without dodging, weaving, fogging or lying.  Bizarre indeed!  Pach is off to the Court Room. He said the juror who is gone is the white 30s female who laughs a lot, a travel agent. I'm fairly certain she was one of the jurors, not an alternate.  Don't know who was the first...…Standard housekeeping warnings. emptywheel? Not a court reporter (in fact, she's the author of )–consider this a decent paraphrase, but not a transcript. And updates? Please consider the servers before you update every minute. Quick note from Pach: It's disorienting to see Ari Fleischer answer this many qustions in a row without dodging, weaving, fogging or lying.  Bizarre indeed!  Pach is off to the Court Room. He said the juror who is gone is the white 30s female who laughs a lot, a travel agent. I'm fairly certain she was one of the jurors, not an alternate.  Don't know who was the first...WW…

Let me start by saying…look, it's .  After all of the work we have put into covering the Libby case, it is lovely to see a bit of recognition of the effort, I have to say, from some of the corporate media types we've worked alongside throughout the trial coverage.  I know that I enjoyed getting to know a number of the folks in the media room — and having them realize that not only were we serious about our trial coverage, but that we had done ALL of the work to know the details, the facts, the intricate interrelationships of the players, and that we'd been covering tis story for years...…Let me start by saying…look, it's .  After all of the work we have put into covering the Libby case, it is lovely to see a bit of recognition of the effort, I have to say, from some of the corporate media types we've worked alongside throughout the trial coverage.  I know that I enjoyed getting to know a number of the folks in the media room — and having them realize that not only were we serious about our trial coverage, but that we had done ALL of the work to know the details, the facts, the intricate interrelationships of the players, and that we'd been covering tis story for years...WW…

Ben Smith has an article on , one of the many groups Rahm Emanuel has set up to coordinate messaging among liberal interest groups.There are a variety of vehicles through which this is done — the , , — and they’ve been extremely successful. When the banks told the White House they wouldn’t cooperate with the PPIP plan unless they got their bonuses, and to "ratchet down their rhetoric," the call went out to the liberal interest groups to stay silent too…and silent they remain.Unions are getting their contracts slashed, bank execs are pulling in billions, and how many of the usual suspects...…Ben Smith has an article on , one of the many groups Rahm Emanuel has set up to coordinate messaging among liberal interest groups.There are a variety of vehicles through which this is done — the , , — and they’ve been extremely successful. When the banks told the White House they wouldn’t cooperate with the PPIP plan unless they got their bonuses, and to "ratchet down their rhetoric," the call went out to the liberal interest groups to stay silent too…and silent they remain.Unions are getting their contracts slashed, bank execs are pulling in billions, and how many of the usual suspects...WW…

Buy . Don't refresh wildly. And love one another–oh wait. I mean don't expect a transcript. Folks are wandering into the courtroom. We'll start today where we left yesterday with the fight over what questions Judy should answer. Glad we had it–it got a chance for yet another celebrity, Bob Bennett, to weigh in. No wonder the courtroom is getting so hot.It's Wells' turn to be in his grey suit today, not Fitz. Though Wells' grey suit doesn't look seersuckery at all, as Fitz' did.Walton's in: before we get started, we have a problem with juror 15. Employer said that if there's no law on the...…Buy . Don't refresh wildly. And love one another–oh wait. I mean don't expect a transcript. Folks are wandering into the courtroom. We'll start today where we left yesterday with the fight over what questions Judy should answer. Glad we had it–it got a chance for yet another celebrity, Bob Bennett, to weigh in. No wonder the courtroom is getting so hot.It's Wells' turn to be in his grey suit today, not Fitz. Though Wells' grey suit doesn't look seersuckery at all, as Fitz' did.Walton's in: before we get started, we have a problem with juror 15. Employer said that if there's no law on the...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-alabama-florida-census-2020-us-news-3407a2d05be23972741294bc05838801Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-alabama-florida-census-2020-us-news-3407a2d05be23972741294bc05838801Click to copyRelated topicsORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sixteen other states are backing Alabama’s challenge to a statistical method the U.S. Census Bureau is using for the first time to protect the privacy of people who participated in the 2020 census, the nation’s once-a-decade head count that determines political power and funding.A...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-alabama-florida-census-2020-us-news-3407a2d05be23972741294bc05838801Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-alabama-florida-census-2020-us-news-3407a2d05be23972741294bc05838801Click to copyRelated topicsORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sixteen other states are backing Alabama’s challenge to a statistical method the U.S. Census Bureau is using for the first time to protect the privacy of people who participated in the 2020 census, the nation’s once-a-decade head count that determines political power and funding.A...WW…

