The Year of Finding Out:

«Biggs wore an orange prison jumpsuit and black, thick-rimmed glasses as he spoke before Judge Kelly early Thursday afternoon, taking breaks to sob during a brief statement.

“My curiosity got the better of me and I will have to live with that for the rest of my life,” he said. “I’m so sorry.”

Judge Kelly responded with a note that the actions taken by Biggs and the Proud Boys upended not just the election process on Jan. 6, but the election process going forward.

“What happened that day … it broke our tradition of the peaceful transfer of power, which is the most precious thing we had as Americans,” Kelly said. “Notice I say had — we don’t have it anymore.”

Rehl, who bragged in communications with Proud Boys about being “proud of what we accomplished” following the Capitol attack, sobbed during his sentencing hearing.

Wearing an orange jumpsuit with shackles around his feet, Rehl stood to address Judge Kelly and expressed remorse for his actions.

“A complete lapse in judgment cost me everything,” Rehl said, according to reporters in the courtroom.»

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/proud-boys-joe-biggs-sentenced_n_64ef3e5de4b0efecbcb97d74

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/aug/30/gin-vermouth-chicken-stock-how-did-martinis-get-so-weird

Ok, so here’s the thing: the meaty/oily martinis should be served WARM. Pot liquor of any kind with a slug of gin (plus vermouth (or sherry), why not?) = yum.

Honestly, I’ve already posted about this.

I mean.., seriously. Skip dessert, and retire to the living room with mugs of spiked pot liquor.

«Rich Orgeat
8 ounces almond milk
225 grams Demerara sugar
225 grams granulated white sugar
pinch of smoked sea salt
3/4 ounce Faretti Biscotti liqueur or amaretto liqueur
heaping 1/4 ounce Cognac
1 bar spoon rose water

1. Bring almond milk to a low simmer; do not let it boil.
2. Add both sugars and the smoked sea salt, gently stirring until completely dissolved.
3. Remove from heat and stir in the liqueur, Cognac and rose water.
4. Allow to cool fully, then bottle and store in a cool, dark place (best not refrigerated). Keeps for about 1 month.»

https://punchdrink.com/articles/army-navy-gin-sour-cocktail/

Ok, I can do this.

“Demerara” sugar is just regular sugar with a smidge of molasses. 1/8 tsp? A drop?

“smoked” sea salt is just salt with maybe a drop of liquid smoke?

Any fool can get rose water at the local Mediterranean/Mideast grocery store, at least.

I’m always discovering #music 20 years late.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5rzqN3D5nTCYIlXUg9t9Jq?si=T_MWBgf9RVC6HZVKCBV3pA

#MenahanStreetBand

https://podcastaddict.com/be-the-bridge-podcast-with-latasha-morrison/episode/162508392&t=1479

From around 24:50 for 5 or 6 minutes is a word, as they say.

This seems like a big-ish deal:

«In the agreement, concluded a week ago, U.S. Coast Guard ships can enforce regulations inside Palau’s exclusive economic zone on behalf of the nation without a Palauan officer present, the Coast Guard said in a statement.»

https://apnews.com/article/us-pacific-palau-china-ff0bf4dd0ef151d357bec8c896d36fb9

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/30/desantis-refuses-biden-climate-ira-money-00113397

Unbelievable. Blocking consumer rebates because of politics.

This is sadly unsurprising.

Whoa….

«I shouted out “who killed the Kennedys,” and after all I said “whoever did it if you were alive when it happened you are allowed to accept as many bribes as you want, as long as you continue to vote the Federalist Society party line.”»

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2023/08/indicted-seditionists-and-torture-enthusiasts-agree-clarence-thomass-behavior-is-beyond-reproach#:~:text=I%20shouted%20out%20%E2%80%9Cwho%20killed%20the%20Kennedys%2C%E2%80%9D%20and%20after%20all%20I%20said%20%E2%80%9Cwhoever%20did%20it%20if%20you%20were%20alive%20when%20it%20happened%20you%20are%20allowed%20to%20accept%20as%20many%20bribes%20as%20you%20want%2C%20as%20long%20as%20you%20continue%20to%20vote%20the%20Federalist%20Society%20party%20line.%E2%80%9D

I got that reference.

(And have decided it is time to add this blog to my NewsBlur feed, if it isn’t already there.)

I don’t pay attention to minutiae sometimes, but here’s something relevant:

«In the 1960 presidential election, the results in Hawaii were too close to call. Richard M. Nixon was leading John F. Kennedy in the state by just 140 votes, and there was a recount of the whole state. The recount was ongoing as Republican electors met in the state to cast their votes for Nixon, and Democratic electors met and cast their votes for Kennedy, in case he was declared the winner. (He eventually was.)

Legal experts say there is a major difference between what happened then and in 2020: The results in Hawaii were legitimately in question, while Trump’s legal challenges had already been dismissed or soon would be.»

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/20/fake-electors-charges-trump-2020-election/