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Maybe it wasn’t Ivanka. Maybe it was Melania
At dinner the other night with a group of friends, quite naturally we got talking about the indictment. I said my fave paragraph was the one citing a family member, a “she”, as complaining about the boxes of secret documents … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Judiciary, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, Trumpism
Tagged Ivanka, Melania, Trump boxes, Trump indictment
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With all the brouhaha over the Trump indictment, I pay attention only to one thing
The actual case. I’ve been listening to today’s events as reported by MSNBC and have heard a lot of pretty intelligent people talking an awful lot — they have to; it’s without question a news event and must be covered … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, DOJ, Good Things Happening, Jan 6, Journalism, Judiciary, Politics, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, Trumpism
Tagged Andrew Weissman, Brandon Van Grack, Das Rheingold, Donald Trump, Florence Supermax Prison, Gotterdammerung, Joyce Vance, MSNBC, Neal Katyal, Rainbow Bridge, Robert Hanssen
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Outtakes and Vagabonds: What’s wrong with King Charles and other very rich people?
I’m pretty sure Rebecca Mead did not intend to spark my pity for Charles Windsor, et al., in her excellent and lightly dishy article, “King Me,” in the May 8 New Yorker. Yet she did. And she did it within … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged Catherine Mayer, Faberge, Fountain Pen Hospital, King Charles, Mont Blanc, New Yorker, Rebecca Mead, Tsar Nicholas II
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