The Detroit News At least four, and potentially more than eight, Michigan Republicans who attended a district meeting at a Portage restaurant on March 25 tested positive for COVID-19 afterward, according to GOP officials.Jason Watts, an Allegan County Republican and the treasurer for the 6th District Republican Committee, has been in the hospital for five days. He tested positive for COVID-19 on April 1 and is certain he was exposed to the virus at the regular meeting of the district organization, he said in a Tuesday phone interview from a hospital room in Grand Rapids."This meeting is...…The Detroit News At least four, and potentially more than eight, Michigan Republicans who attended a district meeting at a Portage restaurant on March 25 tested positive for COVID-19 afterward, according to GOP officials.Jason Watts, an Allegan County Republican and the treasurer for the 6th District Republican Committee, has been in the hospital for five days. He tested positive for COVID-19 on April 1 and is certain he was exposed to the virus at the regular meeting of the district organization, he said in a Tuesday phone interview from a hospital room in Grand Rapids."This meeting is...WW…

Facebook ShareTwitter ShareBy and UPDATE:New Jersey is immediately stopping the administration of the after federal health officials made the Tuesday, the state Health Department said.The move comes after between the ages of 18 and 48 had 6 to 13 days after vaccination.“All New Jersey vaccination sites have been told to cancel or put on hold appointments for the J&J vaccine until further notice,” Health Department Commissioner Judy Persichilli said in a statement Tuesday. “For individuals scheduled to receive the J&J vaccine, the Department will work with all vaccination sites to make...…Facebook ShareTwitter ShareBy and UPDATE:New Jersey is immediately stopping the administration of the after federal health officials made the Tuesday, the state Health Department said.The move comes after between the ages of 18 and 48 had 6 to 13 days after vaccination.“All New Jersey vaccination sites have been told to cancel or put on hold appointments for the J&J vaccine until further notice,” Health Department Commissioner Judy Persichilli said in a statement Tuesday. “For individuals scheduled to receive the J&J vaccine, the Department will work with all vaccination sites to make...WW…

TrendingSpace is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.A sparkling fireball zoomed across the sky near West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday night (April 13), and local news teams and home security systems caught footage of its dramatic descent. @CoralTap Just saw this in the sky from Parkland at 10:16PM. #Meteor pic.twitter.com/E1rqXUbku8The was spotted at about 10 p.m. EDT, when it tumbled from the sky and disintegrated in a sudden flash of light, . Soon after, Jay O'Brien, a reporter for CBS News in West Palm Beach, a...…TrendingSpace is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.A sparkling fireball zoomed across the sky near West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday night (April 13), and local news teams and home security systems caught footage of its dramatic descent. @CoralTap Just saw this in the sky from Parkland at 10:16PM. #Meteor pic.twitter.com/E1rqXUbku8The was spotted at about 10 p.m. EDT, when it tumbled from the sky and disintegrated in a sudden flash of light, . Soon after, Jay O'Brien, a reporter for CBS News in West Palm Beach, a...WW…

California politicians facing recalls would be allowed to see the names of people who sign the petitions to oust them under legislation that cleared its first committee Monday.If passed, it would take effect next year, meaning it would not apply to the expected recall election against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. But leaders of that effort showed up at the Capitol in opposition to the proposal, saying it would discourage people from signing future petitions for fear of retaliation.“This is a dangerous and reckless bill,” said Orrin Heatlie,  of the Newsom recall. “It would stifle the...…California politicians facing recalls would be allowed to see the names of people who sign the petitions to oust them under legislation that cleared its first committee Monday.If passed, it would take effect next year, meaning it would not apply to the expected recall election against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. But leaders of that effort showed up at the Capitol in opposition to the proposal, saying it would discourage people from signing future petitions for fear of retaliation.“This is a dangerous and reckless bill,” said Orrin Heatlie,  of the Newsom recall. “It would stifle the...WW…

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KLAS) — The Nevada Assembly voted Tuesday to abolish the death penalty and reduces all current death sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole.The Assembly voted 26-16 to send AB 395 to the Senate. The proposal is retroactive, meaning while it abolishes any further death sentences, any current sentences would be changed to life in prison without the possibility of release.In order to become law, the Democratic-controlled Senate would have to approve the proposal and Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak would have to sign it.“The death penalty is broken,”...…CARSON CITY, Nev. (KLAS) — The Nevada Assembly voted Tuesday to abolish the death penalty and reduces all current death sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole.The Assembly voted 26-16 to send AB 395 to the Senate. The proposal is retroactive, meaning while it abolishes any further death sentences, any current sentences would be changed to life in prison without the possibility of release.In order to become law, the Democratic-controlled Senate would have to approve the proposal and Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak would have to sign it.“The death penalty is broken,”...WW…

/If the Florida governor gets his way, mail-in ballot signatures would have to match the most recent signature on file with the state. His own signature history shows how autographs evolve. Ronald DeSantis had just turned 30 when the up-and-coming prosecutor sent a Mayport Navy sailor to prison for six years on child pornography charges. DeSantis’ signature on the 2008 plea agreement was crisp and elegant: A sharp “R” to start; a stately “D” for Dion, his middle name; and “DeSantis” written with an artistic flourish.Over the next 13 years, DeSantis’ signature would evolve from the neat...…/If the Florida governor gets his way, mail-in ballot signatures would have to match the most recent signature on file with the state. His own signature history shows how autographs evolve. Ronald DeSantis had just turned 30 when the up-and-coming prosecutor sent a Mayport Navy sailor to prison for six years on child pornography charges. DeSantis’ signature on the 2008 plea agreement was crisp and elegant: A sharp “R” to start; a stately “D” for Dion, his middle name; and “DeSantis” written with an artistic flourish.Over the next 13 years, DeSantis’ signature would evolve from the neat...WW…

A North Texas first-grade teacher is behind bars after police said they found sexually explicit images of very young children on his computer. Kevin Rayo, 26, was arrested Monday at his home in Dallas and charged with the possession of child pornography. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, investigators found multiple images depicting children as young as 3 years old engaging in sexual intercourse with an adult male on Rayo's computer.He told the investigators he got links to the images from his cousin who lives outside of the United States, the affidavit states. Rayo taught 6 and...…A North Texas first-grade teacher is behind bars after police said they found sexually explicit images of very young children on his computer. Kevin Rayo, 26, was arrested Monday at his home in Dallas and charged with the possession of child pornography. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, investigators found multiple images depicting children as young as 3 years old engaging in sexual intercourse with an adult male on Rayo's computer.He told the investigators he got links to the images from his cousin who lives outside of the United States, the affidavit states. Rayo taught 6 and...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/crookston-minnesota-pope-francis-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-bernard-hebda-b5831babece05f314f257fe58ba7140fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/crookston-minnesota-pope-francis-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-bernard-hebda-b5831babece05f314f257fe58ba7140fClick to copyRelated topicsROME (AP) — A bishop in Minnesota resigned Tuesday at the request of Pope Francis after he was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse, officials said.The Vatican said Francis accepted the resignation of Crookston...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/crookston-minnesota-pope-francis-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-bernard-hebda-b5831babece05f314f257fe58ba7140fClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/crookston-minnesota-pope-francis-sexual-abuse-by-clergy-bernard-hebda-b5831babece05f314f257fe58ba7140fClick to copyRelated topicsROME (AP) — A bishop in Minnesota resigned Tuesday at the request of Pope Francis after he was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse, officials said.The Vatican said Francis accepted the resignation of Crookston...WW…

The U.S. is entering a boba crisis.Shipping containers from Asia are , delaying the arrival of much of the country’s supply of chewy tapioca balls. Boba wholesalers say their orders of boba just aren’t arriving, and they have no idea when they’ll get them. That means boba tea shops all over the Bay Area — and the rest of the country — are running out of their namesake boba.“In the next week or so, tapioca will be a luxury because no one is going to have it,” said Tommy Huang, senior sales manager at Hayward’s Leadway International Inc., one of the biggest boba suppliers in Northern...…The U.S. is entering a boba crisis.Shipping containers from Asia are , delaying the arrival of much of the country’s supply of chewy tapioca balls. Boba wholesalers say their orders of boba just aren’t arriving, and they have no idea when they’ll get them. That means boba tea shops all over the Bay Area — and the rest of the country — are running out of their namesake boba.“In the next week or so, tapioca will be a luxury because no one is going to have it,” said Tommy Huang, senior sales manager at Hayward’s Leadway International Inc., one of the biggest boba suppliers in Northern...WW…

Sky Meadows State Park near Front Royal in Fauquier County, Virginia, has been awarded International Dark Sky Park along with Natural Bridge State Park in Rockbridge County, Virginia.Winter stars are seen over the Mount Bleak House, in Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia. (Image: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation)The (IDA) has announced that they have awarded International Dark Sky Park status to in Fauquier County and in Rockbridge County.Sky Meadows State Park in Fauquier County is located just 30 minutes from the town of Front Royal. Both parks are in the state of Virginia....…Sky Meadows State Park near Front Royal in Fauquier County, Virginia, has been awarded International Dark Sky Park along with Natural Bridge State Park in Rockbridge County, Virginia.Winter stars are seen over the Mount Bleak House, in Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia. (Image: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation)The (IDA) has announced that they have awarded International Dark Sky Park status to in Fauquier County and in Rockbridge County.Sky Meadows State Park in Fauquier County is located just 30 minutes from the town of Front Royal. Both parks are in the state of Virginia....WW…

The Tonto National Forest requires a permit application to be submitted and approved for all gatherings of over 75 people. Officials say the regulation is for everyone's safety, especially when they are not prepared with enough law enforcement. More than 5,000 people gathered last weekend in the Tonto National Forest northeast of for an party that was broken up by U.S. Forest Service personnel, according to authorities. Officers patrolling in the Sycamore Creek area Saturday night came across the unauthorized gathering. "So basically, a Facebook meet-up. They want to throw a brochure, a...…The Tonto National Forest requires a permit application to be submitted and approved for all gatherings of over 75 people. Officials say the regulation is for everyone's safety, especially when they are not prepared with enough law enforcement. More than 5,000 people gathered last weekend in the Tonto National Forest northeast of for an party that was broken up by U.S. Forest Service personnel, according to authorities. Officers patrolling in the Sycamore Creek area Saturday night came across the unauthorized gathering. "So basically, a Facebook meet-up. They want to throw a brochure, a...WW…

AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-us-news-florida-104462038bd46cb580c1e7b66b81a8cdClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-us-news-florida-104462038bd46cb580c1e7b66b81a8cdClick to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House took the unusual step of denouncing democratic socialism Tuesday with the sponsor of a non-binding resolution invoking the name of the country’s most prominent champion of the ideology, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, in calling it a threat to American democracy.Though the resolution has little...…AP NEWSADVERTISEMENThttps://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-us-news-florida-104462038bd46cb580c1e7b66b81a8cdClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/bernie-sanders-socialism-us-news-florida-104462038bd46cb580c1e7b66b81a8cdClick to copyRelated topicsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House took the unusual step of denouncing democratic socialism Tuesday with the sponsor of a non-binding resolution invoking the name of the country’s most prominent champion of the ideology, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, in calling it a threat to American democracy.Though the resolution has little...WW…

DismissFirst-time donations are being matched!There's no better time to . Not only does your gift to our nonprofit newsroom help us grow our staff, but gifts from first-time donors will also be matched by the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation and the Herrick Foundation.Pay with VISAPay with MasterCardPay with American ExpressRohem Stamey, 12, suffers from a rare COVID-19 complication affecting children known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS-C (photo provided by Mission Hospital)Share This:Share This:Children aren't immune to COVID-19. They can get sick, just like...…DismissFirst-time donations are being matched!There's no better time to . Not only does your gift to our nonprofit newsroom help us grow our staff, but gifts from first-time donors will also be matched by the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation and the Herrick Foundation.Pay with VISAPay with MasterCardPay with American ExpressRohem Stamey, 12, suffers from a rare COVID-19 complication affecting children known as Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS-C (photo provided by Mission Hospital)Share This:Share This:Children aren't immune to COVID-19. They can get sick, just like...WW…

NewsThe Department of Health and Human Services has identified the state's first case of a variant initially spotted in New York.OMAHA, Neb. -- A new variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Nebraska. The Department of Health and Human Services has identified the state's first case of a variant initially spotted in New York. The variant case was reported out of Douglas County. The particular variant has been spreading across the nation, mainly in the northeast part of the country. It is unknown how the contagiousness and severity of the New York strain compare to COVID-19 or other...…NewsThe Department of Health and Human Services has identified the state's first case of a variant initially spotted in New York.OMAHA, Neb. -- A new variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Nebraska. The Department of Health and Human Services has identified the state's first case of a variant initially spotted in New York. The variant case was reported out of Douglas County. The particular variant has been spreading across the nation, mainly in the northeast part of the country. It is unknown how the contagiousness and severity of the New York strain compare to COVID-19 or other...WW…

The jewels of America’s landscape should belong to America’s original peoples.Photographs by Katy GrannanEditor’s note: This article is part of a new series called “”    Image above: Glacier National Park, in Montana, as seen from the Blackfeet Reservation, near Duck Lake.This article was published online on April 12, 2021.members of a California state militia called the Mariposa Battalion became the first white men to lay eyes on Yosemite Valley. The group was largely made up of miners. They had been scouring the western slopes of the Sierra when they happened upon the granite valley that...…The jewels of America’s landscape should belong to America’s original peoples.Photographs by Katy GrannanEditor’s note: This article is part of a new series called “”    Image above: Glacier National Park, in Montana, as seen from the Blackfeet Reservation, near Duck Lake.This article was published online on April 12, 2021.members of a California state militia called the Mariposa Battalion became the first white men to lay eyes on Yosemite Valley. The group was largely made up of miners. They had been scouring the western slopes of the Sierra when they happened upon the granite valley that...WW…

By | | Bay Area News GroupHalf of Bay Area residents believe working in an office is still risky, according a new poll from a prominent business group, reflecting the difficulties big employers may have in bringing workers back after more than a year of social distancing.About one in five of those surveyed said working in the office was “very unsafe,” while a third described it as “somewhat unsafe” in a poll of 1,000 registered voters for the Bay Area Council.But other experiences — from dining inside to attending sports events — were deemed even riskier by respondents, the poll...…By | | Bay Area News GroupHalf of Bay Area residents believe working in an office is still risky, according a new poll from a prominent business group, reflecting the difficulties big employers may have in bringing workers back after more than a year of social distancing.About one in five of those surveyed said working in the office was “very unsafe,” while a third described it as “somewhat unsafe” in a poll of 1,000 registered voters for the Bay Area Council.But other experiences — from dining inside to attending sports events — were deemed even riskier by respondents, the poll...WW…

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This story is part of , a new Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis.Late this winter, Greg Gianforte, Montana’s recently elected Republican governor, trapped and shot a male wolf just outside the boundary of Yellowstone National Park at a private ranch owned by his pal Robert E. Smith, a director of the conservative Sinclair Broadcasting Group (a former campaign donor).Hunting wolves is legal in Montana, and Gianforte later told the that he’d been after one for five years. “I put a lot of time in over many, many years and not every...…This story is part of , a new Vox reporting initiative on the science, politics, and economics of the biodiversity crisis.Late this winter, Greg Gianforte, Montana’s recently elected Republican governor, trapped and shot a male wolf just outside the boundary of Yellowstone National Park at a private ranch owned by his pal Robert E. Smith, a director of the conservative Sinclair Broadcasting Group (a former campaign donor).Hunting wolves is legal in Montana, and Gianforte later told the that he’d been after one for five years. “I put a lot of time in over many, many years and not every...WW…